The Geneva Open Challenger , also known as IPP Trophy was a tennis tournament held in Geneva , Switzerland from 1988 to 2014. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour . Previously played on outdoor clay courts , it has been played indoors on hard GreenSet courts since 2011, at Sport Center of the Queue d'Arve. Originally, it was held at the Drizia-Miremont Tennis Club. Two-time Swiss champion Stanislas Wawrinka would later enter the world top 10 in the ATP rankings in 2008.
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) awarded the Jim McManus Challenger Award to the tournament in 2013. This award honors the best challenger tournament in the world.[ 1]
Past finals
Singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2014
Cyprus Márcos Baghdatís
Poland Michał Przysiężny
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
2013
Tunisia Malek Jaziri
Germany Jan-Lennard Struff
6–4, 6–3
2012
France Marc Gicquel
Germany Matthias Bachinger
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2011
Tunisia Malek Jaziri
Germany Mischa Zverev
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2010
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
Spain Pablo Andújar
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
2009
Germany Dominik Meffert
Monaco Benjamin Balleret
6–3, 6–1
2008
Belgium Kristof Vliegen
Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
6–2, 6–1
2007
Russia Yuri Schukin
Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung
6–3, 6–2
2006
France Jérôme Haehnel
Australia Chris Guccione
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
2005
Austria Werner Eschauer
Argentina Damián Patriarca
6–3, 6–1
2004
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Belgium Christophe Rochus
4–6, 6–4, RET.
2003
Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez
6–1, 7–5
2002
Belgium Kristof Vliegen
Spain Galo Blanco
6–2, 6–2
2001
Netherlands Dennis van Scheppingen
Croatia Željko Krajan
6–3, 6–2
2000
France Nicolas Thomann
Spain Álex Calatrava
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1999
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev
6–0, 6–1
1998
Spain Joan Albert Viloca
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
6–3, 6–4
1997
Italy Andrea Gaudenzi
Spain Alberto Martín
6–2, 6–1
1996
Argentina Marcelo Charpentier
Germany Oliver Gross
6–2, 3–1, RET.
1995
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Morocco Karim Alami
6–1, 6–4
1994
Spain José Francisco Altur
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
7–6, 6–4
1993
Argentina Gabriel Markus
Slovakia Karol Kučera
3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1992
Chile Sergio Cortés
Belgium Filip Dewulf
6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1991
Spain Marcos Aurelio Górriz
Romania Dinu Pescariu
6–3, 6–2
1990
Argentina Roberto Argüello
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
6–3, 6–0
1989
Israel Gilad Bloom
France Arnaud Boetsch
6–4, 6–1
1988
Argentina Gustavo Giussani
Italy Simone Colombo
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Doubles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2014
Sweden Johan Brunström United States Nicholas Monroe
Austria Oliver Marach Austria Philipp Oswald
5–7, 7–5, 10-6
2013
Austria Oliver Marach Romania Florin Mergea
Czech Republic František Čermák Austria Philipp Oswald
6–4, 6–3
2012
Sweden Johan Brunström South Africa Raven Klaasen
Germany Philipp Marx Romania Florin Mergea
7–6(7–2) , 6–7(5–7) , [10–5]
2011
Russia Igor Andreev Russia Evgeny Donskoy
United States James Cerretani Canada Adil Shamasdin
7–6(7–1) , 7–6(7–2)
2010
Germany Gero Kretschmer Germany Alex Satschko
Austria Philipp Oswald Austria Martin Slanar
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
2009
Argentina Diego Álvarez Argentina Juan-Martín Aranguren
Finland Henri Laaksonen Austria Philipp Oswald
6–4, 4–6, [10–2]
2008
Austria Daniel Köllerer Germany Frank Moser
Australia Rameez Junaid Germany Philipp Marx
7–6, 3–6, [10–8]
2007
Argentina Sebastián Decoud Russia Yuri Schukin
United States James Cerretani France Olivier Charroin
6–3, 6–7, [10–4]
2006
Czech Republic Michal Navrátil Russia Yuri Schukin
Greece Konstantinos Economidis Croatia Lovro Zovko
1–6, 6–2, [10–6]
2005
Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Spain Santiago Ventura
Switzerland Stéphane Bohli Switzerland Roman Valent
6–3, 7–5
2004
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec Czech Republic David Škoch
Austria Werner Eschauer Austria Herbert Wiltschnig
6–2, 6–4
2003
Spain Álex López Morón Argentina Andrés Schneiter
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez Germany Philipp Petzschner
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
2002
Romania Victor Hănescu Argentina Leonardo Olguín
Argentina Andrés Schneiter Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
2001
Argentina Diego del Río Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev
Spain Feliciano López Spain Francisco Roig
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
2000
Argentina Diego del Río Argentina Edgardo Massa
Switzerland Yves Allegro France Julien Cuaz
7–5, 7–6
1999
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez Spain Álex López Morón
Australia Paul Hanley Australia Nathan Healey
7–5, 6–3
1998
Sweden Rikard Bergh Germany Jens Knippschild
Czech Republic Michal Tabara Czech Republic Radomír Vašek
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1997
Argentina Diego del Río Argentina Mariano Puerta
France Guillaume Marx France Olivier Morel
6–3, 6–4
1996
Germany Patrick Baur Germany Jens Knippschild
Switzerland George Bastl Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
6–1, 6–1
1995
South Africa Clinton Ferreira Hungary Gábor Köves
Switzerland Stéphane Manai Switzerland Patrick Mohr
6–4, 6–2
1994
Argentina Luis Lobo Argentina Daniel Orsanic
United States Brett Dickinson New Zealand Glenn Wilson
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
1993
Sweden Jan Apell Sweden Nicklas Utgren
Switzerland Claudio Mezzadri Argentina Christian Miniussi
6–4, 6–2
1992
Belgium Filip Dewulf Belgium Tom Vanhoudt
Venezuela Alfonso González-Mora Chile Marcelo Rebolledo
6–3, 6–2
1991
Soviet Union Vladimer Gabrichidze Czech Republic Martin Střelba
Argentina Roberto Argüello Argentina Christian Miniussi
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1990
Sweden Henrik Holm Sweden Nils Holm
Czech Republic Branislav Stanković Czech Republic Richard Vogel
3–6, 7–5, 7–6
1989
Germany Peter Ballauff Italy Ugo Pigato
France Arnaud Boetsch Czech Republic Slava Doseděl
6–4, 6–3
1988
Italy Nevio Devide Switzerland Stefano Mezzadri
Romania Mihnea-Ion Năstase India Srinivasan Vasudevan
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
References
↑ Arnaud Cerutti, « Le Geneva Open honoré », La Tribune de Genève , 20 March 2014
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