Volkswagen Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameVolkswagen Challenger
Founded1993
Abolished2012
Editions19
LocationWolfsburg, Germany
VenueTennisclub Grün-Gold
Wolfsburg
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceCarpet (indoor)
Draw32S/29Q/16D
WebsiteOfficial Website
Finn player Jarkko Nieminen took the singles title in 2001
Russian Marat Safin partnered with Dušan Vemić in 1998 to win the doubles
Former World No. 1 in doubles Leander Paes from India won the first edition of the doubles event, alongside Donald Johnson

The Volkswagen Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Germany, between 1993 and 2012.

Many players won two titles, Axel Pretzsch Ruben Bemelmans in singles Robert Lindstedt, Jean-Claude Scherrer and Martin Sinner in doubles. But only Axel Pretzsch won both titles simultaneously.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2012Netherlands Igor SijslingPoland Jerzy Janowicz4–6, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)
2011Belgium Ruben Bemelmans (2)Germany Dominik Meffert6–7(8), 6–4, 6–4
2010Not held
2009Belgium Ruben Bemelmans (1)Italy Stefano Galvani7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3
2008Republic of Ireland Louk SorensenUzbekistan Farrukh Dustov7–6(7), 4–6, 6–4
2007Netherlands Robin HaaseGermany Daniel Brands6–2, 3–6, 6–1
2006Germany Alexander WaskeChinese Taipei Yeu-tzuoo Wang6–2, 6–4
2005Germany Dieter KindlmannGermany Tobias Summerer7–5, 4–1 retired
2004Czech Republic Michal TabaraGermany Florian Mayer6–4, 6–3
2003Germany Axel Pretzsch (2)United Kingdom Arvind Parmar6–7(1), 7–6(5), 6–4
2002Germany Jakub ZáhlavaBelgium Dick Norman6–4, 6–2
2001Finland Jarkko NieminenGermany Andy Fahlke3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2000Russia Andrei StoliarovSpain Óscar Burrieza López3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1999Germany Axel Pretzsch (1)Italy Diego Nargisowalkover
1998Switzerland Ivo HeubergerGermany Dirk Dier6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1997Germany Jens KnippschildGermany Arne Thoms6–4, 6–3
1996Italy Gianluca PozziSweden Thomas Johansson4–6, 7–6, 7–6
1995Germany David PrinosilGermany Martin Sinner6–4, 7–6
1994Germany Alexander MronzCanada Albert Chang6–3, 7–5
1993Italy Cristiano CarattiGermany Lars Koslowski6–7, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2012Lithuania Laurynas Grigelis
Belarus Uladzimir Ignatik
Poland Tomasz Bednarek
France Olivier Charroin
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
2011Germany Matthias Bachinger
Germany Simon Stadler
Germany Dominik Meffert
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
3–6, 7–6(3), [10–7]
2010Not held
2009United States Travis Rettenmaier
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
Ukraine Sergey Bubka
Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–3, 6–4
2008Australia Carsten Ball
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
United Kingdom Richard Bloomfield
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
7–6(5), 6–3
2007Austria Alexander Peya
Germany Lars Uebel
United Kingdom Joshua Goodall
Czech Republic Jan Mertl
6–4, 6–4
2006Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer (2)
Italy Uros Vico
Germany Frank Moser
Germany Sebastian Rieschick
7–6(3), 6–7(5), 10–8
2005Germany Philipp Petzschner
Austria Alexander Peya
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
Croatia Lovro Zovko
6–2, 6–4
2004Sweden Robert Lindstedt (2)
Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer (1)
Spain Juan Ignacio Carrasco
Brazil Josh Goffi
6–2, 4–6, 7–6(5)
2003Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Axel Pretzsch
Austria Alexander Peya
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–4, 6–2
2002Czech Republic Jan Hernych
South Africa Shaun Rudman
Italy Filippo Messori
Italy Gianluca Pozzi
7–6(3), 6–7(3), 6–3
2001Sweden Robert Lindstedt (1)
Sweden Fredrik Lovén
Germany Jan Boruszewski
Germany Markus Menzler
7–6(5), 6–7(7), 6–4
2000Germany Jan-Ralph Brandt
Germany Martin Sinner (2)
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
7–5, 3–6, 7–6
1999Brazil Adriano Ferreira
Venezuela Maurice Ruah
Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Dirk Dier
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1998Russia Marat Safin
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Vemić
Germany Jan-Ralph Brandt
Germany Thomas Messmer
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1997Italy Nicola Bruno
Italy Laurence Tieleman
Sweden Henrik Holm
Sweden Nils Holm
7–6, 6–4
1996Germany Dirk Dier
Germany Arne Thoms
United States Jim Pugh
Netherlands Joost Winnink
6–4, 6–4
1995Germany Martin Sinner (1)
Netherlands Joost Winnink
Germany Dirk Dier
Germany Lars Koslowski
7–5, 6–3
1994United States Rich Benson
Malaysia Adam Malik
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Simon Youl
7–6, 6–4
1993United States Donald Johnson
India Leander Paes
Sweden Jan Apell
Denmark Michael Mortensen
7–6, 6–1
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