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(ATP) Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis

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circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000 up to $150,000.

Key

ATP Challenger Tour Finals
Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments
Regular

January

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
January 2	Prime Cup Aberto de São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil Regular series $35,000+H – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Internationaux de Nouvelle-Calédonie Internationaux de Nouvelle-Calédonie The Internationaux de Nouvelle-Calédonie is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Nouméa, New Caledonia since 2004.... Nouméa Nouméa Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,... , New Caledonia New Caledonia New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of... , France Regular series $75,000+H – Hard – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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January 9	No tournaments scheduled.
January 16	No tournaments scheduled.
January 23	Intersport Heilbronn Open Intersport Heilbronn Open The Intersport Heilbronn Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Talheim, Germany, since 1984.-Singles:-Doubles:... Heilbronn Heilbronn Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is completely surrounded by Heilbronn County and with approximately 123.000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state.... , Germany Regular series $85,000+H – Hard (indoor) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Honolulu Challenger Honolulu Challenger The Honolulu Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Honolulu, Hawaii, since 2010.-Singles:-Doubles:... Honolulu, United States Regular series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Seguros Bolívar Open Bucaramanga Seguros Bolivar Open Bucaramanga The Seguros Bolívar Open Bucaramanga is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Bucaramanga, Colombia, since 2009.... Bucaramanga Bucaramanga Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area... , Colombia Regular series $35,000+H – Clay – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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January 30	Kazan Kremlin Cup Kazan Kremlin Cup The Kazan Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Tretorn SERIE+ of Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Kazan, Russia, since 2010.-Singles:... Kazan Kazan Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the... , Russia Tretorn SERIE+ $75,000+H – Hard (indoor) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	McDonald's Burnie International Burnie Burnie, Tasmania - Sport :Australian rules football is popular in Burnie. The city's team is the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.Rugby union is also played in Burnie. The local club is the Burnie Rugby Union Club. They are the current Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide Division Two Premiers... , Australia Regular series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Valle d'Aosta Open Valle d'Aosta Open The Valle d'Aosta Open is a tennis tournament held in Courmayeur, Italy since 2011.-Singles:-Doubles:... Courmayeur Courmayeur Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea... , Italy Regular series $30,000+H – Hard (indoor) – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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February

Week of	Tournament	Champions	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
February 6	Challenger of Dallas Challenger of Dallas The Challenger of Dallas is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the T Bar M Racquet Club in Dallas, Texas, USA, since 1998.... Dallas, United States Regular series $100,000 – Hard (indoor) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Caloundra International Caloundra International The Caloundra International is a tennis tournament held in Caloundra, Australia. In 2004 it was held in November as the Uncle Tobys Challenger in Caloundra, then as the Kia International in Caloundra from 2005-06, and the Caloundra ATP Challenger in 2007. The tournament returned in February 2011 as... Caloundra, Australia Regular series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Open EuroEnergie de Quimper Open EuroEnergie de Quimper The Open EuroEnergie de Quimper is a tennis tournament held in Quimper, France since 2011.-Singles:-Doubles:... Quimper Quimper Quimper is a commune and capital of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.-Administration:Quimper is the prefecture of the Finistère department.-Geography:... , France Regular series $42,500+H – Hard (indoor) – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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February 13	Internazionali Trismoka Bergamo Bergamo Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan... , Italy Regular series $42,500+H – Hard (indoor) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Morocco Tennis Tour – Meknes Meknes Meknes Meknes is a city in northern Morocco, located from the capital Rabat and from Fes. It is served by the A2 expressway between those two cities and by the corresponding railway. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail , before it was relocated to Marrakech. The... , Morocco Regular series $30,000+H – Clay – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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February 20	Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca Morocco Tennis Tour – Casablanca The Morocco Tennis Tour - Casablanca is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Casablanca, Morocco, since 2011.-Singles:... Casablanca Casablanca Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture... , Morocco Regular series $30,000+H – Clay – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Volkswagen Challenger Volkswagen Challenger The Volkswagen Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in Wolfsburg, Germany, since 1993.-Singles:-Doubles:Ŀ-External... Wolfsburg Wolfsburg Wolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG... , Germany Regular series $30,000+H – Synthetic (indoor) – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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February 27	Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg The Challenger DCNS de Cherbourg is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Complexe Sportif Chantereyne in Cherbourg, France, since 1994.-Singles:-Doubles:-External... Cherbourg Cherbourg-Octeville -Main sights:* La Glacerie has a race track.* The Cité de la Mer is a large museum devoted to scientific and historical aspects of maritime subjects.* Cherbourg Basilica* Jardin botanique de la Roche Fauconnière, a private botanical garden.* Le Trident theatre... , France Regular series $42,500+H – Hard (indoor) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Singapore ATP Challenger Singapore ATP Challenger The Singapore ATP Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Singapore since 2011.-Singles:-Doubles:... Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... Regular series $50,000 – Hard – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Cyclus Open de Tênis Cyclus Open de Tenis The Cyclus Open de Tênis is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor Clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Florianópolis, Brazil, since 2006.-Singles:-Doubles:... Florianópolis Florianópolis -Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter... , Brazil Regular series $50,000+H – Clay – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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	Challenger ATP de Salinas Diario Expreso Salinas Salinas, Ecuador Salinas is a coastal city located in the Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador. It is the seat of the canton that bears its name. The westernmost city on mainland Ecuador, Salinas is an important tourist center. Recently, Salinas was the center of controversy during the contentious "more fun, less sun,"... , Ecuador Regular series $35,000+H – Clay – 32S/10Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw	vs	vs vs	vs vs vs vs
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Point Distribution

Points are awarded as follows:

Tournament Category	W	F	SF (3rd/4th)	QF	R16	Additional qualifying points
Challenger 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... $150,000 +H	125	75	45	25	8	5
Challenger $150,000	110	65	40	20	7	5
Challenger $125,000	100	60	35	18	6	5
Challenger $100,000	90	55	33	17	6	5
Challenger $75,000	80	48	29	15	5	5
Challenger $50,000	75	45	27	13	5	3
Challenger $35,000 +H	75	45	27	13	5	3

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Key

January

February

Point Distribution

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