The Geneva Open Challenger , also known as IPP Trophy was a tennis tournament held in Geneva , Switzerland from 1988 to 2014. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Tour . Previously played on outdoor clay courts , it was subsequently 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.
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]
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2014
Márcos Baghdatís
Michał Przysiężny
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
2013
Malek Jaziri
Jan-Lennard Struff
6–4, 6–3
2012
Marc Gicquel
Matthias Bachinger
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2011
Malek Jaziri
Mischa Zverev
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2010
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
Pablo Andújar
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
2009
Dominik Meffert
Monaco Benjamin Balleret
6–3, 6–1
2008
Belgium Kristof Vliegen
Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin
6–2, 6–1
2007
Russia Yuri Schukin
Jesse Huta Galung
6–3, 6–2
2006
Jérôme Haehnel
Chris Guccione
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
2005
Austria Werner Eschauer
Argentina Damián Patriarca
6–3, 6–1
2004
Stanislas Wawrinka
Belgium Christophe Rochus
4–6, 6–4, RET.
2003
Stanislas Wawrinka
Emilio Benfele Álvarez
6–1, 7–5
2002
Belgium Kristof Vliegen
Galo Blanco
6–2, 6–2
2001
Dennis van Scheppingen
Croatia Željko Krajan
6–3, 6–2
2000
Nicolas Thomann
Álex Calatrava
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
1999
Michel Kratochvil
Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev
6–0, 6–1
1998
Joan Albert Viloca
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
6–3, 6–4
1997
Andrea Gaudenzi
Alberto Martín
6–2, 6–1
1996
Argentina Marcelo Charpentier
Oliver Gross
6–2, 3–1, RET.
1995
Morocco Younes El Aynaoui
Morocco Karim Alami
6–1, 6–4
1994
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
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
Arnaud Boetsch
6–4, 6–1
1988
Argentina Gustavo Giussani
Simone Colombo
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2014
Sweden Johan Brunström 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
Philipp Marx Romania Florin Mergea
7–6(7–2) , 6–7(5–7) , [10–5]
2011
Russia Igor Andreev Russia Evgeny Donskoy
James Cerretani Adil Shamasdin
7–6(7–1) , 7–6(7–2)
2010
Gero Kretschmer 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 Frank Moser
Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx
7–6, 3–6, [10–8]
2007
Argentina Sebastián Decoud Russia Yuri Schukin
James Cerretani 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
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Santiago Ventura
Stéphane Bohli 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
Álex López Morón Argentina Andrés Schneiter
Emilio Benfele Álvarez 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
Feliciano López Francisco Roig
2–6, 7–6, 7–6
2000
Argentina Diego del Río Argentina Edgardo Massa
Yves Allegro Julien Cuaz
7–5, 7–6
1999
Emilio Benfele Álvarez Álex López Morón
Paul Hanley Nathan Healey
7–5, 6–3
1998
Sweden Rikard Bergh Jens Knippschild
Czech Republic Michal Tabara Czech Republic Radomír Vašek
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1997
Argentina Diego del Río Argentina Mariano Puerta
Guillaume Marx Olivier Morel
6–3, 6–4
1996
Patrick Baur Jens Knippschild
George Bastl Michel Kratochvil
6–1, 6–1
1995
South Africa Clinton Ferreira Hungary Gábor Köves
Stéphane Manai Patrick Mohr
6–4, 6–2
1994
Argentina Luis Lobo Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Brett Dickinson Glenn Wilson
1–6, 7–6, 6–4
1993
Sweden Jan Apell Sweden Nicklas Utgren
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
Peter Ballauff Ugo Pigato
Arnaud Boetsch Czech Republic Slava Doseděl
6–4, 6–3
1988
Nevio Devide Stefano Mezzadri
Romania Mihnea-Ion Năstase India Srinivasan Vasudevan
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
^ Arnaud Cerutti, « Le Geneva Open honoré », La Tribune de Genève , 20 March 2014
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