BSI Challenger Lugano

The BSI Challenger Lugano was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It has been part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held annually in June at the Tennis Club Lido Lugano in Lugano, Switzerland, from 1999 until 2010.[1]

BSI Challenger Lugano
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1999
Editions12 (2010)
LocationLugano, Switzerland
VenueTennis Club Lido Lugano
CategoryATP Challenger Tour,
Tretorn SERIE+
SurfaceClay (red)
Draw32S/32Q/16Q
Top tenner Stanislas Wawrinka was the first Swiss to win the singles in 2009

In 2004 it was voted by ATP and players as the best tournament of its category, receiving the World Best Challenger Award.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1999Czech Republic Michal TabaraHaiti Ronald Agénor6–7(3), 6–4, 6–2
2000Spain David SánchezHungary Attila Sávolt6–3, 6–2
2001Czech Republic Jiří VaněkCosta Rica Juan Antonio Marín6–2, 6–3
2002Argentina Guillermo CoriaItaly Giorgio Galimberti6–3, 6–0
2003Argentina Diego MoyanoSpain Álex Calatrava6–4, 1–6, 7–6(4)
2004Spain Álex CalatravaFrance Jérôme Haehnel6–2, 6–3
2005Spain Albert MontañésBrazil Flávio Saretta7–5, 6–7(4), 7–6(5)
2006France Olivier PatienceSpain Guillermo García López6–4, 6–1
2007Austria Werner EschauerCzech Republic Jiří Vaněk6–4, 4–6, 7–6(2)
2008Peru Luis HornaFrance Nicolas Devilder7–6(1), 6–1
2009Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka (1)Italy Potito Starace7–5, 6–3
2010Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka (2)Italy Potito Starace6–7(2), 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1999Czech Republic Michal Tabara
Czech Republic Radomír Vašek
Brazil Daniel Melo
Brazil Antonio Prieto
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2000Uzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko
Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
Brazil Francisco Costa
Sweden Tobias Hildebrand
4–6, 7–6(3), 6–0
2001Australia Steven Randjelovic
Hungary Attila Sávolt
Netherlands Bobbie Altelaar
South Africa Shaun Rudman
6–2, 7–6(4)
2002Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez (1)
Italy Giorgio Galimberti (1)
Argentina Cristian Kordasz
Finland Kim Tiilikainen
4–6, 7–6(5), 6–2
2003Spain Joan Balcells
Spain Juan Albert Viloca
Spain Álex López Morón
Argentina Andrés Schneiter
6–4, 6–4
2004Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez (2)
Italy Giorgio Galimberti (2)
Italy Enzo Artoni
Argentina Ignacio González King
6–4, 6–3
2005Italy Enzo Artoni
Argentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2006Italy Giorgio Galimberti (3)
Austria Oliver Marach
Italy Leonardo Azzaro
Argentina Sergio Roitman
7–5, 6–3
2007Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
Croatia Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–4
2008Australia Rameez Junaid
Germany Philipp Marx
Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Eduardo Schwank
7–6(7), 4–6, [10–7]
2009Sweden Johan Brunström
Netherlands Antilles Jean-Julien Rojer
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Argentina Sergio Roitman
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2010Portugal Frederico Gil
Belgium Christophe Rochus
Mexico Santiago González
United States Travis Rettenmaier
7–5, 7–6(3)

References

  1. "Sparisce il torneo di Lugano". February 16, 2011.
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