2002 ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2002 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 122 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $150,000.

Schedule January DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 31.12.2001 Aberto de São Paulo $ 25,000 Hard Frédéric Niemeyer Brandon Coupe Frédéric Niemeyer 21.01. Heilbronn Open $ 100,000 Carpet (i) Alexander Popp Aleksandar Kitinov Johan Landsberg Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger $ 50,000 Hard James Blake Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner 28.01. Internationaux de Tennis de Brest $ 100,000 Hard (i) Irakli Labadze Ben Ellwood Stephen Huss Challenger of Dallas $ 50,000 Hard (i) Jeff Morrison Giorgio Galimberti Frédéric Niemeyer Warsteiner Challenger Lübeck $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Raemon Sluiter Grégory Carraz Nicolas Mahut

February DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 04.02. KGHM Polish Indoors $ 150,000 Hard (i) Davide Sanguinetti Ben Ellwood Stephen Huss Joplin Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Jack Brasington Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries Belgrade Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Mario Ančić Dušan Vemić Lovro Zovko Volkswagen Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Jakub Herm-Záhlava Jan Hernych Shaun Rudman 18.02. Challenger 42 $ 75,000 Hard (i) Julian Knowle Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer Hull Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Denis Golovanov Michael Kohlmann Michaël Llodra 25.02. Heineken Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Takao Suzuki Amir Hadad Alexander Peya Challenger Ford de Cherbourg-Octeville $ 37.500 Hard (i) Lionel Roux Noam Behr Jonathan Erlich Warsteiner Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Raemon Sluiter Mark Merklein Paul Rosner

March DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 04.03. Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Takao Suzuki Tuomas Ketola Alexander Waske Residenza Open Magdeburg $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Dick Norman Franz Stauder Orest Tereshchuk 11.03. North Miami Beach Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Vince Spadea Eric Nunez Graydon Oliver Gosford Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Louis Vosloo Yves Allegro Justin Bower Osaka Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Takao Suzuki Karol Beck Cedric Kauffmann Abierto Internacional de Salinas $ 25,000 Hard Iván Miranda Brandon Coupe Jeff Salzenstein 18.03. Hamilton Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Brian Vahaly Jaymon Crabb Peter Luczak Olbia Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Didac Pérez Filippo Messori Vincenzo Santopadre 25.03. San Luis Potosí Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Dick Norman Dick Norman Orlin Stanoytchev Torneo Internazionale di Tennis Città della Disfida Open $ 25,000 Clay Sergi Bruguera Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi

April DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 01.04. TCT Open $ 75,000 Clay Raemon Sluiter Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter Tarzana Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Eric Taino George Bastl Neville Godwin León Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Alexander Waske Noam Behr Ota Fukárek 08.04. USTA Challenger of Calabasas $ 50,000 Hard Michael Chang Paul Rosner Glenn Weiner San Remo Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Oliver Gross Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti 15.04. XL Bermuda Open $ 100,000 Clay Flávio Saretta George Bastl Neville Godwin 22.04. Naples Challenger $ 25,000 Clay David Ferrer Gabriel Trifu Vladimir Voltchkov 29.04. Rome Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Martín Vassallo Argüello Gabriel Trifu Vladimir Voltchkov

May DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 06.05. Birmingham Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Alex Kim Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison Edinburgh Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Alexandre Simoni Jeff Coetzee Myles Wakefield Ljubljana Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Arnaud Di Pasquale Mariano Hood Edgardo Massa 13.05. ECM Prague Open $ 50,000 Clay Olivier Patience František Čermák Ota Fukárek Zagreb Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Luis Horna Dick Norman Tom Vanhoudt Valencia Challenger $ 37.500 Clay David Ferrer Tim Crichton Todd Perry Fergana Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Jimmy Wang Rik de Voest Dirk Stegmann Rocky Mount Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Robby Ginepri Mark Merklein Eric Taino 20.05. Budapest Challenger I $ 25,000 Clay Mariano Delfino Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský 27.05. Turin Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Martin Verkerk Victor Hănescu Óscar Hernández

June DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 03.06. Unicredit Czech Open $ 100,000 Clay Guillermo Coria František Čermák Ota Fukárek Schickedanz Open $ 50,000 Clay Luis Horna Salvador Navarro Gabriel Trujillo Soler Surbiton Trophy $ 50,000 Grass Jeff Morrison André Sá Jim Thomas Tallahassee Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Brian Vahaly Levar Harper-Griffith Jeff Williams 10.06. Biella Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Dominik Hrbatý Giorgio Galimberti Dominik Hrbatý ATU Cup $ 50,000 Clay Luis Horna Jens Knippschild Dušan Vemić 17.06. Nord/LB Open $ 125,000 Clay David Sánchez Mariano Hood Luis Horna Lugano Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Guillermo Coria Emilio Benfele Álvarez Giorgio Galimberti 24.06. Andorra Challenger $ 25,000 Hard (i) Dick Norman Wesley Moodie Shaun Rudman Wartburg Open $ 25,000 Clay Tomáš Zíb Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk Sassuolo Challenger $ 25,000 Clay David Ferrer Leonardo Azzaro Potito Starace

July DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 01.07. Müller Cup $ 50,000 Clay Oliver Gross Leoš Friedl David Škoch Mantova Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Mariano Puerta Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti Montauban Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Richard Gasquet Oliver Marach Oleg Ogorodov 08.07. West of England Tennis $ 50,000 Grass Karol Beck Dejan Petrović Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Granby Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Peter Luczak Noam Behr Michael Joyce Scheveningen Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Raemon Sluiter Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk Oberstaufen Cup $ 25,000 Clay Nicolas Thomann Jaime Fillol Jr. Ricardo Schlachter 15.07. Aptos Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Brian Vahaly Amir Hadad Martín Vassallo Argüello Manchester Challenger $ 50,000 Grass Vladimir Voltchkov Karol Beck Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Togliatti Cup $ 25,000 Hard Alexander Peya Philipp Mukhometov Dmitry Vlasov 22.07. Campos Challenger $ 75,000 Hard Ricardo Mello Alejandro Hernández Daniel Melo Hilversum Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Tomáš Zíb Stefano Pescosolido Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Budaors Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Diego Moyano Hermes Gamonal Adrián García Tampere Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Jarkko Nieminen Doug Bohaboy Nick Rainey 29.07. San Marino Challenger $ 100,000 Clay José Acasuso Leoš Friedl David Škoch Segovia Challenger $ 100,000 Hard Olivier Mutis Tim Crichton Todd Perry Lexington Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Scott Draper Jack Brasington Glenn Weiner Belo Horizonte Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Ricardo Mello Daniel Melo Marcelo Melo St. Petersburg Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Sergio Roitman František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský Wrexham Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Lars Burgsmüller Stefano Pescosolido Gianluca Pozzi

August DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 05.08. Córdoba Challenger $ 75,000 Hard Jean-François Bachelot Ota Fukárek Paul Rosner Binghamton Professional Tennis Tournament $ 50,000 Hard Scott Draper Paul Goldstein Scott Humphries Gramado Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Júlio Silva Alessandro Guevara Dejan Petrović Trani Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Mariano Delfino Mariano Delfino Roberto Álvarez 12.08. Bronx Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Mardy Fish Jamie Delgado Arvind Parmar Graz Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Olivier Mutis Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 19.08. Geneva Challenger $ 37.500 Clay Kristof Vliegen Victor Hănescu Leonardo Olguín Manerbio Challenger $ 25,000 Clay David Ferrer Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 26.08. Brindisi Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Mariano Puerta Mariano Delfino Sergio Roitman Black Forest Open $ 25,000 Clay Dennis van Scheppingen Diego del Río Leonardo Olguín

September DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 02.09. Kyiv Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Irakli Labadze Federico Browne Fred Hemmes Rhein-Main Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Olivier Mutis Diego del Río Andrés Schneiter Brașov Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Christopher Kas Herbert Wiltschnig 09.09. Budapest Challenger II $ 25,000 Clay Dennis van Scheppingen Paul Baccanello Sergio Roitman Donetsk Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Federico Browne Leonardo Azzaro Federico Browne Sofia Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Tomas Behrend Christopher Kas Oliver Marach 16.09. Szczecin Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Nikolay Davydenko José Acasuso Andrés Schneiter Istanbul Challenger $ 75,000 Hard Petr Luxa Aleksandar Kitinov Lovro Zovko Waco Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Hermes Gamonal Huntley Montgomery Ryan Sachire Banja Luka Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Not completed Jaroslav Levinský Yuri Schukin 23.09. Tulsa Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Robert Kendrick Scott Humphries Mark Merklein Maia Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Victor Hănescu Sebastián Prieto Sergio Roitman Samarkand Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Vasilis Mazarakis Federico Browne Rogier Wassen 30.09. Fresno Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Scott Draper Huntley Montgomery Tripp Phillips Grenoble Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Michaël Llodra Todd Larkham Michael Tebbutt Seville Challenger $ 37.500 Clay Olivier Mutis Mariano Hood Luis Horna Bukhara Challenger $ 25,000 Hard John van Lottum Yves Allegro Marco Chiudinelli

October DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 07.10. Barcelona Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Emilio Benfele Álvarez Mariano Hood Quito Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Dick Norman Hugo Armando Kepler Orellana 14.10. Cairo Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Stefano Galvani Karsten Braasch Tomas Behrend Burbank Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Robby Ginepri Björn Rehnquist Louis Vosloo 21.10. Seoul Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Werner Eschauer Jaymon Crabb Mark Nielsen San Antonio Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Mardy Fish Diego Ayala Robert Kendrick 28.10. São Paulo Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Franco Squillari Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto Lambertz Open by STAWAG $ 50,000 Carpet (i) Vladimir Voltchkov Jim Thomas Tom Vanhoudt Azalea Orthopedic Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Paul Goldstein Peter Luczak Dmitry Tursunov Nottingham Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Gilles Elseneer Ashley Fisher Stephen Huss Réunion Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Federico Browne Federico Browne Jonathan Erlich

November DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 04.11. Bratislava Challenger $ 100,000 Carpet (i) Antony Dupuis Scott Humphries Mark Merklein Okal Cup $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Lars Burgsmüller Yves Allegro Lovro Zovko 11.11. Helsinki Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Jarkko Nieminen Mario Ančić Lovro Zovko Knoxville Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Martin Verkerk Dmitry Tursunov Martin Verkerk 18.11. Champaign Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Robby Ginepri Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner Prague Challenger II $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Mario Ančić Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský Puebla Challenger $ 25,000 Hard (i) Alex Bogomolov Jr. Miguel Gallardo Valles Alejandro González 25.11. Milan Challenger $ 50,000 Carpet (i) Mario Ančić Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti Yokohama Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet Lee Hyung-taik Lu Yen-hsun Danai Udomchoke

December DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 02.12. Bangkok Challenger $ 25,000 Hard John van Lottum Anthony Ross Grant Silcock

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