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. The most successful players were Hernán Gumy with two singles titles and Nuno Marques with three doubles titles.
Past finals
Singles YearChampionRunner-upScore 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 YearChampionsRunners-upScore 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
See also Budapest Grand Prix Stella Artois Clay Court Championships Budapest Challenger (September)
References
External links 2005 Draw - ATP 2004 Draw - ATP 2003 Draw - ATP 2002 Draw - ATP 2001 Draw - ATP 2000 Draw - ITF 1998 Draw - ITF 1997 Draw - ITF 1996 Draw - ITF 1995 Draw - ITF 1994 Draw - ITF