The ATP Challenger Series is the second-tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1996 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 98 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.
Schedule January DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 22.01. Heilbronn Open $100,000 Carpet (i) Chris Woodruff Lorenzo Manta Pavel Vízner 29.01. Lippstadt Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Hendrik Dreekmann T. J. Middleton Chris Woodruff
February DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 05.02. Volkswagen Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Gianluca Pozzi Dirk Dier Arne Thoms 12.02. Hambühren Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Jens Knippschild Jim Pugh Joost Winnink 19.02. Cherbourg Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Magnus Gustafsson Marius Barnard Bill Behrens Punta del Este Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Félix Mantilla Gustavo Kuerten Jaime Oncins 26.02. Warsteiner Challenger $125,000 Carpet (i) Kenneth Carlsen Tomáš Krupa Pavel Vízner Salinas Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Óscar Martínez Juan Carlos Bianchi Claude N'Goran
March DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 04.03. Indian Wells Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Jason Stoltenberg Brett Hansen-Dent Brian MacPhie Bromma Challenger $ 25,000 Hard (i) Johan Van Herck Andrew Foster Danny Sapsford 18.03. Agadir Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Christian Ruud Jared Palmer Christo van Rensburg
April DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 01.04. West Bloomfield Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Grant Stafford Rikard Bergh Shelby Cannon Puerto Vallarta Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Geoff Grant Francisco Montana Jack Waite 08.04. Napoli Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Félix Mantilla Omar Camporese Diego Nargiso Nagoya Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Kevin Ullyett Satoshi Iwabuchi Takao Suzuki 15.04. Malta Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Hicham Arazi Alejandro Hernández Óscar Ortiz 22.04. Birmingham Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Mariano Zabaleta Javier Frana Karel Nováček Fergana Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Stéphane Simian Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes Prague Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Galo Blanco Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 29.04. Andijan Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Grant Stafford Geoff Grant Maurice Ruah
May DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 06.05. Ljubljana Challenger $125,000 Clay Hicham Arazi Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker Jerusalem Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Grant Stafford Neville Godwin Leander Paes Bratislava Challenger $ 25,000 Clay David Škoch Marcelo Charpentier Gustavo Kuerten 13.05. Ostdeutscher Sparkassen Cup $ 50,000 Clay Patrik Fredriksson Ola Kristiansson Mårten Renström 20.05. Budapest Challenger I $ 75,000 Clay Hernán Gumy Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt 27.05. Szczecin Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Jimy Szymanski Tom Vanhoudt Fernon Wibier
June DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 03.06. Quelle Cup $100,000 Clay Hicham Arazi Joshua Eagle Tom Kempers Annenheim Challenger $ 50,000 Grass Alex Rădulescu Sandon Stolle Michael Tebbutt Medellín Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Mauricio Hadad Pablo Campana Tamer El-Sawy 10.06. Cali Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Mauricio Hadad Brett Hansen-Dent T. J. Middleton Zagreb Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Sargis Sargsian Donald Johnson Jack Waite ATU Cup $ 25,000 Clay Tomas Nydahl Jon Leach Mosé Navarra 17.06. Košice Challenger $125,000 Clay Marcos Górriz Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango Bogotá Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Roberto Jabali Brett Hansen-Dent T. J. Middleton Wartburg Open $ 25,000 Clay Dennis van Scheppingen Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 24.06. Nord/LB Open $125,000 Clay Alberto Berasategui Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild
July DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 01.07. Venice Challenger $100,000 Clay Alberto Berasategui Federico Mordegan Vincenzo Santopadre Müller Cup $ 50,000 Clay Kris Goossens Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild Montauban Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Andrei Pavel Gilles Bastié Claude N'Goran 08.07. Ostend Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Thierry Champion Lucas Arnold Ker David Škoch Bristol Challenger $ 50,000 Grass Ben Ellwood Petr Pála Andrew Richardson São Paulo Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Roberto Jabali Alejandro Hernández Òscar Ortiz Oberstaufen Cup $ 25,000 Clay Jens Knippschild Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild 15.07. Manchester Challenger $ 50,000 Grass Ben Ellwood Max Mirnyi Lior Mor Quito Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Pablo Campana Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti Scheveningen Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Dennis van Scheppingen Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner Tampere Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Attila Sávolt Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 22.07. Aptos Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Albert Chang Sébastien Leblanc Jocelyn Robichaud 29.07. Istanbul Challenger $100,000 Hard Ignacio Truyol Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford Merano Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Juan Albert Viloca João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques Lexington Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Steve Bryan Geoff Grant Grant Stafford
August DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 05.08. Open Castilla y León $100,000 Hard Jérôme Golmard Jordi Burillo Emilio Sánchez Binghamton Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Vincenzo Santopadre Justin Gimelstob Jeff Salzenstein Belo Horizonte Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Jaime Oncins Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah Pilzen Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Dominik Hrbatý Jan Kodeš Jr. Petr Luxa 12.08. Poznań Challenger $100,000 Clay Thierry Champion Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori Bronx Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Tamer El-Sawy David DiLucia Scott Humphries Alicante Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Juan Albert Viloca José Antonio Conde Nuno Marques 19.08. Graz Challenger $125,000 Clay Juan Albert Viloca Pablo Albano László Markovits Geneva Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Marcelo Charpentier Patrick Baur Jens Knippschild 26.08. Alpirsbach Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Magnus Norman Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild Samarkand Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Juan Antonio Marín José Frontera Oleg Ogorodov
September DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 02.09. Aruba Challenger $125,000 Hard Vince Spadea Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes Tashkent Challenger $125,000 Clay Félix Mantilla Marcelo Charpentier Albert Portas Prostějov Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Andrei Cherkasov Mathias Huning Jack Waite Azores Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Nuno Marques Marcus Hilpert Christian Saceanu Brașov Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Dinu Pescariu George Cosac Dinu Pescariu 09.09. Budapest Challenger II $ 50,000 Clay Răzvan Sabău László Markovits Attila Sávolt Olbia Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Omar Camporese Nicola Bruno Stéphane Simian Chennai Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Oleg Ogorodov Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 16.09. Budva Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Orlin Stanoytchev Nebojša Đorđević Aleksandar Kitinov Oporto Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Richard Fromberg Emanuel Couto Nuno Marques Bad Saarow Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Magnus Norman Jens Knippschild Marcos Ondruska 23.09. Urbana Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Justin Gimelstob David DiLucia Scott Humphries Beijing Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Yoon Yong-il Mahesh Bhupathi Peter Tramacchi Copa Sevilla $ 25,000 Clay Francisco Roig Ola Kristiansson Tom Vanhoudt Skopje Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Lars Jönsson Nebojša Đorđević Aleksandar Kitinov 30.09. Monterrey Challenger $100,000 Hard Kevin Ullyett Sargis Sargsian Michael Sell
October DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 07.10. Barcelona Challenger $125,000 Clay Marcelo Filippini Not completed 14.10. Cairo Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Fernando Meligeni Alberto Berasategui Germán Puentes Mallorca Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Dominik Hrbatý Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori Tanagura Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Patrik Fredriksson Brian MacPhie Roger Smith 21.10. Brest Challenger $100,000 Hard (i) Guillaume Raoux Donald Johnson Mark Keil Seoul Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Jaime Oncins Lee Hyung-taik Yoon Yong-il 28.10. Lambertz Open by STAWAG $ 50,000 Hard (i) Alexander Volkov Robbie Koenig Oleg Ogorodov Ahmedabad Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Nuno Marques Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
November DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 04.11. Neumünster Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Arne Thoms Stephen Noteboom Fernon Wibier 11.11. Andorra Challenger $100,000 Hard (i) Justin Gimelstob Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig Campinas Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni Réunion Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Patrik Fredriksson Hendrik Jan Davids Fabrice Santoro 18.11. Austin Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Sargis Sargsian Sargis Sargsian Michael Sell Mauritius Challenger $ 25,000 Grass Leander Paes Patrick Baur Joost Winnink Portorož Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Gianluca Pozzi Nebojša Đorđević Aleksandar Kitinov Puebla Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Alejandro Hernández Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah 25.11. Amarillo Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Sargis Sargsian Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett
December DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 02.12. Daytona Beach Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Andrei Cherkasov Justin Gimelstob Jeff Salzenstein Santiago Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Guillermo Cañas Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez 09.12. Perth Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Richard Fromberg Jamie Holmes Andrew Painter
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