1996 ATP Challenger Series
Tennis tour
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Duration | 22 January 1996 – 15 December 1996 |
Edition | 19th |
Tournaments | 98 |
Achievements (singles) | |
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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.[1][2]
Schedule
January
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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22.01. | Germany | Heilbronn Open | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) | Chris Woodruff | Lorenzo Manta Pavel Vízner |
29.01. | Germany | Lippstadt Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Hendrik Dreekmann | T. J. Middleton Chris Woodruff |
February
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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05.02. | Germany | Volkswagen Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Gianluca Pozzi | Dirk Dier Arne Thoms |
12.02. | Germany | Hambühren Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Jens Knippschild | Jim Pugh Joost Winnink |
19.02. | France | Cherbourg Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Magnus Gustafsson | Marius Barnard Bill Behrens |
Uruguay | Punta del Este Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Félix Mantilla | Gustavo Kuerten Jaime Oncins | |
26.02. | Germany | Warsteiner Challenger | $ 125,000 | Carpet (i) | Kenneth Carlsen | Tomáš Krupa Pavel Vízner |
Ecuador | Salinas Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Óscar Martínez | Juan Carlos Bianchi Claude N'Goran |
March
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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04.03. | United States | Indian Wells Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Jason Stoltenberg | Brett Hansen-Dent Brian MacPhie |
Sweden | Bromma Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard (i) | Johan Van Herck | Andrew Foster Danny Sapsford | |
18.03. | Morocco | Agadir Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Christian Ruud | Jared Palmer Christo van Rensburg |
April
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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01.04. | United States | West Bloomfield Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Grant Stafford | Rikard Bergh Shelby Cannon |
Mexico | Puerto Vallarta Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Geoff Grant | Francisco Montana Jack Waite | |
08.04. | Italy | Napoli Challenger | $ 075,000 | Clay | Félix Mantilla | Omar Camporese Diego Nargiso |
Japan | Nagoya Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Satoshi Iwabuchi Takao Suzuki | |
15.04. | Malta | Malta Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Hicham Arazi | Alejandro Hernández Óscar Ortiz |
22.04. | United States | Birmingham Challenger | $ 075,000 | Clay | Mariano Zabaleta | Javier Frana Karel Nováček |
Uzbekistan | Fergana Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Stéphane Simian | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | |
Czech Republic | Prague Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Galo Blanco | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | |
29.04. | Uzbekistan | Andijan Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Grant Stafford | Geoff Grant Maurice Ruah |
May
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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06.05. | Slovenia | Ljubljana Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Hicham Arazi | Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker |
Israel | Jerusalem Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Grant Stafford | Neville Godwin Leander Paes | |
Slovakia | Bratislava Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | David Škoch | Marcelo Charpentier Gustavo Kuerten | |
13.05. | Germany | Ostdeutscher Sparkassen Cup | $ 050,000 | Clay | Patrik Fredriksson | Ola Kristiansson Mårten Renström |
20.05. | Hungary | Budapest Challenger I | $ 075,000 | Clay | Hernán Gumy | Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt |
27.05. | Poland | Szczecin Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Jimy Szymanski | Tom Vanhoudt Fernon Wibier |
June
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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03.06. | Germany | Quelle Cup | $ 100,000 | Clay | Hicham Arazi | Joshua Eagle Tom Kempers |
Germany | Annenheim Challenger | $ 050,000 | Grass | Alex Rădulescu | Sandon Stolle Michael Tebbutt | |
Colombia | Medellín Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Mauricio Hadad | Pablo Campana Tamer El-Sawy | |
10.06. | Colombia | Cali Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Mauricio Hadad | Brett Hansen-Dent T. J. Middleton |
Croatia | Zagreb Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Sargis Sargsian | Donald Johnson Jack Waite | |
Germany | ATU Cup | $ 025,000 | Clay | Tomas Nydahl | Jon Leach Mosé Navarra | |
17.06. | Slovakia | Košice Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Marcos Górriz | Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango |
Colombia | Bogotá Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Roberto Jabali | Brett Hansen-Dent T. J. Middleton | |
Germany | Wartburg Open | $ 025,000 | Clay | Dennis van Scheppingen | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | |
24.06. | Germany | Nord/LB Open | $ 125,000 | Clay | Alberto Berasategui | Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild |
July
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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01.07. | Italy | Venice Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Alberto Berasategui | Federico Mordegan Vincenzo Santopadre |
Germany | Müller Cup | $ 050,000 | Clay | Kris Goossens | Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild | |
France | Montauban Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Andrei Pavel | Gilles Bastié Claude N'Goran | |
08.07. | Belgium | Ostend Challenger | $ 075,000 | Clay | Thierry Champion | Lucas Arnold Ker David Škoch |
Great Britain | Bristol Challenger | $ 050,000 | Grass | Ben Ellwood | Petr Pála Andrew Richardson | |
Brazil | São Paulo Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Roberto Jabali | Alejandro Hernández Òscar Ortiz | |
Germany | Oberstaufen Cup | $ 025,000 | Clay | Jens Knippschild | Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild | |
15.07. | Great Britain | Manchester Challenger | $ 050,000 | Grass | Ben Ellwood | Max Mirnyi Lior Mor |
Ecuador | Quito Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Pablo Campana | Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti | |
Netherlands | Scheveningen Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Dennis van Scheppingen | Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner | |
Finland | Tampere Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Attila Sávolt | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | |
22.07. | United States | Aptos Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Albert Chang | Sébastien Leblanc Jocelyn Robichaud |
29.07. | Turkey | Istanbul Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard | Ignacio Truyol | Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford |
Italy | Merano Challenger | $ 075,000 | Clay | Juan Albert Viloca | João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques | |
United States | Lexington Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Steve Bryan | Geoff Grant Grant Stafford |
August
September
October
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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07.10. | Spain | Barcelona Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Marcelo Filippini | Not completed |
14.10. | Egypt | Cairo Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Fernando Meligeni | Alberto Berasategui Germán Puentes |
Spain | Mallorca Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori | |
Japan | Tanagura Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Patrik Fredriksson | Brian MacPhie Roger Smith | |
21.10. | France | Brest Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Guillaume Raoux | Donald Johnson Mark Keil |
South Korea | Seoul Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Jaime Oncins | Lee Hyung-taik Yoon Yong-il | |
28.10. | Germany | Lambertz Open by STAWAG | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Alexander Volkov | Robbie Koenig Oleg Ogorodov |
India | Ahmedabad Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Nuno Marques | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
November
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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04.11. | Germany | Neumünster Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Arne Thoms | Stephen Noteboom Fernon Wibier |
11.11. | Andorra | Andorra Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig |
Brazil | Campinas Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni | |
Réunion | Réunion Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Patrik Fredriksson | Hendrik Jan Davids Fabrice Santoro | |
18.11. | United States | Austin Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Sargis Sargsian | Sargis Sargsian Michael Sell |
Mauritius | Mauritius Challenger | $ 025,000 | Grass | Leander Paes | Patrick Baur Joost Winnink | |
Slovenia | Portorož Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Gianluca Pozzi | Nebojša Đorđević Aleksandar Kitinov | |
Mexico | Puebla Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Alejandro Hernández | Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah | |
25.11. | United States | Amarillo Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Sargis Sargsian | Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett |
December
Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
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02.12. | United States | Daytona Beach Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Andrei Cherkasov | Justin Gimelstob Jeff Salzenstein |
Chile | Santiago Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Guillermo Cañas | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | |
09.12. | Australia | Perth Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Richard Fromberg | Jamie Holmes Andrew Painter |
References
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ATP Challenger Tour seasons
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