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The Samarkand Challenger is a tennis

Tennis

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tournament held in Samarkand

Samarkand

Although a Persian-speaking region, it was not united politically with Iran most of the times between the disintegration of the Seleucid Empire and the Arab conquest . In the 6th century it was within the domain of the Turkic kingdom of the Göktürks.At the start of the 8th century Samarkand came...

, Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

since 1996. The event is part of the ATP 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 outdoor clay court

Clay court

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Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2011 2011 Samarkand Challenger The 2011 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament which was part of the of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...	Denis Istomin Denis Istomin Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...	Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri Malek Jaziri is a professional Tunisian tennis player.Jaziri reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on November 28, 2011, when he became World number 117. He appeared in the qualifying draw at the 2010 Australian Open, losing in the first round to Michał Przysiężny of Poland...	7–6(2) ret.
2010 2010 Samarkand Challenger The 2010 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...	Andrej Martin Andrej Martin Andrej Martin is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On January 31, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 160.-Singles: 1 :-External links:...	Marek Semjan Marek Semjan Marek Semjan is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On August 30, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 218.-Challenger finals:-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 2 :-External links:...	6–4, 7–5
2009 2009 Samarkand Challenger The 2009 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour...	Dustin Brown Dustin Brown (tennis) Dustin Brown is a German-Jamaican professional tennis player. Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 89, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...	Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy is a French professional tennis player. Dasnières de Veigy competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 203, on April 19, 2010, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...	7–6(3), 6–3
2008	Michail Elgin Michail Elgin Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:...	André Ghem André Ghem André Ghem is a professional Brazilian tennis player.- Career :He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 14, 2006, when he became the World No. 181....	7–6, 6–3
2007	Mikhail Kukushkin Mikhail Kukushkin Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....	Manuel Jorquera	6–4, 6–3
2006	Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....	Édouard Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin Édouard Roger-Vasselin is a male tennis player from France, the son of 1983 French Open semifinalist Christophe Roger-Vasselin.-2007:...	6–3, 6–2
2005	Boris Pašanski Boris Pašanski Boris Pašanski is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on November 3, 1982....	Vasilis Mazarakis	6–3, 6–2
2004	Mariano Puerta Mariano Puerta Mariano Ruben Puerta is a former Argentine professional male tennis player best known for making the final of the French Open in 2005, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in four sets.-Career:...	Pavel Šnobel Pavel Šnobel Pavel Šnobel is a left-handed, Czech tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #178 in July, 2005 and his career-high doubles ranking of #110 in February, 2006.-Professional career:...	6–1, 6–2
2003	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...	Andrei Stoliarov Andrei Stoliarov Andrei Stoliarov is a Russian professional tennis player and a former member of the Russia Davis Cup team.-Runner-ups :-External links:...	6–2, 6–2
2002	Vasilis Mazarakis	John Van Lottum John van Lottum John van Lottum is a former tennis player from The Netherlands, who played professionally from 1994–2007...	7–6, 4–6, 6–1
2001	Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings...	Vadim Kutsenko Vadim Kutsenko Vadim Kutsenko is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player.Kutsenko reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on June 17, 2002, when he became World number 140...	6–3, 6–4
2000	Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Youzhny Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....	Jan Frode Andersen Jan Frode Andersen Jan Frode Andersen is a Norwegian tennis player. He played tennis for Norway, including competing in at least 60 countries over a span of 8 years after turning professional in 1997. He represented Norway in the Davis Cup for 10 consecutive years compiling a 30-22 record . His highest ATP ranking...	7–6, 2–6, 7–6
1999	Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings...	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Emilio Benfele Álvarez Emilio Benfele Álvarez is a professional tennis player from Spain who retired in 2005. His favourite surface was clay, and he achieved his only ATP final in 2000 after reaching the final in Kitzbühel...	1–6, 7–6, 7–6
1998	Fredrik Jonsson Fredrik Jonsson Fredrik Jonsson is a tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1996. He has not won a single title during his career so far. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 17 July 2000, when he became the number 108 of the world...	Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings...	7–6, 6–3
1997	Tournament not held
1996	Juan Antonio Marín Juan Antonio Marin Juan Antonio Marín is a former professional male tennis player from Costa Rica. He turned pro in 1996.On October 11, 1999, Marín reached his career-high singles ranking: World No. 55...	Sander Groen Sander Groen Sander Groen , is a professional tennis player from The Netherlands.Groen enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 61 in 1997 and a career-high singles ranking of World No...	6–2, 6–4

Doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2011 2011 Samarkand Challenger The 2011 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament which was part of the of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...	Michail Elgin Michail Elgin Michail Elgin, is a Russian professional tennis player.Elgin became famous when he advanced to the quarter–finals in singles at the 2008 St. Petersburg Open, where he lost to Victor Hănescu from Romania 1–6, 4–6.-Doubles: 1 :-External links:... Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev Alexandre Kudryavtsev is a Russian professional tennis player who has played professionally since 2003. He made his breakthrough in 2008, playing in his first top-level international tournaments on the ATP tour, having spent time playing in "Challenger" and "Futures" events...	Radu Albot Radu Albot Radu Albot is a professional tennis player from Moldova.Albot claimed six singles and six doubles Futures titles in his career. He is a permanent member of the Moldova Davis Cup team.-Singles :-Doubles :-External links:***... Andrey Kuznetsov Andrey Kuznetsov (tennis) Andrey Kuznetsov , is a professional Russian tennis player.Kuznetsov won the Boy's Singles title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.He is coached by his father, Alexander ....	7–6^(7–4), 2–6, [10–7]
2010 2010 Samarkand Challenger The 2010 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...	Andis Juška Andis Juška Andis Juška is a tennis player from Latvia. His highest single's ranking to date was 226 reached on October 26, 2009. Already for several years he is the second highest rated Latvian tennis player in the ATP ranking behind Ernests Gulbis. He has won nine events at the ITF Futures level. In August... Deniss Pavlovs Deniss Pavlovs Deniss Pavlovs is a Latvian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On July 20, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 263, whilst his highest doubles ranking of 155 was reached on September 23, 2009....	Lee Hsin-han Lee Hsin-han Lee Hsin-han , is a professional male tennis player who specialises in doubles.-Doubles: 5 :- Singles performances :RPO/QF = Relegation Play–offs/Quarterfinal- External links : * *... Yang Tsung-hua Yang Tsung-hua Yang Tsung-hua is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. On the junior circuit, Yang reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 1 in 2008, when he won the French Open singles title against polish player Jerzy Janowicz in two sets, and the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles alongside...	7–5, 6–3
2009 2009 Samarkand Challenger The 2009 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour...	Kaden Hensel Adam Hubble	Valery Rudnev Ivan Sergeyev Ivan Sergeyev Ivan Sergeyev is a professional tennis player.-Singles: 4 :-External links:...	7–5, 7–5
2008	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... Denis Matsukevich	Danila Arsenov Vaja Uzakov	7–6, 4–6, [10–3]
2007	Sergei Bubka Sergei Bubka (tennis) Sergei Bubka is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. He is a member of the Ukraine Davis Cup team and is coached by Tibor Toth, who is also the coach of Sergiy Stakhovsky... Evgeny Kirillov Evgeny Kirillov Evgeny Kirillov is a Russian professional tennis player. On July 26, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 206.-Titles :-External links:...	Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil Jaroslav Pospíšil is a Czech tennis player playing on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On May 23, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 103.-Singles: 4 :-Doubles: 11 :... Adam Vejmělka	6–3, 6–2
2006	Satoshi Iwabuchi Satoshi Iwabuchi is a retired professional tennis player from Japan.Iwabuchi won one ATP Tour doubles title in his career, the 2005 Japan Open, where he and Takao Suzuki defeated Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry in straight sets 7-6, 7-6.As of May 17, 2009, Iwabuchi's highest singles ranking was world number 223, which... Gouichi Motomura Gouichi Motomura is a retired Challenger tour and Japan Davis Cup team tennis player. Over a 16-year period, Motomura captured four Challenger titles, all in doubles, and is tied for the most Davis Cup ties played by a Japanese player, with 23. His career high singles ranking is World No. 134 and doubles ranking is...	Jun Woong-sun Frank Moser Frank Moser (tennis) Frank Moser is a German professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he reached two ATP final of his career .-Doubles: 2 :-Singles: 4 :...	2–6, 6–2, [10–5]
2005	Ivan Cerović Petar Popović	Alexey Kedryuk Alexey Kedryuk Alexey Kedryuk is a professional Kazakhstani tennis player.Kedryuk reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 28, 2006, when he became World number 261.... Orest Tereshchuk	6–3, 6–0
2004	Jean-François Bachelot Jean-François Bachelot Jean-François Bachelot is a no longer active tour professional tennis player from France.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:... Melle Van Gemerden	Sebastian Fitz Florin Mergea Florin Mergea Florin Mergea is a Romanian tennis player. He won the 2003 Boys' Singles tournament at Wimbledon. He was the runner-up in the 2003 Boys' Singles Tournament at the Australian Open....	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
2003	Victor Bruthans Sergiy Stakhovsky Sergiy Stakhovsky Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...	Pavel Ivanov Darko Madjarovski	6–2, 6–4
2002	Federico Browne Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen is a Dutch tennis player who competes regularly on the ATP Tour as a doubles player.Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September 2007 when he became world no. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles...	Vadim Kutsenko Vadim Kutsenko Vadim Kutsenko is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player.Kutsenko reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on June 17, 2002, when he became World number 140... Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings...	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
2001	Denis Golovanov Vadim Kutsenko Vadim Kutsenko Vadim Kutsenko is a professional Uzbekistani tennis player.Kutsenko reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on June 17, 2002, when he became World number 140...	Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings... Dmitri Tomashevich Dmitri Tomashevich Dmitri Tomashevich is a former tennis player from Uzbekistan, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Slovakia's Karol Kučera...	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
2000	Stefano Galvani Stefano Galvani Stefano Galvani is a professional male tennis player from Italy.- 2008 :In June, Galvani qualified in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon, beating #222 Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, #148 Andrey Golubev, and #197 Ilija Bozoljac.... Andrei Stoliarov Andrei Stoliarov Andrei Stoliarov is a Russian professional tennis player and a former member of the Russia Davis Cup team.-Runner-ups :-External links:...	Daniel Melo Daniel Melo Daniel Melo is a former professional tennis player from Brazil. He is the older brother of Marcelo Melo, also a tennis player.... Alexandre Simoni Alexandre Simoni Alexandre Torres Simoni is a retired professional Brazilian tennis player. After being ranked as high as #23 in the ITF World Junior Ranking, he turned professional in 1997....	walkover
1999	Noam Behr Noam Behr Noam Behr is an Israeli professional tennis player who turned pro in 1994.His career-high singles ranking was # 127 , and his career-high doubles ranking was # 109 .-Tennis career:... Andrei Stoliarov Andrei Stoliarov Andrei Stoliarov is a Russian professional tennis player and a former member of the Russia Davis Cup team.-Runner-ups :-External links:...	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Emilio Benfele Álvarez Emilio Benfele Álvarez is a professional tennis player from Spain who retired in 2005. His favourite surface was clay, and he achieved his only ATP final in 2000 after reaching the final in Kitzbühel... Kris Goossens	6–7, 6–3, 6–1
1998	Noam Behr Noam Behr Noam Behr is an Israeli professional tennis player who turned pro in 1994.His career-high singles ranking was # 127 , and his career-high doubles ranking was # 109 .-Tennis career:... Eyal Ran Eyal Ran Eyal Ran is a professional Israeli tennis player and Captain of the Israeli Davis Cup team.His career high ATP ranking in singles was 138 , and in doubles it was 71 .-Tennis career:...	Andrey Merinov Andrei Stoliarov Andrei Stoliarov Andrei Stoliarov is a Russian professional tennis player and a former member of the Russia Davis Cup team.-Runner-ups :-External links:...	1–6, 6–4, 7–6
1997	Tournament not held
1996	José Frontera Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov Oleg Ogorodov is a former tennis player, who turned professional in 1995. He represented Uzbekistan at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His career high singles rank came on May 13, 1996 when he was ranked 101st in men's singles tennis rankings...	Martin Hromec Martin Hromec Martin Hromec is a Slovak professional tennis player. He has competed in the Davis Cup several times and men's doubles tournaments particularly in the mid to late 1990s. In the 1998 Davis Cup he competed with Ján Krošlák.-External links:... Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen Rogier Wassen is a Dutch tennis player who competes regularly on the ATP Tour as a doubles player.Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September 2007 when he became world no. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles...	6–3, 6–4

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