2008 ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Series was, in 2008, the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The series included tournaments with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $150,000.
Schedule
The table below shows the 2008 ATP Challenger Series schedule.January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Semi finalists | Quarter finalist |
Jul 7 2008 | Seguros Bolivar Open Bogotá, Colombia Clay $125,000+H | ![]() 7–6, 7–5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Seguros Bolivar Open Bogotá, Colombia Clay $125,000+H | ![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Granby Challenger Granby, Canada Hard $50,000+H | ![]() 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Granby Challenger Granby, Canada Hard $50,000+H | ![]() ![]() 2–6, 6–1, 10–5 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Israel Open Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard $50,000 | ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Israel Open Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard $50,000 | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 7–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Carisap Tennis Cup San Benedetto, Italy Clay €30,000+H | ![]() 6–4, 7–6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Carisap Tennis Cup San Benedetto, Italy Clay €30,000+H | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Siemens Open Scheveningen, The Netherlands Clay €85,000+H | ![]() 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 7 2008 | Siemens Open Scheveningen, The Netherlands Clay €85,000+H | ![]() ![]() 5–7, 6–2, 10–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Comerica Bank Challenger Aptos, United States Hard $75,000 | ![]() 7–5, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Comerica Bank Challenger Aptos, United States Hard $75,000 | ![]() Weintraub 6–2, 6–1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Manchester Trophy Manchester, Great Britain Grass €30,000+H | ![]() 7–6, 0–6, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Manchester Trophy Manchester, Great Britain Grass €30,000+H | ![]() Smeets 6–3, 6–7, 10–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Trofeo Manta Open Manta, Ecuador Hard $35,000+H | ![]() 6–2, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Trofeo Manta Open Manta, Ecuador Hard $35,000+H | ![]() ![]() 7–5, 3–6, 10–7 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Moncton Men's Challenger Moncton, Canada Hard $35,000+H | ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Moncton Men's Challenger Moncton, Canada Hard $35,000+H | ![]() ![]() 6–2, 2–6, 12–10 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Oberstaufen Cup Oberstaufen, Germany Clay €30,000+H | ![]() 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Oberstaufen Cup Oberstaufen, Germany Clay €30,000+H | ![]() ![]() 6–7, 6–1, 10–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Rimini Challenger Rimini, Italy Clay €42,500+H | ![]() 6–4, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 14 2008 | Rimini Challenger Rimini, Italy Clay €42,500+H | ![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships Lexington, USA Hard $50,000 | ![]() 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships Lexington, USA Hard $50,000 | ![]() ![]() 6–2, 2–6, 10–8 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | Medjugorje Open Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard €30,000+H | ![]() 6–0, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | Medjugorje Open Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard €30,000+H | ![]() ![]() 7–5, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | Penza Cup Penza, Russia Hard $50,000 | ![]() 1–6, 6–4, 7–6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | Penza Cup Penza, Russia Hard $50,000 | ![]() ![]() 6–2, 3–6, 10–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | Porsche Open Poznań, Poland Clay €85,000+H | ![]() 7–5, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | Porsche Open Poznań, Poland Clay €85,000+H | ![]() ![]() 4–6, 6–0, 10–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | San Marino CEPU Open San Marino Clay €85,000+H | ![]() 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 21 2008 | San Marino CEPU Open San Marino Clay €85,000+H | ![]() ![]() 7–5, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | BH Tenis Open International Cup Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard $35,000+H | ![]() 6–4, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | BH Tenis Open International Cup Belo Horizonte, Brazil Hard $35,000+H | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 7–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup Cordenons, Italy Clay €85,000+H | ![]() 6–3, 7–5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Zucchetti Kos Tennis Cup Cordenons, Italy Clay €85,000+H | ![]() ![]() 1–6, 6–4, 10–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | s Tennis Masters Challenger Graz, Austria Clay €30,000+H | ![]() 6–2, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | s Tennis Masters Challenger Graz, Austria Clay €30,000+H | ![]() ![]() 1–6, 7–6, 10–4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Mordovia Cup Saransk, Russia Clay $50,000 | ![]() 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Mordovia Cup Saransk, Russia Clay $50,000 | ![]() ![]() 6–2, 7–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Tampere Open Tampere, Finland Clay €42,500 | ![]() 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Tampere Open Tampere, Finland Clay €42,500 | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Timișoara Challenger Timișoara, Romania Clay €30,000+H | ![]() 6–4, 7–6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Timișoara Challenger Timișoara, Romania Clay €30,000+H | ![]() ![]() 3–6, 6–4, 11–9 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Odlum Brown Vancouver Open Vancouver, Canada Hard $100,000 | ![]() 6–3, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jul 28 2008 | Odlum Brown Vancouver Open Vancouver, Canada Hard $100,000 | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 7–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
August
September
October
November
+H: Any Challenger or Futures providing hospitality shall receive the points of the next highest prizemoney level in that category. $/€ 25,000+H Challengers receive points shown at$/€ 50,000. Monies
shown for Challengers and Futures are on-site prize amounts.
Statistical Information
List of players and ATP challenger titles won, last name alphabetically:- Thomaz Bellucci – Santiago, Florianópolis, Rabat, Tunis
- Teymuraz Gabashvili – Telde, Karlsruhe, Milan, Mons
- Go Soeda – Kyoto, Busan, New Delhi, Toyota City
- Kristof Vliegen – Wrocław, Geneva, Düsseldorf, Grenoble
- Marcos Daniel – Bogotá, Cali, Bogotá
- Nicolas Devilder – Braunschweig, Constanţa, Poznań
- Diego Junqueira – Sanremo, Rimini, Como
- Yen-Hsun Lu – Waikoloa, New Delhi, Tashkent
- Iván Navarro – Meknes, Córdoba, Medjugorje
- Bobby Reynolds – Tallahassee, Baton Rouge, Knoxville
- Eduardo Schwank – Cremona, Rome, Bordeaux
- Martín Vassallo Argüello – Asunción, Buenos Aires, Lima
- Pablo Andújar – Vigo, San Sebastian
- Andreas Beck – Sarajevo, Dresden
- Ilija Bozoljac – Ljubljana, Banja Luka
- Paul Capdeville – Binghamton, Aracaju
- Brian Dabul – San Luis Potosí, Campos do Jordão
- Amer Delic – Dallas, Carson
- Michail Elgin – Saransk, Samarkand
- Fabio Fognini – Turin, Genova
- Frederico Gil – Sassuolo, Istanbul
- Daniel Gimeno-Traver – Aarhus, Brașov
- Andrey Golubev – Heilbronn, Astana
- Simon Greul – Freudenstadt, Alphen
- Jan Hernych – Prague, Bratislava
- Denis Istomin – Bukhara, Karshi
- Roko Karanušić – Belgrade, Kolding
- Robert Kendrick – Louisville, Nashville
- Kevin Kim – Aptos, Tulsa
- Daniel Köllerer – Fürth, Cali
- Giovanni Lapentti – Manta, Quito
- Hyung-Taik Lee – Seoul, Yokohama
- Alberto Martín – Trnava, Tarragona
- Nicolás Massú – Rijeka, Florianópolis
- Iván Miranda – Salinas, Tunica
- Mathieu Montcourt – Reggio Emilia, Tampere
- Gilles Müller – Humacao, Izmir
- Björn Rehnquist – Guangzhou, Manchester
- Christophe Rochus – St. Brieuc, Zagreb
- Vincent Spadea – Waco, Calabasas
- Tomas Tenconi – Todi, Napoli
- Filippo Volandri – San Marino, Cordenons
- Thiago Alves – São Paulo
- Kevin Anderson – Champaign
- Thierry Ascione – Cherbourg
- Younes El Aynaoui – Chiasso
- Alex Bogdanovic – Granby
- Stéphane Bohli – Lanzarote
- Daniel Brands – Timișoara
- Agustín Calleri – Prostějov
- Jérémy Chardy – Graz
- Flavio Cipolla – Nouméa
- Victor Crivoi – Manerbio
- Frank Dancevic – Surbiton
- Sebastián Decoud – Almaty
- Somdev Devvarman – Lexington
- Lukáš Dlouhý – Bronx
- Benedikt Dorsch – Penza
- Bruno Echagaray – Leon
- Marc Gicquel – Besançon
- Máximo González – San Benedetto
- Santiago González – Belo Horizonte
- Marcel Granollers – Tanger
- Denis Gremelmayr – Eckental
- Robin Haase – Sunrise
- Luis Horna – Lugano
- Jesse Huta Galung – Scheveningen
- Marsel İlhan – Ramat Hasharon
- John Isner – Lubbock
- Dieter Kindlmann – New Delhi
- Evgeny Korolev – Aachen
- Łukasz Kubot – Oberstaufen
- Mikhail Kukushkin – Barletta
- Igor Kunitsyn – Donetsk
- Michael Lammer – Puebla
- Jesse Levine – Bradenton
- Ivan Ljubičić – East London
- Paolo Lorenzi – Alessandria
- Peter Luczak – Montevideo
- Nicolas Mahut – Orléans
- Xavier Malisse – Moncton
- Adrian Mannarino – Jersey
- Leonardo Mayer – Medellín
- Ivo Minář – Busan
- Gaël Monfils – Marrakech
- Albert Montañés – Monza
- Conor Niland – New Delhi
- Kei Nishikori – Bermuda
- Dawid Olejniczak – Mexico City
- Josselin Ouanna – Rennes
- Olivier Patience – Cherkassy
- Éric Prodon – Miami
- Mariano Puerta – Bogotá
- Rajeev Ram – Winnetka
- Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo – La Serena
- Laurent Recouderc – Bytom
- Pere Riba – Seville
- Sergio Roitman – Guayaquil
- Lukáš Rosol – Košice
- Fabrice Santoro – Dnipropetrovsk
- Dudi Sela – Vancouver
- Andreas Seppi – Bergamo
- Florent Serra – Szczecin
- Robert Smeets – Dublin
- Pavel Šnobel – Fergana
- Louk Sorensen – Wolfsburg
- Sergiy Stakhovsky – Segovia
- Potito Starace – Napoli
- Ryan Sweeting – Rimouski
- Dmitry Tursunov – Helsinki
- Adrian Ungur – Sofia
- Jiří Vaněk – Ostrava
- Santiago Ventura – Bucharest
- Martin Verkerk – Athens
- Michael Yani – Yuba City
- Donald Young – Sacramento
- Horacio Zeballos – Recanati
- Grega Žemlja – Cancún
- Thomaz Bellucci – Santiago
- Stéphane Bohli – Lanzarote
- Daniel Brands – Timișoara
- Victor Crivoi – Manerbio
- Somdev Devvarman – Lexington
- Bruno Echagaray – Leon
- Fabio Fognini – Turin
- Andrey Golubev – Heilbronn
- Santiago González – Belo Horizonte
- Marsel İlhan – Ramat Hasharon
- Adrian Mannarino – Jersey
- Conor Niland – New Delhi
- Kei Nishikori – Bermuda
- Dawid Olejniczak – Mexico City
- Josselin Ouanna – Rennes
- Rajeev Ram – Winnetka
- Laurent Recouderc – Bytom
- Pere Riba – Seville
- Lukáš Rosol – Košice
- Andreas Seppi – Bergamo
- Louk Sorensen – Wolfsburg
- Sergiy Stakhovsky – Segovia
- Ryan Sweeting – Rimouski
- Adrian Ungur – Sofia
- Michael Yani – Yuba City
- Horacio Zeballos – Recanati
- Grega Žemlja – Cancún
- Argentina 18
- France 17
- 17
- Spain 14
- Russia 11
- Italy 10
- Brazil 8
- Germany 8
- Belgium 7
- Czech Republic 6
- Japan 5
- Chile 4
- Chinese Taipei 3
- Croatia 3
- Netherlands 3
- Peru 3
- Australia 2
- Austria 2
- Ecuador 2
- Ireland 2
- Luxembourg 2
- Mexico 2
- Poland 2
- Portugal 2
- Romania 2
- Serbia 2
- South Korea 2
- Sweden 2
- Switzerland 2
- Uzbekistan 2
- Canada 1
- Great Britain 1
- India 1
- Israel 1
- Kazakhstan 1
- Morocco 1
- Slovenia 1
- South Africa 1
- Turkey 1
- Ukraine 1