| 2003 ATP Challenger Series | |
| Duration: | 30 December 2002 – 11 January 2004 |
| Edition: | 26th |
| Tournaments: | 135 |
| Previous: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2004 |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2003 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 135 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $150,000.[1] [2]
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.12. 2002 |  | Aberto de São Paulo | $ 25,000 | Hard | Flávio Saretta |  Federico Browne  Rogier Wassen |
| 20.01 | Heilbronn Open | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) |  Karol Beck |  Simon Aspelin Johan Landsberg | |
 | Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger | $ 37.500 | Hard | Robby Ginepri | Diego Ayala Robert Kendrick | |
| 20.01 | | Challenger of Dallas | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Simon Greul | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries |
| Warsteiner Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Mario Ančić |  Aleksandar Kitinov Magnus Larsson |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.02. |  | KGHM Polish Indoors | $ 150,000 | Hard (i) | Karol Kučera |  Petr Luxa David Škoch |
| Joplin Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Bob Bryan | Martín García Graydon Oliver | |
| Belgrad Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Dennis van Scheppingen | Ilija Bozoljac Nenad Zimonjić | ||
| 10.02. | Warsteiner Challenger Lübeck | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexander Waske | Ota Fukárek Jordan Kerr | |
| 17.02. |  | Challenger 42 | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Thierry Ascione | David Škoch Lovro Zovko |
| Volkswagen Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Axel Pretzsch | Karsten Braasch Axel Pretzsch | ||
| 24.02. | | Challenger Ford de Cherbourg-Octeville | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Sergio Roitman | Benjamin Cassaigne Rik de Voest |
 | Wrexham Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Wesley Moodie |  Daniele Bracciali Federico Luzzi |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.03. | | Besançon Challenger | $ 37.500 | Hard (i) | Cyril Saulnier |  Jonathan Erlich Julian Knowle | |
 | Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Michal Tabara | Amir Hadad Andy Ram | ||
| 10.03. |  | Heineken Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Amir Hadad | Rik de Voest Wesley Moodie | |
 | Abierto Internacional de Salinas | $ 25,000 | Hard | Giovanni Lapentti | Martín García Sebastián Prieto | ||
| Sarajevo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) | Richard Gasquet | Tomáš Berdych Jaroslav Levinský | ||
| Hobart Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Satoshi Iwabuchi | Federico Browne Rogier Wassen | ||
| 17.03. | | Cagliari Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Filippo Volandri |  Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter | |
| 24.03. | | Torneo Internazionale di Tennis Città della Disfida Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Rafael Nadal | Sebastián Prieto Sergio Roitman |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.04. | | Calabasas Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Jérôme Golmard | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries |
| Sanremo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Daniele Bracciali Amir Hadad | |
| 14.04. |  | XL Bermuda Open | $ 100,000 | Clay | Flávio Saretta | Robert Kendrick Mark Merklein |
 | San Luis Potosí Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay |  Dick Norman | Alex Bogomolov Jr.  Frédéric Niemeyer | |
| 21.04. |  | Indian Oil Servo ATP Challenger Bangalore | $ 25,000 | Hard | Grégory Carraz | Rodolphe Cadart Grégory Carraz |
| León Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Ota Fukárek Jordan Kerr | |
| Naples Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Richard Gasquet | Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti | |
| 28.04. | | Aix-en-Provence Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Mariano Puerta | Stephen Huss Myles Wakefield |
| Indian Oil Servo ATP Challenger New Delhi | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Ivo Heuberger |  Radoslav Lukaev Dmitry Vlasov | |
| Rome Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Giorgio Galimberti | Amir Hadad Martín Vassallo Argüello |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.05. | | Birmingham Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Óscar Hernández | Josh Goffi Travis Parrott |
| 12.05. | | Forest Hills Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries |
| Zagreb Open | $ 50,000 | Clay | Kristof Vliegen | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood | |
 | Fergana Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Tuomas Ketola | Justin Bower  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | |
| Košice Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Martín Vassallo Argüello | Stephen Huss Myles Wakefield | |
| 19.05. | | ECM Prague Open | $ 100,000 | Clay | Sjeng Schalken | Tomáš Berdych Michal Navrátil |
 | Budapest Challenger I | $ 25,000 | Clay | Johan Settergren | Ignacio González King Juan Pablo Guzmán | |
| 26.05. |  | Ljubljana Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | Leonardo Azzaro Gergely Kisgyörgy |
| Turin Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Óscar Serrano | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Gabriel Trujillo Soler |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.08. |  | San Marino Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Massimo Bertolini Tom Vanhoudt |
| Binghamton Professional Tennis Tournament | $ 50,000 | Hard | Ivo Karlović | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | |
| Mordovia Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Martin Štěpánek | Kornél Bardóczky Martin Štěpánek | |
| Samarkand Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Daniel Köllerer | Viktor Bruthans  Sergiy Stakhovsky | |
| 11.08. | | Bronx Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Ivo Karlović | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut |
| Bukhara Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Marc-Kevin Goellner |  Alexey Kedryuk Vadim Kutsenko | |
| Graz Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Tomáš Berdych | Noam Behr Ota Fukárek | |
| Banca Marche Tennis Cup | $ 25,000 | Clay | Stan Wawrinka | Todd Perry Thomas Shimada | |
| 18.08. | | Manerbio Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Olivier Patience | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
| Geneva Challenger | $ 37.500 | Clay | Stan Wawrinka | Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter | |
| BMW Challenger Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Daniel Elsner |  Irakli Labadze Rogier Wassen | ||
| 25.08. | | Brindisi Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Galo Blanco | Iván Navarro Mario Radić |
| Black Forest Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Gorka Fraile | Franz Stauder Alexander Waske |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.10. | | Barcelona Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Albert Portas | Juan Ignacio Carrasco Mariano Delfino |
| Dharwad Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Danai Udomchoke | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | |
| Quito Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Giovanni Lapentti | Ricardo Mello Alexandre Simoni | |
| 13.10. | | Tiburon Challenger | $ 37.500 | Hard | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Brandon Coupe Justin Gimelstob |
| Belgaum Open | $ 25,000 | Hard | Yuri Schukin | Michal Mertiňák Branislav Sekáč | |
 | La Réunion Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Peter Wessels | Federico Browne Rogier Wassen | |
| 20.10. | | Torrance Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard |  Janko Tipsarević |  Ramón Delgado André Sá |
| 27.10. | Lambertz Open by STAWAG | $ 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexander Peya | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | |
| Waco Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Giovanni Lapentti | Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher | |
| Nottingham Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) | Joachim Johansson | Amir Hadad Harel Levy |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.11. | | Bratislava Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Marc Rosset | Jonathan Erlich Harel Levy | |
| Okal Cup | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Dennis van Scheppingen | Stephen Huss Robert Lindstedt | |||
| 10.11. | | Dnipro Challenger | $ 125,000 | Hard (i) | Irakli Labadze | Jonathan Erlich Harel Levy | |
| Helsinki Challenger II | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Davide Sanguinetti | Robert Lindstedt Robin Söderling | ||
| Austin Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Lu Yen-hsun Jason Marshall | ||
| 17.11. | | Champaign Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Paul Goldstein | Travis Parrott Bruno Soares | |
| Prague Challenger II | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Marc Rosset | Martin Štěpánek Igor Zelenay | ||
| Puebla Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Ricardo Mello | Santiago González Alejandro González | ||
| 24.11. | | Milan Challenger | $ 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Dennis van Scheppingen | Davide Sanguinetti Takao Suzuki |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.12. | | Ischgl Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Joachim Johansson | Julian Knowle Alexander Peya | |
| 29.12. |  | Nouméa Challenger | $ 37.500 | Hard | Guillermo Cañas | Ashley Fisher Stephen Huss |
