East London Challenger

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.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2008 Croatia Ivan Ljubičić Austria Stefan Koubek 7-6(2), 6-2

Detailed draw

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 5 7 6  
8  South Africa Rik de Voest 7 66 3  
     Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 7 7  
     Sweden Thomas Johansson 61 63  
4  Sweden Thomas Johansson 6 6
  5  France Josselin Ouanna 2 4  
       Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 7 6
     Austria Stefan Koubek 62 4
  3  Portugal Frederico Gil 6 65 7  
6  France Gary Lugassy 3 7 5  
     Portugal Frederico Gil 4 3
     Austria Stefan Koubek 6 6  
2  France Jérémy Chardy 4 6 62
  7  Austria Stefan Koubek 6 4 7  

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2008 Sweden Jonas Björkman &
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Sweden Thomas Johansson &
Austria Stefan Koubek
6-2, 6-2

See also