The Sanremo Challenger, previously known as Sanremo Tennis Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Circolo Tennis Sanremo in Sanremo, Italy, since 2002. After a hiatus of 10 years, it came back in 2022 with a new edition.[1][2][3]
| Sanremo Challenger | |
|---|---|
 2023 Sanremo Challenger | |
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Sanremo |
| Location | Sanremo, Italy |
| Venue | Circolo Tennis Sanremo |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
| Surface | Clay (red) |
| Draw | 32S/24Q/16D |
| Prize money | €45,000 (2022) |
| Website | tennissanremo.it/ |
| Current champions (2022) | |
| Singles |  Holger Rune |
| Doubles |  Geoffrey Blancaneaux Alexandre Müller |
Daniele Bracciali has won most titles, 3 times, in doubles.
Past finals
editSingles
edit| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Luca Van Assche | Juan Pablo Varillas | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2022 | Holger Rune | Francesco Passaro | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 2011–2021 | Not held | ||
| 2010 | Gastón Gaudio | Martín Vassallo Argüello | 7–5,6–0 |
| 2009 | Kevin Anderson | Blaž Kavčič | 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2008 | Diego Junqueira | Máximo González | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2007 | Francesco Aldi | Fabio Fognini | 7–5, 6–7(4), 6–4 |
| 2006 | Olivier Patience | Stefano Galvani | 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(8) |
| 2005 | Novak Djokovic | Francesco Aldi | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| 2004 | Potito Starace | Peter Wessels | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2003 | Tomas Behrend | Werner Eschauer | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2002 | Oliver Gross | Renzo Furlan | 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles
edit| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Victor Vlad Cornea Franko Škugor |
Nikola Ćaćić Marcelo Demoliner |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 2022 | Geoffrey Blancaneaux Alexandre Müller |
Flavio Cobolli Matteo Gigante |
4–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| 2011–2021 | Not held | ||
| 2010 | Diego Junqueira Martín Vassallo Argüello |
Carlos Berlocq Sebastián Decoud |
2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| 2009 | Yuri Schukin Dmitri Sitak |
Daniele Bracciali Giancarlo Petrazzuolo |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 2008 | Harel Levy Jim Thomas |
Matthias Bachinger Daniel Brands |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2007 | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
Steve Darcis Stefan Wauters |
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| 2006 | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut |
Flavio Cipolla Francesco Piccari |
6–4, 7–6(6) |
| 2005 | Francesco Aldi Tomas Tenconi |
Manuel Jorquera Dmitry Tursunov |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2004 | Daniele Bracciali (3) Giorgio Galimberti (2) |
Manuel Jorquera Diego Moyano |
4–6, 7–6(6), 6–2 |
| 2003 | Daniele Bracciali (2) Amir Hadad |
Juan Balcells Juan Albert Viloca |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 2002 | Daniele Bracciali (1) Giorgio Galimberti (1) |
Cristian Brandi Renzo Furlan |
6–3, 6–4 |
References
edit- ^ "Dal 3 al 9 Aprile il grande tennis in Liguria con il torneo ATP Challenger Sanremo". Federtennis. 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Sanremo, il torneo Atp Challenger torna nella città dei fiori dopo tredici anni di stop". Il Secolo XIX. 31 March 2022.
- ^ "ATP Challenger Sanremo torna dopo 10 anni". primalariviera.it. 29 March 2022.