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Marc Gicquel was one of seven Frenchmen to take the singles in the event's twelve editions (one of five in the event's nine editions as a Challenger)Croat Ivan Ljubičić was the first player to win the singles title after the event became a Challenger tournament
The Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-Comté was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts . It was part of the ATP Challenger Series (renamed the ATP Challenger Tour in 2009). It was held annually in Thise near Besançon , France , as a Satellite from 1996 to 1998 and as a Challenger from 1999 until 2009. In 2010 was cancelled due to budget reasons.
There are three title holders, each with two doubles titles, Lionel Barthez , Christopher Kas and Philipp Petzschner . Only one player, Julien Boutter , won both singles and doubles titles the same year.
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2009
Kristof Vliegen
Andreas Beck
6–2, 6–7(6), 6–3
2008
Marc Gicquel
Alexander Peya
7–6(2), 6–4
2007
Ernests Gulbis
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2006
Nicolas Mahut
Frank Dancevic
6–3, 6–4
2005
Gaël Monfils
Christophe Rochus
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
2004
Tomáš Berdych
Julien Benneteau
6–3, 6–1
2003
Cyril Saulnier
Eric Taino
7–6(8), 6–4
2002
Not held
2001
Not held
2000
Julien Boutter
Julian Knowle
6–4, 7–6(4)
1999
Ivan Ljubičić
Lionel Roux
6–4, 6–2
1998
Nicolas Thomann
Nicolas Guillaume
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1997
Sébastien Grosjean
Nicolas Thomann
2–6, 7–5, 6–4
1996
Aleksandar Kitinov
Lionel Barthez
6–4, 6–4
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
2009
Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský
David Škoch Igor Zelenay
2–6, 7–5, 10–7
2008
Philipp Petzschner (2) Alexander Peya
Yves Allegro Horia Tecău
6–3, 6–1
2007
Christopher Kas (2) Alexander Peya
Grégory Carraz Gilles Müller
6–4, 6–4
2006
Christopher Kas (1) Philipp Petzschner (1)
Jean-Claude Scherrer Lovro Zovko
6–2, 6–2
2005
Jason Marshall Huntley Montgomery
Michal Mertiňák Jean-Claude Scherrer
6–7(7), 6–2, 6–3
2004
Alexander Waske Rogier Wassen
Kenneth Carlsen Gilles Elseneer
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
2003
Jonathan Erlich Julian Knowle
Richard Gasquet Nicolas Mahut
6–3, 6–4
2002
Not held
2001
Not held
2000
Julien Boutter Michaël Llodra
Stefano Pescosolido Vincenzo Santopadre
6–4, 6–7(6), 7–6(5)
1999
Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco, Jr.
Martín García Cristiano Testa
6–1, 7–6
1998
Justin Bower Nenad Zimonjić
Henrik Andersson Radek Štěpánek
w/o
1997
Lionel Barthez (2) Grégory Carraz
Ivo Heuberger Alexandre Strambini
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
1996
Lionel Barthez (1) Stéphane Simian
Wade McGuire Michael Sell
6–3, 6–7, 6–4
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