Franken Challenge

The Franken Challenge (former Schickedanz Open) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Fürth, Germany, since 1979 (as a club event from 1979 to 1985, as a Futures in 1986, as a Challenger since 1987). After having been on the calendar for 38 years, the 2017 edition had to be cancelled for lack of funding.[1]

Franken Challenge
2016 Franken Challenge
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameFranken Challenge
LocationFürth, Germany
VenueTV Fürth 1860
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceClay
Draw32S/31Q/16D
Prize money42,500+H
WebsiteWebsite
Australian Peter Luczak took the singles title in Fürth in 2007 and 2009
Florian Mayer from Germany won the event in singles in 2006
Morocco's Hicham Arazi defeated Andrei Chesnokov for the 1996 singles
Eventual German World No. 2 Michael Stich won the doubles in 1988 with Martin Sinner

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2016Moldova Radu AlbotGermany Jan-Lennard Struff6–3, 6–4
2015Japan Taro DanielSpain Albert Montañés6–3, 6–0
2014Germany Tobias KamkeSpain Iñigo Cervantes Huegun6–3, 6–2
2013Portugal João SousaUnited States Wayne Odesnik3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2012Slovenia Blaž KavčičUkraine Sergiy Stakhovsky6–3, 2–6, 6–2
2011Portugal João SousaGermany Jan-Lennard Struff6–2, 0–6, 6–2
2010Netherlands Robin HaaseGermany Tobias Kamke6–4, 6–2
2009Australia Peter LuczakArgentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki6–2, 6–0
2008Austria Daniel KöllererColombia Santiago Giraldo6–1, 6–3
2007Australia Peter LuczakItaly Fabio Fognini4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2006Germany Florian MayerGermany Torsten Popp6–3, 6–1
2005Spain Albert PortasGermany Philipp Kohlschreiber7–6(5), 6–2
2004Czech Republic Jiří VaněkFrance Gilles Simon7–5, 6–2
2003Norway Jan Frode AndersenSpain Óscar Hernández2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002Peru Luis HornaAustria Jürgen Melzer6–4, 6–2
2001Spain Germán Puentes-AlcañizDenmark Kristian Pless6–4, 6–3
2000Georgia (country) Irakli LabadzeGermany Daniel Elsner6–4, 6–4
1999Haiti Ronald AgénorCzech Republic Tomáš Zíb6–2, 7–6
1998Norway Christian RuudNorway Jan Frode Andersen6–4, 7–5
1997Italy Davide SanguinettiSweden Tomas Nydahl6–4, 6–2
1996Morocco Hicham AraziRussia Andrei Chesnokov3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1995Norway Christian RuudSweden Magnus Gustafsson7–6, 6–4
1994Belgium Kris GoossensGermany Dirk Dier6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1993Sweden Mikael PernforsBelgium Bart Wuyts6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1992Czechoslovakia Martin StřelbaEcuador Raúl Viver6–1, 6–2
1991Spain Marcos Aurelio GorrizSoviet Union Dimitri Poliakov6–2, 3–0 retired
1990United States Jeff TarangoChile Felipe Rivera6–0, 6–0
1989Soviet Union Dimitri PoliakovItaly Federico Mordegan6–2, 6–1
1988West Germany Hans-Dieter BeutelCzechoslovakia Richard Vogel1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1987West Germany Patrick BaurItaly Edoardo Mazza6–3, 7–5

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2016Argentina Facundo Argüello
Venezuela Roberto Maytín
Slovakia Andrej Martin
Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–3, 6–4
2015Argentina Guillermo Durán
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
Spain Íñigo Cervantes
Argentina Renzo Olivo
6–1, 6–3
2014Spain Gerard Granollers
Spain Jordi Samper Montaña
Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
7–6(7–1), 6–2
2013Australia Colin Ebelthite
Australia Rameez Junaid
United States Christian Harrison
New Zealand Michael Venus
6–4, 7–5
2012Spain Arnau Brugués-Davi
Portugal João Sousa
Australia Rameez Junaid
India Purav Raja
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
2011Australia Rameez Junaid
Germany Frank Moser
Chile Jorge Aguilar
Ecuador Júlio César Campozano
6–2, 6–7(2), [10–6]
2010Jamaica Dustin Brown
Australia Rameez Junaid
Germany Martin Emmrich
Australia Joseph Sirianni
6–3, 6–1
2009Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Spain Santiago Ventura
Germany Simon Greul
Italy Alessandro Motti
4–6, 6–1, 10–6
2008Germany Philipp Marx
Austria Alexander Peya
Austria Daniel Köllerer
Germany Frank Moser
6–3, 6–3
2007Mexico Bruno Echagaray
Brazil André Ghem
Italy Fabio Fognini
Portugal Frederico Gil
7–6(1), 4–6, 13–11
2006Greece Vasilis Mazarakis
Chile Felipe Parada
Germany Philipp Marx
Germany Torsten Popp
6–3, 6–2
2005Israel Amir Hadad
Israel Harel Levy
Norway Jan Frode Andersen
Sweden Johan Landsberg
6–1, 6–2
2004Chile Adrián García
Serbia and Montenegro Janko Tipsarević
Sweden Simon Aspelin
United States Graydon Oliver
6–4, 6–4
2003Germany Denis Gremelmayr
Germany Simon Greul
Germany Tomas Behrend
Germany Karsten Braasch
6–3, 1–6, 7–6(5)
2002Spain Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez
Spain Gabriel Trujillo Soler
Uzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko
Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
6–2, 6–4
2001United States Hugo Armando
Russia Andrei Stoliarov
Uzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko
Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
6–0, 6–0
2000Spain Eduardo Nicolás-Espín
Spain Germán Puentes-Alcañiz
United States Devin Bowen
United States Brandon Coupe
6–4, 6–2
1999Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojša Đorđević
South Africa Marcos Ondruska
Argentina Diego del Río
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1998Spain Álex López Morón
Spain Albert Portas
Spain Juan-Ignacio Carrasco
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
6–4, 6–4
1997United States Brandon Coupe
South Africa Paul Rosner
Germany Martin Sinner
Netherlands Joost Winnink
7–5, 6–3
1996Australia Joshua Eagle
Netherlands Tom Kempers
North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
Hungary Gábor Köves
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1995Australia Andrew Kratzmann
Australia Brent Larkham
United States Ken Flach
United States Kent Kinnear
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1994Czech Republic Vojtech Flegl
Australia Andrew Florent
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Christian Miniussi
7–6, 6–1
1993Sweden Nils Holm
Sweden Lars-Anders Wahlgren
Latvia Ģirts Dzelde
Georgia (country) Vladimer Gabrichidze
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1992Germany Rüdiger Haas
Germany Udo Riglewski
United States Brian Joelson
Haiti Bertrand Madsen
6–1, 6–3
1991Spain Marcos Aurelio Gorriz
Venezuela Maurice Ruah
Australia Jamie Morgan
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–4
1990West Germany Peter Ballauff
West Germany Ricki Osterthun
Spain Marcos-Aurelio Gorriz-Bonhora
Soviet Union Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
1989Soviet Union Vladimer Gabrichidze
Soviet Union Dimitri Poliakov
Italy Cristiano Caratti
Italy Federico Mordegan
6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1988West Germany Michael Stich
West Germany Martin Sinner
Poland Wojciech Kowalski
Romania Adrian Marcu
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1987United Kingdom Nick Fulwood
Czechoslovakia Cyril Suk
West Germany Axel Hornung
West Germany Karsten Saniter
4–6, 6–3, 6–2

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