Tennis tour
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2000 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 121 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.[ 1] [ 2]
Schedule
January
February
March
April
May
June
Date
Country
Tournament
Prizemoney
Surface
Singles champion
Doubles champions
05.06.
Czech Republic
Prostějov Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Andreas Vinciguerra
Alberto Martín Eyal Ran
Germany
Quelle Cup
$ 0 50,000
Clay
Irakli Labadze
Eduardo Nicolás Germán Puentes
Great Britain
Surbiton Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Grass
Wayne Arthurs
Jeff Coetzee Marcos Ondruska
United States
Tallahassee Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Jeff Salzenstein
Mark Knowles Mark Merklein
12.06.
Poland
Szczecin Challenger
$ 125,000
Clay
Bohdan Ulihrach
Alberto Martín Eyal Ran
Germany
ATU Cup
$ 0 75,000
Clay
Daniel Elsner
Mark Nielsen Andrei Stoliarov
United States
Denver Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Lior Mor
Jonathan Erlich Lior Mor
Portugal
Espinho Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Clay
Tommy Robredo
Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota
19.06.
Germany
Nord/LB Open
$ 125,000
Clay
Gastón Gaudio
Jens Knippschild Jeff Tarango
Switzerland
Lugano Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Clay
David Sánchez
Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov
26.06.
Germany
Wartburg Open
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Jan Frode Andersen
Daniel Melo Alexandre Simoni
Italy
Sassuolo Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Stefano Tarallo
Álex Calatrava Salvador Navarro
July
Date
Country
Tournament
Prizemoney
Surface
Singles champion
Doubles champions
03.07.
Italy
Venice Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Agustín Calleri
Julián Alonso Aleksandar Kitinov
Germany
Müller Cup
$ 0 50,000
Clay
Germán Puentes
Orlin Stanoytchev Mikhail Youzhny
France
Montauban Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Jean-René Lisnard
Lee Pearson Grant Silcock
10.07.
Belgium
Ostend Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Clay
Olivier Rochus
Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher
Netherlands
Scheveningen Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Clay
Nicolas Coutelot
Paul Hanley Nathan Healey
Great Britain
Bristol Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Grass
Andy Ram
Jordan Kerr Damien Roberts
Canada
Granby Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Takao Suzuki
Lee Hyung-taik Yoon Yong-il
Germany
Oberstaufen Cup
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Clemens Trimmel
Hugo Armando Alexandre Simoni
17.07.
United States
Aptos Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Bob Bryan
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Great Britain
Manchester Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Grass
Mosé Navarra
Dejan Petrović Andy Ram
France
Contrexéville Challenger
$ 0 37.500
Clay
Vincenzo Santopadre
Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut
24.07.
Turkey
Istanbul Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Hard
Wayne Black
Noam Behr Eyal Erlich
Spain
Córdoba Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Réginald Willems
Dejan Petrović Andy Ram
Finland
Tampere Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Clay
Johan Van Herck
Ville Liukko Jarkko Nieminen
United States
Winnetka Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Takao Suzuki
Lee Hyung-taik Yoon Yong-il
31.07.
Poland
Poznań Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Christophe Rochus
Petr Pála Pavel Vízner
Spain
Open Castilla y León
$ 100,000
Hard
Sergi Bruguera
Ashley Fisher Jason Weir-Smith
United States
Lexington Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Takao Suzuki
Lorenzo Manta Laurence Tieleman
Brazil
Gramado Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard
Alexandre Simoni
André Sá Eric Taino
Great Britain
Wrexham Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard
Wayne Arthurs
Daniele Bracciali Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
August
Date
Country
Tournament
Prizemoney
Surface
Singles champion
Doubles champions
07.08.
United States
Binghamton Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Takao Suzuki
Justin Bower Jeff Coetzee
Czech Republic
Prague Challenger I
$ 0 50,000
Clay
Albert Montañés
František Čermák Ota Fukárek
Poland
Sopot Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Clay
Hugo Armando
Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter
Brazil
Belo Horizonte Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard
Nenad Zimonjić
Daniel Melo Alexandre Simoni
Russia
Togliatti Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard
Vadim Kutsenko
Dušan Vemić Lovro Zovko
14.08.
Ukraine
Kyiv Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Jacobo Díaz
Cristian Kordasz Gábor Köves
United States
Bronx Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Lee Hyung-taik
Petr Luxa Wesley Whitehouse
Italy
Bressanone Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Clay
František Čermák
Jordan Kerr Damien Roberts
Germany
Volvo Sylt Open
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Yuri Schukin
Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin
21.08.
Switzerland
Geneva Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Clay
Nicolas Thomann
Diego del Río Edgardo Massa
Italy
Manerbio Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Stefano Tarallo
Jordan Kerr Damien Roberts
Germany
BMW Challenger Open
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Nikolay Davydenko
Emilio Benfele Álvarez Luis Horna
28.08.
Germany
Black Forest Open
$ 0 37.500
Clay
Michal Tabara
Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin
Hungary
Budapest Challenger II
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Diego Moyano
Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter
September
October
Date
Country
Tournament
Prizemoney
Surface
Singles champion
Doubles champions
02.10.
Spain
Barcelona Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Albert Portas
Tomás Carbonell Albert Portas
Slovakia
Slovak Open
$ 100,000
Hard
Davide Sanguinetti
Paul Hanley Paul Rosner
United States
Austin Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Andy Roddick
Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher
Morocco
Tangier Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Werner Eschauer
Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin
09.10.
Egypt
Cairo Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Albert Portas
Albert Portas Álex López Morón
Mexico
Guadalajara Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Fernando Meligeni
Hugo Armando Alexander Waske
France
Grenoble Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Hard (i)
Antony Dupuis
Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta
United States
Tulsa Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Jimy Szymanski
Enrique Abaroa Michael Sell
Uzbekistan
Bukhara Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard
Noam Behr
Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov
16.10.
Ecuador
Lima Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Guillermo Coria
Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez
Germany
Okal Cup
$ 0 25,000
Carpet (i)
Jens Knippschild
Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild
23.10.
Brazil
São Paulo Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Guillermo Coria
Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
30.10.
Belgium
Charleroi Challenger
$ 100,000
Carpet (i)
Jan Siemerink
Petr Pála Pavel Vízner
United States
Las Vegas Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Neville Godwin
Jeff Coetzee Marcos Ondruska
Ecuador
Quito Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Clay
Hugo Armando
Francisco Costa Irakli Labadze
Japan
Yokohama Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Carpet (i)
Eric Taino
Yves Allegro Julian Knowle
November
Date
Country
Tournament
Prizemoney
Surface
Singles champion
Doubles champions
06.11.
Chile
Santiago Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Diego Moyano
Irakli Labadze Dušan Vemić
United States
Burbank Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Andy Roddick
Mark Merklein Mitch Sprengelmeyer
South Korea
Seoul Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard
Lee Hyung-taik
Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher
13.11.
Uruguay
Montevideo Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Guillermo Coria
Lucas Arnold Ker Gastón Etlis
Germany
Lambertz Open by STAWAG
$ 0 50,000
Carpet (i)
Rainer Schüttler
Sander Groen Jan Siemerink
Japan
Osaka Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard
Michel Kratochvil
František Čermák Ota Fukárek
United States
Rancho Mirage Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard
James Blake
Mark Merklein Mitch Sprengelmeyer
20.11.
France
Brest Challenger
$ 100,000
Hard (i)
Michel Kratochvil
Tuomas Ketola Laurence Tieleman
Argentina
Buenos Aires Challenger
$ 100,000
Clay
Guillermo Coria
Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker
United States
Knoxville Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard (i)
Cristiano Caratti
Karsten Braasch Michael Kohlmann
Mexico
Puebla Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard
Brandon Hawk
Zack Fleishman Jeff Williams
27.11.
United States
Urbana Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard (i)
Jeff Salzenstein
Taylor Dent Mardy Fish
December
References
Europe
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Africa
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Asia
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North America
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Central America and Caribbean
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South America
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