Budapest Challenger (September)

The Budapest Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the latter one of the two simultaneous challengers played in Hungary with the event taking place usually in September. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held annually at the Római Teniszakadémia in Budapest, Hungary, from 1986 to 2005, when during the 2006 Hungarian floodings the courts were washed away and the event spot was replaced by the WOW Cafe Challenger.[1] The most successful player was Sergio Roitman with three doubles titles.

This article is about ATP event. For the historical tournament, see Hungarian Tennis Championships. For the Challenger in May, see Budapest Challenger (May).
Budapest Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
TourATP Challenger Series
Founded1986
Abolished2005
LocationBudapest, Hungary
VenueRómai Teniszakadémia
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceClay (Red)
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$25,000+H
Eventual World No. 1 Carlos Moyà won the tournament in 1995
Current (2014) Davis Cup champion Radek Štěpánek reached the doubles final in 1998
Wimbledon and US Open doubles champion Philipp Petzschner was a runner-up in the 2005 doubles final
Flooded courts in 2006

Past finals

Singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
2005 Boris Pashanski Vasilis Mazarakis4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2004 Stéphane Robert Alessio di Mauro6–1, 4–6, 7–5
2003 Marc López Mariano Delfino6–4, 2–6, 7–5
2002 Dennis van Scheppingen Salvador Navarro3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2001 Didac Pérez Orest Tereshchuk6–2, 6–3
2000 Vadim Kutsenko Sándor Noszály6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1999 Stéphane Huet Werner Eschauer6–3, 7–5
1998 Renzo Furlan Christophe van Garsse6–2, 6–3
1997 Jan Frode Andersen Francisco Costa7–6(7–1), 2–6, 6–2
1996 Răzvan Sabău Attila Sávolt6–2, 6–2
1995 Carlos Moyá József Krocskó6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1994 Kris Goossens Christian Ruud4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1993 Jean-Philippe Fleurian Sándor Noszály6–4, 6–3
1992Not held
1991Not held
1990Not held
1989 Per Henricsson Branislav Stanković7–5, 2–6, 7–6
1988 Roland Stadler Sándor Noszály4–6, 6–3, 6–0[2]
1987 Petr Korda Alexander Zverev5–7, 6–3, 6–2[3]
1986 Jörgen Windahl Jaroslav Navrátil6–1, 7–5[4]

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2005 Leonardo Azzaro
Sergio Roitman		 Philipp Petzschner
Lars Uebel		6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2004 Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Mariano Delfino		 Ignacio González King
Juan Pablo Guzmán		2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2003 Ignacio González King
Juan Pablo Guzmán		 Kornél Bardóczky
Gergely Kisgyörgy		7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2002 Paul Baccanello
Sergio Roitman		 Jan Frode Andersen
Oliver Gross		6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–5 ret.
2001 Oliver Marach
Jarkko Nieminen		 Yuri Schukin
Orest Tereshchuk		6–2, 6–2
2000 Sergio Roitman
Andrés Schneiter		 David Miketa
David Škoch		6–3, 6–3
1999 Harel Levy
Noam Okun		 Daniel Fiala
Leoš Friedl		6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1998 Gábor Köves
Tomas Strengberger		 Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek		6–4, 6–4
1997 Nebojša Đorđević
Dušan Vemić		 Kornél Bardóczky
Miklós Jancsó		6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1996 Attila Sávolt
László Markovits		 Tuomas Ketola
Borut Urh		w/o
1995 Emanuel Couto
João Cunha e Silva		 Gábor Köves
László Markovits		4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1994 Emanuel Couto
Tamás György		 Jeff Belloli
Aleksandar Kitinov		6–2, 7–5
1993 Tom Vanhoudt
Filip Dewulf		 Stefano Pescosolido
Massimo Valeri		7–5, 6–3
1992Not held
1991Not held
1990Not held
1989 Peter Bastiansen
Per Henricsson		 Gheorghe Cosac
Florin Segărceanu		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1988 Eduardo Masso
Denis Langaskens		 Peter Bastiansen
Peter Flintsoe		6–4, 7–5[5]
1987 Josef Čihák
Cyril Suk		 Christer Allgårdh
David Engel		6–2, 7–6[6]
1986 Stanislav Birner
Cyril Suk		 Peter Bastiansen
Brett Buffington		4–6, 7–6, 6–4[7]

Title sponsors
  • Fujitsu Siemens Open (2003, 2002)
  • Architect Open (2005, 2004, 2000)
  • Diego Open (2001)
  • Medicor Open (1999, 1998, 1997)
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See also

References
  1. "Árvíz 2010" [2010 flood]. rta.hu (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Római Teniszakadémia. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. "Event Draws - singles". atpworldtour.com. London, United Kingdom: Association of Tennis Professionals. 1988. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  3. "Event Draws - singles". atpworldtour.com. London, United Kingdom: Association of Tennis Professionals. 1987. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  4. "Event Draws - singles". atpworldtour.com. London, United Kingdom: Association of Tennis Professionals. 1986. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  5. "Event Draws - doubles". atpworldtour.com. London, United Kingdom: Association of Tennis Professionals. 1988. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  6. "Event Draws - doubles". atpworldtour.com. London, United Kingdom: Association of Tennis Professionals. 1987. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  7. "Event Draws - doubles". atpworldtour.com. London, United Kingdom: Association of Tennis Professionals. 1986. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
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