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The Grenoble Challenger is a tennis

Tennis

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tournament held in Grenoble

Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...

, France

France

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since 1999. The event is part of the challenger series

ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments...

and is played on indoor hard courts.

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1999	Julien Boutter Julien Boutter Julien Boutter is a former professional male tennis player from France.-Career:At the 2002 Australian Open, Boutter defeated number 2 seed and former World number 1 Gustavo Kuerten, despite being down two sets, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3.In his career he has won 1 singles title and reached the final...	Antony Dupuis	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
2000	Antony Dupuis	Jan Siemerink Jan Siemerink Johannes Martinus Siemerink is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Career:...	7–6¹⁰, 7–6¹¹
2001	Johan Settergren	Ivan Ljubičić Ivan Ljubicic ----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....	5–7, 7–6⁴, 7–5
2002	Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...	Irakli Labadze Irakli Labadze Irakli Labadze \|Georgia]]) is a professional tennis player. His career high singles ranking was "World No. 42" which he attained in July, 2004.Labadze turned pro in 1998, and has recently passed the $1 205 296 career prize money mark...	6–4, 6–3
2003	Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...	Harel Levy Harel Levy Har'el Levy is an Israeli professional male tennis player. Levy's best singles ranking was # 30 in the world in 2001, and his best doubles ranking was # 76 in 2007....	7–5, 7–6¹
2004	Karol Kučera Karol Kucera Karol Kučera is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He is a former top 10 player and has been ranked as high as World No. 6.-Tennis career:...	Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...	7–5, 6–2
2005	Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:...	Thomas Enqvist Thomas Enqvist Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 on the ATP Rankings.Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team...	6–0, 6–2
2006	Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...	Nicolas Tourte	6–2, 6–2
2007	Nicolás Lapentti Nicolás Lapentti ----Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador who is ranked 214th...	Kristian Pless Kristian Pless Kristian Peter Pless is a professional male tennis player from Denmark.In 1999, he won the Australian Open for juniors , and reached the junior finals at Wimbledon , and the US Open . He finished 1999 as the no...	6–3, 7–5
2008	Kristof Vliegen Kristof Vliegen Kristof Vliegen is a former Belgian tennis player. He plays right-handed and he turned professional in 2001.He was a semi-finalist in Chennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against...	Alexandre Sidorenko Alexandre Sidorenko Alexandre Sidorenko is a French tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 145 .-Career:...	6–4, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1999	Adam Peterson Chris Tontz	Martín García Cristiano Testa	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2000	Julian Knowle Julian Knowle ----Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no... Lorenzo Manta Lorenzo Manta Lorenzo Manta is a former tennis player from Switzerland, who turned professional in 1992. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on June 12, 2000, when he became the number 103 of the world. His best achievement in the grand slam tournaments was reaching the fourth round at...	Yves Allegro Yves Allegro Yves Allegro is a professional male tennis player from Switzerland. He is a doubles specialist and is well known as Roger Federer's doubles partner and good friend.-Doubles: 9 :-External links:... Julien Cuaz	6–3, 6–4
2001	Jonathan Erlich Jonathan Erlich Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player... Andy Ram Andy Ram Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...	Paul Rosner Glenn Weiner	6–4, 3–6, 7–6⁴
2002	Todd Larkham Michael Tebbutt Michael Tebbutt Michael Tebbutt was an Australian tennis player.He was educated at St Johns Park High School and Northern Arizona University before starting his career as a professional tennis player....	Massimo Bertolini Massimo Bertolini Massimo Bertolini is a retired professional tennis player from Italy. A doubles specialist, he won two ATP Tour titles and reached two Grand Slam quarter-finals.-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:... Cristian Brandi Cristian Brandi Cristian Brandi , is a former professional tennis player from Italy.Brandi enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 9 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2003	Paul Baccanello Paul Baccanello Paul Baccanello is an Australian professional tennis player. He has sustained various injuries during his career, which have hampered his results.- Career :... Harel Levy Harel Levy Har'el Levy is an Israeli professional male tennis player. Levy's best singles ranking was # 30 in the world in 2001, and his best doubles ranking was # 76 in 2007....	Rik de Voest Rik de Voest Rik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006.... Johan Landsberg	5–7, 6–4, 7–6⁵
2004	Uros Vico Uros Vico Uros Vico is a Croatian-born Italian tennis player.Vico has yet to win any titles on the ATP Tour and has reached one final, in doubles. He plays mainly challenger tournaments.-Wins :-Runners-up :... Lovro Zovko Lovro Zovko Lovro Zovko is a professional Croatian tennis player.-Tennis career:Early on in 2000 and 2001, Zovko reached the Umag final both years with Ivan Ljubičić....	Michael Berrer Michael Berrer Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No... Răzvan Sabău Razvan Sabau Răzvan Sabău is a Romanian tennis player.Born in Bucharest, Romania, Sabău trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in his junior years and in 1993 he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, finishing the year as the No. 2 junior in the world. He ranked No...	6–2, 6–4
2005	Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau Julien Benneteau is a professional male tennis player from France. His career-best singles ranking is ATP world no. 32, which he reached in July 2010. He formerly resided in Boulogne Billancourt and now lives in Geneva... Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Mahut Nicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...	Grégory Carraz Grégory Carraz Grégory Carraz is a retired professional French tennis player. During his career, he reached one ATP Tour doubles final.-Doubles: 1 :-Singles: 14 :-Doubles: 13 :-External links:... Nicolas Tourte	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
2006	Teymuraz Gabashvili Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Korolev Evgeny Korolev is a Kazakhstani tennis player and the cousin of former Russian player Anna Kournikova. He began playing tennis at age four with his father, and picked up his first ATP points at age 15 in three German challenger events...	Thomas Oger Thomas Oger Thomas Oger is a professional Monegasque tennis player.Oger reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on October 29, 2007, when he became World number 249... Nicolas Tourte	7–5, 6–4
2007	Jasper Smit Martijn van Haasteren	Frederik Nielsen Frederik Nielsen Frederik Løchte Nielsen is a professional male tennis player. Nielsen competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in both singles and doubles.... Martin Pedersen Martin Pedersen (tennis) Martin Pedersen is a former professional Danish tennis player. He played predominantly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in doubles and singles....	6–3, 6–1
2008	Martin Fischer Martin Fischer (tennis) Martin Fischer is an Austrian professional tennis player. His highest career ranking was No. 117 achieved on October 11, 2010.-Singles :-Runner-Up :- References :... Philipp Oswald Philipp Oswald Philipp Oswald is a Austrian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On December 7, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 206, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 81 was reached on July 5, 2010....	Niels Desein Niels Desein Niels Desein is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.-Professional tour:... Dick Norman Dick Norman Dick Norman is a professional tennis player. He has achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height , his left-handed power game and, in the last few years, his age .Turning professional in 1991, Norman notched up only his 14th Grand Slam...	⁵6–7, 7–5, [10–7]

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