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León Challenger

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Torneo Internacional Challenger León
Current event 2024 GNP Seguros Tennis Open
Tournament information
Event nameTorneo Internacional Challenger León
LocationLeón, Mexico
VenueClub Campestre de León
SurfaceHard
WebsiteWebsite
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$75,000+H
WTA Tour
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$10,000
38-year-old Dick Norman from Belgium defeated Marcel Felder to take the 2009 singles title in Mexico City
In 2007, eventual French top-tenner Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won his second Challenger singles title in two weeks after Tallahassee

The Torneo Internacional Challenger León (formerly known as Challenger Ficrea, presentado por ultra, Torneo Internacional AGT and Abierto Internacional Leon) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was part of the ITF Women's Circuit until 2016. It was held annually in León, Mexico, from 2003 until 2023, having moved to Acapulco, Mexico for the 2024 ATP Challenger edition.

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2024 France Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Australia Adam Walton 6–3, 6–3
2023 France Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Argentina Juan Pablo Ficovich 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
2020–22 Not held
2019 Slovenia Blaž Rola United Kingdom Liam Broady 6–4, 4–6, 6–3[1]
2018 United States Christopher Eubanks Australia John-Patrick Smith 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2017 Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Ecuador Roberto Quiroz 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2016 Germany Michael Berrer Brazil João Souza 6–3, 6–2
2015 United States Austin Krajicek Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2014 United States Rajeev Ram Australia Sam Groth 6–2, 6–2
2013 United States Donald Young Chinese Taipei Jimmy Wang 6–2, 6–2
2012 United States Denis Zivkovic United States Rajeev Ram 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2011 United States Bobby Reynolds Germany Andre Begemann 6–3, 6–3
2010 Mexico Santiago González Poland Michał Przysiężny 3–6, 6–1, 7–5[2]
2009 Belgium Dick Norman Uruguay Marcel Felder 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–5
2008 Poland Dawid Olejniczak United States Sam Warburg 6–4, 6–3
2007 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Mexico Bruno Echagaray 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
2006 South Africa Rik de Voest United States Glenn Weiner 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
2005 United States Amer Delić United States Jeff Morrison 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2004 United States Jeff Morrison Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2003 Chile Adrián García Mexico Santiago González 7–5, 6–3

Men's doubles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2024 India Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
United Kingdom Luke Johnson
Tunisia Skander Mansouri
7–6(7–4), 7–5
2023 Tunisia Aziz Dougaz
France Antoine Escoffier
Austria Maximilian Neuchrist
Greece Michail Pervolarakis
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–5]
2020–22 Not held
2019 Austria Lucas Miedler
Austria Sebastian Ofner
Australia Matt Reid
Australia John-Patrick Smith
4–6, 6–4, [10–6][3]
2018 Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
Mexico Manuel Sánchez
Australia Bradley Mousley
Australia John-Patrick Smith
6–4, 6–4
2017 India Leander Paes
Canada Adil Shamasdin
Switzerland Luca Margaroli
Brazil Caio Zampieri
6–1, 6–4
2016 Mexico Santiago González
Croatia Mate Pavić
Australia Sam Groth
India Leander Paes
6–4, 3–6, [13–11]
2015 United States Austin Krajicek
United States Rajeev Ram
Argentina Guillermo Durán
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
6–2, 7–5
2014 Australia Samuel Groth
Australia Chris Guccione
New Zealand Marcus Daniell
New Zealand Artem Sitak
6–4, 6–3
2013 Australia Chris Guccione
Australia Matt Reid
India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
6–3, 7–5
2012 Australia John Peers
Australia John-Patrick Smith
Mexico César Ramírez
Mexico Bruno Rodríguez
6–3, 6–3
2011 United States Rajeev Ram
United States Bobby Reynolds
Germany Andre Begemann
United Kingdom Chris Eaton
6–3, 6–2
2010 Mexico Santiago González
Canada Vasek Pospisil
Australia Kaden Hensel
Australia Adam Hubble
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2009 Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
Dominican Republic Víctor Estrella
Brazil João Souza
6–3, 6–3
2008 United States Travis Parrott
Slovakia Filip Polášek
United States Brendan Evans
United States Alex Kuznetsov
6–4, 6–1
2007 Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles
Mexico Carlos Palencia
United States Brendan Evans
United States Brian Wilson
6–3, 6–3
2006 Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Brazil André Ghem
South Africa Rik de Voest
United States Glenn Weiner
6–4, 0–6, [10–3]
2005 United States Rajeev Ram
United States Bobby Reynolds
South Africa Rik de Voest
Poland Łukasz Kubot
6–1, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4)
2004 Australia Nathan Healey
Finland Tuomas Ketola
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun
Thailand Danai Udomchoke
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2003 United States Huntley Montgomery
United States Andres Pedroso
Mexico Bruno Echagaray
Netherlands Antilles Jean-Julien Rojer
6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2016 Mexico Renata Zarazúa Mexico Ana Sofía Sánchez 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
2015 United States Danielle Lao Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova 3–6, 6–3, 7–5

Women's doubles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2016 South Africa Chanel Simmonds
Mexico Renata Zarazúa
Mexico Sabastiani León
Mexico Nazari Urbina
6–0, 6–2
2015 Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
United States Danielle Lao
Germany Kim Grajdek
Japan Mayo Hibi
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [10–4]

References

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  1. ^ "Po slabi sezoni eksplozija Blaža Role in lovorika na Challengerju v Mehiki". tenisportal.si (in Slovenian). 28 April 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Obtuvo Santiago González el Título del singles de Challenger de León". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 18 April 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ Schume, Harald (28 April 2019). "Doppel-Challenger-Titel für Weissborn, Ofner, Miedler" (in German). Österreichischer Tennisverband [de]. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
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