ATP Challenger Series 2002

The following table shows the tournaments of the 2002 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 122 tournaments with a purse of $ 25,000 to $ 150,000. It was the 25th edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.

Tournament schedule

January

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
December 31 2001	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Frédéric Niemeyer	Brandon Coupe Frédéric Niemeyer
01/21	Heilbronn	Heilbronn Challenger	$ 100,000	Carpet (i)	Alexander Popp	Aleksandar Kitinov Johan Landsberg
	Waikoloa	Waikoloa Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	James Blake	Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner
28.01.	Brest	Brest Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court (i)	Irakli Labadze	Ben Ellwood Stephen Huss
	Dallas	Dallas Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Jeff Morrison	Giorgio Galimberti Frédéric Niemeyer
	Lübeck	Lübeck Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Raemon Sluiter	Grégory Carraz Nicolas Mahut

February

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.02.	Wroclaw	Wroclaw Challenger	$ 150,000	Hard court (i)	Davide Sanguinetti	Ben Ellwood Stephen Huss
	Joplin	Joplin Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Jack Brasington	Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries
	Belgrade	Belgrade Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Mario Ančić	Dušan Vemić Lovro Zovko
	Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Jakub Herm-Záhlava	Jan Hernych Shaun Rudman
02/18	Andrézieux-Bouthéon	Andrézieux Challenger	$ 075,000	Hard court (i)	Julian Knowle	Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer
	Hull	Hull Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Denis Golovanov	Michael Kohlmann Michaël Llodra
25.02.	Ho Chi Minh City	Ho Chi Minh Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Takao Suzuki	Amir Hadad Alexander Peya
	Cherbourg	Cherbourg Challenger	$ 037,500	Hard court (i)	Lionel Roux	Noam Behr Jonathan Erlich
	Hamburg	Hamburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Raemon Sluiter	Mark Merklein Paul Rosner

March

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.03.	Kyoto	Kyoto Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Takao Suzuki	Tuomas Ketola Alexander Waske
	Magdeburg	Magdeburg Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Dick Norman	Franz Stauder Orest Tereschtschuk
11.03.	North Miami Beach	North Miami Beach Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Vincent Spadea	Eric Nunez Graydon Oliver
	Gosford	Gosford Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Louis Vosloo	Yves Allegro Justin Bower
	Osaka	Osaka Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Takao Suzuki	Karol Beck Cédric Kauffmann
	Salinas	Salinas Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Iván Miranda	Brandon Coupe Jeff Salzenstein
18.03.	Hamilton	Hamilton Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Brian Vahaly	Jaymon Crabb Peter Luczak
	Olbia	Olbia Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Didac Pérez	Filippo Messori Vincenzo Santopadre
25.03.	San Luis Potosí	San Luis Potosí Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Dick Norman	Dick Norman Orlin Stanoichev
	Barletta	Barletta Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Sergi Bruguera	Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi

April

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04/01	Tunis	Tunis Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Raemon Sluiter	Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter
	Tarzana	Tarzana Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Eric Taino	George Bastl Neville Godwin
	Leon	Leon Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Alexander Waske	Noam Behr Ota Fukárek
April 8th	Calabasas	Calabasas Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Michael Chang	Paul Rosner Glenn Weiner
	Sanremo	San Remo Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Oliver Gross	Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti
April 15	Bermuda	Bermuda Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Flávio Saretta	George Bastl Neville Godwin
04/22	Naples	Naples Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	David Ferrer	Gabriel Trifu Uladsimir Waltschkou
04/29	Rome	Rome Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Martín Vassallo Argüello	Gabriel Trifu Uladsimir Waltschkou

May

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
06.05.	Birmingham	Birmingham Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Alex Kim	Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison
	Edinburgh	Edinburgh Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Alexandre Simoni	Jeff Coetzee Myles Wakefield
	Ljubljana	Ljubljana Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Arnaud Di Pasquale	Mariano Hood Edgardo Massa
13.05.	Prague	Prague Challenger I	$ 050,000	sand	Olivier Patience	František Čermák Ota Fukárek
	Zagreb	Zagreb Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Luis Horna	Dick Norman Tom Vanhoudt
	Valencia	Valencia Challenger	$ 037,500	sand	David Ferrer	Tim Crichton Todd Perry
	Fargʻona	Fergana Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Wang Yeu-tzuoo	Rik De Voest Dirk Stegmann
	Rocky Mount	Rocky Mount Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Robby Ginepri	Mark Merklein Eric Taino
05/20	Budapest	Budapest Challenger I	$ 025,000	sand	Mariano Delfino	Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinsky
05/27	Turin	Turin Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Martin Verkerk	Victor Hănescu Óscar Hernández

June

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
03.06.	Prostějov	Prostějov Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Guillermo Coria	František Čermák Ota Fukárek
	Fuerth	Fürth Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Luis Horna	Salvador Navarro Gabriel Trujillo Soler
	Surbiton	Surbiton Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Jeff Morrison	André Sá Jim Thomas
	Tallahassee	Tallahassee Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Brian Vahaly	Levar Harper-Griffith Jeff Williams
10.06.	Biella	Biella Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	Dominik Hrbatý	Giorgio Galimberti Dominik Hrbatý
	Pastures	Willow Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Luis Horna	Jens Knippschild Dušan Vemić
17.06.	Braunschweig	Braunschweig Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	David Sánchez	Mariano Hood Luis Horna
	Lugano	Lugano Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Guillermo Coria	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Giorgio Galimberti
June 24th	Andorra	Andorra Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court (i)	Dick Norman	Wesley Moodie Shaun Rudman
	Eisenach	Eisenach Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Tomáš Zíb	Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk
	Sassuolo	Sassuolo Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	David Ferrer	Leonardo Azzaro Potito Starace

July

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
01.07.	Ulm	Ulm Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Oliver Gross	Leoš Friedl David Škoch
	Mantua	Mantova Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Mariano Puerta	Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti
	Montauban	Montauban Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Richard Gasquet	Oliver Marach Oleg Ogorodov
08.07.	Bristol	Bristol Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Karol Beck	Dejan Petrović Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
	Granby	Granby Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Peter Luczak	Noam Behr Michael Joyce
	Scheveningen	Scheveningen Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Raemon Sluiter	Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk
	Oberstaufen	Oberstaufen Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Nicolas Thomann	Jaime Fillol Ricardo Schlachter
07/15	Aptos	Aptos Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Brian Vahaly	Amir Hadad Martín Vassallo Argüello
	Manchester	Manchester Challenger	$ 050,000	race	Uladsimir Waltschkou	Karol Beck Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
	Tolyatti	Togliatti Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Alexander Peya	Filipp Muchometow Dmitri Vlasov
07/22	Campos do Jordão	Campos Challenger	$ 075,000	Hard court	Ricardo Mello	Alejandro Hernández Daniel Melo
	Hilversum	Hilversum Challenger	$ 075,000	sand	Tomáš Zíb	Stefano Pescosolido Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
	Budaörs	Budaors Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Diego Moyano	Hermes Gamonal Adrián García
	Tampere	Tampere Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Jarkko Nieminen	Doug Bohaboy Nick Rainey
07/29	San Marino	San Marino Challenger	$ 100,000	sand	José Acasuso	Leoš Friedl David Škoch
	Segovia	Segovia Challenger	$ 100,000	Hard court	Olivier Mutis	Tim Crichton Todd Perry
	Lexington	Lexington Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Scott Draper	Jack Brasington Glenn Weiner
	Belo Horizonte	Belo Horizonte Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Ricardo Mello	Daniel Melo Marcelo Melo
	St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Sergio Roitman	František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský
	Wrexham	Wrexham Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Lars Burgsmüller	Stefano Pescosolido Gianluca Pozzi

August

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
08/05	Cordoba	Cordoba Challenger	$ 075,000	Hard court	Jean-François Bachelot	Ota Fukárek Paul Rosner
	Binghamton	Binghamton Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Scott Draper	Paul Goldstein Scott Humphries
	Gramado	Gramado Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Júlio Silva	Alessandro Guevara Dejan Petrović
	Trani	Trani Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Mariano Delfino	Mariano Delfino Roberto Álvarez
08/12	Bronx	Bronx Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Mardy Fish	Jamie Delgado Arvind Parmar
	Graz	Graz Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Olivier Mutis	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
08/19	Geneva	Geneva Challenger	$ 037,500	sand	Kristof Viegen	Victor Hănescu Leonardo Olguín
	Manerbio	Manerbio Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	David Ferrer	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
08/26	Brindisi	Brindisi Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Mariano Puerta	Mariano Delfino Sergio Roitman
	Freudenstadt	Freudenstadt Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Dennis van Scheppingen	Diego del Río Leonardo Olguín

September

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.09.	Kiev	Kiev Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Irakli Labadze	Federico Browne Fred Hemmes
	Aschaffenburg	Aschaffenburg Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Olivier Mutis	Diego del Río Andrés Schneiter
	Brașov	Brașov Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	Christopher Kas Herbert Wiltschnig
09.09.	Budapest	Budapest Challenger II	$ 025,000	sand	Dennis van Scheppingen	Paul Baccanello Sergio Roitman
	Donetsk	Donetsk Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Federico Browne	Leonardo Azzaro Federico Browne
	Sofia	Sofia Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Tomas Behrend	Christopher Kas Oliver Marach
16.09.	Szczecin	Szczecin Challenger	$ 125,000	sand	Nikolai Davydenko	José Acasuso Andrés Schneiter
	Istanbul	Istanbul Challenger	$ 075,000	Hard court	Petr Luxa	Aleksandar Kitinov Lovro Zovko
	Waco	Waco Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Hermes Gamonal	Huntley Montgomery Ryan Sachire
	Banja Luka	Banja Luka Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Final not played	Jaroslav Levinsky Juri Shchukin
23.09.	Tulsa	Tulsa Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Robert Kendrick	Scott Humphries Mark Merklein
	Maia	Maia Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Victor Hănescu	Sebastián Prieto Sergio Roitman
	Samarqand	Samarkand Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Vasilis Mazarakis	Federico Browne Rogier Wassen
30.09.	Fresno	Fresno Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Scott Draper	Huntley Montgomery Tripp Phillips
	Grenoble	Grenoble Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Michaël Llodra	Todd Larkham Michael Tebbutt
	Seville	Seville Challenger	$ 037,500	sand	Olivier Mutis	Mariano Hood Luis Horna
	Buxoro	Bukhara Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	John van Lottum	Yves Allegro Marco Chiudinelli

October

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
07.10.	Barcelona	Barcelona Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Mariano Hood
	Quito	Quito Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Dick Norman	Hugo Armando Kepler Orellana
14.10.	Cairo	Cairo Challenger	$ 050,000	sand	Stefano Galvani	Karsten Braasch Tomas Behrend
	Burbank	Burbank Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Robby Ginepri	Björn Rehnquist Louis Vosloo
21.10.	Seoul	Seoul Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Werner Eschauer	Jaymon Crabb Mark Nielsen
	San Antonio	San Antonio Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Mardy Fish	Diego Ayala Robert Kendrick
28.10.	São Paulo	São Paulo Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Frédéric Niemeyer	Brandon Coupe Frédéric Niemeyer
	Aachen	Aachen Challenger	$ 050,000	Carpet (i)	Uladsimir Waltschkou	Jim Thomas Tom Vanhoudt
	Tyler	Tyler Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court	Paul Goldstein	Peter Luczak Dmitri Tursunow
	Nottingham	Nottingham Challenger	$ 025,000	sand	Gilles Elseneer	Ashley Fisher Stephen Huss
	Reunion Island	Reunion Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	Federico Browne	Federico Browne Jonathan Erlich

November

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
04.11.	Bratislava	Bratislava Challenger	$ 100,000	Carpet (i)	Antony Dupuis	Scott Humphries Mark Merklein
	Eckental	Eckental Challenger	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Lars Burgsmüller	Yves Allegro Lovro Zovko
11.11.	Helsinki	Helsinki Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Jarkko Nieminen	Mario Ančić Lovro Zovko
	Knoxville	Knoxville Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Martin Verkerk	Dmitri Tursunow Martin Verkerk
11/18	Champaign	Champaign Challenger	$ 050,000	Hard court (i)	Robby Ginepri	Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner
	Prague	Prague Challenger II	$ 025,000	Carpet (i)	Mario Ančić	Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinsky
	Puebla	Puebla Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court (i)	Alex Bogomolov junior	Miguel Gallardo Valles Alejandro González
25.11.	Milan	Milan Challenger	$ 050,000	Carpet (i)	Mario Ančić	Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti
	Yokohama	Yokohama Challenger	$ 025,000	carpet	Lee Hyung-taik	Lu Yen-hsun Danai Udomchoke

December

Date 1	place	competition	Prize money	Topping 2	Winner singles	Winner double
02.12.	Bangkok	Bangkok Challenger	$ 025,000	Hard court	John van Lottum	Anthony Ross Grant Silcock

• 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 2002