Champaign–Urbana Challenger Explained

Type:	ATP Challenger
Champaign–Urbana Challenger
Current:	2023 Champaign–Urbana Challenger
Location:	Champaign, Illinois, United States
Venue:	Atkins Tennis Center
Category:	ATP Challenger Tour
Surface:	Hard (Indoor)
Draw:	32S/17Q/16D
Prize Money:	$50,000+H
Website:	Website

The Champaign–Urbana Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Champaign, Illinois, United States, since 1996.

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
	Patrick Kypson		6–4, 6–3
	Ben Shelton		0–6, 6–3, 6–2
	Stefan Kozlov		5–7, 6–3, 6–4
2020	Not Held
	J. J. Wolf		6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(8–6)
	Reilly Opelka		7–6^(8–6), 6–3
	Tim Smyczek		6–2, 6–4
	Henri Laaksonen		7–5, 6–3
	Henri Laaksonen		4–6, 6–2, 6–2
	Adrian Mannarino		6–2, 6–2
	Tennys Sandgren		3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–5)
	Tim Smyczek		2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 7–5
	Alex Kuznetsov		6–1, 6–3
	Alex Bogomolov Jr.		5–7, 7–6(7), 6–3
	Michael Russell		7–5, 6–4
2008	Kevin Anderson		6–3, 6–4
2007	Jesse Levine		7–6(4), 7–6(4)
2006	Amer Delić		6–3, 6–0
2005	Danai Udomchoke		7–5, 6–2
2004	Justin Gimelstob		6–4, 6–4
2003	Paul Goldstein		6–3, 6–1
2002	Robby Ginepri		6–1, 3–6, 6–3
2001	Ivo Karlović		6–4, 7–6
2000	Jeff Salzenstein		7–6, 6–4
1999	Frédéric Niemeyer		7–6, 3–6, 7–6
1998	Daniel Nestor		3–6, 7–6, 6–3
1997	Andrew Richardson		6–7, 7–6, 6–3
1996	Justin Gimelstob		5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
	John-Patrick Smith Sem Verbeek	Lucas Horve Oliver Okonkwo	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
	Robert Galloway Hans Hach Verdugo		3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
	Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow		6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2020	Not Held
	Christopher Eubanks Kevin King		7–5, 6–3
	Matt Reid John-Patrick Smith		6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
	Leander Paes Purav Raja		6–3, 6–7^(5–7), [10–5]
	Austin Krajicek Tennys Sandgren		7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–2)
	David O'Hare Joe Salisbury		6–1, 6–4
	Ross William Guignon Tim Kopinski		7–6^(7–2), 6–2
	Edward Corrie Daniel Smethurst		7–6^(7–5), 0–6, [10–7]
	Devin Britton Austin Krajicek		6–3, 6–3
	Rik de Voest Izak van der Merwe		2–6, 6–3, [10–4]
	Raven Klaasen Izak van der Merwe		4–6, 7–6(2), [10–4]
	Brian Battistone Dann Battistone		7–5, 7–6(5)
2008	Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds		3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2007	Harel Levy Sam Warburg		6–4, 6–0
2006	Rajeev Ram Rik de Voest		5–7, 6–4, [10–7]
2005	Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips		6–3, 5–7, 6–0
2004	Brian Baker Rajeev Ram		7–6(5), 7–6(7)
2003	Travis Parrott Bruno Soares		4–6, 6–4, 6–1
2002	Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner		6–3, 6–2
2001	Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison	Paul Rosner Gabriel Trifu	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
2000	Taylor Dent Mardy Fish	Noam Behr Michael Russell	W/O
1999	Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–7, 7–6, 7–6
1998	Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark	Doug Flach Mark Merklein	6–4, 7–6
1997	Michael Sell Kevin Ullyett	Gouichi Motomura Takao Suzuki	3–6, 7–6, 6–2
1996	David DiLucia Scott Humphries	Brandon Coupe Trey Phillips	6–4, 6–2

External links

• Official website
• Atkins Tennis Center
• ITF search