| 2005 ATP Challenger Series | |
| Duration: | 3 January 2005 – 1 January 2006 |
| Edition: | 28th |
| Tournaments: | 151 |
| Previous: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2006 |
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2005 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 150 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $150,000.[1] [2]
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03.01. |  | Nouméa Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard |  Gilles Simon |  Stephen HussWesley Moodie |
 | São Paulo Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard | Ricardo Mello | André Sá Bruno Soares | |
| 17.01. |  | La Serena Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay |  Edgardo Massa |  Enzo Artoni Ramón Delgado |
| 24.01. | Heilbronn Open | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) |  Jiří Vaněk | Sébastien de Chaunac Michal Mertiňák | |
 | Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Paul Goldstein | André Sá Eric Taino | |
| Santiago Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Tomas Behrend |  Giovanni Lapentti Damián Patriarca | |
 | Wrexham Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Vladimir Voltchkov | Mark Hilton Jonathan Marray | |
| 31.01. | | Challenger 42 | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Thierry Ascione | Nicolas Thomann Alexander Waske |
 | Breslau Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard (i) | Robin Vik | Lukáš Dlouhý Martin Štěpánek | |
| Volkswagen Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Dieter Kindlmann | Philipp Petzschner  Alexander Peya |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.02. |  | Belgrad Challenger | $ 50,000 | Carpet (i) |  Dick Norman |  Igor Kunitsyn Orest Tereshchuk |
| Challenger of Dallas | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Michael Ryderstedt | Rik de Voest Giovanni Lapentti | |
| Burnie Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Chris Guccione | Luke Bourgeois Chris Guccione | |
| 14.02. | | Besançon Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Gaël Monfils | Jason Marshall Huntley Montgomery |
| Joplin Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Frédéric Niemeyer | Rik de Voest Łukasz Kubot | |
| 21.02. | | Cherbourg Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard (i) | Rik de Voest |  Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
| Logopark ATP Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) |  Raemon Sluiter | Martin Štěpánek Pavel Šnobel |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.03. |  | Kyōto Challenger | $ 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Robin Vik | Pavel Šnobel Michal Tabara |
| 14.03. | | Sunrise Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard | Karol Beck | Rick Leach Travis Parrott |
 | Heineken Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Jimmy Wang | Cecil Mamiit Eric Taino | |
| Salinas Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Dennis van Scheppingen | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán | |
 | Sarajevo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard (i) | Vladimir Voltchkov | Michal Mertiňák Sergiy Stakhovsky | |
| 21.03. |  | San Luis Potosí Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay |  Fernando Vicente | Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach |
| Barletta Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Richard Gasquet | Tom Vanhoudt Kristof Vliegen | |
| Saint Brieuc Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay (i) | Olivier Patience |  Victor Ioniță Gabriel Moraru | |
| 28.03. | | Neapel Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Richard Gasquet | Janko Tipsarević Jiří Vaněk |
| León Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Amer Delić | Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.04. | | Mexiko-Stadt Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Florent Serra | Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Šnobel |
| Tallahassee Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Brian Vahaly | Robert Lindstedt Alexander Peya | |
| Canberra Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Chris Guccione | Richard Fromberg Chris Guccione | |
| 11.04. |  | Bermuda Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Tomáš Zíb | Jordan Kerr Sebastián Prieto |
| León Challenger II | $ 25,000 | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Jeff Coetzee Mark Merklein | |
| Olbia Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Massimo Bertolini Uros Vico | |
| 18.04. |  | Bogotá Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Marcos Daniel | Brian Dabul Marcelo Melo |
| Monza Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Alessio di Mauro | Nicolas Devilder Olivier Patience | |
| Nottingham Challenger I | $ 25,000 | Hard | Robin Vik | Mark Hilton Jonathan Marray | |
| 25.04. |  | Tunis Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Gaël Monfils | Tomas Behrend Robert Lindstedt |
| Rom Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Olivier Patience | Manuel Jorquera Dmitry Tursunov |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02.05. | | Tunica Resorts Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay (i) | James Blake | Michael Russell Dušan Vemić |
| Ostrava Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý | Pavel Šnobel Martin Štěpánek | |
| 09.05. | | Prague Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Jan Hernych | Jordan Kerr Sebastián Prieto |
| Forest Hills Challenger I | $ 50,000 | Clay | James Blake | Nathan Healey Mark Merklein | |
| Sanremo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Novak Djokovic | Francesco Aldi Tomas Tenconi | |
| 16.05. |  | Zagreb Challenger | $ 50,000 | Clay | Ivan Ljubičić | Gabriel Trifu Tom Vanhoudt |
 | Budapest Challenger I | $ 25,000 | Clay | Răzvan Sabău | Stephen Huss Johan Landsberg | |
| Ostdeutscher Sparkassen Cup | $ 25,000 | Clay |  Vasilis Mazarakis | Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner | ||
 | Fergana Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Lu Yen-hsun | Murad Inoyatov Denis Istomin | |
| 23.05. |  | Busan Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Danai Udomchoke | Paul Goldstein Rajeev Ram |
| Ettlingen Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Adrián García | Marc López Albert Portas | ||
 | Ljubljana Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Paul Baccanello Lovro Zovko | |
| Turin Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Carlos Berlocq | Franco Ferreiro Sergio Roitman | |
| 30.05. | | Prostějov Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay |  Jarkko Nieminen | Lukáš Dlouhý David Škoch |
| Schickedanz Open | $ 50,000 | Clay | Albert Portas |  Amir Hadad Harel Levy | ||
| Surbiton Challenger | $ 50,000 | Grass | Daniele Bracciali | Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas | |
| Yuba City Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | Brandon Coupe Justin Gimelstob | |
| Sassuolo Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Oliver Marach | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06.06. |  | Lugano Challenger | $ 75,000 | Clay | Albert Montañés | Enzo Artoni Juan Pablo Brzezicki |
| Barcelona Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Sergio Roitman | Óscar Hernández Gabriel Trujillo Soler | |
| Košice Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Răzvan Sabău | Petr Luxa Igor Zelenay | |
| 13.06. | Nord/LB Open | $ 125,000 | Clay | Óscar Hernández | Enzo Artoni Álex López Morón | |
| Cuenca Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Zack Fleishman | Goran Dragicevic Mirko Pehar | |
| 20.06. | | Reggio nell’Emilia Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Thierry Ascione |  Irakli Labadze Yuri Schukin |
| 27.06. | | Biella Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Gabriel Trifu Tom Vanhoudt |
| Córdoba Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard |  Marcos Baghdatis | Vladimir Voltchkov Sergiy Stakhovsky | |
| Forest Hills Challenger II | $ 50,000 | Grass | Frédéric Niemeyer | Richard Barker Huntley Montgomery | |
| Montauban Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | Steve Darcis Stefan Wauters |
| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05.09. |  | Istanbul Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard | Jimmy Wang | Harel Levy Noam Okun |
| Brașov Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Daniel Elsner | Ionuț Moldovan Gabriel Moraru | |
| Donetzk Challenger | $ 25,000 | Hard | Łukasz Kubot | Mikhail Filima Orest Tereshchuk | |
| Genua Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Potito Starace | Leonardo Azzaro Sergio Roitman | |
| 12.09. | | Orléans Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard (i) | Cyril Saulnier | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut |
| Sevilla Challenger | $ 37.500 | Clay | Marco Mirnegg | Marcos Daniel Fernando Vicente | |
| Budapest Challenger II | $ 25,000 | Clay | Boris Pašanski | Leonardo Azzaro Sergio Roitman | |
| 19.09. | | Stettin Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Agustín Calleri | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
| Lubbock Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Ramón Delgado | Hugo Armando Glenn Weiner | |
| Banja Luka Challenger | $ 25,000 | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | Flavio Cipolla Rainer Eitzinger | |
| 26.09. | | Grenoble Challenger | $ 75,000 | Hard (i) | Marc Gicquel | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut |
| Tulsa Challenger | $ 50,000 | Hard | Harel Levy | Scott Lipsky David Martin |
