2006 ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2006 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 161 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $125,000.

Schedule January DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 02.01. São Paulo Challenger $ 100,000 Hard Flávio Saretta Thiago Alves Flávio Saretta Nouméa Challenger $ 75,000 Hard Gilles Simon Alex Bogomolov Jr. Todd Widom 23.01. Heilbronn Open $ 100,000 Carpet (i) Robin Söderling Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Frank Dancevic Michael Kohlmann Cecil Mamiit Santiago de Chile Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Boris Pašanski Máximo González Sergio Roitman Wrexham Challenger $ 25,000 Hard (i) Alex Bogdanovic Jean-François Bachelot Stéphane Robert 30.01. Andrezieux Challenger $ 100,000 Hard (i) Gilles Elseneer Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut Florianópolis Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Ricardo Mello Máximo González Sergio Roitman

February DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 06.02. Breslau Challenger $ 125,000 Hard (i) Lukáš Dlouhý Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski Bergamo Challenger I $ 50,000 Carpet (i) Alex Bogdanovic Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti Challenger of Dallas $ 50,000 Hard (i) Kevin Kim Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds Burnie Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Konstantinos Economidis Luke Bourgeois Lu Yen-hsun 13.02. Belgrad Challenger $ 100,000 Carpet (i) Janko Tipsarević Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske Joplin Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Jesse Witten Henry Adjei-Darko Lesley Joseph 20.02. Besançon Challenger $ 100,000 Hard (i) Nicolas Mahut Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner 27.02. Cherbourg Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Nicolas Mahut Jean-François Bachelot Stéphane Robert Volkswagen Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Alexander Waske Jean-Claude Scherrer Uros Vico

March DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 06.03. Kyōto Challenger $ 25,000 Carpet (i) Nicolas Mahut Alun Jones Jonathan Marray 13.03. Sunrise Challenger $ 100,000 Hard Dmitry Tursunov Petr Pála Robin Vik HTV Challenger Romano Cup $ 50,000 Hard Zack Fleishman Lee Hyung-taik Cecil Mamiit Salinas Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Benjamin Becker Thiago Alves Júlio Silva Sarajevo Challenger $ 25,000 Hard (i) Andreas Beck Ilija Bozoljac Viktor Troicki 20.03. Barletta Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Jan Hájek Santiago Ventura Fernando Vicente 27.03. Mexiko-Stadt Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Ramón Delgado Tripp Phillips Rogier Wassen Naples Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Potito Starace Tomáš Cibulec Łukasz Kubot St. Brieuc Challenger $ 25,000 Clay (i) Marc Gicquel Eric Butorac Chris Drake

April DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 03.04. Tallahassee Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Mardy Fish Rik de Voest Glenn Weiner Aguascalientes Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Juan Martín del Potro Juan Martín del Potro Martín Vassallo Argüello Monza Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Nicolas Devilder Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Tomas Tenconi 10.04. Florianopolis Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Diego Junqueira Cristian Villagrán Juan Pablo Brzezicki San Luis Potosí Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Rainer Eitzinger Daniel Garza Dawid Olejniczak Valencia Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Frédéric Niemeyer John Paul Fruttero Sam Warburg 17.04. Bermuda Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Fernando Vicente Tomáš Cibulec Robert Lindstedt Cardiff Challenger $ 25,000 Hard (i) Jan Vacek Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya Chiasso Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Werner Eschauer Leonardo Azzaro Lovro Zovko Chikmagalur Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Danai Udomchoke Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana León Challenger I $ 25,000 Hard Phillip Simmonds Juan Manuel Elizondo Miguel Gallardo Valles 24.04. Bogotá Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Alejandro Falla Eric Butorac Chris Drake Bergamo Challenger II $ 25,000 Clay Nicolas Devilder Jan Hájek Jaroslav Pospíšil PVG Open $ 25,000 Hard Viktor Troicki Kamil Čapkovič Lukáš Lacko Lanzarote Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Filip Prpic Grégory Carraz Jean-Michel Pequery León Challenger II $ 25,000 Hard Rik de Voest Pierre-Ludovic Duclos André Ghem

May DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 01.05. Tunis Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Lamine Ouahab Daniel Gimeno Traver Iván Navarro Atlanta Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Diego Hartfield Hugo Armando André Sá Ostrava Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Ivo Minář Jaroslav Pospíšil Pavel Šnobel Rome Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Oliver Marach Konstantinos Economidis Amir Hadad Telde Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Marc López Adam Chadaj Michael Ryderstedt 08.05. Prague Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Robin Vik Petr Pála David Škoch Tunica Resorts Challenger $ 50,000 Clay (i) Diego Hartfield Jeff Morrison Bobby Reynolds Ostdeutscher Sparkassen Cup $ 25,000 Clay Simon Greul Yves Allegro Michal Mertiňák 15.05. Forest Hills Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Robert Kendrick Chris Drake Cecil Mamiit Zagreb Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Daniel Elsner Yves Allegro Michal Mertiňák Fergana Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Danai Udomchoke Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanremo Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Olivier Patience Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut 29.05. Busan Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Lee Hyung-taik Scott Lipsky Todd Widom Ettlingen Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Simon Greul Vasilis Mazarakis Felipe Parada Turin Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Flavio Cipolla Marcel Granollers Marc López

June DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 05.06. Prostějov Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Jan Hájek František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský Schickedanz Open $ 50,000 Clay Florian Mayer Vasilis Mazarakis Felipe Parada Surbiton Challenger $ 50,000 Grass Mardy Fish Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas Yuba City Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Sam Querrey Scott Lipsky David Martin Sassuolo Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Frederico Gil Francesco Aldi Tomas Tenconi 12.06. Lugano Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Olivier Patience Giorgio Galimberti Oliver Marach Košice Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Nicolas Devilder Viktor Bruthans Pavel Šnobel 19.06. Nord/LB Open $ 125,000 Clay Jan Hájek Tomas Behrend Christopher Kas MILAN Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Wayne Odesnik Giorgio Galimberti Harel Levy 26.06. Constanța Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Konstantinos Economidis Konstantinos Economidis Jean-Julien Rojer Reggio Emilia Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Olivier Patience Fabio Colangelo Giancarlo Petrazzuolo

July DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 03.07. Córdoba Challenger $ 125,000 Hard Simon Greul Justin Gimelstob Kevin Kim Biella Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Simone Bolelli Lucas Arnold Ker Agustín Calleri Dublin Challenger $ 50,000 Carpet Mischa Zverev Jasper Smit Martijn van Haasteren Winnetka Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Sam Querrey Cecil Mamiit Eric Taino Montauban Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Lamine Ouahab Pablo Cuevas Adrián García 10.07. Posen Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Jan Hájek Tomasz Bednarek Michał Przysiężny Scheveningen Challenger $ 75,000 Clay Guillermo García López Guillermo García López Salvador Navarro Cuenca Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Carlos Salamanca Frank Moser Alexander Satschko Mantua Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Cristian Villagrán Pablo Andújar Marcel Granollers Oberstaufen Cup $ 25,000 Clay Michal Tabara Ernests Gulbis Mischa Zverev 17.07. Bogotá Challenger II $ 125,000 Clay Santiago Giraldo Daniel Garza Michael Quintero Istanbul Challenger $ 125,000 Hard Alexander Peya Alexey Kedryuk Orest Tereshchuk Aptos Challenger $ 75,000 Hard Alex Kuznetsov Prakash Amritraj Rohan Bopanna Penza Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Farrukh Dustov Murad Inoyatov Denis Istomin Rimini Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Pablo Andújar Juan Pablo Brzezicki Cristian Villagrán Manchester Challenger $ 25,000 Grass Harsh Mankad Josh Goodall Ross Hutchins 24.07. Campos do Jordão Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Ricardo Mello Marcelo Melo André Sá Granby Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Frank Dancevic Alessandro Gravina Gary Lugassy Lexington Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Lee Hyung-taik Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana Tampere Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Florian Mayer Thierry Ascione Édouard Roger-Vasselin Nottingham Challenger I $ 25,000 Grass Antony Dupuis Martin Lee Jonathan Marray Recanati Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Davide Sanguinetti Simone Bolelli Davide Sanguinetti Togliatti Cup $ 25,000 Hard Uros Vico Alexander Peya Uros Vico 31.07. Segovia Challenger $ 100,000 Hard Juan Martín del Potro Paul Baccanello Chris Guccione Vancouver Challenger $ 100,000 Hard Rik de Voest Eric Butorac Travis Parrott Trani Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Juan Pablo Guzmán Leonardo Azzaro Daniele Giorgini Belo Horizonte Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Thiago Alves Marcelo Melo André Sá Saransk Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Igor Sijsling Alexey Kedryuk Orest Tereshchuk Timișoara Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Nicolas Devilder Victor Crivoi Victor Ioniță

August DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 07.08. San Marino Challenger $ 100,000 Clay Albert Montañés Máximo González Sergio Roitman DBI Tennis Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Scott Oudsema Scott Lipsky David Martin Joinville Challenger $ 50,000 Clay André Ghem André Ghem Alexandre Simoni Vigo Challenger $ 37.500 Clay Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Marcel Granollers St. Petersburg Challenger $ 25,000 Clay David Guez Murad Inoyatov Denis Istomin 14.08. Bronx Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Michael Russell Martin Lee Harel Levy Cordenons Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Konstantinos Economidis Francesco Aldi Lovro Zovko Graz Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Florian Mayer Ross Hutchins Jonathan Marray Manta Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Thiago Alves Eric Nunez Jean-Julien Rojer Samarkand Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Janko Tipsarević Satoshi Iwabuchi Gouichi Motomura 21.08. Manerbio Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Andreas Vinciguerra Gabriel Moraru Adrian Ungur Genf Challenger $ 37.500 Clay Jérôme Haehnel Michal Navrátil Yuri Schukin Bukhara Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Janko Tipsarević Nicolas Renavand Nicolas Tourte 28.08. Como Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Simone Bolelli Jamie Delgado Jamie Murray Black Forest Open $ 25,000 Clay Hugo Armando Tomas Behrend Dominik Meffert Kranj Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Werner Eschauer Antonio Baldellou-Esteva Héctor Ruiz-Cadenas

September DateCountryTournamentPrizemoneySurfaceSingles championDoubles champions 04.09. Brașov Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Marc López Lazar Magdinčev Predrag Rusevski Donetsk Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Ilija Bozoljac Aleksandr Nedovyesov Aleksandr Yarmola Düsseldorf Open Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Evgeny Korolev Hugo Armando Tomas Behrend Genua Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Gorka Fraile Adriano Biasella Marcelo Charpentier 11.09. Orléans Challenger $ 75,000 Hard (i) Olivier Rochus Grégory Carraz Dick Norman New Orleans Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Cecil Mamiit Cecil Mamiit Sam Warburg Sevilla Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Iván Navarro Pablo Andújar Marcel Granollers Belém Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Guillermo Cañas Brian Dabul Cristian Villagrán 18.09. Szczecin Challenger $ 125,000 Clay Nicolás Lapentti Tomas Behrend Christopher Kas Lubbock Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Sam Querrey Chris Drake Scott Lipsky Tarragona Challenger $ 50,000 Clay Paolo Lorenzi Hugo Armando Gabriel Trujillo Soler Banja Luka Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Marco Mirnegg Joseph Sirianni Stefan Wauters 25.09. Grenoble Challenger $ 50,000 Hard (i) Michaël Llodra Teymuraz Gabashvili Evgeny Korolev Tulsa Challenger $ 50,000 Hard Bobby Reynolds Bobby Reynolds Rajeev Ram Bratislava Challenger $ 25,000 Clay Michal Mertiňák Eric Butorac Travis Parrott Gramado Challenger $ 25,000 Hard Franco Ferreiro Franco Ferreiro Martín Vilarrubí

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