Australian Peter Luczak took the singles title in Fürth in 2007 and 2009
Florian Mayer from Germany won the event in singles in 2006
Morocco's Hicham Arazi defeated Andrei Chesnokov for the 1996 singles
Eventual German World No. 2 Michael Stich won the doubles in 1988 with Martin Sinner

The Franken Challenge (former Schickedanz Open) 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 in Fürth, Germany, since 1979 (as a club event from 1979 to 1985, as a Futures in 1986, as a Challenger since 1987). After having been on the calendar for 38 years, the 2017 edition had to be cancelled for lack of funding.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2016Moldova Radu AlbotGermany Jan-Lennard Struff6–3, 6–4
2015Japan Taro DanielSpain Albert Montañés6–3, 6–0
2014Germany Tobias KamkeSpain Iñigo Cervantes Huegun6–3, 6–2
2013Portugal João SousaUnited States Wayne Odesnik3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2012Slovenia Blaž KavčičUkraine Sergiy Stakhovsky6–3, 2–6, 6–2
2011Portugal João SousaGermany Jan-Lennard Struff6–2, 0–6, 6–2
2010Netherlands Robin HaaseGermany Tobias Kamke6–4, 6–2
2009Australia Peter LuczakArgentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki6–2, 6–0
2008Austria Daniel KöllererColombia Santiago Giraldo6–1, 6–3
2007Australia Peter LuczakItaly Fabio Fognini4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2006Germany Florian MayerGermany Torsten Popp6–3, 6–1
2005Spain Albert PortasGermany Philipp Kohlschreiber7–6(5), 6–2
2004Czech Republic Jiří VaněkFrance Gilles Simon7–5, 6–2
2003Norway Jan Frode AndersenSpain Óscar Hernández2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002Peru Luis HornaAustria Jürgen Melzer6–4, 6–2
2001Spain Germán Puentes-AlcañizDenmark Kristian Pless6–4, 6–3
2000Georgia (country) Irakli LabadzeGermany Daniel Elsner6–4, 6–4
1999Haiti Ronald AgénorCzech Republic Tomáš Zíb6–2, 7–6
1998Norway Christian RuudNorway Jan Frode Andersen6–4, 7–5
1997Italy Davide SanguinettiSweden Tomas Nydahl6–4, 6–2
1996Morocco Hicham AraziRussia Andrei Chesnokov3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1995Norway Christian RuudSweden Magnus Gustafsson7–6, 6–4
1994Belgium Kris GoossensGermany Dirk Dier6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1993Sweden Mikael PernforsBelgium Bart Wuyts6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1992Czechoslovakia Martin StřelbaEcuador Raúl Viver6–1, 6–2
1991Spain Marcos Aurelio GorrizSoviet Union Dimitri Poliakov6–2, 3–0 retired
1990United States Jeff TarangoChile Felipe Rivera6–0, 6–0
1989Soviet Union Dimitri PoliakovItaly Federico Mordegan6–2, 6–1
1988West Germany Hans-Dieter BeutelCzechoslovakia Richard Vogel1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1987West Germany Patrick BaurItaly Edoardo Mazza6–3, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2016Argentina Facundo Argüello Venezuela Roberto MaytínSlovakia Andrej Martin Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn6–3, 6–4
2015Argentina Guillermo Durán Argentina Horacio ZeballosSpain Íñigo Cervantes Argentina Renzo Olivo6–1, 6–3
2014Spain Gerard Granollers Spain Jordi Samper MontañaSpain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo7–6(7–1), 6–2
2013Australia Colin Ebelthite Australia Rameez JunaidUnited States Christian Harrison New Zealand Michael Venus6–4, 7–5
2012Spain Arnau Brugués-Davi Portugal João SousaAustralia Rameez Junaid India Purav Raja7–5, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
2011Australia Rameez Junaid Germany Frank MoserChile Jorge Aguilar Ecuador Júlio César Campozano6–2, 6–7(2), [10–6]
2010Jamaica Dustin Brown Australia Rameez JunaidGermany Martin Emmrich Australia Joseph Sirianni6–3, 6–1
2009Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Spain Santiago VenturaGermany Simon Greul Italy Alessandro Motti4–6, 6–1, 10–6
2008Germany Philipp Marx Austria Alexander PeyaAustria Daniel Köllerer Germany Frank Moser6–3, 6–3
2007Mexico Bruno Echagaray Brazil André GhemItaly Fabio Fognini Portugal Frederico Gil7–6(1), 4–6, 13–11
2006Greece Vasilis Mazarakis Chile Felipe ParadaGermany Philipp Marx Germany Torsten Popp6–3, 6–2
2005Israel Amir Hadad Israel Harel LevyNorway Jan Frode Andersen Sweden Johan Landsberg6–1, 6–2
2004Chile Adrián García Serbia and Montenegro Janko TipsarevićSweden Simon Aspelin United States Graydon Oliver6–4, 6–4
2003Germany Denis Gremelmayr Germany Simon GreulGermany Tomas Behrend Germany Karsten Braasch6–3, 1–6, 7–6(5)
2002Spain Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez Spain Gabriel Trujillo SolerUzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov6–2, 6–4
2001United States Hugo Armando Russia Andrei StoliarovUzbekistan Vadim Kutsenko Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov6–0, 6–0
2000Spain Eduardo Nicolás-Espín Spain Germán Puentes-AlcañizUnited States Devin Bowen United States Brandon Coupe6–4, 6–2
1999Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojša Đorđević South Africa Marcos OndruskaArgentina Diego del Río Argentina Martín Rodríguez4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1998Spain Álex López Morón Spain Albert PortasSpain Juan-Ignacio Carrasco Argentina Martín Rodríguez6–4, 6–4
1997United States Brandon Coupe South Africa Paul RosnerGermany Martin Sinner Netherlands Joost Winnink7–5, 6–3
1996Australia Joshua Eagle Netherlands Tom KempersNorth Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Hungary Gábor Köves6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1995Australia Andrew Kratzmann Australia Brent LarkhamUnited States Ken Flach United States Kent Kinnear6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1994Czech Republic Vojtech Flegl Australia Andrew FlorentArgentina Gastón Etlis Argentina Christian Miniussi7–6, 6–1
1993Sweden Nils Holm Sweden Lars-Anders WahlgrenLatvia Ģirts Dzelde Georgia (country) Vladimer Gabrichidzewalkover
1992Germany Rüdiger Haas Germany Udo RiglewskiUnited States Brian Joelson Haiti Bertrand Madsen6–1, 6–3
1991Spain Marcos Aurelio Gorriz Venezuela Maurice RuahAustralia Jamie Morgan Australia Sandon Stolle6–2, 6–4
1990West Germany Peter Ballauff West Germany Ricki OsterthunSpain Marcos-Aurelio Gorriz-Bonhora Soviet Union Andrei Olhovskiy7–6, 4–6, 6–3
1989Soviet Union Vladimer Gabrichidze Soviet Union Dimitri PoliakovItaly Cristiano Caratti Italy Federico Mordegan6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1988West Germany Michael Stich West Germany Martin SinnerPoland Wojciech Kowalski Romania Adrian Marcu4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1987United Kingdom Nick Fulwood Czechoslovakia Cyril SukWest Germany Axel Hornung West Germany Karsten Saniter4–6, 6–3, 6–2

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