| 1997 ATP Challenger Series | |
| Duration: | 6 January 1997 – 14 December 1997 |
| Edition: | 20th |
| Tournaments: | 107 |
| Previous: | 1996 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1997 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 107 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.[1] [2]
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.01. |  | Singapore Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Andrei Cherkasov |  Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | |
| 20.01. | Heilbronn Open | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) |  Henrik Holm |  Olivier Delaître Stéphane Simian | ||
| 27.01. | Lippstadt Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Arne Thoms | Henrik Holm Nils Holm |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.02. | Volkswagen Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Jens Knippschild |  Nicola Bruno Laurence Tieleman | |
| 10.02. | Warsteiner Challenger Lübeck | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Geoff Grant | Mathias Huning Joost Winnink | |
| 17.02. | | Cherbourg Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Frederik Fetterlein |  Max Mirnyi  Kevin Ullyett |
 | Kyoto Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Carsten Arriens | Mahesh Bhupathi Wayne Black | |
 | Punta del Este Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Marco Meneschincheri |  Daniel Orsanic Martín Rodríguez | |
| 24.02. |  | Salinas Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Oliver Gross |  Fernando Meligeni André Sá |
| Residenza Open Magdeburg | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Petr Luxa | Trey Phillips Chris Wilkinson |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.03. | | Indian Wells Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Jiří Novák | Nicklas Kulti Michael Tebbutt |
| 31.03. | | Barletta Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Carlos Costa |  Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt |
 | Puerto Vallarta Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Andrei Merinov | Alejandro Hernández Óscar Ortiz |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.04. |  | XL Bermuda Open | $ 125,000 | Clay | Johan Van Herck | Javier Frana Mark Knowles | |
| Napoli Challenger | $ 75,000 | Clay |  Dinu Pescariu |  Aleksandar Kitinov Tom Vanhoudt | ||
| 14.04. | | Birmingham Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Johan Van Herck | Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen | |
 | Split Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Dinu Pescariu | Devin Bowen Dinu Pescariu | ||
| 21.04. | | Prague Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Albert Portas | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.05. |  | Ljubljana Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay |  Brett Steven | Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic | |
 | Bratislava Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Sébastien Grosjean | Jared Palmer Christo van Rensburg | ||
 | Jerusalem Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Wayne Black | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | ||
| 12.05. | | Košice Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | Pat Cash Andrew Kratzmann | |
| Curitiba Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Gustavo Kuerten | Glenn Weiner Herbert Wiltschnig | ||
| Ostdeutscher Sparkassen Cup | $ 50,000 | Clay | Dick Norman | Mark Merklein Jeff Salzenstein | |||
| 19.05. |  | Budapest Challenger I | $ 50,000 | Clay | Steven Randjelovic | Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.06. | | Prostějov Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Bohdan Ulihrach | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
| Quelle Cup | $ 50,000 | Clay | Davide Sanguinetti | Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner | ||
| 09.06. | ATU Cup | $ 25,000 | Clay | Dirk Dier | Geoff Grant Mark Merklein | |
| 16.06. | | Zagreb Challenger | $ 75,000 | Clay | Alberto Berasategui | David Roditi Tomáš Anzari |
| Wartburg Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Tomas Nydahl | Geoff Grant Mark Merklein | ||
| 23.06. | Nord/LB Open | $ 125,000 | Clay | Francisco Roig | Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner | |
| 30.06. | | Venice Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Julián Alonso | Giorgio Galimberti Massimo Valeri |
| Flushing Meadow Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Gianluca Pozzi | Geoff Grant Mark Merklein | |
| Müller Cup | $ 50,000 | Clay | Dinu Pescariu | Kris Goossens Tom Vanhoudt | ||
| Montauban Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Olivier Mutis | Gabrio Castrichella Daniele Musa |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.08. | | Open Castilla y León | $ 100,000 | Hard | Jordi Burillo | João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques |
| Binghamton Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | David Witt | Brian MacPhie Jeff Salzenstein | |
| Belo Horizonte Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Roberto Jabali | Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner | |
| Pilzen Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Vincenzo Santopadre | Petr Luxa Borut Urh | |
| 11.08. | | Graz Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Radomír Vašek | Lucas Arnold Ker Tom Vanhoudt |
| Bronx Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Michael Sell | Nelson Aerts André Sá | |
| Olbia Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Diego Nargiso | Geoff Grant Maurice Ruah | |
| 18.08. |  | Geneva Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Diego del Río Mariano Puerta |
| Nettingsdorf Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Radomír Vašek | Björn Jacob Michael Kohlmann | |
| 25.08. | Alpirsbach Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Fabio Maggi | Mathias Huning Grant Silcock | |
 | Santa Cruz Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Guillermo Cañas | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.10. | | Barcelona Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Carlos Costa |  Tamer El-Sawy Nuno Marques | |
 | Lima Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Tomas Nydahl | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | ||
| Sedona Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Michael Sell | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | ||
| 13.10. | | Cairo Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Alberto Berasategui | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig | |
| Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil | $ 100,000 | Clay | Tomas Nydahl | Gábor Köves Tomas Nydahl | ||
| 20.10. | | Brest Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Johan Van Herck | Dave Randall Jack Waite | |
 | Seoul Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Peter Tramacchi | Edwin Kempes Gouichi Motomura | ||
| Okal Cup | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Rainer Schüttler | Lars Rehmann Rainer Schüttler | |||
| 27.10. | Lambertz Open by STAWAG | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Hendrik Dreekmann | John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.11. | Neumünster Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Dick Norman | John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard | |
| Puebla Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Luis Herrera | Tamer El-Sawy Maurice Ruah | |
| 10.11. |  | Andorra Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Gianluca Pozzi | Nicolas Escudé Jérôme Golmard |
| Río Grande Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Franco Squillari | Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic | ||
| Las Vegas Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Christian Vinck | David DiLucia Michael Sell | |
| 17.11. | | Guadalajara Challenger II | $ 100,000 | Clay |  Younes El Aynaoui | Nelson Aerts André Sá |
| Amarillo Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Peter Tramacchi | Geoff Grant Mark Merklein | |
| Portorož Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Orlin Stanoytchev | Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson | |
| 24.11. | | Buenos Aires Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Franco Squillari | Diego del Río Daniel Orsanic |
| Burbank Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Andre Agassi | Doug Flach Brian MacPhie | |
 | Réunion Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Jan Apell | Clinton Ferreira Jan Siemerink | |
| Mumbai Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Takao Suzuki | Emanuel Couto João Cunha e Silva | |
| Ixtapa Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Steve Campbell | Chris Haggard Maurice Ruah |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.12. | Bad Lippspringe Challenger | $ 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Michael Kohlmann |  Tuomas KetolaMichael Kohlmann | |
| Ahmedabad Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Vadim Kutsenko | Emanuel Couto João Cunha e Silva | |
| 08.12. | | Eilat Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Tuomas Ketola | Patrick Baur Andrei Cherkasov |
| Perth Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Wayne Arthurs | Jamie Holmes Paul Kilderry | |
 | Cerveza Cristal Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Oliver Gross | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | |
| Wismar Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Christian Vinck | Lars Burgsmüller Michael Kohlmann |
