Leander Paes at the 2008 Cincinnati Masters

The Volkswagen Challenger was a professional

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tournament played on indoor

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s. It was part of the

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. It was held annually at the Tennisclub Grün-Gold Wolfsburg in

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, Germany, between 1993 and 2012. Many players won two titles,

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in singles

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and

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in doubles. But only

won both titles simultaneously.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

External links

Official website
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