The Franken Challenge (former Schickedanz Open) is a professional
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
red clay court
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s. It is currently part of the
Association of Tennis Professionals
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(ATP)
Challenger Tour. It is held annually in
Fürth
Fürth (; East Franconian: ; yi, פיורדא, Fiurda) is a city in northern Bavaria, Germany, in the administrative division (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the t ...
, Germany, since 1979 (as a club event from 1979 to 1985, as a
Futures
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in 1986, as a Challenger since 1987). After having been on the calendar for 38 years, the 2017 edition had to be cancelled for lack of funding.
[http://www.franken-challenge.de/2017/04/21/franken-challenge-2017-wichtige-information/ ]
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
Official website
{{ATP Challenger Tour
ATP Challenger Tour
Clay court tennis tournaments
Tennis tournaments in Germany
Sport in Fürth
Recurring sporting events established in 1979
1979 establishments in West Germany