Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-Comté

The Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-Comté was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Series (renamed the ATP Challenger Tour in 2009). It was held annually in Thise near Besançon, France, as a Satellite from 1996 to 1998 and as a Challenger from 1999 until 2009.

Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-Comté
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameBesançon
LocationThise, France
VenuePôle Espoir Trébignon
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceHard (i)
Draw32S/28Q/16D
Prize money€106,500+H
Websitewww.tmi.fft.fr
Marc Gicquel was one of seven Frenchmen to take the singles in the event's twelve editions (one of five in the event's nine editions as a Challenger)
Croat Ivan Ljubičić was the first player to win the singles title after the event became a Challenger tournament

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2010Not held
2009 Kristof Vliegen Andreas Beck6–2, 6–7(6), 6–3
2008 Marc Gicquel Alexander Peya7–6(2), 6–4
2007 Ernests Gulbis Édouard Roger-Vasselin6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2006 Nicolas Mahut Frank Dancevic6–3, 6–4
2005 Gaël Monfils Christophe Rochus6–3, 2–6, 6–3
2004 Tomáš Berdych Julien Benneteau6–3, 6–1
2003 Cyril Saulnier Eric Taino7–6(8), 6–4
2002Not held
2001Not held
2000 Julien Boutter Julian Knowle6–4, 7–6(4)
1999 Ivan Ljubičić Lionel Roux6–4, 6–2
1998 Nicolas Thomann Nicolas Guillaume6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1997 Sébastien Grosjean Nicolas Thomann2–6, 7–5, 6–4
1996 Aleksandar Kitinov Lionel Barthez6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2010Not held
2009 Karol Beck
Jaroslav Levinský
David Škoch
Igor Zelenay
2–6, 7–5, 10–7
2008 Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya
Yves Allegro
Horia Tecău
6–3, 6–1
2007 Christopher Kas
Alexander Peya
Grégory Carraz
Gilles Müller
6–4, 6–4
2006 Christopher Kas
Philipp Petzschner
Jean-Claude Scherrer
Lovro Zovko
6–2, 6–2
2005 Jason Marshall
Huntley Montgomery
Michal Mertiňák
Jean-Claude Scherrer
6–7(7), 6–2, 6–3
2004 Alexander Waske
Rogier Wassen
Kenneth Carlsen
Gilles Elseneer
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
2003 Jonathan Erlich
Julian Knowle
Richard Gasquet
Nicolas Mahut
6–3, 6–4
2002Not held
2001Not held
2000 Julien Boutter
Michaël Llodra
Stefano Pescosolido
Vincenzo Santopadre
6–4, 6–7(6), 7–6(5)
1999 Juan Ignacio Carrasco
Jairo Velasco, Jr.
Martín García
Cristiano Testa
6–1, 7–6
1998 Justin Bower
Nenad Zimonjić
Henrik Andersson
Radek Štěpánek
w/o
1997 Lionel Barthez
Grégory Carraz
Ivo Heuberger
Alexandre Strambini
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
1996 Lionel Barthez
Stéphane Simian
Wade McGuire
Michael Sell
6–3, 6–7, 6–4
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