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The following table shows the tournaments of the 2003 ATP Challenger Series professional men's tennis season . It consisted of 135 tournaments with prizes ranging from $ 25,000 to $ 150,000. It was the 26th edition of the Challenger tournament cycle.
Tournament schedule
January
February
March
April
Date 1
place
competition
Prize money
Topping 2
Winner singles
Winner double
04/07
United States Calabasas
Calabasas Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
France Jérôme Golmard
United States Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries United States
Italy Sanremo
Sanremo Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Germany Tomas Behrend
Italy Daniele Bracciali Amir Hadad Israel
04/14
Bermuda Bermuda
Bermuda Challenger
$ 100,000
sand
Brazil Flávio Saretta
United States Robert Kendrick Mark Merklein Bahamas
Mexico San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
Belgium Dick Norman
United States Alex Bogomolov junior Frédéric Niemeyer Canada
04/21
India Bangalore
Bangalore Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
France Grégory Carraz
France Rodolphe Cadart Grégory Carraz France
Mexico Leon
Leon Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
United States Alex Bogomolov junior
Czech Republic Ota Fukárek Jordan Kerr Australia
Italy Naples
Naples Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
France Richard Gasquet
Italy Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti Italy
04/28
France Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence Challenger
$ 125,000
sand
Argentina Mariano Puerta
Australia Stephen Huss Myles Wakefield South Africa
India New Delhi
New Delhi Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Switzerland Ivo Heuberger
Bulgaria Radoslaw Lukaew Dmitri Vlasov Russia
Italy Rome
Rome Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Italy Giorgio Galimberti
Israel Amir Hadad Martín Vassallo Argüello Argentina
May
June
Date 1
place
competition
Prize money
Topping 2
Winner singles
Winner double
02.06.
Czech Republic Prostějov
Prostějov Challenger
$ 125,000
sand
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch Czech Republic
Germany Fuerth
Fürth Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
Norway Jan Frode Andersen
Germany Denis Gremelmayr Simon Greul Germany
United Kingdom Surbiton
Surbiton Challenger
$ 0 50,000
race
South Africa Wesley Moodie
Australia Joshua Eagle Andrew Kratzmann Australia
United States Tallahassee
Tallahassee Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
United States Paul Goldstein
canceled after the quarterfinals
Italy Sassuolo
Sassuolo Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Spain Mariano Albert Ferrando
Australia Paul Baccanello Stefano Galvani Italy
09.06.
Italy Biella
Biella Challenger
$ 100,000
sand
Italy Filippo Volandri
Italy Stefano Galvani Martín Vassallo Argüello Argentina
Germany Pastures
Willow Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
Germany Tomas Behrend
Argentina Mariano Delfino Patricio Rudi Argentina
United States Atlantic City
Atlantic City Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Sweden Bjorn Rehnquist
United States Tripp Phillips Ryan Sachire United States
Korea South Busan
Busan Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Korea South Kim Young-jun
Japan Toshihide Matsui Michihisa Onoda Japan
16.06.
Germany Braunschweig
Braunschweig Challenger
$ 125,000
sand
Austria Werner Eschauer
Argentina Sebastián Prieto Jim Thomas United States
Switzerland Lugano
Lugano Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
Argentina Diego Moyano
Spain Joan Balcells Juan Albert Viloca Spain
June 23
Andorra Andorra
Andorra Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court (i)
France Grégory Carraz
South Africa Rik De Voest Tuomas Ketola Finland
Italy Reggio nell'Emilia
Reggio Emilia Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
France Richard Gasquet
Australia Joseph Sirianni Rogier Wassen Netherlands
30.06.
Slovakia Košice
Košice Challenger
$ 100,000
sand
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello
Australia Stephen Huss Myles Wakefield South Africa
Spain Pozoblanco
Pozoblanco Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Hard court
Italy Stefano Pescosolido
United States Brandon Coupe Noam Okun Israel
Italy Mantua
Mantua Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Italy Vincenzo Santopadre
Italy Enzo Artoni Martín Vassallo Argüello Argentina
France Montauban
Montauban Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Argentina Juan Pablo Guzmán
Netherlands Fred Hemmes Rogier Wassen Netherlands
Germany Cell
Cell Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Serbia Janko Tipsarevic
Germany Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder Germany
July
Date 1
place
competition
Prize money
Topping 2
Winner singles
Winner double
07.07.
Canada Granby
Granby Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
Canada Frank Dancevic
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun Danai Udomchoke Thailand
Netherlands Scheveningen
Scheveningen Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
Australia Todd Larkham
Netherlands Fred Hemmes Edwin Kempes Netherlands
United Kingdom Bristol
Bristol Challenger
$ 0 25,000
race
Italy Massimo Dell'Acqua
France Jean-François Bachelot Nicolas Mahut France
Germany Oberstaufen
Oberstaufen Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello
Hungary Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy Hungary
14.07.
Finland Helsinki
Helsinki Challenger I
$ 125,000
Sand (i)
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
Sweden Robert Lindstedt Robin Soderling Sweden
United States Aptos
Aptos Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
United States Jeff Salzenstein
Czech Republic Jan Hernych Uros Vico Italy
Hungary Budaörs
Budaörs Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Italy Leonardo Azzaro Gergely Kisgyörgy Hungary
United Kingdom Manchester
Manchester Challenger
$ 0 25,000
race
France Nicolas Mahut
United Kingdom Martin Lee Arvind Parmar United Kingdom
Italy Olbia
Olbia Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Spain Nicolás Almagro
Italy Alessio di Mauro Vincenzo Santopadre Italy
Russia Tolyatti
Togliatti Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Israel Dudi Sela
Japan Jun Katō Alexander Peya Austria
07/21
Brazil Campos do Jordão
Campos do Jordão Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Hard court
Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti
South Africa Rik De Voest Giovanni Lapentti Ecuador
Netherlands Hilversum
Hilversum Challenger
$ 0 75,000
sand
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Poland
United Kingdom Lexington
Lexington Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
Canada Frank Dancevic
Israel Jonathan Erlich Takao Suzuki Japan
Finland Tampere
Tampere Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
Sweden Robin Soderling
Russia Igor Andreev Dmitry Vlasov Russia
Spain Valladolid
Valladolid Challenger
$ 0 37,500
Hard court
Luxembourg Gilles Muller
Japan Jun Kato Łukasz Kubot Poland
Italy Recanati
Recanati Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Italy Daniele Bracciali
Italy Manuel Jorquera Frank Moser Germany
07/28
Spain Segovia
Segovia Challenger
$ 100,000
Hard court
Spain Rafael Nadal
Czech Republic Ota Fukárek Tripp Phillips United States
Brazil Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Chile Julio Peralta
Brazil Marcos Daniel Alexandre Simoni Brazil
United States Denver
Denver Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
United Kingdom Arvind Parmar
India Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Pakistan
Russia St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Germany Florian Mayer
Russia Mikhail Jelgin Orest Tereshchuk Ukraine
Italy Trani
Trani Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello
Argentina Mariano Delfino Matías O'Neille Argentina
August
Date 1
place
competition
Prize money
Topping 2
Winner singles
Winner double
04.08.
San Marino San Marino
San Marino Challenger
$ 100,000
sand
Italy Alessio di Mauro
Italy Massimo Bertolini Tom Vanhoudt Belgium
United States Binghamton
Binghamton Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
Croatia Ivo Karlović
Israel Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram Israel
Russia Saransk
Mordovia Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Czech Republic Martin Štěpánek
Hungary Kornél Bardóczky Martin Štěpánek Czech Republic
Uzbekistan Samarqand
Samarkand Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Austria Daniel Köllerer
Slovakia Viktor Bruthans Serhiy Stachowskyj Ukraine
08/11
United States Bronx
Bronx Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
Croatia Ivo Karlović
France Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut France
Uzbekistan Buxoro
Buxoro Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Kazakhstan Alexei Kedrjuk Vadim Kutsenko Uzbekistan
Austria Graz
Graz Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Israel Noam Behr Ota Fukárek Czech Republic
Italy San Benedetto
San Benedetto Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
Australia Todd Perry Thomas Shimada Japan
08/18
Italy Manerbio
Manerbio Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
France Olivier Patience
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Poland
Switzerland Geneva
Geneva Challenger
$ 0 37,500
sand
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka
Spain Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter Argentina
Germany Mönchengladbach
Mönchengladbach Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Germany Daniel Elsner
Georgia Irakli Labadze Rogier Wassen Netherlands
08/25
Italy Brindisi
Brindisi Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Spain Galo Blanco
Spain Iván Navarro Mario Radić Croatia
Germany Freudenstadt
Freudenstadt Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Spain Gorka Fraile
Germany Franz Stauder Alexander Waske Germany
September
Date 1
place
competition
Prize money
Topping 2
Winner singles
Winner double
01.09.
Turkey Istanbul
Istanbul Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Hard court
Sweden Robin Soderling
Israel Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram Israel
Ukraine Kiev
Kiev Challenger
$ 0 50,000
sand
Georgia Irakli Labadze
Argentina Ignacio Gonzalez-King Juan Pablo Guzmán Argentina
Germany Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Germany Dieter Kindlmann
Germany Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder Germany
Romania Brașov
Brașov Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Germany Daniel Elsner
Austria Alexander Peya Rogier Wassen Netherlands
Italy Genoa
Genova Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Spain Óscar Hernández
Italy Daniele Bracciali Vincenzo Santopadre Italy
Brazil Gramado
Gramado Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Brazil Marcos Daniel
Brazil Marcos Daniel Alexandre Simoni Brazil
08.09.
Hungary Budapest
Budapest Challenger II
$ 0 25,000
sand
Spain Marc López
Argentina Ignacio González King Juan Pablo Guzmán Argentina
Ukraine Donetsk
Donetsk Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Czech Republic Tomáš Cakl
India Harsh Mankad Jason Marshall United States
Bulgaria Sofia
Sofia Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
France Stéphane Robert
Bulgaria Ilya Kuschew Luben Pampoulov Austria
15.09.
France Saint-Jean-de-Luz
St. Jean de Luz Challenger
$ 125,000
Hard court (i)
Georgia Irakli Labadze
France Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut France
Poland Szczecin
Szczecin Challenger
$ 125,000
sand
Chile Nicolás Massú
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Poland
Korea South Seoul
Seoul Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Hard court
Korea South Lee Hyung-taik
United States Alex Kim Lee Hyung-taik Korea South
Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja Luka
Banja Luka Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Croatia Mario Radić
Romania Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Shchukin Russia
United States Mandeville
Mandeville Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Russia Dmitri Tursunov
France Sébastien de Chaunac Zack Fleishman United States
Mexico Mexico city
Mexico City Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Chile Adrian García
United States Huntley Montgomery Andres Pedroso United States
Iran Tehran
Tehran Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Spain Óscar Hernández
Austria Daniel Köllerer Philipp Müllner Austria
22.09.
France Grenoble
Grenoble Challenger
$ 0 75,000
Hard court (i)
France Richard Gasquet
Australia Paul Baccanello Harel Levy Israel
United States San Antonio
San Antonio Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
Russia Dmitri Tursunov
United States Paul Goldstein Jeff Morrison United States
29.09.
United States Fresno
Fresno Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
United States Alex Kim
United States Diego Ayala Travis Parrott United States
Netherlands Groningen
Groningen Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court (i)
Belgium Kristof Viegen
Israel Amir Hadad Harel Levy Israel
Spain Seville
Seville Challenger
$ 0 37,500
sand
Peru Luis Horna
Spain Óscar Hernández Albert Portas Spain
India Tumkur
Tumkur Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
India Prakash Amritraj Rik De Voest South Africa
October
Date 1
place
competition
Prize money
Topping 2
Winner singles
Winner double
06.10.
Spain Barcelona
Barcelona Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Spain Albert Portas
Spain Juan Ignacio Carrasco Mariano Delfino Argentina
India Dharwad
Dharwad Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Thailand Danai Udomchoke
Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana Thailand
Ecuador Quito
Quito Challenger
$ 0 25,000
sand
Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti
Brazil Ricardo Mello Alexandre Simoni Brazil
13.10.
United States Tiburon
Tiburon Challenger
$ 0 37,500
Hard court
United States Alex Bogomolov junior
United States Brandon Coupe Justin Gimelstob United States
India Belgaum
Belgaum Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Kazakhstan Yuri Shchukin
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák Branislav Sekáč Slovakia
Reunion Reunion Island
Reunion Island Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court
Netherlands Peter Wessels
Argentina Federico Browne Rogier Wassen Netherlands
20.10.
United States Torrance
Torrance Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
Serbia Janko Tipsarevic
Paraguay Ramón Delgado André Sá Brazil
10/27
Germany Aachen
Aachen Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Carpet (i)
Austria Alexander Peya
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Poland
United States Waco
Waco Challenger
$ 0 50,000
Hard court
Ecuador Giovanni Lapentti
United States Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher Australia
United Kingdom Nottingham
Nottingham Challenger
$ 0 25,000
Hard court (i)
Sweden Joachim Johansson
Israel Amir Hadad Harel Levy Israel
November
December
1 start of the tournament (without qualification)
2 The abbreviation "(i)" (= indoor) means that the tournament in question was held in a hall.
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See also
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