Volkswagen Challenger

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Finn player Jarkko Nieminen took the singles title in 2001

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Russian Marat Safin partnered with Dušan Vemić in 1998 to win the doubles

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Former World No. 1 in doubles Leander Paes from India won the first edition of the doubles event, alongside Donald Johnson

The Volkswagen Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Germany, between 1993 and 2012.

Many players won two titles, Axel Pretzsch Ruben Bemelmans in singles Robert Lindstedt, Jean-Claude Scherrer and Martin Sinner in doubles. But only Axel Pretzsch won both titles simultaneously.

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2012	Template:Flagicon Igor Sijsling	Template:Flagicon Jerzy Janowicz	4–6, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)
2011	Template:Flagicon Ruben Bemelmans (2)	Template:Flagicon Dominik Meffert	6–7(8), 6–4, 6–4
2010	Not held
2009	Template:Flagicon Ruben Bemelmans (1)	Template:Flagicon Stefano Galvani	7–6(5), 3–6, 6–3
2008	Template:Flagicon Louk Sorensen	Template:Flagicon Farrukh Dustov	7–6(7), 4–6, 6–4
2007	Template:Flagicon Robin Haase	Template:Flagicon Daniel Brands	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
2006	Template:Flagicon Alexander Waske	Template:Flagicon Yeu-tzuoo Wang	6–2, 6–4
2005	Template:Flagicon Dieter Kindlmann	Template:Flagicon Tobias Summerer	7–5, 4–1 retired
2004	Template:Flagicon Michal Tabara	Template:Flagicon Florian Mayer	6–4, 6–3
2003	Template:Flagicon Axel Pretzsch (2)	Template:Flagicon Arvind Parmar	6–7(1), 7–6(5), 6–4
2002	Template:Flagicon Jakub Záhlava	Template:Flagicon Dick Norman	6–4, 6–2
2001	Template:Flagicon Jarkko Nieminen	Template:Flagicon Andy Fahlke	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2000	Template:Flagicon Andrei Stoliarov	Template:Flagicon Óscar Burrieza López	3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1999	Template:Flagicon Axel Pretzsch (1)	Template:Flagicon Diego Nargiso	walkover
1998	Template:Flagicon Ivo Heuberger	Template:Flagicon Dirk Dier	6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1997	Template:Flagicon Jens Knippschild	Template:Flagicon Arne Thoms	6–4, 6–3
1996	Template:Flagicon Gianluca Pozzi	Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
1995	Template:Flagicon David Prinosil	Template:Flagicon Martin Sinner	6–4, 7–6
1994	Template:Flagicon Alexander Mronz	Template:Flagicon Albert Chang	6–3, 7–5
1993	Template:Flagicon Cristiano Caratti	Template:Flagicon Lars Koslowski	6–7, 6–1, 6–2

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2012	Template:Flagicon Laurynas Grigelis Template:Flagicon Uladzimir Ignatik	Template:Flagicon Tomasz Bednarek Template:Flagicon Olivier Charroin	7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
2011	Template:Flagicon Matthias Bachinger Template:Flagicon Simon Stadler	Template:Flagicon Dominik Meffert Template:Flagicon Frederik Nielsen	3–6, 7–6(3), [10–7]
2010	Not held
2009	Template:Flagicon Travis Rettenmaier Template:Flagicon Ken Skupski	Template:Flagicon Sergey Bubka Template:Flagicon Alexander Kudryavtsev	6–3, 6–4
2008	Template:Flagicon Carsten Ball Template:Flagicon Izak van der Merwe	Template:Flagicon Richard Bloomfield Template:Flagicon Ken Skupski	7–6(5), 6–3
2007	Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya Template:Flagicon Lars Uebel	Template:Flagicon Joshua Goodall Template:Flagicon Jan Mertl	6–4, 6–4
2006	Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Scherrer (2) Template:Flagicon Uros Vico	Template:Flagicon Frank Moser Template:Flagicon Sebastian Rieschick	7–6(3), 6–7(5), 10–8
2005	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya	Template:Flagicon Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Template:Flagicon Lovro Zovko	6–2, 6–4
2004	Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt (2) Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Scherrer (1)	Template:Flagicon Juan Ignacio Carrasco Template:Flagicon Josh Goffi	6–2, 4–6, 7–6(5)
2003	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Axel Pretzsch	Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya Template:Flagicon Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6–4, 6–2
2002	Template:Flagicon Jan Hernych Template:Flagicon Shaun Rudman	Template:Flagicon Filippo Messori Template:Flagicon Gianluca Pozzi	7–6(3), 6–7(3), 6–3
2001	Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt (1) Template:Flagicon Fredrik Lovén	Template:Flagicon Jan Boruszewski Template:Flagicon Markus Menzler	7–6(5), 6–7(7), 6–4
2000	Template:Flagicon Jan-Ralph Brandt Template:Flagicon Martin Sinner (2)	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Cibulec Template:Flagicon Leoš Friedl	7–5, 3–6, 7–6
1999	Template:Flagicon Adriano Ferreira Template:Flagicon Maurice Ruah	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Dirk Dier	walkover
1998	Template:Flagicon Marat Safin Template:Flagicon Dušan Vemić	Template:Flagicon Jan-Ralph Brandt Template:Flagicon Thomas Messmer	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1997	Template:Flagicon Nicola Bruno Template:Flagicon Laurence Tieleman	Template:Flagicon Henrik Holm Template:Flagicon Nils Holm	7–6, 6–4
1996	Template:Flagicon Dirk Dier Template:Flagicon Arne Thoms	Template:Flagicon Jim Pugh Template:Flagicon Joost Winnink	6–4, 6–4
1995	Template:Flagicon Martin Sinner (1) Template:Flagicon Joost Winnink	Template:Flagicon Dirk Dier Template:Flagicon Lars Koslowski	7–5, 6–3
1994	Template:Flagicon Rich Benson Template:Flagicon Adam Malik	Template:Flagicon Wayne Arthurs Template:Flagicon Simon Youl	7–6, 6–4
1993	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Leander Paes	Template:Flagicon Jan Apell Template:Flagicon Michael Mortensen	7–6, 6–1

External links

• Official website