# 2002 ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 2002 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprised 122 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $150,000.

## Schedule
### January

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 31.12. 2001 | Brazil | Aberto de São Paulo | $ 025,000 | Hard | Frédéric Niemeyer | Brandon Coupe Frédéric Niemeyer |
| 21.01. | Germany | Heilbronn Open | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexander Popp | Aleksandar Kitinov Johan Landsberg |
| 21.01. | United States | Hilton Waikoloa Village USTA Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | James Blake | Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner |
| 28.01. | France | Internationaux de Tennis de Brest | $ 100,000 | Hard (i) | Irakli Labadze | Ben Ellwood Stephen Huss |
| 28.01. | United States | Challenger of Dallas | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Jeff Morrison | Giorgio Galimberti Frédéric Niemeyer |
| 28.01. | Germany | Warsteiner Challenger Lübeck | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Raemon Sluiter | Grégory Carraz Nicolas Mahut |

### February

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 04.02. | Poland | KGHM Polish Indoors | $ 150,000 | Hard (i) | Davide Sanguinetti | Ben Ellwood Stephen Huss |
| 04.02. | United States | Joplin Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Jack Brasington | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries |
| 04.02. | Serbia | Belgrade Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Mario Ančić | Dušan Vemić Lovro Zovko |
| 04.02. | Germany | Volkswagen Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Jakub Herm-Záhlava | Jan Hernych Shaun Rudman |
| 18.02. | France | Challenger 42 | $ 075,000 | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer |
| 18.02. | Great Britain | Hull Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Denis Golovanov | Michael Kohlmann Michaël Llodra |
| 25.02. | Vietnam | Heineken Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Takao Suzuki | Amir Hadad Alexander Peya |
| 25.02. | France | Challenger Ford de Cherbourg-Octeville | $ 037.500 | Hard (i) | Lionel Roux | Noam Behr Jonathan Erlich |
| 25.02. | Germany | Warsteiner Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Raemon Sluiter | Mark Merklein Paul Rosner |

### March

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 04.03. | Japan | Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Takao Suzuki | Tuomas Ketola Alexander Waske |
| 04.03. | Germany | Residenza Open Magdeburg | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Dick Norman | Franz Stauder Orest Tereshchuk |
| 11.03. | United States | North Miami Beach Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Vince Spadea | Eric Nunez Graydon Oliver |
| 11.03. | Australia | Gosford Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Louis Vosloo | Yves Allegro Justin Bower |
| 11.03. | Japan | Osaka Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Takao Suzuki | Karol Beck Cedric Kauffmann |
| 11.03. | Ecuador | Abierto Internacional de Salinas | $ 025,000 | Hard | Iván Miranda | Brandon Coupe Jeff Salzenstein |
| 18.03. | New Zealand | Hamilton Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Brian Vahaly | Jaymon Crabb Peter Luczak |
| 18.03. | Italy | Olbia Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Didac Pérez | Filippo Messori Vincenzo Santopadre |
| 25.03. | Mexico | San Luis Potosí Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Dick Norman | Dick Norman Orlin Stanoytchev |
| 25.03. | Italy | Torneo Internazionale di Tennis Città della Disfida Open | $ 025,000 | Clay | Sergi Bruguera | Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi |

### April

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 01.04. | Tunisia | TCT Open | $ 075,000 | Clay | Raemon Sluiter | Álex López Morón Andrés Schneiter |
| 01.04. | United States | Tarzana Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Eric Taino | George Bastl Neville Godwin |
| 01.04. | Mexico | León Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Alexander Waske | Noam Behr Ota Fukárek |
| 08.04. | United States | USTA Challenger of Calabasas | $ 050,000 | Hard | Michael Chang | Paul Rosner Glenn Weiner |
| 08.04. | Italy | San Remo Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Oliver Gross | Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti |
| 15.04. | Bermuda | XL Bermuda Open | $ 100,000 | Clay | Flávio Saretta | George Bastl Neville Godwin |
| 22.04. | Italy | Naples Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | David Ferrer | Gabriel Trifu Vladimir Voltchkov |
| 29.04. | Italy | Rome Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Martín Vassallo Argüello | Gabriel Trifu Vladimir Voltchkov |

### May

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 06.05. | United States | Birmingham Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Alex Kim | Mardy Fish Jeff Morrison |
| 06.05. | Great Britain | Edinburgh Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Alexandre Simoni | Jeff Coetzee Myles Wakefield |
| 06.05. | Slovenia | Ljubljana Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Arnaud Di Pasquale | Mariano Hood Edgardo Massa |
| 13.05. | Czech Republic | ECM Prague Open | $ 050,000 | Clay | Olivier Patience | František Čermák Ota Fukárek |
| 13.05. | Croatia | Zagreb Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Luis Horna | Dick Norman Tom Vanhoudt |
| 13.05. | Spain | Valencia Challenger | $ 037.500 | Clay | David Ferrer | Tim Crichton Todd Perry |
| 13.05. | Uzbekistan | Fergana Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Jimmy Wang | Rik de Voest Dirk Stegmann |
| 13.05. | United States | Rocky Mount Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Robby Ginepri | Mark Merklein Eric Taino |
| 20.05. | Hungary | Budapest Challenger I | $ 025,000 | Clay | Mariano Delfino | Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský |
| 27.05. | Italy | Turin Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Martin Verkerk | Victor Hănescu Óscar Hernández |

### June

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 03.06. | Czech Republic | Unicredit Czech Open | $ 100,000 | Clay | Guillermo Coria | František Čermák Ota Fukárek |
| 03.06. | Germany | Schickedanz Open | $ 050,000 | Clay | Luis Horna | Salvador Navarro Gabriel Trujillo Soler |
| 03.06. | United States | Surbiton Trophy | $ 050,000 | Grass | Jeff Morrison | André Sá Jim Thomas |
| 03.06. | United States | Tallahassee Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Brian Vahaly | Levar Harper-Griffith Jeff Williams |
| 10.06. | Italy | Biella Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | Giorgio Galimberti Dominik Hrbatý |
| 10.06. | Germany | ATU Cup | $ 050,000 | Clay | Luis Horna | Jens Knippschild Dušan Vemić |
| 17.06. | Germany | Nord/LB Open | $ 125,000 | Clay | David Sánchez | Mariano Hood Luis Horna |
| 17.06. | Switzerland | Lugano Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Guillermo Coria | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Giorgio Galimberti |
| 24.06. | Andorra | Andorra Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard (i) | Dick Norman | Wesley Moodie Shaun Rudman |
| 24.06. | Germany | Wartburg Open | $ 025,000 | Clay | Tomáš Zíb | Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk |
| 24.06. | Italy | Sassuolo Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | David Ferrer | Leonardo Azzaro Potito Starace |

### July

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 01.07. | Germany | Müller Cup | $ 050,000 | Clay | Oliver Gross | Leoš Friedl David Škoch |
| 01.07. | Italy | Mantova Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Mariano Puerta | Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti |
| 01.07. | France | Montauban Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Richard Gasquet | Oliver Marach Oleg Ogorodov |
| 08.07. | Great Britain | West of England Tennis | $ 050,000 | Grass | Karol Beck | Dejan Petrović Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
| 08.07. | Canada | Granby Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Peter Luczak | Noam Behr Michael Joyce |
| 08.07. | Netherlands | Scheveningen Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Raemon Sluiter | Edwin Kempes Martin Verkerk |
| 08.07. | Germany | Oberstaufen Cup | $ 025,000 | Clay | Nicolas Thomann | Jaime Fillol Jr. Ricardo Schlachter |
| 15.07. | United States | Aptos Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Brian Vahaly | Amir Hadad Martín Vassallo Argüello |
| 15.07. | Great Britain | Manchester Challenger | $ 050,000 | Grass | Vladimir Voltchkov | Karol Beck Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
| 15.07. | Russia | Togliatti Cup | $ 025,000 | Hard | Alexander Peya | Philipp Mukhometov Dmitry Vlasov |
| 22.07. | Brazil | Campos Challenger | $ 075,000 | Hard | Ricardo Mello | Alejandro Hernández Daniel Melo |
| 22.07. | Netherlands | Hilversum Challenger | $ 075,000 | Clay | Tomáš Zíb | Stefano Pescosolido Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
| 22.07. | Hungary | Budaors Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Diego Moyano | Hermes Gamonal Adrián García |
| 22.07. | Finland | Tampere Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Jarkko Nieminen | Doug Bohaboy Nick Rainey |
| 29.07. | San Marino | San Marino Challenger | $ 100,000 | Clay | José Acasuso | Leoš Friedl David Škoch |
| 29.07. | Spain | Segovia Challenger | $ 100,000 | Hard | Olivier Mutis | Tim Crichton Todd Perry |
| 29.07. | United States | Lexington Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Scott Draper | Jack Brasington Glenn Weiner |
| 29.07. | Brazil | Belo Horizonte Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Ricardo Mello | Daniel Melo Marcelo Melo |
| 29.07. | Russia | St. Petersburg Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Sergio Roitman | František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský |
| 29.07. | Great Britain | Wrexham Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Lars Burgsmüller | Stefano Pescosolido Gianluca Pozzi |

### August

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 05.08. | Spain | Córdoba Challenger | $ 075,000 | Hard | Jean-François Bachelot | Ota Fukárek Paul Rosner |
| 05.08. | United States | Binghamton Professional Tennis Tournament | $ 050,000 | Hard | Scott Draper | Paul Goldstein Scott Humphries |
| 05.08. | Brazil | Gramado Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Júlio Silva | Alessandro Guevara Dejan Petrović |
| 05.08. | Italy | Trani Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Mariano Delfino | Mariano Delfino Roberto Álvarez |
| 12.08. | United States | Bronx Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Mardy Fish | Jamie Delgado Arvind Parmar |
| 12.08. | Austria | Graz Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Olivier Mutis | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
| 19.08. | Switzerland | Geneva Challenger | $ 037.500 | Clay | Kristof Vliegen | Victor Hănescu Leonardo Olguín |
| 19.08. | Italy | Manerbio Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | David Ferrer | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
| 26.08. | Italy | Brindisi Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Mariano Puerta | Mariano Delfino Sergio Roitman |
| 26.08. | Germany | Black Forest Open | $ 025,000 | Clay | Dennis van Scheppingen | Diego del Río Leonardo Olguín |

### September

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 02.09. | Ukraine | Kyiv Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Federico Browne Fred Hemmes |
| 02.09. | Germany | Rhein-Main Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Olivier Mutis | Diego del Río Andrés Schneiter |
| 02.09. | Romania | Brașov Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Christopher Kas Herbert Wiltschnig |
| 09.09. | Hungary | Budapest Challenger II | $ 025,000 | Clay | Dennis van Scheppingen | Paul Baccanello Sergio Roitman |
| 09.09. | Ukraine | Donetsk Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Federico Browne | Leonardo Azzaro Federico Browne |
| 09.09. | Bulgaria | Sofia Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Christopher Kas Oliver Marach |
| 16.09. | Poland | Szczecin Challenger | $ 125,000 | Clay | Nikolay Davydenko | José Acasuso Andrés Schneiter |
| 16.09. | Turkey | Istanbul Challenger | $ 075,000 | Hard | Petr Luxa | Aleksandar Kitinov Lovro Zovko |
| 16.09. | United States | Waco Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Hermes Gamonal | Huntley Montgomery Ryan Sachire |
| 16.09. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Banja Luka Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Not completed | Jaroslav Levinský Yuri Schukin |
| 23.09. | United States | Tulsa Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Robert Kendrick | Scott Humphries Mark Merklein |
| 23.09. | Portugal | Maia Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Victor Hănescu | Sebastián Prieto Sergio Roitman |
| 23.09. | Uzbekistan | Samarkand Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | Federico Browne Rogier Wassen |
| 30.09. | United States | Fresno Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Scott Draper | Huntley Montgomery Tripp Phillips |
| 30.09. | France | Grenoble Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Michaël Llodra | Todd Larkham Michael Tebbutt |
| 30.09. | Spain | Seville Challenger | $ 037.500 | Clay | Olivier Mutis | Mariano Hood Luis Horna |
| 30.09. | Uzbekistan | Bukhara Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | John van Lottum | Yves Allegro Marco Chiudinelli |

### October

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 07.10. | Spain | Barcelona Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Mariano Hood |
| 07.10. | Ecuador | Quito Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Dick Norman | Hugo Armando Kepler Orellana |
| 14.10. | Egypt | Cairo Challenger | $ 050,000 | Clay | Stefano Galvani | Karsten Braasch Tomas Behrend |
| 14.10. | Canada | Burbank Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Robby Ginepri | Björn Rehnquist Louis Vosloo |
| 21.10. | South Korea | Seoul Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Werner Eschauer | Jaymon Crabb Mark Nielsen |
| 21.10. | United States | San Antonio Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Mardy Fish | Diego Ayala Robert Kendrick |
| 28.10. | Brazil | São Paulo Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Franco Squillari | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto |
| 28.10. | Germany | Lambertz Open by STAWAG | $ 050,000 | Carpet (i) | Vladimir Voltchkov | Jim Thomas Tom Vanhoudt |
| 28.10. | United States | Azalea Orthopedic Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard | Paul Goldstein | Peter Luczak Dmitry Tursunov |
| 28.10. | Great Britain | Nottingham Challenger | $ 025,000 | Clay | Gilles Elseneer | Ashley Fisher Stephen Huss |
| 28.10. | Réunion | Réunion Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | Federico Browne | Federico Browne Jonathan Erlich |

### November

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 04.11. | Slovakia | Bratislava Challenger | $ 100,000 | Carpet (i) | Antony Dupuis | Scott Humphries Mark Merklein |
| 04.11. | Germany | Okal Cup | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Lars Burgsmüller | Yves Allegro Lovro Zovko |
| 11.11. | Finland | Helsinki Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Jarkko Nieminen | Mario Ančić Lovro Zovko |
| 11.11. | United States | Knoxville Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Netherlands Martin Verkerk | Dmitry Tursunov Martin Verkerk |
| 18.11. | United States | Champaign Challenger | $ 050,000 | Hard (i) | Robby Ginepri | Gabriel Trifu Glenn Weiner |
| 18.11. | Czech Republic | Prague Challenger II | $ 025,000 | Carpet (i) | Mario Ančić | Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský |
| 18.11. | Mexico | Puebla Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard (i) | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Miguel Gallardo Valles Alejandro González |
| 25.11. | Italy | Milan Challenger | $ 050,000 | Carpet (i) | Mario Ančić | Massimo Bertolini Giorgio Galimberti |
| 25.11. | Japan | Yokohama Challenger | $ 025,000 | Carpet | Lee Hyung-taik | Lu Yen-hsun Danai Udomchoke |

### December

| Date | Country | Tournament | Prizemoney | Surface | Singles champion | Doubles champions |
| 02.12. | Thailand | Bangkok Challenger | $ 025,000 | Hard | John van Lottum | Anthony Ross Grant Silcock |