East London Challenger
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The East London Challenger, officially known as the South African Airways Open is a tennis
tournament
held in East London, South Africa. Held since 2008, this ATP Challenger Series
event is played on outdoor hard courts.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament
Tournament
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held in East London, South Africa. Held since 2008, this 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...
event is played on outdoor hard courts.
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Ivan LjubičićIvan Ljubicic ----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37.... |
 Stefan KoubekStefan Koubek Stefan Koubek is a tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay.His nickname is Cooley or Stef... |
7-6(2), 6-2 |
Detailed draw
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Jonas BjörkmanJonas Björkman Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships.... &  Kevin UllyettKevin Ullyett Kevin Ullyett is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour has been in men's doubles. He has won 24 doubles titles, including the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open, both with Wayne Black... |
Thomas Johansson Thomas Johansson Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:... & Stefan KoubekStefan Koubek Stefan Koubek is a tennis player from Austria. Koubek plays left-handed with a double-handed backhand. His idol when growing up was Thomas Muster. Koubek has won three titles, two of which have come on hardcourts; despite this, he says his favorite surface is clay.His nickname is Cooley or Stef... |
6-2, 6-2 |