Tennis tournament
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 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. In 2010 was cancelled due to budget reasons.
There are three title holders, each with two doubles titles, Lionel Barthez , Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner . Only one player, Julien Boutter , won both singles and doubles titles the same year.
Year Champion Runner-up Score 2009 Kristof Vliegen Andreas Beck 6–2, 6–7(6), 6–3 2008 Marc Gicquel Alexander Peya 7–6(2), 6–4 2007 Ernests Gulbis Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 2006 Nicolas Mahut Frank Dancevic 6–3, 6–4 2005 Gaël Monfils Christophe Rochus 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 2004 Tomáš Berdych Julien Benneteau 6–3, 6–1 2003 Cyril Saulnier Eric Taino 7–6(8), 6–4 2002 Not held 2001 Not held 2000 Julien Boutter Julian Knowle 6–4, 7–6(4) 1999 Ivan Ljubičić Lionel Roux 6–4, 6–2 1998 Nicolas Thomann Nicolas Guillaume 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 1997 Sébastien Grosjean Nicolas Thomann 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 1996 Aleksandar Kitinov Lionel Barthez 6–4, 6–4
Year Champions Runners-up Score 2009 Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský David Škoch Igor Zelenay 2–6, 7–5, 10–7 2008 Philipp Petzschner (2) Alexander Peya Yves Allegro Horia Tecău 6–3, 6–1 2007 Christopher Kas (2) Alexander Peya Grégory Carraz Gilles Müller 6–4, 6–4 2006 Christopher Kas (1) Philipp Petzschner (1) 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 2002 Not held 2001 Not 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 (2) Grégory Carraz Ivo Heuberger Alexandre Strambini 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 1996 Lionel Barthez (1) Stéphane Simian Wade McGuire Michael Sell 6–3, 6–7, 6–4
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