| 2001 ATP Challenger Series | |
| Duration: | 1 January 2001 – 9 December 2001 |
| Edition: | 24th |
| Tournaments: | 137 |
| Previous: | 2000 |
| Next: | 2002 |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2001 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 135 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.[1] [2]
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01. |  | Aberto de São Paulo | $ 25,000 | Hard | Flávio Saretta |  Noam Okun André Sá | |
| 22.01. | Heilbronn Open | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) |  Michaël Llodra |  Sander Groen  Jack Waite | ||
| Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Andy Roddick | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | ||
| 29.01. | Warsteiner Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Michaël Llodra |  Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.02. |  | KGHM Polish Indoors | $ 125,000 | Hard (i) | Axel Pretzsch |  Wayne Black Jason Weir-Smith |
| Challenger of Dallas | $ 50,000 | Hard |  Dmitry Tursunov | Gavin Sontag  Jerry Turek | |
| 12.02. | Warsteiner Challenger Lübeck | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Zbynek Mlynarik | Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta | |
 | Mumbai Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Federico Luzzi |  František Čermák Ota Fukárek | |
| 19.02. | | Challenger 42 | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Nenad Zimonjić | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut |
 | Heineken Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Petr Kralert |  Takao Suzuki Eric Taino | |
| The IndianOil Servo ATP Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Dennis van Scheppingen | František Čermák Radek Štěpánek | |
 | Hull Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Michael Kohlmann | Michael Kohlmann Michaël Llodra | |
| Volkswagen Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Jarkko Nieminen |  Robert Lindstedt Fredrik Lovén | ||
| 26.02. |  | Singapore Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Ota Fukárek |  Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher |
| Challenger Ford de Cherbourg-Octeville | $ 37.500 | Hard (i) |  Orlin Stanoytchev | Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.03. | | Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | John van Lottum | Noam Behr Noam Okun | |
| 12.03. | Residenza Open Magdeburg | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Axel Pretzsch | Frédéric Niemeyer Radek Štěpánek | ||
| Perth Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Vasilis Mazarakis | Stephen Huss Lee Pearson | ||
 | Abierto Internacional de Salinas | $ 25,000 | Hard |  David Nalbandian |  Luis Horna David Nalbandian | ||
| 19.03. |  | Espinho Open | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Félix Mantilla |  Wim Neefs Djalmar Sistermans | |
 | Hamilton Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Björn Rehnquist | Noam Behr Noam Okun | ||
| 26.03. | | Torneo Internazionale di Tennis Città della Disfida Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Félix Mantilla | Germán Puentes Jairo Velasco Jr. |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.04. | | USTA Challenger of Calabasas | $ 25,000 | Hard | André Sá | Ota Fukárek Ivo Heuberger | |
| 09.04. |  | San Luis Potosí Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Martín Rodríguez | Edgardo Massa Sergio Roitman | |
| 16.04. |  | XL Bermuda Open | $ 100,000 | Clay | José Acasuso | Paul Goldstein Andy Roddick |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.05. | | Birmingham Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay |  Irakli Labadze | James Blake Mark Merklein |
| Jerusalem Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Noam Okun | Jonathan Erlich Michaël Llodra | |
 | Fergana Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Ivo Heuberger | Rik de Voest Igor Kunitsyn | |
| 14.05. | | Belmont Farms USTA Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Jan Vacek | Mark Merklein Mitch Sprengelmeyer |
 | Zagreb Open | $ 50,000 | Clay | Jacobo Díaz | Enzo Artoni Andrés Schneiter | |
| Antwerp Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Dick Norman | Juan Giner Jerry Turek | |
| Edinburgh Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Kristian Pless | Filippo Messori Salvador Navarro | |
| ECM Prague Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Ctislav Doseděl | Jaroslav Levinský Michal Navrátil | |
| 21.05. |  | Budapest Challenger I | $ 25,000 | Clay | Giorgio Galimberti | Daniel Melo Sergio Roitman |
| 28.05. |  | Compaq Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Mark Merklein Paul Rosner |
| Aberto da Costa do Sauípe | $ 25,000 | Hard | André Sá | Adriano Ferreira Daniel Melo |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.06. | | Unicredit Czech Open | $ 100,000 | Clay | Bohdan Ulihrach | Andrea Gaudenzi Sander Groen |
| Quelle Cup | $ 50,000 | Clay | Germán Puentes | Hugo Armando Andrei Stoliarov | ||
| Surbiton Trophy | $ 50,000 | Grass | Taylor Dent | David Adams Ben Ellwood | |
| Tallahassee Tennis Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard |  Ramón Delgado | Matthew Breen Lee Pearson | |
| 11.06. | | Top Wool Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Adrian Voinea | Enzo Artoni Andrés Schneiter |
| ATU Cup | $ 50,000 | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | Julián Alonso Hugo Armando | ||
| 18.06. | Nord/LB Open | $ 125,000 | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild | |
| Challenger Lugano | $ 50,000 | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | Steven Randjelovic Attila Sávolt | |
| 25.06. |  | Open Internacional d’Andorra | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) | Noam Okun | Denis Golovanov Tuomas Ketola |
| Wartburg Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Oliver Gross | Yves Allegro Gabriel Trifu | ||
| Memorial Savigni | $ 25,000 | Clay | Attila Sávolt | Didac Pérez Gabriel Trujillo Soler |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.07. | | Venice Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Christophe Rochus | Mark Merklein Mitch Sprengelmeyer |
| Müller Cup | $ 50,000 | Clay | Nikolay Davydenko | František Čermák David Škoch | ||
| Intelig Tennis Cup | $ 25,000 | Hard | Ricardo Mello | Alejandro Hernández André Sá | |
| Open de Montauban | $ 25,000 | Clay | Oliver Gross | Diego del Río Vadim Kutsenko | |
| 09.07. | | Samsung Open | $ 75,000 | Clay | Raemon Sluiter | Jordan Kerr Grant Silcock |
| Bristol Challenger Trophy | $ 50,000 | Grass | Jamie Delgado | Wesley Moodie Shaun Rudman | |
| Granby Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Axel Pretzsch | Bobby Kokavec Jeff Morrison | |
| Tess Tennis Classic | $ 25,000 | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Edgardo Massa Leonardo Olguín | |
| Challenger Canottieri Mincio | $ 25,000 | Clay | Diego Hipperdinger | Stefano Galvani Salvador Navarro | |
| Oberstaufen Cup | $ 25,000 | Clay | Oliver Gross |  Karol Beck Branislav Sekáč | ||
| 16.07. | | USTA Seascape Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Jeff Salzenstein | Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick |
| Manchester Trophy | $ 50,000 | Grass | Jean-François Bachelot | Ben Ellwood Fredrik Lovén | |
| 23.07. | | Credicard Mastercard Tennis Cup | $ 75,000 | Hard | Ramón Delgado | Dejan Petrović Andy Ram |
| Amer-Wilson Tampere ATP Tournament | $ 50,000 | Clay | Jarkko Nieminen | Stephen Huss Lee Pearson | |
| Stella Artois Clay Court Championships | $ 25,000 | Clay | Juan Ignacio Chela | Petr Dezort Radomír Vašek | |
| 30.07. |  | San Marino CEPU Open | $ 100,000 | Clay |  Juan Antonio Marín | František Čermák David Škoch |
| Open Castilla y León | $ 100,000 | Hard | Juan Ignacio Chela | Wesley Moodie Shaun Rudman | |
| Fifth Third Bank Tennis Classic | $ 50,000 | Hard | Paul Goldstein | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | |
| BH Tennis Open International Cup | $ 25,000 | Hard | Eric Taino | Dejan Petrović Andy Ram | |
| Wrexham Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Michael Kohlmann | Gilles Elseneer Alexander Popp |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.11. | | Bratislava Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay (i) | Karol Kučera | Petr Luxa Radek Štěpánek |
 | Montevideo Challenger | $ 75,000 | Clay | David Nalbandian | Diego del Río Martín Vassallo Argüello | |
| UT Tyler Patriot Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Noam Okun | Stephen Huss Paul Rosner | |
| Okal Cup | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexander Popp | George Bastl Neville Godwin | ||
| 12.11. | | Buenos Aires Challenger | $ 75,000 | Clay | Agustín Calleri | Federico Browne Ignacio Hirigoyen |
| Knoxville Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | James Blake | Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison | |
| 19.11. |  | Caracas Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Julian Knowle | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann |
| Prague Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) | Ota Fukárek | Lukáš Dlouhý David Miketa | |
| Puebla Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Miguel Gallardo Valles | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | |
| 26.11. | | Copa Ericsson Costa Rica | $ 75,000 | Hard | Michael Kohlmann | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
| Mailand Challenger | $ 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Marc Rosset | Nicola Bruno Gianluca Pozzi | |
| Urbana Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Ivo Karlović | Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.12. | | Rio de Janeiro Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Kristian Pless | Justin Gimelstob David Macpherson |
 | Bangkok Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Paradorn Srichaphan | Jaroslav Levinský Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
