2008 ATP Challenger Series

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Series is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2008 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 176 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $150,000.

Schedule The table below shows the 2008 ATP Challenger Series schedule.

January Week ofTournamentWinnerRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsDec 31Internationaux de Nouvelle-Calédonie Nouméa, New CaledoniaHard$75,000+H Flavio Cipolla6–4, 7–5 Stéphane Bohli David Guez Jean-René Lisnard Denis Istomin Josselin Ouanna Augustin Gensse Kevin Anderson Cipolla Vagnozzi6–4, 6–4 Mertl SlanarPrime Aberto de São PauloSão Paulo, BrazilHard$100,000+H Thiago Alves6–4, 3–6, 7–5 Carlos Berlocq Marcos Daniel Juan Pablo Brzezicki Thomaz Bellucci Vasilis Mazarakis Eric Gomes Franco Ferreiro Delgado Soares6–1, 6–3 Dabul ZeballosJan 14La Serena Open La Serena, ChileClay$50,000 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo6–3, 6–1 David Marrero Eduardo Schwank Vasilis Mazarakis Juan-Martín Aranguren Gabriel Trujillo-Soler José Antonio Sánchez-de Luna Nicolás Lapentti Lapentti Schwank6–4, 6–0 Decoud VillagránITG Miami Challenger Miami, USAClay$50,000+H Éric Prodon6–4, 6–4 Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras Ricardo Mello Kei Nishikori Pablo Andújar Leonardo Mayer Carlos Salamanca Ramón Delgado Bozoljac Vemić7–5, 6–4 Rojer TorresJan 21Intersport Heilbronn OpenHeilbronn, GermanyHard (indoor)$100,000+H Andrey Golubev2–6, 6–1, 3–1 ret. Philipp Petzschner Stefano Galvani Andreas Beck Roko Karanušić Frédéric Niemeyer Dominik Meffert Rik de Voest de Voest Reynolds7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 10–4 Kunitsyn QureshiHilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger Waikoloa, USAHard$35,000+H Yen-Hsun Lu6–2, 6–0 Vincent Spadea Stéphane Bohli Leonardo Mayer Go Soeda Kevin Kim Scoville Jenkins Denis Gremelmayr Lipsky Martin6–4, 5–7, 10–7 Iwabuchi SoedaJan 28AT&T Challenger of DallasDallas, USAHard (indoor)$50,000 Amer Delic6–4, 7–5 Stéphane Bohli Robert Kendrick Brendan Evans Rajeev Ram Kevin Kim Leonardo Mayer Ryan Sweeting Dorsch Phau6–4, 6–4 Lipsky MartinChina TCL ChallengerGuangzhou, ChinaHard$50,000 Björn Rehnquist2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 Danai Udomchoke Chris Guccione David Guez Ti Chen Philipp Oswald Laurent Recouderc Jean-René Lisnard Yu Zeng1–6, 6–3, 10–5 King UdomchokeKGHM Dialog Polish Indoors Wrocław, PolandHard (indoor)$106,500+H Kristof Vliegen6–4 3–6 6–3 Jürgen Melzer Rainer Schüttler Simone Bolelli Radek Štěpánek Karol Beck Guillermo García-López Sergiy Stakhovsky Cerretani Rosol6–7(7), 6–3, 10–7 Eschauer Melzer

February Week ofTournamentWinnerRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsFeb 4Internazionali di Tennis di Bergamo Trofeo Baci & Abracci Bergamo, ItalyHard (indoor)$125,000+H Andreas Seppi2–6, 6–2, 7–5 Julien Benneteau Fabrice Santoro Nicolas Mahut Igor Kunitsyn Thierry Ascione Jérémy Chardy Édouard Roger-Vasselin Bolelli Seppi6–3, 6–0 Cerretani ZelenayFeb 11GEMAX Open Belgrade, SerbiaCarpet (indoor)€106,500+H Roko Karanušić5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) Philipp Petzschner Viktor Troicki Karol Beck Ilija Bozoljac Robert Smeets Federico Luzzi Dušan Vemić Cipolla Economidis4–6, 6–2, 10–8 Motti PolášekSouth African Airways Open East London, South AfricaHard$125,000+H Ivan Ljubičić7–6(7–2), 6–4 Stefan Koubek Thomas Johansson Frederico Gil Rik de Voest Josselin Ouanna Gary Lugassy Jérémy Chardy Björkman Ullyett6–2, 6–2 Johansson KoubekFeb 18Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-ComtéBesançon, FranceHard (indoor)€85,000+H Marc Gicquel7–6(7–2), 6–4 Alexander Peya Karol Beck Kevin Kim Denis Istomin Philipp Petzschner Alexander Kudryavtsev Adrian Mannarino Petzschner Peya6–3, 6–1 Allegro TecăuFeb 25Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, FranceCarpet (indoor)€42,500+H Thierry Ascione7–5, 7–6(7–5) Kristian Pless Adrian Mannarino Alex Bogdanovic Lukáš Dlouhý David Guez Lukáš Lacko Kevin Kim Mergea Tecău7–5, 7–5 Scherrer TorresChallenger de Providencia Santiago, ChileClay$35,000+H Thomaz Bellucci6–4, 7–6(7–3) Eduardo Schwank João Souza Diego Junqueira Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Simone Vagnozzi Sebastián Decoud Peter Polansky Hood Schwank6–3, 6–3 Dabul Rojer5.Volkswagen Challenger Wolfsburg, GermanyClay (indoor)€30,000+H Louk Sorensen7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–4 Farrukh Dustov Mikhail Kukushkin Daniel Brands Jesse Huta Galung Andreas Beck Mikhail Ledovskikh Simon Stadler Ball van der Merwe7–6(7–5), 6–3 Bloomfield Skupski

March Week ofTournamentWinnerRunner-upSemi finalistsQuarter finalistsMar 3Bancolombia OpenBogotá, ColombiaClay$125,000+H Marcos Daniel6–3, 1–6, 6–3 Iván Navarro Martín Vassallo Argüello Daniel Köllerer Diego Hartfield Robert Kendrick Juan Sebastián Cabal Fernando Vicente Dabul Delgado7–6(7–5), 6–4 Bellucci SoaresShimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis ChampionshipsKyoto, JapanCarpet$35,000+H Go Soeda7–6(7–0), 2–6, 6–4 Matthias Bachinger Yen-Hsun Lu Martin Slanar Daniel Brands Richard Bloomfield Brendan Evans Robert Smeets Kindlmann Slanar6–1, 7–5 Kondo SoedaMar 10Abierto Internacional de SalinasSalinas, EcuadorHard$35,000+H Iván Miranda6–2, 6–2 Diego Junqueira Ramón Delgado Paolo Lorenzi Brian Dabul Jesse Witten Hugo Armando Eduardo Schwank Silva Zampieri7–6(8–6), 6–2 Decoud NormanMorocco Tennis Tour – TangerTanger, MoroccoClay€30,000+H Marcel Granollers6–4, 6–4 Daniel Gimeno-Traver Christophe Rochus Rainer Eitzinger Denis Istomin Alberto Martín Jan Minář Mounir El Aarej López Trujillo-Soler6–3, 6–7(5–7), 11–9 López Jaén NavarroMar 17Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes Meknes, MoroccoClay€30,000+H Iván Navarro6–4, 6–4 Jiří Vaněk Thierry Ascione Alberto Martín Denis Istomin Christophe Rochus Marc López Jérémy Chardy Martín Muñoz-de la Nava6–4, 6–7(2–7), 10–6 Elgin SchukinSan Luis Potosí Challenger San Luis Potosí, MexicoClay$50,000+H Brian DabulW/O Mariano Puerta João Souza Santiago González Juan Sebastián Cabal Leonardo Mayer Fernando Vicente Simon Stadler Parrott Polášek6–2, 6–1 Rojer TorresBH Telecom Indoors Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaHard (indoor)€30,000+H Andreas Beck6–3, 7–6(8) Alexander Peya Gary Lugassy Pavel Šnobel Ivan Cerović Matwe Middelkoop Martin Slanar Daniel Brands Brunström Nielsen6–4, 7–6(7–4) Peya ZovkoBMW Tennis Championship Sunrise, FloridaHard$100,000+H Robin Haase5–7, 7–5, 6–1 Sébastien Grosjean Chris Guccione Jürgen Melzer Fernando González Janko Tipsarević Potito Starace Ivo Minář Tipsarević Vemić7–6(7–3), 6–4 Vliegen WesselsMar 24Open Barletta Citta' della Disfida – Trofeo Angel Devil Barletta, ItalyClay€42,500+H Mikhail Kukushkin6–4, 6–4 Boris Pašanski Yuri Schukin Nicolas Devilder Gianluca Naso Marcel Granollers Daniel Gimeno-Traver Alberto Martín Cipolla Granollers6–3, 2–6, 11–9 Marach MertiňákAGT Challenger León, MexicoHard$50,000+H Bruno Echagaray6–0, 3–6 7–6(8–6) Ricardo Mello Leonardo Mayer Brian Dabul Horacio Zeballos Go Soeda Paolo Lorenzi Louk Sorensen Parrott Polášek6–4, 6–1 Evans KuznetsovMar 31Napoli Tennis Cup Naples, ItalyClay€85,000+H Potito Starace6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–3) Marcos Daniel Pablo Andújar Olivier Patience Florent Serra Thiemo de Bakker Frederico Gil Woong-Sun Jun Cibulec Levinský6–1, 6–3 Gil HornaOpen Prévadiès Saint-Brieuc, FranceClay$35,000+H Christophe Rochus6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Marcel Granollers Diego Junqueira Roko Karanušić Adrian Cruciat Marc López Björn Phau Josselin Ouanna Cruciat Muñoz-de la Nava4–6, 6–4, 10–4 Yu Zeng

April Week ofTournamentWinnerRunner-upSemi finalistsQuarter finalistsApr 7Puerto Rico Challenger Tennis TournamentHumacao, Puerto RicoHard$50,000 Gilles Müller7–5, 7–6(2) Iván Miranda Tim Smyczek Thiago Alves Martin Fischer Robert Kendrick Amer Delic Kevin Kim Ram Reynolds6–3, 6–4 Cook KimMitsubishi Electric Europe Cup Monza, ItalyClay$35,000+H Albert Montañés3–6, 7–6(1), 6–3 Alberto Martín Santiago Ventura Viktor Troicki David Marrero Andrea Arnaboldi Nicolas Devilder Ilija Bozoljac Galvani Martín7–5, 2–6, 10–3 Gremelmayr GreulApr 14Status Athens OpenAthens, GreeceClay$50,000+H Martin Verkerk6–3, 6–3 Adrian Cruciat Kevin Anderson Simon Stadler Marc López Denis Istomin Lukáš Lacko Jan Minář López Trujillo-Soler6–4, 6–4 Economidis JakupovicBusan Open ChallengerBusan, KoreaHard$75,000+H Go Soeda6–2 ret. Yen-Hsun Lu Rik de Voest Kristian Pless Nick Lindahl Łukasz Kubot Danai Udomchoke Pavel Šnobel de Voest Kubot6–3, 6–3 Feeney JunaidChallenger Internazionale Dell'InsubriaChiasso, SwitzerlandClay$35,000+H Younes El Aynaoui7–6(2), 6–3 Alberto Martín Éric Prodon Nicolas Devilder Juan-Martín Aranguren Rainer Eitzinger Simon Greul Sebastián Decoud Hood Martín4–6, 7–6(4), 11–9 Colangelo CrugnolaAberto Santa Catarina De TenisFlorianópolis, BrazilClay$35,000+H Thomaz Bellucci4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Franco Ferreiro Brian Dabul Ricardo Mello Peter Polansky Ricardo Hocevar Rogério Dutra da Silva Júlio Silva García Mayer6–2, 6–0 Bellucci SoaresAbierto Internacional del Bicentenario LeónMexico City, MexicoHard$35,000+H Dawid Olejniczak6–4, 6–3 Sam Warburg George Bastl Joshua Goodall Alberto Francis Travis Rettenmaier Bruno Echagaray Robert Smeets Ball Smeets6–7(5), 6–4, 10–3 Bamford GoodallTallahassee Tennis Challenger Tallahassee, USAHard$50,000 Bobby Reynolds5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Robert Kendrick Benjamin Becker Alex Kuznetsov Kevin Kim Ryan Sweeting Scoville Jenkins Thiago Alves Ram ReynoldsW/O Kendrick SweetingApr 21Price Leblanc Lexus Pro Tennis ClassicBaton Rouge, Louisiana, USAHard$50,000 Bobby Reynolds6–3, 6–7(3), 7–5 Igor Kunitsyn Amer Delic Rubin Statham Martin Fischer Kevin Kim Andis Juška Alex Kuznetsov Simmonds Smyczek2–6, 6–1, 10–4 Harrison VenusXL Bermuda Open Paget, BermudaClay$100,000+H Kei Nishikori2–6, 7–5, 7–6(5) Viktor Troicki Peter Luczak Carlos Berlocq Ernests Gulbis Donald Young Marcel Granollers Vincent Spadea Levy Thomas6–7(4), 6–4, 11–9 Haggard LuczakTrofeo Paolo Corazzi Cremona, ItalyHard€30,000+H Eduardo Schwank6–3, 6–4 Björn Phau Simon Stadler Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras Stéphane Bohli Rik de Voest Alun Jones Danai Udomchoke Vemić Schwank6–3, 6–2 Mergea TecăuApr 28Open Isla de LanzaroteLanzarote, SpainHard$50,000+H Stéphane Bohli6–3, 6–4 Yen-Hsun Lu Björn Phau Kristian Pless Filip Prpic Rik de Voest Robert Smeets Alex Bogdanovic Voest Kubot6–2, 7–6(2) Müller QureshiECM Prague Open Prague, Czech RepublicClay$75,000 Jan Hernych4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Lukáš Dlouhý Harel Levy Bohdan Ulihrach Dominik Meffert Jan Minář Lukáš Rosol Brian Dabul Dlouhý Pála6–7(2), 6–4, 10–6 D. Karol PospíšilGarden Open Roma Rome, ItalyClay€30,000+HSingles – Doubles Eduardo Schwank6–3, 6–7(2), 7–6(3) Éric Prodon Adrian Mannarino Daniel Köllerer Cristian Villagrán Francesco Aldi Simon Greul David Guez Cipolla Vagnozzi6–3, 6–3 Lorenzi PetrazzuoloTunis Open Tunis, TunisiaClay$125,000+H Thomaz Bellucci6–2, 6–4 Dušan Vemić Nicolás Massú Florent Serra Julien Benneteau Paul Capdeville Frederico Gil Marc Fornell-Mestres Bellucci Soares6–3, 6–4 Scherrer Tourte

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