1997 ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1997 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 107 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.

Schedule January DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 06.01. Singapore Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Andrei Cherkasov Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 20.01. Heilbronn Open $ 100,000 Carpet (i) Henrik Holm Olivier Delaître Stéphane Simian 27.01. Lippstadt Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Arne Thoms Henrik Holm Nils Holm

February DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 03.02. Volkswagen Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Jens Knippschild Nicola Bruno Laurence Tieleman 10.02. Warsteiner Challenger Lübeck $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Geoff Grant Mathias Huning Joost Winnink 17.02. Cherbourg Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Frederik Fetterlein Max Mirnyi Kevin Ullyett Kyoto Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Carsten Arriens Mahesh Bhupathi Wayne Black Punta del Este Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Marco Meneschincheri Daniel Orsanic Martín Rodríguez 24.02. Salinas Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Oliver Gross Fernando Meligeni André Sá Residenza Open Magdeburg $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Petr Luxa Trey Phillips Chris Wilkinson

March DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 03.03. Indian Wells Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Jiří Novák Nicklas Kulti Michael Tebbutt 31.03. Barletta Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Carlos Costa Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt Puerto Vallarta Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Andrei Merinov Alejandro Hernández Óscar Ortiz

April DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 07.04. XL Bermuda Open $ 125,000 Clay Johan Van Herck Javier Frana Mark Knowles Napoli Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Dinu Pescariu Aleksandar Kitinov Tom Vanhoudt 14.04. Birmingham Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Johan Van Herck Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen Split Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Dinu Pescariu Devin Bowen Dinu Pescariu 21.04. Prague Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Albert Portas Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

May DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 05.05. Ljubljana Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Brett Steven Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic Bratislava Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Sébastien Grosjean Jared Palmer Christo van Rensburg Jerusalem Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 12.05. Košice Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Dominik Hrbatý Pat Cash Andrew Kratzmann Curitiba Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Gustavo Kuerten Glenn Weiner Herbert Wiltschnig Ostdeutscher Sparkassen Cup $ 50,000 Clay Dick Norman Mark Merklein Jeff Salzenstein 19.05. Budapest Challenger I $ 50,000 Clay Steven Randjelovic Nuno Marques Tom Vanhoudt

June DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 03.06. Prostějov Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Bohdan Ulihrach Jiří Novák David Rikl Quelle Cup $ 50,000 Clay Davide Sanguinetti Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner 09.06. ATU Cup $ 25,000 Clay Dirk Dier Geoff Grant Mark Merklein 16.06. Zagreb Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Alberto Berasategui David Roditi Tomáš Anzari Wartburg Open $ 25,000 Clay Tomas Nydahl Geoff Grant Mark Merklein 23.06. Nord/LB Open $ 125,000 Clay Francisco Roig Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner 30.06. Venice Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Julián Alonso Giorgio Galimberti Massimo Valeri Flushing Meadow Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Gianluca Pozzi Geoff Grant Mark Merklein Müller Cup $ 50,000 Clay Dinu Pescariu Kris Goossens Tom Vanhoudt Montauban Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Olivier Mutis Gabrio Castrichella Daniele Musa

July DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 07.07. Brașov Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Ionuț Moldovan George Cosac Miles Maclagan Bristol Challenger $ 50,000 Grass Stefano Pescosolido Not completed Granby Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Wayne Black Grant Doyle Mark Merklein Cali Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Ramón Delgado Eduardo Medica Mariano Puerta Oberstaufen Cup $ 25,000 Clay Davide Sanguinetti Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jordi Mas 14.07. Contrexéville Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Julián Alonso Petr Luxa David Škoch Aptos Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Jan-Michael Gambill Sébastien Leblanc Jocelyn Robichaud Manchester Challenger $ 50,000 Grass Óscar Burrieza Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford Quito Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Mariano Puerta Bernardo Martínez Marco Osorio Scheveningen Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Ionuț Moldovan Álex Calatrava Tom Vanhoudt Pörtschach Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Christophe Van Garsse Jaymon Crabb Mikael Stadling 21.07. Ostend Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Jordi Burillo Kris Goossens Tom Vanhoudt Newcastle Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Fabrice Santoro Óscar Burrieza Filippo Veglio Tampere Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Attila Sávolt Cyril Buscaglione Régis Lavergne Winnetka Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Gianluca Pozzi Michael Sell Myles Wakefield 28.07. Poznań Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Jeff Tarango David Rikl Tomáš Anzari Merano Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto Istanbul Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Jean-Philippe Fleurian João Cunha e Silva Jean-Philippe Fleurian Lexington Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Wayne Black Wayne Black Brian MacPhie

August DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 04.08. Open Castilla y León $ 100,000 Hard Jordi Burillo João Cunha e Silva Nuno Marques Binghamton Challenger $ 25,000 Hard David Witt Brian MacPhie Jeff Salzenstein Belo Horizonte Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Roberto Jabali Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner Pilzen Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Vincenzo Santopadre Petr Luxa Borut Urh 11.08. Graz Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Radomír Vašek Lucas Arnold Ker Tom Vanhoudt Bronx Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Michael Sell Nelson Aerts André Sá Olbia Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Diego Nargiso Geoff Grant Maurice Ruah 18.08. Geneva Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Andrea Gaudenzi Diego del Río Mariano Puerta Nettingsdorf Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Radomír Vašek Björn Jacob Michael Kohlmann 25.08. Alpirsbach Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Fabio Maggi Mathias Huning Grant Silcock Santa Cruz Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Guillermo Cañas Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto

September DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 01.09. Azores Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Cristiano Caratti Andrei Cherkasov Gastón Etlis Edinburgh Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Dinu Pescariu Wayne Arthurs Grant Doyle Guadalajara Challenger I $ 25,000 Clay Alejandro Hernández Nelson Aerts André Sá 08.09. Espinho Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Marat Safin Juan Ignacio Carrasco Álex López Morón Budapest Challenger II $ 50,000 Clay Jan Frode Andersen Nebojša Đorđević Dušan Vemić 15.09. Szczecin Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Richard Fromberg Tom Kempers Daniel Orsanic Urbana Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Andrew Richardson Michael Sell Kevin Ullyett 22.09. São Paulo Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Lucas Arnold Ker Nelson Aerts Bernardo Martínez Delray Beach Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Todd Martin Michael Sell Kevin Ullyett Copa Sevilla $ 25,000 Clay Álex Calatrava Tuomas Ketola Michael Kohlmann Skopje Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Dušan Vemić Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger 29.09. Santiago Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Guillermo Cañas Lucas Arnold Ker Jaime Oncins Mallorca Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Álex López Morón Massimo Ardinghi Guillaume Marx San Antonio Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Daniel Nestor Doug Flach Jeff Salzenstein

October DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 06.10. Barcelona Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Carlos Costa Tamer El-Sawy Nuno Marques Lima Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Tomas Nydahl Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto Sedona Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Michael Sell John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig 13.10. Cairo Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Alberto Berasategui Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil $ 100,000 Clay Tomas Nydahl Gábor Köves Tomas Nydahl 20.10. Brest Challenger $ 100,000 Hard (i) Johan Van Herck Dave Randall Jack Waite Seoul Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Peter Tramacchi Edwin Kempes Gouichi Motomura Okal Cup $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Rainer Schüttler Lars Rehmann Rainer Schüttler 27.10. Lambertz Open by STAWAG $ 50,000 Hard (i) Hendrik Dreekmann John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard

November DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 03.11. Neumünster Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Dick Norman John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard Puebla Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Luis Herrera Tamer El-Sawy Maurice Ruah 10.11. Andorra Challenger $ 100,000 Hard (i) Gianluca Pozzi Nicolas Escudé Jérôme Golmard Río Grande Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Franco Squillari Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic Las Vegas Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Christian Vinck David DiLucia Michael Sell 17.11. Guadalajara Challenger II $ 100,000 Clay Younes El Aynaoui Nelson Aerts André Sá Amarillo Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Peter Tramacchi Geoff Grant Mark Merklein Portorož Challenger $ 25,000 Hard (i) Orlin Stanoytchev Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson 24.11. Buenos Aires Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Franco Squillari Diego del Río Daniel Orsanic Burbank Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Andre Agassi Doug Flach Brian MacPhie Réunion Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Jan Apell Clinton Ferreira Jan Siemerink Mumbai Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Takao Suzuki Emanuel Couto João Cunha e Silva Ixtapa Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Steve Campbell Chris Haggard Maurice Ruah

December DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 01.12. Bad Lippspringe Challenger $ 50,000 Carpet (i) Michael Kohlmann Tuomas Ketola Michael Kohlmann Ahmedabad Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Vadim Kutsenko Emanuel Couto João Cunha e Silva 08.12. Eilat Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Tuomas Ketola Patrick Baur Andrei Cherkasov Perth Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Wayne Arthurs Jamie Holmes Paul Kilderry Cerveza Cristal Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Oliver Gross Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto Wismar Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Christian Vinck Lars Burgsmüller Michael Kohlmann

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