# Volkswagen Challenger

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

### Doubles

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