ATP Challenger Series 1996

The following table shows the tournaments of the 1996 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 98 tournaments with prizes ranging from $ 25,000 to $ 125,000. It was the 19th edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.

Tournament schedule

January

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
22.01.	Heilbronn	Heilbronn Challenger	$ 100,000	Carpet (i)	Chris Woodruff	Lorenzo Manta Pavel Vízner
29.01.	Lippstadt	Lippstadt Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Hendrik Dreekmann	TJ Middleton Chris Woodruff

February

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
05.02.	Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Gianluca Pozzi	Dirk Dier Arne Thoms
02/12	Hambüren	Hambueren Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Jens Knippschild	Jim Pugh Joost Winnink
19.02.	Cherbourg	Cherbourg Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Magnus Gustafsson	Marius Barnard Bill Behrens
	Punta del Este	Punta del Este Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Félix Mantilla	Gustavo Kuerten Jaime Oncins
02/26	Hamburg	Hamburg Challenger	$ 125,000	Carpet (i)	Kenneth Carlsen	Tomáš Krupa Pavel Vízner
	Salinas	Salinas Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Óscar Martínez	Juan Carlos Bianchi Claude N'Goran

March

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.03.	Indian Wells	Indian Wells Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Jason Stoltenberg	Brett Hansen-Dent Brian MacPhie
	Bromma	Bromma Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court (i)	Johan van Herck	Andrew Foster Danny Sapsford
18.03.	Agadir	Agadir Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Christian Ruud	Jared Palmer Christo van Rensburg

April

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04/01	West Bloomfield	Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Grant Stafford	Rikard Bergh Shelby Cannon
	Puerto Vallarta	Puerta Vallarta Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Geoff Grant	Francisco Montana Jack Waite
April 8th	Naples	Naples Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Félix Mantilla	Omar Camporese Diego Nargiso
	Nagoya	Nagoya Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Kevin Ullyett	Satoshi Iwabuchi Takao Suzuki
April 15	Malta	Malta Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Hicham Arazi	Alejandro Hernández Óscar Ortiz
04/22	Birmingham	Birmingham Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Mariano Zabaleta	Javier Frana Karel Nováček
	Fargʻona	Fargʻona Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Stéphane Simian	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
	Prague	Prague Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Galo Blanco	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
04/29	Andijon	Andijan Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Grant Stafford	Geoff Grant Maurice Ruah

May

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.05.	Ljubljana	Ljubljana Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Hicham Arazi	Pablo Albano Lucas Arnold Ker
	Jerusalem	Jerusalem Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Grant Stafford	Neville Godwin Leander Paes
	Bratislava	Bratislava Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	David Škoch	Marcelo Charpentier Gustavo Kuerten
13.05.	Dresden	Dresden Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Patrik Fredriksson	Ola Kristiansson Mårten Renström
05/20	Budapest	Budapest Challenger I	$ 075,000	sand	Hernán Gumy	Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt
05/27	Szczecin	Szczecin Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jimy Szymanski	Tom Vanhoudt Fernon Wibier

June

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.06.	Fuerth	Fürth Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Hicham Arazi	Joshua Eagle Tom Kempers
	Annenheim	Annenheim Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Alexander Rădulescu	Sandon Stolle Michael Tebbutt
	Medellin	Medellin Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Mauricio Hadad	Pablo Campana Tamer El Sawy
10.06.	Cali	Cali Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Mauricio Hadad	Brett Hansen-Dent, T.J. Middleton
	Zagreb	Zagreb Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Sargis Sargsian	Donald Johnson Jack Waite
	Pastures	Willow Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Tomas Nydahl	Jonathan Leach Mosé Navarre
17.06.	Košice	Košice Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Marcos Aurelio Górriz	Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango
	Bogotá	Bogotá Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Roberto Jabali	Brett Hansen-Dent, T.J. Middleton
	Eisenach	Eisenach Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Dennis van Scheppingen	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
June 24th	Braunschweig	Braunschweig Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Alberto Berasategui	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild

July

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.07.	Venice	Venice Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Alberto Berasategui	Federico Mordegan Vincenzo Santopadre
	Ulm	Ulm Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Kris Goossens	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild
	Montauban	Montauban Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Andrei Pavel	Gilles Bastié Claude N'Goran
08.07.	East End	Ostend Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Thierry Champion	Lucas Arnold Ker David Škoch
	Bristol	Bristol Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Ben Ellwood	Petr Pála Andrew Richardson
	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Roberto Jabali	Alejandro Hernández Òscar Ortiz
	Oberstaufen	Oberstaufen Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Jens Knippschild	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild
07/15	Manchester	Manchester Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Ben Ellwood	Max Mirny Lior Mor
	Quito	Quito Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Pablo Campana	Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti
	Scheveningen	Scheveningen Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dennis van Scheppingen	Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner
	Tampere	Tampere Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Attila Sávolt	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
07/22	Aptos	Aptos Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Albert Chang	Sébastien Leblanc Jocelyn Robichaud
07/29	Istanbul	Istanbul Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court	Ignacio Truyol	Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford
	Meran	Merano Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Juan Albert Viloca	João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques
	Lexington	Lexington Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Steve Bryan	Geoff Grant Grant Stafford

August

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
08/05	Segovia	Segovia Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court	Jérôme Golmard	Jordi Burillo Emilio Sánchez
	Binghamton	Binghamton Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Vincenzo Santopadre	Justin Gimelstob Jeff Salzenstein
	Belo Horizonte	Belo Horizonte Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Jaime Oncins	Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah
	Pilsen	Pilsen Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Dominik Hrbatý	Jan Kodeš Petr Luxa
08/12	Poses	Poses challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Thierry Champion	Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori
	Bronx	Bronx Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Tamer El Sawy	David Di Lucia Scott Humphries
	Alicante	Alicante Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Juan Albert Viloca	José Antonio Conde Nuno Marques
08/19	Graz	Graz Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Juan Albert Viloca	Pablo Albano László Markovits
	Geneva	Geneva Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Marcelo Charpentier	Patrick Baur Jens Knippschild
08/26	Alpirsbach	Alpirsbach Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Magnus Norman	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild
	Samarqand	Samarqand Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Juan Antonio Marín	José Frontera Oleg Ogorodov

September

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.09.	Aruba	Aruba Challenger	$ 125,000	Hard court	Vincent Spadea	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
	Tashkent	Tashkent Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Félix Mantilla	Marcelo Charpentier Albert Portas
	Prostějov	Prostějov Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Andrei Chesnokov	Mathias Huning Jack Waite
	Azores	Azores Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Nuno Marques	Marcus Hilpert Christian Saceanu
	Brașov	Brașov Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dinu Pescariu	George Cosac Dinu Pescariu
09.09.	Budapest	Budapest Challenger II	$ 050,000	sand	Răzvan Sabau	László Markovits Attila Sávolt
	Olbia	Olbia Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Omar Camporese	Nicola Bruno Stéphane Simian
	Chennai	Madras Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Oleg Ogorodov	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
16.09.	Budva	Budva Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Orlin Stanoichev	Nebojša Đorđević Aleksandar Kitinov
	postage	Porto Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Richard Fromberg	Emanuel Couto Nuno Marques
	Bad Saarow	Bad Saarow Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Magnus Norman	Jens Knippschild Marcos Ondruska
23.09.	Champaign	Urbana Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Justin Gimelstob	David Di Lucia Scott Humphries
	Beijing	Beijing Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Yoon Yong-il	Mahesh Bhupathi Peter Tramacchi
	Seville	Seville Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Francisco Roig	Ola Kristiansson Tom Vanhoudt
	Skopje	Skopje Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Lars Jonsson	Nebojša Đorđević Aleksandar Kitinov
30.09.	Monterrey	Monterrey Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court	Kevin Ullyett	Sargis Sargsian Michael Sell

October

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
07.10.	Barcelona	Barcelona Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Marcelo Filippini	Final not played
14.10.	Cairo	Cairo Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Fernando Meligeni	Alberto Berasategui Germán Puentes
	Mallorca	Mallorca Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dominik Hrbatý	Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori
	Tanagura	Tanagura Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Patrik Fredriksson	Brian MacPhie Roger Smith
21.10.	Brest	Brest Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court (i)	Guillaume Raoux	Donald Johnson Mark Wedge
	Seoul	Seoul Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jaime Oncins	Lee Hyung-taik Yoon Yong-il
28.10.	Aachen	Aachen Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Alexander Volkov	Robbie Koenig Oleg Ogorodov
	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Nuno Marques	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

November

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.11.	Neumunster	Neumuenster Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Arne Thoms	Stephen Noteboom Fernon Wibier
11.11.	Andorra	Andorra Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court (i)	Justin Gimelstob	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
	Campinas	Campinas Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Gustavo Kuerten	Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni
	Reunion Island	Reunion Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Patrik Fredriksson	Hendrik Jan Davids Fabrice Santoro
11/18	Austin	Austin Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Sargis Sargsian	Sargis Sargsian Michael Sell
	Mauritius	Mauritius Challenger	$ 025,000	race	Leander Paes	Patrick Baur Joost Winnink
	Portorož	Portorož Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Gianluca Pozzi	Nebojša Đorđević Aleksandar Kitinov
	Puebla	Puebla Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Alejandro Hernández	Leonardo Lavalle Maurice Ruah
25.11.	Amarillo	Amarillo Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Sargis Sargsian	Maks Mirny Kevin Ullyett

December

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.12.	Daytona Beach	Coral Springs Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Andrei Cherkassov	Justin Gimelstob Jeff Salzenstein
	Santiago de Chile	Santiago Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Guillermo Cañas	Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez
09.12.	Perth	Perth Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Richard Fromberg	James Holmes Andrew Painter

• ¹ start of the tournament (without qualification)
• ² The abbreviation "(i)" (= indoor) means that the tournament in question was held in a hall.

Web links

• Tournament overview on the website of the ATP (English)

See also

• ATP Tour 1996