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The Riviera di Rimini Challenger is a professional tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals

Association of Tennis Professionals

The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...

(ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Circolo Tennis Rimini in Rimini

Rimini

Rimini is a medium-sized city of 142,579 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia and Ausa...

, Italy

Italy

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, since 2004.

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2010 2010 Riviera di Rimini Challenger The 2010 Riviera di Rimini Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...	Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi Paolo Lorenzi is an Italian professional tennis player. Lorenzi competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 83, on November 9, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 241, on January 12, 2009...	Federico del Bonis Federico del Bonis Federico Delbonis is an Argentine professional tennis player.-Singles Titles :-Singles runner-up :-External links:...	6–2, 6–0
2009 2009 Riviera di Rimini Challenger The 2009 Riviera di Rimini Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour...	Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Bellucci Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci , a professional tennis player, is the top ranked Brazilian tennis player. He achieved a career high ranking of #21 on July 26, 2010....	Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki is a professional tennis player from Buenos Aires, Argentina.In 2007, Brzezicki was the Argentine surprise at the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams, by reaching the third round before losing to his idol Carlos Moyà of Spain...	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
2008	Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira Diego Junqueira is a professional tennis player who plays left-handed from Argentina...	Walter Trusendi	6–4, 6–3
2007	Oliver Marach Oliver Marach Oliver Marach is a professional Austrian tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 82nd, which he reached on August 7, 2005. His career high in doubles is 8th, set at October 18, 2010.-Doubles: 14 :...	Daniel Köllerer Daniel Köllerer Daniel Köllerer is a former professional tennis player from Austria who turned professional in 2002. Nicknamed "Crazy Dani" for his controversial behaviour while on court, he achieved his career-high ranking of #55 on October 19, 2009. He is serving a lifetime ban from the sport for match-fixing...	4–6, 2–0 retired
2006	Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Pablo Andújar Alba is a professional male tennis player from Spain. Andújar has played since he was 6 years old and has won 4 Challengers and several futures. He trained in Valencia, Spain in the Tennis Club El Collao. He has been in the 2010 Australian Open, but he lost to Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–1,...	Werner Eschauer Werner Eschauer Werner Eschauer is a now inactive Austrian professional tennis player.In his first 12 years as a pro, Eschauer found little success, winning just 7 ATP-level matches and cracking the top-100 for just a few weeks in late 2003, peaking at #96....	3–6, 6–1, 7–5
2005	Florent Serra Florent Serra Florent Lucien Serra is a French male tennis player. A right-hander, he has won two ATP titles during his career and is coached by Pierre Cherret.-Early life and junior career:...	Iván Navarro Iván Navarro (tennis) Iván Navarro Pastor is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and attire. He employs the serve-and-volley strategy, very much like his compatriot Feliciano López. He has a habit of changing racquets each game, using one racquet for serving and...	6–3, 6–1
2004	Tomas Tenconi Tomas Tenconi Tomas Tenconi is an Italian professional tennis player.-ATP Tournaments Finals:-Titles :-External links:*...	Álex Calatrava Alex Calatrava Alex Patricio Calatrava is a former tour tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1993. The right-hander won one singles title...	6–2, 6–1

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2010 2010 Riviera di Rimini Challenger – Doubles Matthias Bachinger and Dieter Kindlmann were the defending champions, but decided not to participate.Giulio di Meo and Adrian Ungur won the final against Juan Pablo Brzezicki and Alexander Peya 7–6, 3–6, [10–7].-Seeds:...	Giulio di Meo Adrian Ungur Adrian Ungur Adrian Ungur is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On August 23, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 122...	Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki is a professional tennis player from Buenos Aires, Argentina.In 2007, Brzezicki was the Argentine surprise at the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams, by reaching the third round before losing to his idol Carlos Moyà of Spain... Alexander Peya Alexander Peya Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup...	7–6(6), 3–6, [10–7]
2009 2009 Riviera di Rimini Challenger The 2009 Riviera di Rimini Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour...	Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:... Dieter Kindlmann Dieter Kindlmann Dieter Kindlmann is a professional German tennis player. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on July 26, 2004, when he became World number 130...	Leonardo Azzaro Marco Crugnola Marco Crugnola Marco Crugnola is an Italian professional tennis player.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 12 :-External links:...	6–4, 6–2
2008	Leonardo Azzaro Marco Crugnola Marco Crugnola Marco Crugnola is an Italian professional tennis player.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 12 :-External links:...	Cătălin Gârd Cătălin Gârd Cătălin-Ionuţ Gârd is a Romanian tennis player. On February 18, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 224 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 528 achieved on April 20, 2009.-External links:... Matwe Middelkoop Matwé Middelkoop Matwé Middelkoop is a professional Dutch tennis player.-Career:Middelkoop has played most of his career on the Futures circuit. He played his maiden ATP match at Den Bosch, the Netherlands, but lost. His favorite surface is clay.-Singles Titles :-External links:...	6–1, 6–1
2007	Carles Poch-Gradin Santiago Ventura Santiago Ventura Bertomeu Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :...	Leonardo Azzaro Alessandro Motti Alessandro Motti Alessandro Motti is an Italian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career doubles high-ranking of 91 . His coach is Ugo Bellentani.-Challengers and futures titles :...	6–4, 6–1
2006	Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki is a professional tennis player from Buenos Aires, Argentina.In 2007, Brzezicki was the Argentine surprise at the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams, by reaching the third round before losing to his idol Carlos Moyà of Spain... Cristian Villagrán Cristian Villagrán Cristian Villagrán is an Argentine professional tennis player.-Titles :-Runner-Up :-External links:*...	Vasilis Mazarakis Gabriel Moraru Gabriel Moraru Gabriel Moraru is a Romanian tennis player. On July 25, 2005, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 234. His current singles ranking is 759 as of April 19, 2010.-Doubles finals: 3 :-External links:...	6–2, 5–7, 10–6
2005	David Škoch David Škoch David Škoch is a professional doubles tennis player from the Czech Republic. , he has a good doubles rank and his usual doubles partner is his countryman Jaroslav Levinský.-Wins :... Martin Stepanek	Christopher Kas Christopher Kas Christopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 224, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles is No. 23 set at 3 November 2008.-Doubles: 15 :... Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and incredible bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski...	6–3, 6–7(1), 6–1
2004	Daniele Bracciali Daniele Bracciali Daniele Bracciali is an Italian tennis player. His career-high ranking in singles is World No. 49, achieved on May 8, 2006.-Career:Bracciali won his only ATP singles title so far in April 2006, at Casablanca, on clay... Giorgio Galimberti Giorgio Galimberti Giorgio Galimberti is an Italian professional tennis player.Galimberti was born in Milan and is currently ranked at No. 1009 in men's singles, peaking at No...	Stefano Cobolli Vincenzo Santopadre Vincenzo Santopadre Vincenzo Santopadre , is a former professional tennis player from Italy.Santopadre reached a career high World No. 100 on May 3, 1999. He won 1 doubles title and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 103 in on August 24, 1998.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:...	walkover

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