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Knoxville Challenger

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Knoxville Challenger
Current event 2023 Knoxville Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
LocationKnoxville, Tennessee, United States
VenueGoodfriend Tennis Center
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceHard (Indoor)
Draw32S/17Q/16D
Prize money$75,000+H
WebsiteWebsite

The Knoxville Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, since 2000.

The Knoxville Challenger is held at Goodfriend Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee. The tournament is the second of three indoor Challenger tournaments at college venues to end the USTA Pro Circuit season. The Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger (University of Virginia) is held the week before, and the Champaign Challenger (University of Illinois) is the week after.[1]

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2023 United States Alex Michelsen United States Denis Kudla 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
2022 United States Ben Shelton United States Christopher Eubanks 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
2021 United States Christopher Eubanks Germany Daniel Altmaier 6–3, 6–4
2020 Not held
2019 United States Michael Mmoh Australia Christopher O'Connell 6–4, 6–4
2018 United States Reilly Opelka United States Bjorn Fratangelo 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)
2017 Canada Filip Peliwo United States Denis Kudla 6–4, 6–2
2016 United States Michael Mmoh Canada Peter Polansky 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
2015 United Kingdom Daniel Evans United States Frances Tiafoe 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
2014 France Adrian Mannarino Australia Sam Groth 3–6, 7–6(8–6). 6-4
2013 United States Tim Smyczek Canada Peter Polansky 6–4, 6–2
2012 United States Michael Russell United States Bobby Reynolds 6–3, 6–2
2011 United States Jesse Levine United States Brian Baker 6–2, 6–3
2010 Japan Kei Nishikori United States Robert Kendrick 6–1, 6–4
2009 United States Taylor Dent Serbia Ilija Bozoljac 6–3, 7–6(6)
2008 United States Bobby Reynolds Slovenia Luka Gregorc 6–4, 6–2
2007 United States Robert Kendrick United States Kevin Kim 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
2006
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2003
Not Held
2002 Netherlands Martin Verkerk United States Mardy Fish 6–3, 6–4
2001 United States James Blake Romania Gabriel Trifu 6–4, 6–4
2000 Italy Cristiano Caratti United States Andy Roddick 3–6, 7–6, 6–4

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2024 Australia Patrick Harper
United Kingdom Johannus Monday
United States Micah Braswell
United States Eliot Spizzirri
6–2, 6–2
2023 United States Cannon Kingsley
Venezuela Luis David Martínez
United States Mac Kiger
United States Mitchell Krueger
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2022 United States Hunter Reese
United States Tennys Sandgren
United States Martin Damm
United States Mitchell Krueger
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), [10–5]
2021 Tunisia Malek Jaziri
Slovenia Blaž Rola
Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2020 Not held
2019 Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo
Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
United States Bradley Klahn
Netherlands Sem Verbeek
7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–5]
2018 Japan Toshihide Matsui
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
United States Hunter Reese
United States Tennys Sandgren
7–6(8–6), 7–5
2017 India Leander Paes
India Purav Raja
United States James Cerretani
Australia John-Patrick Smith
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
2016 Canada Peter Polansky
Canada Adil Shamasdin
Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
Belgium Joris De Loore
6–1, 6–3
2015 Sweden Johan Brunström
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
United States Sekou Bangoura
United States Matt Seeberger
6–1, 6–2
2014 Latvia Miķelis Lībietis
United States Hunter Reese
Portugal Gastão Elias
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
6–3, 6–4
2013 Australia Sam Groth
Australia John-Patrick Smith
Australia Carsten Ball
Canada Peter Polansky
6–7 (6), 6–2, [10-7]
2012 United States Alex Kuznetsov
Germany Mischa Zverev
South Africa Jean Andersen
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
6–4, 6–2
2011 United States Steve Johnson
United States Austin Krajicek
Australia Adam Hubble
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
3–6, 6–4, [13–11]
2010 South Africa Rik de Voest
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.
United States Alex Kuznetsov
6–1, 6–4
2009 Germany Martin Emmrich
Sweden Andreas Siljeström
South Africa Raven Klaasen
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
7–5, 6–4
2008 South Africa Kevin Anderson
New Zealand G.D. Jones
United States Andy Ram
United States Bobby Reynolds
3–6, 6–0, [10–7]
2007 Israel Harel Levy
United States Sam Warburg
United Kingdom Jamie Baker
United States Brendan Evans
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
2006
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2003
Not Held
2002 Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Netherlands Martin Verkerk
United States Hugo Armando
Argentina Sergio Roitman
6–3, 6–4
2001 United States Mardy Fish
United States Jeff Morrison
United States Brandon Coupe
United States Kelly Gullett
6–3, 6–0
2000 Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Michael Kohlmann
South Africa Jeff Coetzee
South Africa Marcos Ondruska
6–0, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "2014 USTA Men's Pro Circuit Calendar" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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