ATP Challenger Series 1997

The following table shows the tournaments of the 1997 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 107 tournaments with a purse of $ 25,000 to $ 125,000. It was the 20th edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.

Tournament schedule

January

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.01.	Singapore	Singapore Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Andrei Cherkassov	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
January 20	Heilbronn	Heilbronn Challenger	$ 100,000	Carpet (i)	Henrik Holm	Olivier Delaître Stéphane Simian
01/27	Lippstadt	Lippstadt Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Arne Thoms	Henrik Holm Nils Holm

February

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.02.	Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Jens Knippschild	Nicola Bruno Laurence Tieleman
02/10	Lübeck	Lübeck Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Geoff Grant	Matthias Huning Joost Winnink
02/17	Cherbourg	Cherbourg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Frederik Fetterlein	Max Mirny Kevin Ullyett
	Kyoto	Kyoto Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Carsten Arriens	Mahesh Bhupathi Wayne Black
	Punta del Este	Punta del Este Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Marco Meneschincheri	Daniel Orsanic Martín Rodríguez
24.02.	Salinas	Salinas Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Oliver Gross	Fernando Meligeni André Sá
	Magdeburg	Magdeburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Petr Luxa	Trey Phillips Chris Wilkinson

March

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.03.	Indian Wells	Indian Wells Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Jiří Novák	Nicklas Kulti Michael Tebbutt
March 31	Barletta	Barletta Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Carlos Costa	Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt
	Puerto Vallarta	Puerto Vallarta Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Andrei Merinow	Alejandro Hernández Oscar Ortiz

April

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04/07	Bermuda	Bermuda Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Johan van Herck	Javier Frana Mark Knowles
	Naples	Naples Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Dinu Pescariu	Aleksandar Kitinov Tom Vanhoudt
04/14	Birmingham	Birmingham Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Johan van Herck	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
	Split	Split challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dinu Pescariu	Devin Bowen Dinu Pescariu
04/21	Prague	Prague Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Albert Portas	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

May

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
05.05.	Ljubljana	Ljubljana Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Brett Steven	Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic
	Bratislava	Bratislava Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Sébastien Grosjean	Jared Palmer Christo van Rensburg
	Jerusalem	Jerusalem Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Wayne Black	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
05/12	Košice	Košice Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Dominik Hrbatý	Pat Cash Andrew Kratzmann
	Curitiba	Curitiba Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Gustavo Kuerten	Glenn Weiner Herbert Wiltschnig
	Dresden	Dresden Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dick Norman	Mark Merklein Jeff Salzenstein
19.05.	Budapest	Budapest Challenger I	$ 050,000	sand	Steven Randjelovic	Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt

June

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.06.	Prostějov	Prostějov Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Bohdan Ulihrach	Jiří Novák David Rikl
	Fuerth	Fürth Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Davide Sanguinetti	Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner
09.06.	Pastures	Willow Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Dirk Dier	Geoff Grant Mark Merklein
16.06.	Zagreb	Zagreb Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Alberto Berasategui	David Roditi Tomáš Anzari
	Eisenach	Eisenach Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Tomas Nydahl	Geoff Grant Mark Merklein
June 23	Braunschweig	Braunschweig Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Francisco Roig	Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner
30.06.	Venice	Venice Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Julián Alonso	Giorgio Galimberti Massimo Valeri
	Flushing Meadow	Flushing Meadow Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Gianluca Pozzi	Geoff Grant Mark Merklein
	Ulm	Ulm Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dinu Pescariu	Kris Goossens Tom Vanhoudt
	Montauban	Montauban Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Olivier Mutis	Gabrio Castrichella Daniele Musa

July

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
07.07.	Brașov	Brașov Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Ionuț Moldovan	George Cosac Miles Maclagan
	Bristol	Bristol Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Stefano Pescosolido	not finished
	Granby	Granby Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Wayne Black	Grant Doyle Mark Merklein
	Cali	Cali Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Ramon Delgado	Eduardo Medica Mariano Puerta '
	Oberstaufen	Oberstaufen Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Davide Sanguinetti	Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jordi Mas
14.07.	Contrexéville	Contrexéville Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Julián Alonso	Petr Luxa David Škoch
	Aptos	Aptos Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Jan-Michael Gambill	Sébastien Leblanc Jocelyn Robichaud
	Manchester	Manchester Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Óscar Burrieza	Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford
	Quito	Quito Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Mariano Puerta	Bernardo Martínez Marco Osorio
	Scheveningen	Scheveningen Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Ion Moldovan	Álex Calatrava Tom Vanhoudt
	Pörtschach	Pörtschach Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Christophe van Garsse	Jaymon Crabb Mikael Stadling
07/21	East End	Ostend Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Jordi Burillo	Kris Goossens Tom Vanhoudt
	Newcastle	Newcastle Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Fabrice Santoro	Óscar Burrieza Filippo Veglio
	Tampere	Tampere Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Attila Sávolt	Cyril Buscaglione Régis Lavergne
	Winnetka	Winnetka Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Gianluca Pozzi	Michael Sell Myles Wakefield
07/28	Poses	Poses challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Jeff Tarango	David Rikl Tomáš Anzari
	Meran	Merano Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Lucas Arnold Ker	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
	Istanbul	Istanbul Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Jean-Philippe Fleurian	João Cunha e Silva Jean-Philippe Fleurian
	Lexington	Lexington Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Wayne Black	Wayne Black Brian MacPhie

August

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.08.	Segovia	Segovia Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court	Jordi Burillo	João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques
	Binghamton	Binghamton Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	David Witt	Brian MacPhie Jeff Salzenstein
	Belo Horizonte	Belo Horizonte Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Roberto Jabali	Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner
	Pilsen	Pilsen Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Vincenzo Santopadre	Petr Luxa Borut Urh
08/11	Graz	Graz Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Radomír Vašek	Lucas Arnold Ker Tom Vanhoudt
	Bronx	Bronx Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Michael Sell	Nelson Aerts André Sá
	Olbia	Olbia Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Diego Nargiso	Geoff Grant Maurice Ruah
08/18	Geneva	Geneva Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Andrea Gaudenzi	Diego del Río Mariano Puerta
	Nettingsdorf	Nettingsdorf Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Radomír Vašek	Björn Jacob Michael Kohlmann
08/25	Alpirsbach	Alpirsbach Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Fabio Maggi	Mathias Huning Grant Silcock
	Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Guillermo Cañas	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto

September

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.09.	Azores	Azores Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Cristiano Caratti	Andrei Cherkassov Gastón Etlis
	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dinu Pescariu	Wayne Arthurs Grant Doyle
	Guadalajara	Guadalajara Challenger I	$ 025,000	sand	Alejandro Hernández	Nelson Aerts André Sá
08.09.	Espinho	Espinho Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Marat Safin	Juan Ignacio Carrasco Álex López Morón
	Budapest	Budapest Challenger II	$ 050,000	sand	Jan Frode Andersen	Nebojša Đorđević Dušan Vemić
15.09.	Szczecin	Szczecin Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Richard Fromberg	Tom Kempers Daniel Orsanic
	Urbana	Urbana Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Andrew Richardson	Michael Sell Kevin Ullyett
22.09.	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Lucas Arnold Ker	Nelson Aerts Bernardo Martínez
	Delray Beach	Delray Beach Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Todd Martin	Michael Sell Kevin Ullyett
	Seville	Seville Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Alex Calatrava	Tuomas Ketola Michael Kohlmann
	Skopje	Skopje Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Dušan Vemić	Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger
29.09.	Santiago de Chile	Santiago de Chile Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Guillermo Cañas	Lucas Arnold Ker Jaime Oncins
	Mallorca	Mallorca Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Álex López Morón	Massimo Ardinghi Guillaume Marx
	San Antonio	San Antonio Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Daniel Nestor	Doug Flach Jeff Salzenstein

October

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.10.	Barcelona	Barcelona Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Carlos Costa	Tamer El Sawy Nuno Marques
	Lima	Lima Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Tomas Nydahl	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
	Sedona	Sedona Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Michael Sell	John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig
13.10.	Cairo	Cairo Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Alberto Berasategui	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
	Guayaquil	Guayaquil Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Tomas Nydahl	Gábor Köves Tomas Nydahl
20.10.	Brest	Brest Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court (i)	Johan van Herck	Dave Randall Jack Waite
	Seoul	Seoul Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Peter Tramacchi	Edwin Kempes Gouichi Motomura
	Eckental	Eckental Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Rainer Schüttler	Lars Rehmann Rainer Schüttler
10/27	Aachen	Aachen Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Hendrik Dreekmann	John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard

November

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.11.	Neumunster	Neumuenster Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Dick Norman	John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard
	Puebla	Puebla Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Luis Herrera	Tamer El Sawy Maurice Ruah
11/10	Andorra	Andorra Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court (i)	Gianluca Pozzi	Nicolas Escudé Jérôme Golmard
	Rio Grande	Rio Grande Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Franco Squillari	Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic
	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Christian Vinck	David Di Lucia Michael Sell
11/17	Guadalajara	Guadalajara Challenger II	$ 100,000	sand	Younes El Aynaoui	Nelson Aerts André Sá
	Amarillo	Amarillo Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Peter Tramacchi	Geoff Grant Mark Merklein
	Portorož	Portorož Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court (i)	Orlin Stanoichev	Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson
11/24	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Franco Squillari	Diego del Río Daniel Orsanic
	Burbank	Burbank Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Andre Agassi	Doug Flat Brian MacPhie
	Reunion Island	Reunion Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Jan Apell	Clinton Ferreira Jan Siemerink
	Mumbai	Bombay Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Takao Suzuki	Emanuel Couto João Cunha e Silva
	Ixtapa	Ixtapa Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Steve Campbell	Chris Haggard Maurice Ruah

December

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.12.	Bad Lippspringe	Bad Lippspringe Challenger	$ 050,000	Carpet (i)	Michael Kohlmann	Tuomas Ketola Michael Kohlmann
	Ahmedabad	Ahmedabad Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Vadim Kutsenko	Emanuel Couto João Cunha e Silva
December 8th	Eilat	Eilat Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Tuomas Ketola	Patrick Baur Andrei Cherkassov
	Perth	Perth Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Wayne Arthurs	James Holmes Paul Kilderry
	Santiago de Chile	Santiago Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Oliver Gross	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
	Wismar	Wismar Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Christian Vinck	Lars Burgsmüller Michael Kohlmann

• 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 1997