Budapest Challenger (May)
Tennis tournament
Budapest Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Series Founded 1994 Abolished 2005 Location Budapest , HungaryVenue Római Teniszakadémia Category ATP Challenger Tour Surface Clay (red) Draw 32S/32Q/16D Prize money $25,000+H
Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic won the tournament in 2004, which was his first career title[1] Serbia 's Janko Tipsarević reached the semifinals in 2005[2] Jarkko Nieminen was a runner-up in 2001Flooded courts in 2006 The Budapest Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts . It was the earlier one of the two simultaneous challengers played in Hungary with the event taking place usually in May. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour . It was held annually at the Római Teniszakadémia in Budapest , Hungary, from 1994 to 2005, when during the 2006 Hungarian floodings the courts were washed away and the event spot was replaced by the USTA LA Tennis Open .[3] The most successful players were Hernán Gumy with two singles titles and Nuno Marques with three doubles titles.
Past finals
Singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2005
Răzvan Sabău
Jean-Claude Scherrer
6–1, 6–7(3–7) , 6–3
2004
Novak Djokovic
Daniele Bracciali
6–1, 6–2
2003
Johan Settergren
Boris Pašanski
7–5, 6–4
2002
Mariano Delfino
Quino Muñoz
6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–1
2001
Giorgio Galimberti
Jarkko Nieminen
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
2000
Edwin Kempes
Jérôme Golmard
6–4 retired
1999
Not held
1998
Marcos Ondruska
Davide Sanguinetti
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
1997
Steven Randjelovic
Quino Muñoz
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1996
Hernán Gumy
Karim Alami
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1995
Jiří Novák
Félix Mantilla Botella
6–1, 2–6, 6–2
1994
Hernán Gumy
Francisco Montana
6–4, 6–2
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
2005
Stephen Huss Johan Landsberg
Amir Hadad Harel Levy
7–6(7–4) , 6–1
2004
Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy
Daniele Bracciali Manuel Jorquera
6–4, 6–2
2003
Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy
Thomas Blake Jason Marshall
7–6(7–4) , 6–0
2002
Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský
Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2001
Daniel Melo Sergio Roitman
Jordan Kerr Damien Roberts
6–2, 6–4
2000
Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield
Irakli Labadze Dinu Pescariu
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1999
Not held
1998
Chris Haggard Paul Rosner
Diego del Río Grant Silcock
6–4, 6–2
1997
Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt
Aleksandar Kitinov Greg Van Emburgh
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996
Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt
Eyal Ran Laurence Tieleman
6–4, 6–1
1995
Pablo Albano Hendrik Jan Davids
Matt Lucena Rikard Bergh
6–4, 6–4
1994
Nuno Marques João Cunha e Silva
Gábor Köves László Markovits
6–, 6–4, 7–6
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