Porto Challenger

Porto Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
LocationPorto, Portugal
CategoryATP Challenger (1982–1998)
SurfaceClay

The Porto Challenger was a professional tennis tournament in Portugal played on clay courts that was part of the ATP Challenger Series. Held in Porto, the first edition of the tournament was in 1982, then it was contested every year from 1987 to 1994, biannually in 1991, 1992 and 1993. It continued as a semi regular event until 1998.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1982 Jairo Velasco Sr. Juan Avendaño 6–7, 6–3, 6–3
1983-1986 Not contested
1987 Christian Bergström Alex Antonitsch 6–1, 6–3
1988 Paul Dogger Michiel Schapers 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1989 Andrei Cherkasov Javier Sánchez 7–6, 7–5
1990 Mark Koevermans Franco Davín 6–3, 6–3
1991 Stefano Pescosolido Roberto Azar 6–1, 6–1
1991 (2) Bart Wuyts Martin Wostenholme 6–3, 7–5
1992 José Francisco Altur Claudio Mezzadri 1–6, 7–6, 7–5
1992 (2) Jordi Arrese Lars Jönsson 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
1993 Younes El Aynaoui Jordi Arrese 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
1993 (2) Franco Davín Gabriel Markus 6–4, 6–3
1994 Gilbert Schaller Marcelo Filippini 6–2, 7–5
1995 Not contested
1996 Richard Fromberg Galo Blanco 6–3, 7–6
1997 Not contested
1998 Younes El Aynaoui Stefan Koubek 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1982 Libor Pimek
Thierry Stevaux
Andy Kohlberg
Robbie Venter
4–6, 7–6, 7–5
1983-1986 Not contested
1987 Conny Falk
Stefan Svensson
Ronnie Båthman
Michael Tauson
7–5, 5–7, 6–3
1988 Michiel Schapers
Huub van Boeckel
Andrei Olhovskiy
Alexander Zverev
6–3, 3–6, 7–6
1989 Tomás Carbonell
Carlos Costa
Paul Haarhuis
Denis Langaskens
6–4, 6–3
1990 Eduardo Bengoechea
Christian Miniussi
Jose Clavet
Francisco Roig
6–0, 6–3
1991 Dimitri Poliakov
Tomáš Anzari
Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1991 (2) Josef Čihák
Tomáš Anzari
Juan Carlos Báguena
Andrés Gómez
7–5, 6–2
1992 Carl Limberger
Tomáš Anzari
Brian Devening
Bent-Ove Pedersen
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1992 (2) Doug Eisenman
Bent-Ove Pedersen
Jordi Arrese
Àlex Corretja
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1993 Menno Oosting
Daniel Vacek
Jordi Burillo
Javier Sánchez
6–3, 7–6
1993 (2) Johan de Beer
Brent Haygarth
Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan
6–2, 2–6, 7–6
1994 Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
Jorge Lozano
Roberto Saad
7–6, 6–3
1995 Not contested
1996 Emanuel Couto
Nuno Marques
Bernardo Mota
Jimy Szymanski
6–7, 6–3, 7–5
1997 Not contested
1998 Juan Ignacio Carrasco
Jairo Velasco Jr.
Cristian Brandi
Stephen Noteboom
7–5, 6–4

References