The East London Challenger, officially known as the South African Airways Open, was a tennis tournament held in East London, South Africa. It was played only in 2008, on outdoor hard courts.

Past finals

Singles

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

Detailed draw

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

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2008	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett	Thomas Johansson Stefan Koubek	6–2, 6–2

Detailed draw

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett	6	6
		Johan Brunström Filip Prpic	1	1
								1	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett	6	6
								3	Thomas Johansson Stefan Koubek	2	2
	3	Thomas Johansson Stefan Koubek	6	77
	2	Rik de Voest Wesley Moodie	4	63