| 2000 ATP Challenger Series | |
| Duration: | 24 January 2000 – 10 December 2000 |
| Edition: | 23rd |
| Tournaments: | 121 |
| Previous: | 1999 |
| Next: | 2001 |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2000 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 121 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.[1] [2]
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24.01. | Heilbronn Open Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) |  Magnus Larsson |  Jan Siemerink John van Lottum | |
 | Waikoloa Challenger Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 50,000 | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | |
| 31.01. | | Amarillo Challenger Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 37.500 | Hard (i) | Michael Russell |  Brian MacPhie Michael Hill |
| Warsteiner Challenger Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexander Popp |  Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.03. |  | Besançon Challenger Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) | Julien Boutter | Julien Boutter Michaël Llodra | |
 | Kyoto Challenger Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Kevin Ullyett |  Martin Hromec Tom Spinks | ||
| 13.03. |  | Lisbon Challenger Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 25,000 | Clay |  David Sánchez | João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques | |
| Residenza Open Magdeburg Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Sébastien Lareau | Karsten Braasch Dirk Dier | |||
 | Salinas Challenger Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Davide Sanguinetti | Joan Balcells  Mauricio Hadad | ||
| 20.03. |  | Hamilton Challenger Main Draw - Qualifying | $ 25,000 | Hard | Michael Joyce | Neville Godwin Michael Hill | |
| 27.03. | | Barletta Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Germán Puentes | Petr Kovačka Pavel Kudrnáč |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.04. | | Cagliari Challenger | $ 75,000 | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl |
| 10.04. |  | San Luis Potosí Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay |  Agustín Calleri |  José de Armas Jimy Szymanski |
| 24.04. | | Maia Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl |
 | XL Bermuda Open | $ 100,000 | Clay | Andrew Ilie |  Leander Paes Jan Siemerink |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.05. |  | Ljubljana Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Oliver Gross | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Álex López Morón | |
| Birmingham Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Ronald Agénor | Paul Kilderry Peter Tramacchi | ||
 | Fergana Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Vladimir Voltchkov |  Jonathan Erlich Lior Mor | ||
| 15.05. | | Armonk Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Salvador Navarro | Paul Kilderry Peter Tramacchi | |
| Jerusalem Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Jeff Coetzee Tuomas Ketola | ||
 | Zagreb Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Gastón Etlis | Michaël Llodra Diego Nargiso | ||
| Edinburgh Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Filip Dewulf | Tommy Robredo Michael Russell | ||
| Samarkand Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Mikhail Youzhny | Stefano Galvani Andrei Stoliarov | ||
| 22.05. |  | Budapest Challenger I | $ 25,000 | Clay | Edwin Kempes | Thomas Shimada Myles Wakefield |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.06. | | Prostějov Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Andreas Vinciguerra | Alberto Martín Eyal Ran |
| Quelle Cup | $ 50,000 | Clay |  Irakli Labadze | Eduardo Nicolás Germán Puentes | ||
| Surbiton Challenger | $ 50,000 | Grass | Wayne Arthurs | Jeff Coetzee Marcos Ondruska | |
| Tallahassee Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Jeff Salzenstein |  Mark Knowles Mark Merklein | |
| 12.06. |  | Szczecin Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Bohdan Ulihrach | Alberto Martín Eyal Ran |
| ATU Cup | $ 75,000 | Clay | Daniel Elsner | Mark Nielsen Andrei Stoliarov | ||
| Denver Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Lior Mor | Jonathan Erlich Lior Mor | |
| Espinho Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Tommy Robredo | Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota | |
| 19.06. | Nord/LB Open | $ 125,000 | Clay | Gastón Gaudio | Jens Knippschild Jeff Tarango | |
 | Lugano Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | David Sánchez | Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov | |
| 26.06. | Wartburg Open | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Jan Frode Andersen |  Daniel Melo Alexandre Simoni | |
| Sassuolo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Stefano Tarallo | Álex Calatrava Salvador Navarro |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.08. | | Binghamton Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Takao Suzuki | Justin Bower Jeff Coetzee |
| Prague Challenger I | $ 50,000 | Clay | Albert Montañés | František Čermák Ota Fukárek | |
| Sopot Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Hugo Armando | Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter | |
| Belo Horizonte Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Daniel Melo Alexandre Simoni | |
| Togliatti Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Vadim Kutsenko | Dušan Vemić Lovro Zovko | |
| 14.08. |  | Kyiv Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Jacobo Díaz | Cristian Kordasz Gábor Köves |
| Bronx Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard |  Lee Hyung-taik | Petr Luxa Wesley Whitehouse | |
| Bressanone Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | František Čermák | Jordan Kerr Damien Roberts | |
| Volvo Sylt Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Yuri Schukin |  Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin | ||
| 21.08. | | Geneva Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Nicolas Thomann | Diego del Río Edgardo Massa |
| Manerbio Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Stefano Tarallo | Jordan Kerr Damien Roberts | |
| BMW Challenger Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Nikolay Davydenko | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Luis Horna | ||
| 28.08. | Black Forest Open | $ 37.500 | Clay | Michal Tabara | Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin | |
| Budapest Challenger II | $ 25,000 | Clay | Diego Moyano | Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.09. |  | Graz Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Michal Tabara | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl |
| Rhein-Main Challenger | $ 37.500 | Clay | Nicolas Coutelot | Petr Luxa David Škoch | ||
 | Sofia Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Stefano Tarallo | Dejan Petrović Orlin Stanoytchev | |
| 11.09. | | Linz Challenger | $ 75,000 | Clay | Germán Puentes | Julian Knowle Thomas Strengberger |
 | Skopje Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Oliver Gross | Enzo Artoni Sergio Roitman | |
| 18.09. | | Biella Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Filippo Volandri | Martín García Mariano Puerta |
| Houston Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | James Blake | Brent Haygarth Marcos Ondruska | |
| Brașov Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Alexandre Simoni | Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin | |
| 25.09. | | San Antonio Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Xavier Malisse | Wesley Whitehouse Gareth Williams |
| Copa Sevilla | $ 37.500 | Clay | Tommy Robredo | Eduardo Nicolás Germán Puentes |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.10. | | Barcelona Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Albert Portas | Tomás Carbonell Albert Portas |
| Slovak Open | $ 100,000 | Hard | Davide Sanguinetti | Paul Hanley Paul Rosner | |
| Austin Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Andy Roddick | Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher | |
 | Tangier Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Werner Eschauer | Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin | |
| 09.10. |  | Cairo Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Albert Portas | Albert Portas Álex López Morón |
| Guadalajara Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Fernando Meligeni | Hugo Armando Alexander Waske | |
| Grenoble Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard (i) | Antony Dupuis | Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta | |
| Tulsa Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Jimy Szymanski | Enrique Abaroa Michael Sell | |
| Bukhara Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Noam Behr | Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov | |
| 16.10. | | Lima Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Guillermo Coria | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez |
| Okal Cup | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Jens Knippschild | Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild | ||
| 23.10. | | São Paulo Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Guillermo Coria | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto |
| 30.10. | | Charleroi Challenger | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) | Jan Siemerink | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
| Las Vegas Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Neville Godwin | Jeff Coetzee Marcos Ondruska | |
| Quito Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Hugo Armando | Francisco Costa Irakli Labadze | |
| Yokohama Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Eric Taino | Yves Allegro Julian Knowle |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.11. |  | Santiago Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Diego Moyano | Irakli Labadze Dušan Vemić | |
| Burbank Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Andy Roddick | Mark Merklein Mitch Sprengelmeyer | ||
| Seoul Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Lee Hyung-taik | Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher | ||
| 13.11. |  | Montevideo Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Guillermo Coria | Lucas Arnold Ker Gastón Etlis | |
| Lambertz Open by STAWAG | $ 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Rainer Schüttler | Sander Groen Jan Siemerink | |||
| Osaka Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Michel Kratochvil | František Čermák Ota Fukárek | ||
| Rancho Mirage Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | James Blake | Mark Merklein Mitch Sprengelmeyer | ||
| 20.11. | | Brest Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Michel Kratochvil | Tuomas Ketola Laurence Tieleman | |
| Buenos Aires Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Guillermo Coria | Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker | ||
| Knoxville Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Cristiano Caratti | Karsten Braasch Michael Kohlmann | ||
| Puebla Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Brandon Hawk | Zack Fleishman Jeff Williams | ||
| 27.11. | | Urbana Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Jeff Salzenstein | Taylor Dent Mardy Fish |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.12. |  | Costa Rica Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard | Antony Dupuis | Guillermo Cañas Adrián García |
| Milan Challenger | $ 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Mosé Navarra | George Bastl Giorgio Galimberti | |
| Prague Challenger II | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) | Jan Vacek |  Kristian Pless  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
