Koblenz Open | |
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ATP Challenger Tour | |
Event name | Koblenz Open |
Location | Koblenz, Germany |
Venue | CGM Arena |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
Prize money | €43,000 + H |
The Koblenz Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Koblenz, Germany since 2017.
Year | Champion [1] | Runner-up | Score |
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2017 | Ruben Bemelmans | Nils Langer | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–0) |
2018 | Mats Moraing | Kenny de Schepper | 6–2, 6–1 |
2019 | Gianluca Mager | Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
2020 | Tomáš Macháč | Botic van de Zandschulp | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
2021– 2022 | Not held | ||
2023 | Roman Safiullin | Vasek Pospisil | 6–2, 7–5 |
2024 | Jurij Rodionov | Brandon Nakashima | 6–7(7–9), 6–1, 6–2 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2017 | Hans Podlipnik Andrei Vasilevski | Roman Jebavý Lukáš Rosol | 7–5, 3–6, [16–14] |
2018 | Romain Arneodo Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | Sander Arends Antonio Šančić | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–6] |
2019 | Zdeněk Kolář Adam Pavlásek | Jürgen Melzer Filip Polášek | 6–3, 6–4 |
2020 | Sander Arends (1) David Pel | Julian Lenz Yannick Maden | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
2021– 2022 | Not held | ||
2023 | Fabian Fallert Hendrik Jebens | Jonathan Eysseric Denys Molchanov | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
2024 | Sander Arends (2) Sem Verbeek | Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner | 6–4, 6–2 |
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