ATP Challenger Benin City

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tennis Benin City Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
venue Benin City Nigeria
NigeriaNigeria 
First run 1981
Last event 1991
category Challenger
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 32E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US $ 50,000 
Status: end of the tournament

The ATP Challenger Benin City (officially: Benin City Challenger ) was a tennis tournament that was held annually in Benin City , Nigeria , with interruptions from 1981 to 1991 . In 1986 two events took place. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was played outdoors on hard courts. Nduka Odizor is the record winner of the tournament with a total of five titles.

List of winners

singles

year winner Final opponent Result
1991 ItalyItaly Ugo Colombini SenegalSenegal Yahiya Doumbia 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 4
1987–1990: not held
1986 (2) NigeriaNigeria Nduka Odizor (3) NigeriaNigeria Tony Mmoh 7: 6, 6: 2
1986 FinlandFinland Olli Rahnasto NigeriaNigeria Nduka Odizor 7: 6, 6: 7, 6: 3
1985 not carried out
1984 NigeriaNigeria Nduka Odizor (2) ItalyItaly Alessandro De Minicis 6: 2, 6: 2
1983 NigeriaNigeria Nduka Odizor (1) ItalyItaly Ferrante Rocchi 6: 4, 6: 2
1982 ItalyItaly Gianni Ocleppo NigeriaNigeria Nduka Odizor 6: 3, 6: 3
1981 ZimbabweZimbabwe Haroon Ismail NigeriaNigeria Nduka Odizor 7: 5, 6: 4, 6: 3

Double

year winner Final opponent Result
1991 United StatesUnited States Mark Wedge Scott Patridge
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States TJ Middleton Ted Scherman
United StatesUnited States 
7: 5, 6: 7, 7: 5
1987–1990: not held
1986 (2) United StatesUnited States Rill Baxter Larry Scott
United StatesUnited States 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Stanislav Birner Jarek Srnensky
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
1986 United StatesUnited States Rick Rudeen Todd Witsken
United StatesUnited States 
SpainSpain José Clavet Juan Antonio Rodríguez
SpainSpain 
7: 6, 6: 3
1985 not carried out
1984 NigeriaNigeria Tony Mmoh Nduka Odizor
NigeriaNigeria 
(2)
NetherlandsNetherlands Menno Oosting Mark Wooldridge
United StatesUnited States 
without a fight
1983 ZimbabweZimbabwe Haroon Ismail Nduka Odizor
NigeriaNigeria 
(1)
FranceFrance Jacques Hervet Thierry Pham
FranceFrance 
7: 6, 7: 6
1982 AustriaAustria Hans Kary Gianni Ocleppo
ItalyItaly 
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Colin Dowdeswell Haroon Ismail
ZimbabweZimbabwe 
without a fight
1981 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Andrew Jarrett Richard Lewis
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jeremy Dier Haroon Ismail
ZimbabweZimbabwe 
6: 3, 6: 4, 7: 5

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