title: 2019 Tennis Challenger Hamburg – Singles
text: # 2019 Tennis Challenger Hamburg – Singles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  Botic van de Zandschulp won the title after defeating Bernabé Zapata Miralles 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Salvatore Caruso (semifinals)
  * Elias Ymer (semifinals)
  * Gianluca Mager (third round)
  * Sergiy Stakhovsky (third round)
  * Alessandro Giannessi (second round)
  * Federico Gaio (quarterfinals)
  * Robin Haase (second round)
  * Oscar Otte (second round)
  * Viktor Troicki (third round)
  * Filippo Baldi (second round)
  * Nikola Milojević (second round)
  * Rudolf Molleker (second round)
  * Pedro Martínez (second round)
  * Tallon Griekspoor (second round, retired)
  * Filip Horanský (third round)
  * Nicola Kuhn (withdrew)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Salvatore Caruso | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Federico Gaio | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Federico Gaio | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Salvatore Caruso | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Botic van de Zandschulp | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Botic van de Zandschulp | 6 | 7 | | | Botic van de Zandschulp | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | Botic van de Zandschulp | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | 3 | 7 | 1 |
  | | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | 3 | 7 | 1 |
  | Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek | $6^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | Altuğ Çelikbilek | $6^7$ | 4 | | | Bernabé Zapata Miralles | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Elias Ymer | $6^5$ | $6^7$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Daniel Altmaier | 6 | 3 | $6^7$ | 2 | Elias Ymer | $6^5$ | $6^7$ | | | | | |
  | 2 | Elias Ymer | 4 | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | S Caruso | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Masur | 6 | 6 | | | D Masur | 6 | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Wessels | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | S Caruso | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Menéndez Maceiras | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Napolitano | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | S Napolitano | 6 | 6 | | | S Napolitano | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | P Martínez | $6^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Caruso | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | F Gaio | 3 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 12 | R Molleker | $6^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C İlkel | 7 | 6 | | | C İlkel | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Härteis | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | C İlkel | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | V Kopřiva | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | F Gaio | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | GM Moroni | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | GM Moroni | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | F Gaio | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 3 | G Mager | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Welte | 3 | 0 | | J Choinski | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Choinski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | G Mager | 3 | 2 | | | |
  | LL | Osman Torski | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 6 | | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 14 | T Griekspoor | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C-M Stebe | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | 11 | N Milojević | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | A Nedovyesov | 4 | 2 | | T Kamke | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kamke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Kamke | 3 | 2 | | | |
  | | R Marcora | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | C-M Stebe | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | C-M Stebe | 6 | 0 | | C-M Stebe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5 | A Giannessi | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | O Otte | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Zapata Miralles | 2 | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | B Zapata Miralles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Zverev | 6 | $6^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | B Zapata Miralles | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | M Bašić | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 9 | V Troicki | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | S Darcis | 6 | 4 | 7 | | S Darcis | 6 | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | V Troicki | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Zapata Miralles | $7^9$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alt | A Çelikbilek | $6^7$ | 4 |
  | | | | | | Alt | A Çelikbilek | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Molčan | 5 | 1 | | | T Robredo | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Robredo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Alt | A Çelikbilek | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Cressy | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | S Stakhovsky | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | |
  | LL | K Żuk | $6^5$ | 6 | 1 | | M Cressy | $6^6$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | S Stakhovsky | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 7 | R Haase | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | J Sels | $7^7$ | 6 | Q | J Sels | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Niklas Guttau | $6^0$ | 2 | | | | | | Q | J Sels | 4 | $6^8$ | | | | | |
  | Q | Vadym Ursu | 1 | 5 | | | | | | WC | D Altmaier | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | |
  | WC | D Altmaier | 6 | 7 | WC | D Altmaier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 10 | F Baldi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | D Altmaier | 6 | 3 | $6^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Ymer | 4 | 6 | $7^9$ |
  | | | | | 15 | F Horanský | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | M Neuchrist | 4 | $6^4$ | | A Pellegrino | 6 | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Pellegrino | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 15 | F Horanský | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | J-P Smith | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | E Ymer | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | R Bemelmans | 7 | 6 | | R Bemelmans | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | E Ymer | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  