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The Ropharma Challenger Brașov is a tennis

Tennis

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tournament held in Braşov

Brasov

Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....

, Romania

Romania

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since 1996. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor clay court

Clay court

A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2011 2011 Ropharma Challenger Brașov The 2011 Ropharma Challenger Brașov was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...	Benoît Paire Benoît Paire Benoît Paire is a French tennis player. He reached a career high-ranking of 94 . He reached the 1st round of a Grand Slam event for the first time at Roland Garros in 2010...	Maxime Teixeira Maxime Teixeira Maxime Teixeira is a French professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 191 on 4 April 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No...	6–4, 3–0, ret.
2010 2010 Braşov Challenger The 2010 Brașov Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. This was the 15th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...	Éric Prodon Eric Prodon - Juniors career :Prodon had a long career in Juniors, playing from 1997 to 1999 and reaching year-end #28 in 1998.In matches against future top pros, he beat Mikhail Youzhny and Julien Benneteau in 1997....	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 :...	7–6^(7–1), 6–3
2009 2009 Braşov Challenger The 2009 Brașov Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. This was the 14th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour...	Thiemo de Bakker Thiemo de Bakker Thiemo de Bakker is a Dutch tennis player, who is currently ranked 99th in the world, and is the second ranked Dutch tennis player...	Pere Riba Pere Riba Pere Riba Madrid is a Spanish professional tennis player. Riba competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 65, on May 16, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 81, on June 7, 2010...	7–5, 6–0
2008	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	Alexander Flock	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2007	Máximo González Máximo González Máximo González Mereira is a professional tennis player from Argentina. His career high ranking is #58, achieved on July 6, 2009.- Early career through 2006 :...	Olivier Patience Olivier Patience Olivier Patience is a French professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking was No. 87, on 19 July 2004. During 2006, Patience won 3 ATP Challenger Series tournaments. He registered his best performance in a Grand Slam event to date, when he reached the 3rd round at Roland Garros...	6–4, 6–3
2006	Marc López Marc López Marc López i Tarrés is a professional male tennis player from Spain, who started playing tennis at the age of 8 years old and became professional in 1999...	Victor Crivoi Victor Crivoi Victor Crivoi is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked #269 by the ATP, up from...	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
2005	Daniel Elsner Daniel Elsner Daniel Elsner is a former professional German tennis player.Elsner was a World No. 2 junior player in singles. He turned professional in 1997 and last played on the ATP World Tour in October, 2008.-External links:...	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	7–5, 6–2
2004	Victor Ioniță Victor Ioniţă Victor Ioniță is a Romanian tennis player. On 23 May 2005, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 187.-Singles: 2 :-External links:...	Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the...	6–1, 7–6
2003	Daniel Elsner Daniel Elsner Daniel Elsner is a former professional German tennis player.Elsner was a World No. 2 junior player in singles. He turned professional in 1997 and last played on the ATP World Tour in October, 2008.-External links:...	Răzvan Sabău Razvan Sabau Răzvan Sabău is a Romanian tennis player.Born in Bucharest, Romania, Sabău trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in his junior years and in 1993 he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, finishing the year as the No. 2 junior in the world. He ranked No...	6–2, 6–1
2002	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998...	Lovro Zovko Lovro Zovko Lovro Zovko is a professional Croatian tennis player.-Tennis career:Early on in 2000 and 2001, Zovko reached the Umag final both years with Ivan Ljubičić....	2–6, 6–1, 7–5
2001	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....	Iván Navarro Iván Navarro (tennis) Iván Navarro Pastor is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and attire. He employs the serve-and-volley strategy, very much like his compatriot Feliciano López. He has a habit of changing racquets each game, using one racquet for serving and...	6–4, 6–1
2000	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....	Dick Norman Dick Norman Dick Norman is a professional tennis player. He has achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height , his left-handed power game and, in the last few years, his age .Turning professional in 1991, Norman notched up only his 14th Grand Slam...	7–5, 6–3
1999	David Sánchez-Muñoz	Thierry Guardiola	6–2, 0–6, 6–2
1998	Dinu Pescariu Dinu Pescariu Dinu Dănuţ Mihai Pescariu is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona and in Atlanta . He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 6, 1998, when he became the number 75 of...	Thomas Larsen	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1997	Ionuț Moldovan	Dinu Pescariu Dinu Pescariu Dinu Dănuţ Mihai Pescariu is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona and in Atlanta . He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 6, 1998, when he became the number 75 of...	6–2, 6–4
1996	Dinu Pescariu Dinu Pescariu Dinu Dănuţ Mihai Pescariu is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona and in Atlanta . He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 6, 1998, when he became the number 75 of...	Răzvan Sabău Razvan Sabau Răzvan Sabău is a Romanian tennis player.Born in Bucharest, Romania, Sabău trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in his junior years and in 1993 he won the Wimbledon junior singles title, finishing the year as the No. 2 junior in the world. He ranked No...	4–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2011 2011 Ropharma Challenger Brașov The 2011 Ropharma Challenger Brașov was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...	Victor Anagnastopol Victor Anagnastopol Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol is a Romanian tennis player. On June 13, 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 469 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 596 achieved on October 4, 2010.-Doubles finals: 1 :... 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....	Dušan Lojda Dušan Lojda Dušan Lojda was the 2006 juniors US Open champion for tennis.However, he has not made his breakthrough on the adult tour yet. He broke into the top 300 in May 2007 but fell out after a week.... Benoît Paire Benoît Paire Benoît Paire is a French tennis player. He reached a career high-ranking of 94 . He reached the 1st round of a Grand Slam event for the first time at Roland Garros in 2010...	6–2, 6–3
2010 2010 Braşov Challenger The 2010 Brașov Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. This was the 15th edition of the tournament which is part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...	Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open... Daniele Giorgini Daniele Giorgini Daniele Giorgini is an Italian professional tennis player.-Doubles: 12 :-External links:...	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:**... Andrei Ciumac Andrei Ciumac Andrei Ciumac is a professional tennis player from Moldova. He is a permanent member of the Moldova Davis Cup team.-External links: at the Davis Cup...	6–3, 6–4
2009 2009 Braşov Challenger The 2009 Brașov Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. This was the 14th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour...	Pere Riba Pere Riba Pere Riba Madrid is a Spanish professional tennis player. Riba competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 65, on May 16, 2011, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 81, on June 7, 2010... Pablo Santos Pablo Santos (tennis) Pablo Santos Gonzalez is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger titles, all in doubles.-Runner-Up :-External links:*...	Simone Vagnozzi Simone Vagnozzi Simone Vagnozzi is an Italian professional tennis player.-Runner-Up :-External links:... Uros Vico Uros Vico Uros Vico is a Croatian-born Italian tennis player.Vico has yet to win any titles on the ATP Tour and has reached one final, in doubles. He plays mainly challenger tournaments.-Wins :-Runners-up :...	6–3, 6–2
2008	David Marrero David Marrero David Marrero Santana is a professional tennis player from Spain.He is the older brother of retired WTA player Marta Marrero.- 2000 to 2007 :... Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava Daniel Muñoz-De La Nava Daniel Muñoz de la Nava is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Singles: 5 :-Doubles: 19 :-External links:...	Carles Poch-Gradin Pablo Santos Pablo Santos (tennis) Pablo Santos Gonzalez is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has won three ATP Challenger titles, all in doubles.-Runner-Up :-External links:*...	6–4, 6–3
2007	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.... Horia Tecău Horia Tecau Horia Tecău is a Romanian tennis player who turned pro in 2003, and is a doubles specialist. Tecău is currently ranked 9th in ATP's doubles ranking, being also his highest doubles ranking achieved on August 8, 2011....	Adrian Cruciat Adrian Cruciat Adrian Cruciat is a Romanian tennis player. On June 16, 2008, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 148.-ATP Challenger Tour singles finals: 1 :- Runner-ups :-External links:... Marcel-Ioan Miron	5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
2006	Lazar Magdincev Predrag Rusevski Predrag Rusevski Predrag Rusevski is a professional Macedonian tennis player. He is the highest ranked Macedonian male singles player.-Career:Rusevski has played most of his career on the Futures and Challenger circuit. He has played in one ATP tournament, in 2007 in Umag, losing to Viktor Troicki.-Singles titles...	Robin Haase Robin Haase Robin Haase is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, with his career high of No. 41 coming on 29 August 2011. He is endorsed by Head and SNS Reaal.-Career:... Michal Navrátil	6–4, 7–6
2005	Ionuț Moldovan Gabriel Moraru Gabriel Moraru Gabriel Moraru is a Romanian tennis player. On July 25, 2005, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 234. His current singles ranking is 759 as of April 19, 2010.-Doubles finals: 3 :-External links:...	Melvyn op der Heijde Dennis van Scheppingen Dennis van Scheppingen Dennis van Scheppingen is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.Turning pro in 1993, the right-hander van Scheppingen reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 13 September 2004, when he became the number 72 of the world.-References:...	6–1, 6–4
2004	Salvador Navarro-Gutiérrez Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998...	Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Brzezicki is a professional tennis player from Buenos Aires, Argentina.In 2007, Brzezicki was the Argentine surprise at the French Open, one of the four tennis Grand Slams, by reaching the third round before losing to his idol Carlos Moyà of Spain... Juan Pablo Guzmán Juan Pablo Guzmán Juan Pablo Guzmán is a now inactive professional tennis player from Argentina.In 2007, Guzmán won the ATP doubles title in Amersfoort with Juan-Pablo Brzezicki where the Argentine duo defeated Robin Haase and Rogier Wassen in straight sets in the final...	6–3, 6–2
2003	Alexander Peya Alexander Peya Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup... 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...	Leonardo Azzaro 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....	6–2, 6–4
2002	Christopher Kas Christopher Kas Christopher Kas is a professional German tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is No. 224, which he reached on 4 November 2002. His career high in doubles is No. 23 set at 3 November 2008.-Doubles: 15 :... Herbert Wiltschnig	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998... Santiago Ventura Santiago Ventura Bertomeu Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :...	5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2001	Amir Hadad Amir Hadad Amir Hadad is a professional tennis player.His highest singles ATP ranking was # 180, in 2003. His highest doubles ranking was # 87, also in 2003.-Tennis career:He turned pro in 1995.... Lovro Zovko Lovro Zovko Lovro Zovko is a professional Croatian tennis player.-Tennis career:Early on in 2000 and 2001, Zovko reached the Umag final both years with Ivan Ljubičić....	Ben Ellwood Kalle Flygt	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
2000	Ionuț Moldovan Yuri Schukin Yuri Schukin -2008:The 6 ft 2 inch 181 pound Russian began the 2008 tour season by losing in the first round to Rajeev Ram at the Chennai Open 6–7 , 6–7 .-References:...	Dick Norman Dick Norman Dick Norman is a professional tennis player. He has achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height , his left-handed power game and, in the last few years, his age .Turning professional in 1991, Norman notched up only his 14th Grand Slam... Wolfgang Schranz	6–4, 6–1
1999	Andrei Pavel Andrei Pavel Andrei Pavel is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Romania. He is currently coaching former world No. 1 and the current world No. 15 of the WTA, Jelena Janković.-Career:... Gabriel Trifu Gabriel Trifu Gabriel Trifu is a former Romanian tennis player. He won 1 ATP doubles title, in Bucharest in 1998, with fellow Romanian Andrei Pavel.-References:...	George Cosac George Cosac George Cosac is a former tennis player from Romania, who represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Partnering Dinu Pescariu, the pair was eliminated in the quarter finals... Dinu Pescariu Dinu Pescariu Dinu Dănuţ Mihai Pescariu is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona and in Atlanta . He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 6, 1998, when he became the number 75 of...	6–2, 6–2
1998	Juan-Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco	Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec is a quad-lingual professional Czech tennis player who turned professional in 1996. Cibulec reached his highest singles ranking on August 3, 1998, becoming world number 646. His highest doubles ranking is world number 21, which he reached on March 17, 2003... Leoš Friedl Leoš Friedl Leoš Friedl is a Czech professional tennis player best known for his doubles play with František Čermák. He is coached by Lubomir Gerla. In his career, he has won 15 top-level doubles titles and $1,027,625 in prize money...	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1997	George Cosac George Cosac George Cosac is a former tennis player from Romania, who represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Partnering Dinu Pescariu, the pair was eliminated in the quarter finals... Miles Maclagan Miles Maclagan Miles Maclagan is a British tennis coach and former professional tennis player.-Early life:He was born in Zambia to Scottish parents but grew up in Zimbabwe where he regularly competed against Wayne Black.-Tennis career:...	Ionuț Moldovan Dinu Pescariu Dinu Pescariu Dinu Dănuţ Mihai Pescariu is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona and in Atlanta . He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 6, 1998, when he became the number 75 of...	6–4, 7–6
1996	George Cosac George Cosac George Cosac is a former tennis player from Romania, who represented his native country in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Partnering Dinu Pescariu, the pair was eliminated in the quarter finals... Dinu Pescariu Dinu Pescariu Dinu Dănuţ Mihai Pescariu is a former tennis player from Romania, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in Barcelona and in Atlanta . He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 6, 1998, when he became the number 75 of...	Mariano Hood Mariano Hood Mariano Hood is a retire left-handed professional Argentine tennis player who specialized in doubles.In his career, Hood won 13 out of the 26 top level doubles finals he was in. He turned professional in 1993, and currently resides in his city of birth, Buenos Aires. He won $US806,888 in earnings... Martín Rodríguez Martín Rodríguez (tennis) Martín Rodríguez is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Rodríguez turned professional in 1991. He reached his career-high singles ranking when he became World Number 71 on June 14, 1999...	7–6, 6–1

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