Brest Challenger | |
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2024 Brest Challenger | |
ATP Challenger Tour | |
Event name | Brest Challenger |
Location | Brest, France |
Venue | Brest Arena |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
Prize money | €106,500 + H |
Website | openbrestarena.fr |
The Brest Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Brest, France since 2015.
Year | Champion [1] | Runner-up | Score |
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2024 | Otto Virtanen | Benjamin Bonzi | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(8–6) |
2023 | Pedro Martínez | Benjamin Bonzi | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1) |
2022 | Grégoire Barrère | Luca Van Assche | 6–3, 6–3 |
2021 | Brandon Nakashima | João Sousa | 6–3, 6–3 |
2020 | Not held | ||
2019 | Ugo Humbert | Evgeny Donskoy | 6–2, 6–3 |
2018 | Hubert Hurkacz | Ričardas Berankis | 7–5, 6–1 |
2017 | Corentin Moutet | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6–2, 7–6(10–8) |
2016 | Norbert Gombos | Yannik Reuter | 7–5, 6–2 |
2015 | Ivan Dodig | Benoît Paire | 7–5, 6–1 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2024 | Nicolás Barrientos Skander Mansouri | Jakub Paul Matěj Vocel | 7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
2023 | Yuki Bhambri Julian Cash | Robert Galloway Albano Olivetti | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, [10–5] |
2022 | Viktor Durasovic Otto Virtanen | Filip Bergevi Petros Tsitsipas | 6–4, 6–4 |
2021 | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | Salvatore Caruso Federico Gaio | 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
2020 | Not held | ||
2019 | Denys Molchanov Andrei Vasilevski | Andrea Vavassori David Vega Hernández | 6–3, 6–1 |
2018 | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | Leander Paes Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 3–6, 6–4, [10–2] |
2017 | Sander Arends Antonio Šančić | Scott Clayton Divij Sharan | 6–4, 7–5 |
2016 | Sander Arends Mateusz Kowalczyk | Marco Chiudinelli Luca Vanni | 6–7(2), 6–3, [10–5] |
2015 | Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
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