Sparkassen Open

The Sparkassen Open, known as Nord/LB Open until 2010, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Braunschweiger Tennis- und Hockey Club in Braunschweig, Germany, since 1994.

Sparkassen Open
2019 Sparkassen Open
ATP Challenger Tour
Event nameBraunschweig
LocationBraunschweig, Germany
VenueBraunschweiger Tennis
und Hockey Club
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
SurfaceClay (Red)
Draw48S / 4Q / 16D
Prize money€69,280+H
WebsiteWebsite
The 2008 singles champion, Nicolas Devilder from France, defeated Argentine Sergio Roitman in the final
Spanish player Óscar Hernández reached three singles finals, winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009, and two doubles finals, losing in 2007 before winning in 2008

In 2005, 2014,[1] 2015, and 2016 the tournament received the ATP Challenger of the Year award from the Association of Tennis Professionals.[2]

Past finals

Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2019 Thiago Monteiro Tobias Kamke7–6(8–6), 6–1
2018 Yannick Hanfmann Jozef Kovalík6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2017 Nicola Kuhn Viktor Galović2–6, 7–5, 4–2 ret.
2016 Thomaz Bellucci Íñigo Cervantes6–1, 1–6, 6–3
2015 Filip Krajinović Paul-Henri Mathieu6–2, 6–4
2014 Alexander Zverev Paul-Henri Mathieu1–6, 6–1, 6–4
2013 Florian Mayer Jiří Veselý4–6, 6–2, 6–1
2012 Thomaz Bellucci Tobias Kamke7–6(7–4), 6–3
2011 Lukáš Rosol Evgeny Donskoy7–5, 7–6(7–2)
2010 Mikhail Kukushkin Marcos Daniel6–2, 3–0, RET.
2009 Óscar Hernández Teymuraz Gabashvili6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2008 Nicolas Devilder Sergio Roitman6–4, 6–4
2007 Óscar Hernández Florian Mayer6–2, 1–6, 6–1
2006 Jan Hájek Fernando Vicente6–1, 6–3
2005 Óscar Hernández Nicolás Lapentti6–3, 6–3
2004 Tomáš Berdych Daniel Elsner4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2003 Werner Eschauer Igor Andreev6–1, 7–6(2)
2002 David Sánchez José Acasuso5–1 retired
2001 Andrea Gaudenzi Younes El Aynaoui3–6, 7–6(5), 6–4
2000 Gastón Gaudio Franco Squillari6–4, 6–7(2), 6–4
1999 Jens Knippschild Franco Squillari7–5, 7–6(6)
1998 Franco Squillari Lucas Arnold Ker6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1997 Francisco Roig Félix Mantilla Botella6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1996 Alberto Berasategui Jozsef Krocsko6–2, 6–2
1995 Magnus Gustafsson Stefano Pescosolido4–6, 6–0, 7–6()
1994 Gilbert Schaller Javier Sánchez6–4, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2019 Simone Bolelli
Guillermo Durán		 Nathaniel Lammons
Antonio Šančić		6–3, 6–2
2018 Santiago González
Wesley Koolhof		 Sriram Balaji
Vishnu Vardhan		6–3, 6–3
2017 Julian Knowle
Igor Zelenay		 Kevin Krawietz
Gero Kretschmer		6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2016 James Cerretani
Philipp Oswald		 Mateusz Kowalczyk
Antonio Šančić		4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–2]
2015 Sergey Betov
Michail Elgin		 Damir Džumhur
Franko Škugor		3–6, 6–1, [10–5]
2014 Andreas Siljeström
Igor Zelenay		 Rameez Junaid
Michal Mertiňák		7–5, 6–4
2013 Tomasz Bednarek
Mateusz Kowalczyk		 Andreas Siljeström
Igor Zelenay		6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2012 Tomasz Bednarek
Mateusz Kowalczyk		 Harri Heliövaara
Denys Molchanov		7–5, 6–7(1–7), [10–8]
2011 Martin Emmrich
Andreas Siljeström		 Olivier Charroin
Stéphane Robert		0–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2010 Leonardo Tavares
Simone Vagnozzi		 Igor Kunitsyn
Yuri Schukin		7–5, 7–6(4)
2009 Johan Brunström
Jean-Julien Rojer		 Brian Dabul
Nicolás Massú		7–6(2), 6–4
2008 Marco Crugnola
Óscar Hernández		 Werner Eschauer
Philipp Oswald		7–6(4), 6–2
2007 Tomas Behrend
Christopher Kas		 Óscar Hernández
Carles Poch-Gradin		6–0, 6–2
2006 Tomas Behrend
Christopher Kas		 Máximo González
Sergio Roitman		7–6(5), 6–4
2005 Enzo Artoni
Álex López Morón		 Massimo Bertolini
Tom Vanhoudt		5–7, 6–4, 7–6(12)
2004 Tomas Behrend
Emilio Benfele Álvarez		 Jaroslav Levinský
David Škoch		6–2, 6–7(3), 7–6(10)
2003 Sebastián Prieto
Jim Thomas		 Juan-Ignacio Carrasco
Albert Montañés		4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2002 Mariano Hood
Luis Horna		 František Čermák
Petr Luxa		3–6, 6–3, 6–1
2001 Karsten Braasch
Jens Knippschild		 Feliciano López
Francisco Roig		6–1, 6–1
2000 Jens Knippschild
Jeff Tarango		 Álex López Morón
Albert Portas		6–2, 6–2
1999 Albert Portas
Germán Puentes-Alcañiz		 Tomás Carbonell
Nebojsa Djordjevic		6–4, 6–7(3), 6–3
1998 Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig		 Juan Balcells
Emanuel Couto		6–2, 7–6
1997 Brandon Coupe
Paul Rosner		 Nebojsa Djordjevic
Óscar Ortiz		6–4, 6–3
1996 Karsten Braasch
Jens Knippschild		 Cristian Brandi
Filippo Messori		6–3, 6–4
1995 Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström		 Bill Behrens
Brendan Curry		7–6, 6–4
1994 Horacio de la Peña
Emilio Sánchez Vicario		 Gábor Köves
László Markovits		6–4, 7–6

References
  1. Braunschweig & Genova Honoured In 2014 ATP Challenger awards, published: 20 February 2015, accessed: 12 March 2015.
  2. Braunschweig, Mons & Szczecin Named 2016 ATP Challenger Tournaments Of The Year , published: 22 March 2017, accessed: 6 July 2017.
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