Geneva Open Challenger

The Geneva Open Challenger, also known as IPP Trophy was a tennis tournament held in Geneva, Switzerland from 1988 to 2014. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour. Previously played on outdoor clay courts, it has been played indoors on hard GreenSet courts since 2011, at Sport Center of the Queue d'Arve. Originally, it was held at the Drizia-Miremont Tennis Club. Two-time Swiss champion Stanislas Wawrinka would later enter the world top 10 in the ATP rankings in 2008.

Geneva Open Challenger
2014 Geneva Open Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
LocationGeneva, Switzerland
VenueSport Center of the Queue d'Arve
CategoryATP Challenger Series
SurfaceHard / GreenSet / Indoors
Draw32S/16Q/16D
Prize money€100,000
WebsiteWebsite

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) awarded the Jim McManus Challenger Award to the tournament in 2013. This award honors the best challenger tournament in the world.[1]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2014Cyprus Márcos BaghdatísPoland Michał Przysiężny6–1, 4–6, 6–3
2013Tunisia Malek JaziriGermany Jan-Lennard Struff6–4, 6–3
2012France Marc GicquelGermany Matthias Bachinger3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2011Tunisia Malek JaziriGermany Mischa Zverev4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2010Bulgaria Grigor DimitrovSpain Pablo Andújar6–2, 4–6, 6–4
2009Germany Dominik MeffertMonaco Benjamin Balleret6–3, 6–1
2008Belgium Kristof VliegenKazakhstan Yuri Schukin6–2, 6–1
2007Russia Yuri SchukinNetherlands Jesse Huta Galung6–3, 6–2
2006France Jérôme HaehnelAustralia Chris Guccione7–6, 4–6, 6–3
2005Austria Werner EschauerArgentina Damián Patriarca6–3, 6–1
2004Switzerland Stanislas WawrinkaBelgium Christophe Rochus4–6, 6–4, RET.
2003Switzerland Stanislas WawrinkaSpain Emilio Benfele Álvarez6–1, 7–5
2002Belgium Kristof VliegenSpain Galo Blanco6–2, 6–2
2001Netherlands Dennis van ScheppingenCroatia Željko Krajan6–3, 6–2
2000France Nicolas ThomannSpain Álex Calatrava6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1999Switzerland Michel KratochvilBulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev6–0, 6–1
1998Spain Joan Albert VilocaMorocco Younes El Aynaoui6–3, 6–4
1997Italy Andrea GaudenziSpain Alberto Martín6–2, 6–1
1996Argentina Marcelo CharpentierGermany Oliver Gross6–2, 3–1, RET.
1995Morocco Younes El AynaouiMorocco Karim Alami6–1, 6–4
1994Spain José Francisco AlturArgentina Martín Rodríguez7–6, 6–4
1993Argentina Gabriel MarkusSlovakia Karol Kučera3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1992Chile Sergio CortesBelgium Filip Dewulf6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1991Spain Marcos Aurelio GórrizRomania Dinu Pescariu6–3, 6–2
1990Argentina Roberto ArgüelloArgentina Daniel Orsanic6–3, 6–0
1989Israel Gilad BloomFrance Arnaud Boetsch6–4, 6–1
1988Argentina Gustavo GiussaniItaly Simone Colombo6–4, 2–6, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2014 Sweden Johan Brunström
United States Nicholas Monroe
Austria Oliver Marach
Austria Philipp Oswald
5–7, 7–5, 10-6
2013 Austria Oliver Marach
Romania Florin Mergea
Czech Republic František Čermák
Austria Philipp Oswald
6–4, 6–3
2012 Sweden Johan Brunström
South Africa Raven Klaasen
Germany Philipp Marx
Romania Florin Mergea
7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
2011 Russia Igor Andreev
Russia Evgeny Donskoy
United States James Cerretani
Canada Adil Shamasdin
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2)
2010 Germany Gero Kretschmer
Germany Alex Satschko
Austria Philipp Oswald
Austria Martin Slanar
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
2009 Argentina Diego Álvarez
Argentina Juan-Martín Aranguren
Finland Henri Laaksonen
Austria Philipp Oswald
6–4, 4–6, [10–2]
2008 Austria Daniel Köllerer
Germany Frank Moser
Australia Rameez Junaid
Germany Philipp Marx
7–6, 3–6, [10–8]
2007 Argentina Sebastián Decoud
Russia Yuri Schukin
United States James Cerretani
France Olivier Charroin
6–3, 6–7, [10–4]
2006 Czech Republic Michal Navrátil
Russia Yuri Schukin
Greece Konstantinos Economidis
Croatia Lovro Zovko
1–6, 6–2, [10–6]
2005 Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Spain Santiago Ventura
Switzerland Stéphane Bohli
Switzerland Roman Valent
6–3, 7–5
2004 Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic David Škoch
Austria Werner Eschauer
Austria Herbert Wiltschnig
6–2, 6–4
2003 Spain Álex López Morón
Argentina Andrés Schneiter
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Germany Philipp Petzschner
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
2002 Romania Victor Hănescu
Argentina Leonardo Olguín
Argentina Andrés Schneiter
Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
2001 Argentina Diego del Río
Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev
Spain Feliciano López
Spain Francisco Roig
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
2000 Argentina Diego del Río
Argentina Edgardo Massa
Switzerland Yves Allegro
France Julien Cuaz
7–5, 7–6
1999 Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Spain Álex López Morón
Australia Paul Hanley
Australia Nathan Healey
7–5, 6–3
1998 Sweden Rikard Bergh
Germany Jens Knippschild
Czech Republic Michal Tabara
Czech Republic Radomír Vašek
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1997 Argentina Diego del Río
Argentina Mariano Puerta
France Guillaume Marx
France Olivier Morel
6–3, 6–4
1996 Germany Patrick Baur
Germany Jens Knippschild
Switzerland George Bastl
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
6–1, 6–1
1995 South Africa Clinton Ferreira
Hungary Gábor Köves
Switzerland Stéphane Manai
Switzerland Patrick Mohr
6–4, 6–2
1994 Argentina Luis Lobo
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
United States Brett Dickinson
New Zealand Glenn Wilson
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
1993 Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Nicklas Utgren
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri
Argentina Christian Miniussi
6–4, 6–2
1992 Belgium Filip Dewulf
Belgium Tom Vanhoudt
Venezuela Alfonso González-Mora
Chile Marcelo Rebolledo
6–3, 6–2
1991 Soviet Union Vladimer Gabrichidze
Czech Republic Martin Střelba
Argentina Roberto Argüello
Argentina Christian Miniussi
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1990 Sweden Henrik Holm
Sweden Nils Holm
Czech Republic Branislav Stanković
Czech Republic Richard Vogel
3–6, 7–5, 7–6
1989 Germany Peter Ballauff
Italy Ugo Pigato
France Arnaud Boetsch
Czech Republic Slava Doseděl
6–4, 6–3
1988 Italy Nevio Devide
Switzerland Stefano Mezzadri
Romania Mihnea-Ion Năstase
India Srinivasan Vasudevan
7–6, 4–6, 6–4

References

  1. Arnaud Cerutti, « Le Geneva Open honoré », La Tribune de Genève, 20 March 2014
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