2004 ATP Challenger Series explained
| 2004 ATP Challenger Series |
| Duration: | 5 January 2004 – 12 December 2004 |
| Edition: | 27th |
| Tournaments: | 146 |
| Previous: | 2003 |
| Next: | 2005 |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2004 calendar comprised 146 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 to $150,000.[1] [2]
Schedule
January
February
March
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|
| 01.03. |  | Besançon Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) |  Tomáš Berdych | Alexander Waske
 Rogier Wassen |
 | Kyōto Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Michal Tabara | Rik de Voest
Fred Hemmes |
| 08.03. |  | Bogotá Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Alejandro Falla | Sebastián Quintero
Óscar Rodríguez |
 | Wrexham Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) | Dennis van Scheppingen | Jaroslav Levinský
Alexander Waske |
| 15.03. |  | Mexiko City Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Florian Mayer |  Ashley Fisher
 Tripp Phillips |
| Boca Raton Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard |  Jürgen Melzer |  Igor Andreev
Dmitry Tursunov |
 | Sarajevo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Gilles Elseneer | Jaroslav Levinský
Alexander Waske |
| 22.03. |  | Cagliari Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Didac Pérez | Tomas Behrend
Giorgio Galimberti |
| Saint-Brieuc Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay (i) | Olivier Mutis | Christophe Rochus
Tom Vanhoudt |
| Tasmania Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Lu Yen-hsun | Rik de Voest
Lu Yen-hsun |
| 29.03. |  | Busan Challenger | $ 37.500 | Hard | Alexander Peya |  Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana |
| Barletta Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Nicolás Almagro | Marc López
Fernando Vicente |
| Canberra Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Peter Luczak |  Łukasz Kubot
Zbynek Mlynarik |
 | Salinas Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Alejandro Falla |  Federico Browne
 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | |
April
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|
| 05.04. | | San Luis Potosí Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Mariano Delfino |  Tuomas Ketola
Rogier Wassen |
| Calabasas Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard |  Ivo Karlović | Ilija Bozoljac
Dušan Vemić |
| 12.04. | | León Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Jeff Morrison | Nathan Healey
Tuomas Ketola |
| Olbia Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Stefano Pescosolido | Daniele Bracciali
Giorgio Galimberti |
| 19.04. |  | Bermuda Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay |  Luis Horna | Jordan Kerr
Tom Vanhoudt |
| Mexiko City Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard | Florian Mayer | Ashley Fisher
Tripp Phillips |
| Barcelona Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Stan Wawrinka | Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Gabriel Trujillo Soler |
| Naples Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Gilles Müller | Tomas Behrend
Giorgio Galimberti |
| 26.04. | | Aix-en-Provence Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Fabrice Santoro | Thierry Ascione
Jean-François Bachelot |
| Rome Challenger I | $ 25,000 | Clay | Nicolas Coutelot |  Kornél Bardóczky
Gergely Kisgyörgy | |
May
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|
| 03.05. | | Ostrava Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Janko Tipsarević | Tuomas Ketola
Petr Pála |
| 10.05. | | Forest Hills Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Juan Pablo Guzmán | Jason Marshall
 Bruno Soares |
| Zagreb Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay |  Adrián García | Karol Beck
Jaroslav Levinský |
| Košice Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Peter Luczak | Devin Bowen
Peter Luczak |
| Sanremo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Potito Starace | Daniele Bracciali
Giorgio Galimberti |
| 17.05. | | Prague Challenger I | $ 125,000 | Clay | Jan Hernych | Karol Kučera
Cyril Suk |
| Budapest Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Stéphane Robert | Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Mariano Delfino |
 | Fergana Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Igor Kunitsyn | Raven Klaasen
Jean-Julien Rojer |
| 24.05. |  | Ljubljana Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | Giovanni Lapentti
Rik de Voest |
| Turin Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Álex Calatrava | Leonardo Azzaro
Giorgio Galimberti |
| 31.05. | | Prostějov Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Radek Štěpánek | Dominik Hrbatý
Jaroslav Levinský |
| Schickedanz Open | $ 50,000 | Clay | Jiří Vaněk | Adrián García
Janko Tipsarević |
| Surbiton Challenger | $ 50,000 | Grass | Karol Beck | Nathan Healey
Jim Thomas |
| Tallahassee Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | Matías Boeker
 Noam Okun |
| Sassuolo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Potito Starace | Enzo Artoni
Ignacio González King | |
June
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|
| 07.06. | | Forest Hills Challenger | $ 50,000 | Grass | Justin Gimelstob | Brandon Coupe
Justin Gimelstob |
| Lugano Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Álex Calatrava | Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Giorgio Galimberti |
| ATU Cup | $ 25,000 | Clay | Tomáš Berdych | Janko Tipsarević
Lovro Zovko |
| 14.06. | | Nord/LB Open | $ 125,000 | Clay | Tomáš Berdych | Tomas Behrend
Emilio Benfele Álvarez |
| 21.06. |  | Andorra Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Tomáš Berdych | Gilles Müller
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
| Reggio Emilia Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Olivier Mutis | Tomas Behrend
Tomas Tenconi |
| 28.06. | | Córdoba Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard | Gilles Müller | Brandon Coupe
Tripp Phillips |
| Mantua Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Daniele Bracciali
Giorgio Galimberti |
| Montauban Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Álex Calatrava | Marc-Kevin Goellner
Álex López Morón |
| Internationale Badische Meisterschaften
um den Techem Cup – Zell | $ 25,000 | Clay | Daniel Elsner | Jean-Claude Scherrer
Alexander Waske | |
July
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|
| 05.07. | | Scheveningen Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Peter Wessels | Paul Logtens
Raemon Sluiter |
| Budaörs Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Ignacio González King | Ignacio González King
Gabriel Trujillo Soler |
| Nottingham Challenger | $ 25,000 | Grass | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Nathan Healey
Tuomas Ketola |
| Oberstaufen Cup | $ 25,000 | Clay | Dieter Kindlmann | Vadim Davletshin
Alexander Kudryavtsev |
| San Benedetto Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Daniele Bracciali | Daniele Bracciali
Giorgio Galimberti |
| 12.07. |  | Granby Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Michael Russell | Brian Baker
Frank Dancevic |
| Rimini Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Tomas Tenconi | Daniele Bracciali
Giorgio Galimberti |
| São Paulo Challenger 2 | $ 50,000 | Hard | André Sá | Alejandro Hernández
André Sá |
| Manchester Challenger | $ 25,000 | Grass | Alex Bogdanovic | Jean-François Bachelot
Nicolas Mahut |
| 19.07. | | Hilversum Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Philipp Kohlschreiber | Fred Hemmes
Melle van Gemerden |
| Aptos Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Kevin Kim | Huntley Montgomery
Tripp Phillips |
| Campos Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Takao Suzuki | Ricardo Mello
Iván Miranda |
| Tampere Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Boris Pašanski | Andres Dellatorre
Diego Moyano |
| Valladolid Challenger | $ 37.500 | Hard | Nicolas Mahut | Jean-François Bachelot
Nicolas Mahut |
| Recanati Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Uros Vico | Massimo Dell'Acqua
Uros Vico |
| 25.07. |  | San Marino Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Potito Starace | Massimo Bertolini
Tom Vanhoudt |
| Segovia Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard | Paul-Henri Mathieu | Igor Kunitsyn
 Vladimir Voltchkov |
| Lexington Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Matías Boeker | Matías Boeker
Amer Delić |
| Belo Horizonte Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Janko Tipsarević | Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana |
| Togliatti Cup | $ 25,000 | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Teymuraz Gabashvili
Dmitry Vlasov | |
August
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|
| 02.08. | | Poznań Challenger | $ 75,000 | Clay | Tomáš Zíb | Adam Chadaj
Stéphane Robert |
| Denver Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Brian Baker | Brian Baker
Rajeev Ram |
| Trani Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Filippo Volandri | Massimo Bertolini
Álex López Morón |
| Gramado Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Ricardo Mello | Santiago González
Bruno Soares |
| Saransk Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Ladislav Švarc |  Alexey Kedryuk
Vadim Kutsenko |
 | Timișoara Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Marc Gicquel | Florin Mergea
Horia Tecău |
| 09.08. | | Binghamton Professional Tennis Tournament | $ 50,000 | Hard | Noam Okun | Huntley Montgomery
Tripp Phillips |
| Cordenons Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Daniel Gimeno Traver | Leonardo Azzaro
Kornél Bardóczky |
| Graz Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Jan Minář | Julian Knowle
Alexander Peya |
| Manta Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Giovanni Lapentti | Marcos Daniel
Santiago González |
| St. Petersburg Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Jean-René Lisnard | Mikhail Elgin
Andrei Mishin |
| 16.08. | | Bronx Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Julien Jeanpierre | Huntley Montgomery
Tripp Phillips |
| Geneva Challenger | $ 37.500 | Clay | Stan Wawrinka | Tomáš Cibulec
David Škoch |
| Deutsche Vermögensberatung Challenger Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Tobias Summerer | Philipp Petzschner
Christopher Kas |
| Samarkand Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Mariano Puerta | Jean-François Bachelot
Melle van Gemerden |
| 23.08. | | Manerbio Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Nicolás Almagro | Petr Luxa
Martin Štěpánek |
| Bukhara Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Michal Mertiňák | Michal Mertiňák
Pavel Šnobel |
| 30.08. |  | Kyiv Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Nicolás Almagro | Albert Portas
Sergio Roitman |
| Black Forest Open | $ 25,000 | Clay | Santiago Ventura | Gabriel Trifu
Alexander Waske | |
September
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|
| 06.09. |  | Istanbul Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard | Peter Wessels | George Bastl
Björn Phau |
| Seoul Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard | Lee Hyung-taik | Ashley Fisher
 Robert Lindstedt |
| Donezk Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Marco Chiudinelli | Igor Kunitsyn
Uros Vico |
| Rhein-Main Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Leonardo Azzaro | Ota Fukárek
Jan Vacek |
| Brașov Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Victor Ioniță | Salvador Navarro
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |
| Genova Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Juan Antonio Marín | Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Álex López Morón |
| 13.09. | | Budapest Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Stéphane Robert | Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Mariano Delfino |
 | Tehran Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Mariano Puerta | Oliver Marach
Jean-Claude Scherrer |
| 20.09. | | Szczecin Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Edgardo Massa | Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood |
| Covington Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Paul Goldstein
K. J. Hippensteel |
 | Banja Luka Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Yuri Schukin | Not completed |
 | Beijing Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | Ashley Fisher
Tripp Phillips |
| 27.09. | | Grenoble Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard (i) | Karol Kučera | Uros Vico
Lovro Zovko |
| College Station Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | André Sá | Paul Goldstein
Brian Vahaly |
| Dubrovnik Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Edgardo Massa | Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Martín Vassallo Argüello | |
October
November
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|
| 01.11. | | Lambertz Open by STAWAG | $ 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Novak Djokovic | Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry |
| Homestead Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Răzvan Sabău | Gabriel Trifu
Glenn Weiner |
| Santiago Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Óscar Hernández | Enzo Artoni
Ignacio González King |
| Caloundra Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Lu Yen-hsun | Luke Bourgeois
Lu Yen-hsun |
| 08.11. | | Bratislava Challenger | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) |  Marcos Baghdatis | Simon Aspelin
Graydon Oliver |
| Buenos Aires Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Oliver Marach | Enzo Artoni
Ignacio González King |
| Nashville Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | Jason Marshall
Travis Parrott |
| 15.11. | | Dnipro Challenger | $ 125,000 | Hard (i) | Andrei Pavel | Karol Beck
Jaroslav Levinský |
| Champaign Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | Brian Baker
Rajeev Ram |
| Helsinki Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Peter Wessels | Robert Lindstedt
Lu Yen-hsun |
 | Santa Cruz Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Mariano Puerta | Enzo Artoni
Ignacio González King |
| Okal Cup | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexander Waske | Christopher Kas
Philipp Petzschner |
| Puebla Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Miguel Gallardo Valles | Santiago González
Alejandro González |
| 22.11. | | Luxemburg Challenger | $ 150,000 | Hard (i) | Joachim Johansson | Massimo Bertolini
Petr Luxa |
| Groningen Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard (i) | Peter Wessels | Alexander Waske
Rogier Wassen |
| Bogotá Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Ramón Delgado | Sergio Roitman
Santiago Ventura |
| Prague Challenger II | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Tuomas Ketola | Lukáš Dlouhý
Igor Zelenay |
 | La Réunion Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Michal Tabara | Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana |
| 29.11. |  | Mauritius Challenger | $ 125,000 | Hard | Andrei Pavel | Andrei Pavel
Gabriel Trifu |
| Aracaju Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Nicolás Lapentti | Enzo Artoni
Ignacio González King |
| Milan Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | George Bastl | Daniele Bracciali
Julian Knowle |
| Kish Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Tomas Behrend
Rogier Wassen | |
December
Notes and References
- Web site: Results Archive . ATP Tour.
- Web site: ITF Men's World Tour Calendar . www.itftennis.com.
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