News for '-atp-challenger'

Bopanna crashes out in first round

Bopanna crashes out in first round

Rediff.com27 Nov 2007

The Indian Davis Cupper wasted three match-points and was beaten by second seed Igor Kunitsyn of Russia 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 at the ONGC ATP Challenger tournament in Delhi.

Bopanna-Qureshi go down in final

Bopanna-Qureshi go down in final

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

The Indo-Pakistani duo lost to the top seeded Australian-South African pair of Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie 7-6(10), 6-3 at the $150,000 Malaysian Open ATP Challenger tournament in Kuala Lumpur .

Bopanna-Qureshi in Malaysia final

Bopanna-Qureshi in Malaysia final

Rediff.com24 Nov 2007

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi edged out second seeds Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana in the match tie-break to enter the final of the Malaysia Open.

Indian tennis round-up: Sania-Hingis ousted from Rogers Cup

Indian tennis round-up: Sania-Hingis ousted from Rogers Cup

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Martina Hingis were ousted from the Rogers Cup after the top seeds suffered a straight sets loss to Caroline Garcia and Katarina Srebotnik in Toronto on Saturday.

Bopanna suffers 1st round loss

Bopanna suffers 1st round loss

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

The Indian went down fighting 7-6 (1), 7-6 (3) to Czech Republic's seventh seed Jan Hernych.

Bopanna-Qureshi in Segovia final

Bopanna-Qureshi in Segovia final

Rediff.com4 Aug 2007

The Indo-Pak Express knocked out Algerian Ouahab and Spaniard Vicente 6-3 6-4 in the semifinals.

Bopanna shocked in first round

Bopanna shocked in first round

Rediff.com1 Aug 2007

Michel Kratochvil beat him in the USD 125,000 ATP Challenger Series in Segovia, Spain.

Bopanna-Qureshi clinch Nottingham doubles title

Bopanna-Qureshi clinch Nottingham doubles title

Rediff.com28 Jul 2007

They outplayed Ghouse and Goodall in the summit clash of the USD 25,000 ATP Challenger tennis event in Nottingham.

Bopanna beats Qureshi to make semis in Manchester

Bopanna beats Qureshi to make semis in Manchester

Rediff.com21 Jul 2007

The Indian youngster shocked the Pakistani second seed in the US $25,000 ATP Challenger.

Bopanna-Qureshi in semis

Bopanna-Qureshi in semis

Rediff.com20 Jul 2007

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi entered the doubles semi-finals, beating Dominiq Meffert and Simon Stadler of Germany in the US $25,000 ATP Challenger in Manchester.

Amritraj in Comerica Challenger quarters

Amritraj in Comerica Challenger quarters

Rediff.com20 Jul 2007

The Indian Davis Cupper beat American Brian Wilson to set up a tough encounter with fifth seed Brunc Echagaray of Mexico.

Bopanna falls at final hurdle

Bopanna falls at final hurdle

Rediff.com26 Aug 2006

The Indian Davis Cupper lost 2-6, 4-6 to Janko Tipsarevic in the final of the Bukhara Challenger.

New scoring format at Chennai Open

New scoring format at Chennai Open

Rediff.com2 Jan 2006

The new scoring format for doubles matches in ATP tournaments and ATP Challenger series comes into play at the Chennai Open.

Elgin claims SAIL Open

Elgin claims SAIL Open

Rediff.com8 Dec 2007

Fifth seed Russian Michail Elgin clinched his maiden ATP Challenger title, beating unseeded Czech Tomas Cakl in a thrilling summit clash of the $ 50,000 SAIL Open in New Delhi on Saturday.

Indians crash out

Indians crash out

Rediff.com26 Nov 2007

Indians failed to impress on day one of the ONGC ATP Challenger tournament as all four of them in singles action lost in New Delhi

Amritraj, Bopanna in second round

Amritraj, Bopanna in second round

Rediff.com26 Apr 2006

While Karan Rastogi was beaten 6-2, 6-2 by Lukasz Kubot in the first round of the Dharwad ATP Challenger

Amritraj, Bopanna win easy

Amritraj, Bopanna win easy

Rediff.com18 Apr 2006

India's Prakash Amritraj, Rohan Bopanna and Karan Rastogi advanced to the second round of the Chikmagalur Challenger

Bopanna-Qureshi in semis

Bopanna-Qureshi in semis

Rediff.com16 Aug 2007

The 'Indo-Pak Express' defeated the French duo of David Guez and Nicolas Tourte 6-2, 7-6(1) in the quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger in Bronx.

Tennis Roundup: Winning start for Prajnesh; Kerber fall at first hurdle in Brisbane

Tennis Roundup: Winning start for Prajnesh; Kerber fall at first hurdle in Brisbane

Rediff.com6 Jan 2020

Prajnesh, India's top-ranked singles player at 122, downed the local wild card Jason Kubler 7-5, 6-3 in the first round

Bopanna in quarters in Manchester

Bopanna in quarters in Manchester

Rediff.com19 Jul 2007

The Indian youngster rallied from the brink to beat Dominik Meffert of Germany in the second round of the ATP Challenger.

Wadhera to umpire at Wimbledon

Wadhera to umpire at Wimbledon

Rediff.com30 Mar 2005

Birbal Wadhera, a tennis umpire from Chandigarh, has been selected for umpiring at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.

Rastogi goes down fighting

Rastogi goes down fighting

Rediff.com21 Apr 2006

India's Karan Rastogi lost 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-4) to Toshihide Matsui in the Chikmagalur Challenger

Rastogi storms into quarters

Rastogi storms into quarters

Rediff.com20 Apr 2006

Karan Rastogi upset fourth seed Lukasz Kubot of Poland 6-4, 6-1 to storm into the quarter-finals Chikmagalur Challenger

Prakash Amritraj knocked out

Prakash Amritraj knocked out

Rediff.com19 Apr 2006

The Indian Davis Cupper was beaten by Jan Masik of the Czech Republic in the second round of the Cafe Cup ATP Challenger.

Davis Cup: Bhupathi on why Balaji got the nod ahead of Jeevan, Purav

Davis Cup: Bhupathi on why Balaji got the nod ahead of Jeevan, Purav

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

India's Davis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi on Thursday defended the selection of N Sriram Balaji ahead of higher-ranked Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja for the tie against Serbia.

Murray battles to first singles win on tour since January in Zhuhai

Murray battles to first singles win on tour since January in Zhuhai

Rediff.com25 Sep 2019

Former world number one Andy Murray won his first ATP tour singles match in nearly nine months with a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-1 victory over American Tennys Sandgren in the opening round of the Zhuhai Championships.

Yuki claims Traralgon Challenger title in rain-hit final

Yuki claims Traralgon Challenger title in rain-hit final

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

Yuki Bhambri won his first ATP Challenger level singles title of the season and second of his career on Monday after humbling top seed American Bradely Klahn (ranked 123) in the rain-hit summit clash of the Traralgon event in Australia.

Mankad advances in Canada

Mankad advances in Canada

Rediff.com26 Jul 2005

Harsh Mankad beat Toshihide Matsui 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the US $ 50,000 Natrel de Granby Challenger.

Mankad-Ghouse enter final

Mankad-Ghouse enter final

Rediff.com23 Apr 2005

Harsh Mankad lost in the singles semifinal but kept the fight alive by reaching the doubles final in Nottingham with Mustafa Ghouse.

Mankad through to semifinals

Mankad through to semifinals

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

While fellow Indian Prakash Amritraj lost to Justin Gimelstob 3-6, 3-6 in the Nottingham ATP Challenger

Mankad, Amritraj in quarterfinals

Mankad, Amritraj in quarterfinals

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

Harsh Mankad and Prakash Amritraj registered straight set wins to advance into the quarterfinals of the Nottingham Challengers.

Amritraj falls to qualifier King

Amritraj falls to qualifier King

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

Prakash Amritraj was upset 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-1 by Phillip King of USA in the second round of the Dharwad Challenger

Sports Shorts: Mourinho slips and falls at Russian ice hockey game

Sports Shorts: Mourinho slips and falls at Russian ice hockey game

Rediff.com5 Feb 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

Amritraj, Mankad, Uppal get wild cards

Amritraj, Mankad, Uppal get wild cards

Rediff.com19 Apr 2003

The trio will be in action at the $25,000 ATP Challenger, beginning in Bangalore on Monday.\n\n

Amritraj crashes out

Amritraj crashes out

Rediff.com15 Oct 2003

On a day of upsets in the ATP Challenger, the Indian ace lost to Chinese Taipei qualifier Ti Chen.

Prakash Amritraj in quarters

Prakash Amritraj in quarters

Rediff.com9 Oct 2003

The Indian Davis Cupper battled for 172 minutes to get the better of Slovakia's Michal Mertinek in the ATP Challenger.

Prakash Amritraj loses in final

Prakash Amritraj loses in final

Rediff.com23 May 2004

The up-and-coming Indian player was beaten by top seed Igor Kunitsyn of Russia in the ATP Challenger in Uzbekistan.

Amritraj in final of Uzbekistan Challenger

Amritraj in final of Uzbekistan Challenger

Rediff.com22 May 2004

The last time an Indian made it to the final in a Challenger abroad was in 1998 when Paes won the title in Bangkok.

Heuberger wins Challenger title

Heuberger wins Challenger title

Rediff.com3 May 2003

The fifth seed Swiss, Ivo Heuberger, defeated Thailand's Danai Udomchoke 6-2, 6-3 to win the singles crown

Prakash Amritraj bows out

Prakash Amritraj bows out

Rediff.com30 Apr 2003

With his exit the Indian challenge in the ATP Challenger tennis tournament came to an end.