ATP Challenger Series 2001

The following table shows the tournaments of the 2001 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 135 tournaments with prizes ranging from $ 25,000 to $ 125,000. It was the 24th edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.

Tournament schedule

January

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.01.	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger I	$ 025,000	Hard court	Flávio Saretta	Noam Okun André Sá
22.01.	Heilbronn	Heilbronn Challenger	$ 100,000	Carpet (i)	Michaël Llodra	Sander Groen Jack Waite
	Waikoloa	Waikoloa Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Andy Roddick	Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas
29.01.	Hamburg	Hamburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Michaël Llodra	Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta

February

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
05.02.	Wroclaw	Wroclaw Challenger	$ 125,000	Hard court (i)	Axel Pretzsch	Wayne Black Jason Weir-Smith
	Dallas	Dallas Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Dmitri Tursunov	Gavin Sunday Jerry Turek
02/12	Lübeck	Lübeck Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Zbynek Mlynarik	Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta
	Mumbai	Mumbai Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Federico Luzzi	František Čermák Ota Fukárek
19.02.	Andrézieux-Bouthéon	Andrézieux Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Nenad Zimonjić	Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut
	Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Petr Kralert	Takao Suzuki Eric Taino
	Chandigarh	Chandigarh Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Dennis van Scheppingen	František Čermák Radek Štěpánek
	Hull	Hull Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Michael Kohlmann	Michael Kohlmann Michaël Llodra
	Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	Robert Lindstedt Fredrik Loven
02/26	Singapore	Singapore Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Ota Fukárek	Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher
	Cherbourg	Cherbourg Challenger	$ 037,500	Hard court (i)	Orlin Stanoichev	Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta

March

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
05.03.	Kyoto	Kyoto Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	John van Lottum	Noam Behr Noam Okun
03/12	Magdeburg	Magdeburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Axel Pretzsch	Frédéric Niemeyer Radek Štěpánek
	Perth	Perth Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Vasilis Mazarakis	Stephen Huss Lee Pearson
	Salinas	Salinas Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	David Nalbandian	Luis Horna David Nalbandian
19.03.	Espinho	Espinho Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Félix Mantilla	Wim Neefs Djalmar Sistermans
	Hamilton	Hamilton Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Bjorn Rehnquist	Noam Behr Noam Okun
26.03.	Barletta	Barletta Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Félix Mantilla	Germán Puentes Jairo Velasco Jr.

April

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04/02	Calabasas	Calabasas Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	André Sá	Ota Fukárek Ivo Heuberger
04/09	San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Martín Rodríguez	Edgardo Massa Sergio Roitman
04/16	Bermuda	Bermuda Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	José Acasuso	Paul Goldstein Andy Roddick

May

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
07.05.	Birmingham	Birmingham Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Irakli Labadze	James Blake Mark Merklein
	Jerusalem	Jerusalem Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Noam Okun	Jonathan Erlich Michaël Llodra
	Fargʻona	Fergana Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Ivo Heuberger	Rik De Voest Igor Kunitsyn
14.05.	Rocky Mount	Rocky Mount Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jan Vacek	Mark Merklein Mitch Sprengelmeyer
	Zagreb	Zagreb Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jacobo Díaz	Enzo Artoni Andrés Schneiter
	Antwerp	Antwerp Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Dick Norman	Juan Giner Jerry Turek
	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Kristian Pless	Filippo Messori Salvador Navarro
	Prague	Prague Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Ctislav Doseděl	Jaroslav Levinský Michal Navrátil
05/21	Budapest	Budapest Challenger I	$ 025,000	sand	Giorgio Galimberti	Daniel Melo Sergio Roitman
05/28	Bucharest	Bucharest Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Irakli Labadze	Mark Merklein Paul Rosner
	Salvador	Salvador Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	André Sá	Alexandre Simoni

June

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.06.	Prostějov	Prostějov Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Bohdan Ulihrach	Andrea Gaudenzi Sander Groen
	Fuerth	Fürth Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Germán Puentes	Hugo Armando Andrei Stolyarov
	Surbiton	Surbiton Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Taylor Dent	David Adams Ben Ellwood
	Tallahassee	Tallahassee Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Ramon Delgado	Matthew Breen Lee Pearson
06/11	Biella	Biella Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Adrian Voinea	Enzo Artoni Andrés Schneiter
	Pastures	Willow Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jiří Vaněk	Julián Alonso Hugo Armando
06/18	Braunschweig	Braunschweig Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Andrea Gaudenzi	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild
	Lugano	Lugano Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jiří Vaněk	Steven Randjelovic Attila Sávolt
25.06.	Andorra	Andorra Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court (i)	Noam Okun	Denis Golowanow Tuomas Ketola
	Eisenach	Eisenach Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Oliver Gross	Yves Allegro Gabriel Trifu
	Sassuolo	Sassuolo Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Attila Sávolt	Didac Pérez Gabriel Trujillo Soler

July

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.07.	Venice	Venice Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Christophe Rochus	Mark Merklein Mitch Sprengelmeyer
	Ulm	Ulm Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Nikolai Davydenko	František Čermák David Škoch
	Campos do Jordão	Campos do Jordão Challenger I	$ 025,000	Hard court	Ricardo Mello	Alejandro Hernández André Sá
	Montauban	Montauban Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Oliver Gross	Diego del Río Vadim Kucenko
09.07.	Scheveningen	Scheveningen Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Raemon Sluiter	Jordan Kerr Grant Silcock
	Bristol	Bristol Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Jamie Delgado	Wesley Moodie Shaun Rudman
	Granby	Granby Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Axel Pretzsch	Bobby Kokavec Jeff Morrison
	Campinas	Campinas Challenger I	$ 025,000	sand	Alessio di Mauro	Edgardo Massa Leonardo Olguín
	Mantua	Mantova Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Diego Hipperdinger	Stefano Galvani Salvador Navarro
	Oberstaufen	Oberstaufen Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Oliver Gross	Karol Beck Branislav Sekáč
July 16	Aptos	Aptos Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Jeff Salzenstein	Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick
	Manchester	Manchester Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Jean-François Bachelot	Ben Ellwood Fredrik Loven
07/23	Campos do Jordão	Campos do Jordão Challenger II	$ 075,000	Hard court	Ramon Delgado	Dejan Petkovic Andy Ram
	Tampere	Tampere Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jarkko Nieminen	Stephen Huss Lee Pearson
	Budaörs	Budaörs Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Juan Ignacio Chela	Petr Dezort Radomír Vašek
07/30	San Marino	San Marino Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Juan Antonio Marín	František Čermák David Škoch
	Segovia	Segovia Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court	Juan Ignacio Chela	Wesley Moodie Shaun Rudman
	Lexington	Lexington Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Paul Goldstein	John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig
	Belo Horizonte	Belo Horizonte Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Eric Taino	Dejan Petrović Andy Ram
	Wrexham	Wrexham Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Michael Kohlmann	Gilles Elseneer Alexander Popp

August

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.08.	Cordoba	Cordoba Challenger	$ 075,000	Hard court	Jarkko Nieminen	Jordan Kerr Grant Silcock
	Binghamton	Binghamton Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Cédric Kauffmann	Bobby Kokavec Frédéric Niemeyer
	Linz	Linz Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jan Vacek	Aleksandar Kitinov Todd Perry
	Gramado	Gramado Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Barry Cowan	Dejan Petrović Andy Ram
	San Benedetto	San Benedetto Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Marzio Martelli	Leonardo Azzaro Stefano Galvani
	Tolyatti	Tolyatti Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Alexander Peya	Karol Beck Igor Zelenay
08/13	Bronx	Bronx Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Bjorn Phau	Kelly Gullett Bobby Kokavec
	Graz	Graz Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Julian Knowle	Tim Crichton Todd Perry
	Sopot	Sopot Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	David Ferrer	Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Marcin Matkowski
	Brasília	Brasília Challenger I	$ 025,000	sand	Gastón Etlis	Gastón Etlis Leonardo Olguín
	Bressanone	Bressanone Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Renzo Furlan	Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi
	Sylt	Sylt Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Salvador Navarro	Dennis van Scheppingen Bobbie Altelaar
08/20	Geneva	Geneva Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dennis van Scheppingen	Diego del Río Orlin Stanoitschew
	Ribeirão Preto	Ribeirão Preto Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Juan Ignacio Chela	Adriano Ferreira Antonio Prieto
	Manerbio	Manerbio Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Attila Sávolt	Attila Sávolt Thomas Strengberger
	Mönchengladbach	Mönchengladbach Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Jürgen Melzer	Jens Knippschild Jairo Velasco Jr.
08/27	Campinas	Campinas Challenger II	$ 050,000	sand	Juan Ignacio Chela	Edgardo Massa Flávio Saretta
	Freudenstadt	Freudenstadt Challenger	$ 037,500	sand	Albert Montañés	Franz Stauder Alexander Waske
	Brindisi	Brindisi Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Federico Luzzi	Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti

September

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.09.	Kiev	Kiev Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	David Sánchez	Jordan Kerr Grant Silcock
	Curitiba	Curitiba Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Flávio Saretta	Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher
	Aschaffenburg	Aschaffenburg Challenger	$ 037,500	sand	Simon Greul	Aleksandar Kitinov Dušan Vemić
	Brașov	Brașov Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Stefano Galvani	Amir Hadad Lovro Zovko
10.09.	Tarzana	Tarzana Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Levar Harper-Griffith	Zack Fleishman Michael Joyce
	Budapest	Budapest Challenger II	$ 025,000	sand	Didac Pérez	Oliver Marach Jarkko Nieminen
	Sofia	Sofia Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Vasilis Mazarakis	Igor Gaudi Stefano Galvani
	Zabrze	Zabrze Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Ota Fukárek	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann
17.09.	Szczecin	Szczecin Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Juan Ignacio Chela	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
	Istanbul	Istanbul Challenger	$ 075,000	Hard court	Nikolai Davydenko	Jonathan Erlich Michaël Llodra
	Florianópolis	Florianópolis Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Edgardo Massa	Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez
	Seville	Seville Challenger	$ 037,500	sand	Stefano Galvani	Stefano Galvani Vincenzo Santopadre
24.09.	Maia	Maia Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Jarkko Nieminen	Juan Ignacio Carrasco Djalmar Sistermans
	Kamnik	Kamnik Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Željko Krajan	Igor Brukner Jaroslav Levinský
	Samarqand	Samarqand Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Oleg Ogorodov	Denis Golovanov Vadim Kutsenko
	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger II	$ 025,000	sand	Edgardo Massa	Adriano Ferreira Edgardo Massa

October

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.10.	Cagliari	Cagliari Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Fernando Vicente	Juan Ignacio Carrasco Álex López Morón
	Grenoble	Grenoble Challenger	$ 075,000	Hard court (i)	Johan Settergren	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
	Guadalajara	Guadalajara Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Agustín Calleri	Gastón Etlis Martin Rodriguez
	Tulsa	Tulsa Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Jan Hernych	Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison
	Buxoro	Buxoro Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	John van Lottum	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Rogier Wassen
08.10.	Lima	Lima Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Juan Ignacio Chela	Enzo Artoni Daniel Melo
	Barcelona	Barcelona Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Konstantinos Economidis	Juan Ignacio Carrasco Álex López Morón
	Kerrville	Kerrville Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Alex Kim	Brandon Hawk Robert Kendrick
15.10.	Helsinki	Helsinki Challenger	$ 050,000	Carpet (i)	George Bastl	Tim Crichton Jim Thomas
	Brasília	Brasília Challenger II	$ 025,000	sand	Sebastian Prieto	Luis Lobo Daniel Orsanic
	Quito	Quito Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Hugo Armando	Ricardo Schlachter Rogier Wassen
10/22	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger III	$ 075,000	sand	Agustín Calleri	Agustín Calleri Edgardo Massa
	Seoul	Seoul Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Lee Hyung-taik	František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský
	Houston	Houston Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Vincent Spadea	Jeff Coetzee Paul Rosner
29.10.	Santiago de Chile	Santiago Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Marcelo Ríos	André Sá Alexandre Simoni
	Aachen	Aachen Challenger	$ 050,000	Carpet (i)	Alexander Popp	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann
	Bolton	Bolton Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court (i)	Olivier Rochus	Gilles Elseneer Wim Neefs
	Burbank	Burbank Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Kevin Kim	Scott Humphries Chris Woodruff
	Yokohama	Yokohama Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Takao Suzuki	Takao Suzuki Mitsuru Takada

November

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
05.11.	Bratislava	Bratislava Challenger	$ 100,000	Sand (i)	Karol Kučera	Petr Luxa Radek Štěpánek
	Montevideo	Montevideo Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	David Nalbandian	Diego del Río Martín Vassallo Argüello
	Tyler	Tyler Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Alexander Popp	George Bastl Neville Godwin
	Eckental	Eckental Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Alexander Popp	George Bastl Neville Godwin
11/12	Buenos Aires	Buenos Aires Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Agustín Calleri	Federico Browne Ignacio Hirigoyen
	Knoxville	Knoxville Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	James Blake	Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison
November 19	Caracas	Caracas Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Julian Knowle	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann
	Prague	Prague Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Ota Fukárek	Lukáš Dlouhý David Miketa
	Puebla	Puebla Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Miguel Gallardo Valles	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
11/26	San Jose	San Jose Challenger	$ 075,000	Hard court	Michael Kohlmann	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
	Milan	Milan Challenger	$ 050,000	Carpet (i)	Marc Rosset	Nicola Bruno Gianluca Pozzi
	Urbana	Urbana Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Ivo Karlović	Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison

December

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.12.	Rio de Janeiro	Rio Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Kristian Pless	Justin Gimelstob David Macpherson
	Bangkok	Bangkok Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Paradorn Srichaphan	Jaroslav Levinsky Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi

• 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 2001