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 |
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06.01. | Singapore | Singapore Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard 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 | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Arne Thoms |
Henrik Holm Nils Holm |
February
Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
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03.02. | Wolfsburg | Wolfsburg Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Jens Knippschild |
Nicola Bruno Laurence Tieleman |
02/10 | Lübeck | Lübeck Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Geoff Grant |
Matthias Huning Joost Winnink |
02/17 | Cherbourg | Cherbourg Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Frederik Fetterlein |
Max Mirny Kevin Ullyett |
Kyoto | Kyoto Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Carsten Arriens |
Mahesh Bhupathi Wayne Black |
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Punta del Este | Punta del Este Challenger | $ | 25,000sand | Marco Meneschincheri |
Daniel Orsanic Martín Rodríguez |
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24.02. | Salinas | Salinas Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard court | Oliver Gross |
Fernando Meligeni André Sá |
Magdeburg | Magdeburg Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Petr Luxa |
Trey Phillips Chris Wilkinson |
March
Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
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03.03. | Indian Wells | Indian Wells Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard court | Jiří Novák |
Nicklas Kulti Michael Tebbutt |
March 31 | Barletta | Barletta Challenger | $ | 25,000sand | Carlos Costa |
Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt |
Puerto Vallarta | Puerto Vallarta Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard court | Andrei Merinow |
Alejandro Hernández Oscar Ortiz |
April
Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
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04/07 | Bermuda | Bermuda Challenger | $ 125,000 | sand | Johan van Herck |
Javier Frana Mark Knowles |
Naples | Naples Challenger | $ | 75,000sand | Dinu Pescariu |
Aleksandar Kitinov Tom Vanhoudt |
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04/14 | Birmingham | Birmingham Challenger | $ | 50,000sand | Johan van Herck |
Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen |
Split | Split challenger | $ | 50,000sand | Dinu Pescariu |
Devin Bowen Dinu Pescariu |
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04/21 | Prague | Prague Challenger | $ | 25,000sand | Albert Portas |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
May
Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
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05.05. | Ljubljana | Ljubljana Challenger | $ 125,000 | sand | Brett Steven |
Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic |
Bratislava | Bratislava Challenger | $ | 50,000sand | Sébastien Grosjean |
Jared Palmer Christo van Rensburg |
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Jerusalem | Jerusalem Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard court | Wayne Black |
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
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05/12 | Košice | Košice Challenger | $ 125,000 | sand | Dominik Hrbatý |
Pat Cash Andrew Kratzmann |
Curitiba | Curitiba Challenger | $ | 50,000sand | Gustavo Kuerten |
Glenn Weiner Herbert Wiltschnig |
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Dresden | Dresden Challenger | $ | 50,000sand | Dick Norman |
Mark Merklein Jeff Salzenstein |
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19.05. | Budapest | Budapest Challenger I | $ | 50,000sand | Steven Randjelovic |
Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt |
June
Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
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03.06. | Prostějov | Prostějov Challenger | $ 125,000 | sand | Bohdan Ulihrach |
Jiří Novák David Rikl |
Fuerth | Fürth Challenger | $ | 50,000sand | Davide Sanguinetti |
Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner |
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09.06. | Pastures | Willow Challenger | $ | 25,000sand | Dirk Dier |
Geoff Grant Mark Merklein |
16.06. | Zagreb | Zagreb Challenger | $ | 75,000sand | Alberto Berasategui |
David Roditi Tomáš Anzari |
Eisenach | Eisenach Challenger | $ | 25,000sand | Tomas Nydahl |
Geoff Grant Mark Merklein |
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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 | $ | 50,000Hard court | Gianluca Pozzi |
Geoff Grant Mark Merklein |
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Ulm | Ulm Challenger | $ | 50,000sand | Dinu Pescariu |
Kris Goossens Tom Vanhoudt |
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Montauban | Montauban Challenger | $ | 25,000sand | Olivier Mutis |
Gabrio Castrichella Daniele Musa |
July
August
September
October
Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
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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 |
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Sedona | Sedona Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard court | Michael Sell |
John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig |
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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 |
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20.10. | Brest | Brest Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard court (i) | Johan van Herck |
Dave Randall Jack Waite |
Seoul | Seoul Challenger | $ | 50,000sand | Peter Tramacchi |
Edwin Kempes Gouichi Motomura |
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Eckental | Eckental Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (i) | Rainer Schüttler |
Lars Rehmann Rainer Schüttler |
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10/27 | Aachen | Aachen Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard court (i) | Hendrik Dreekmann |
John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard |
November
December
Date 1 | place | competition | Prize money | Topping 2 | Winner singles |
Winner double |
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01.12. | Bad Lippspringe | Bad Lippspringe Challenger | $ | 50,000Carpet (i) | Michael Kohlmann |
Tuomas Ketola Michael Kohlmann |
Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard court | Vadim Kutsenko |
Emanuel Couto João Cunha e Silva |
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December 8th | Eilat | Eilat Challenger | $ | 50,000Hard court (i) | Tuomas Ketola |
Patrick Baur Andrei Cherkassov |
Perth | Perth Challenger | $ | 25,000Hard court | Wayne Arthurs |
James Holmes Paul Kilderry |
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Santiago de Chile | Santiago Challenger | $ | 25,000sand | Oliver Gross |
Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto |
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Wismar | Wismar Challenger | $ | 25,000Carpet (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.