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ATP Athens Open

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ATP Athens Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAthens Open (1986–91)
Saab International (1992)
Athens International (1993–94)
TourGrand Prix circuit (1986–89)
ATP Tour (1990–94)
Founded1986
Abolished1994
Editions9
LocationAthens, Greece
VenueAthens Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay (1986–1994)

The ATP Athens Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament held annually in Athens in Greece from 1986 to 1994, played on outdoor clay courts at Athens Lawn Tennis Club. In 2008 the tournament was renewed under the new name of the Status Athens Open on the ATP Challenger Series, awarding $75,000 in prize money. The historical precursor event to this one was the Athens International Championships founded as the Greek International Championships in 1931,[1] that ran as a combined men's and women's event until 1973.[1] The men's tournament was revived one more time in 1981 then it was discontinued.[1] It was also played at the Athens Lawn Tennis Club.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1986 Sweden Henrik Sundström Mexico Francisco Maciel 6–0, 7–5
1987 Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán West Germany Tore Meinecke 6–2, 6–3
1988 Austria Horst Skoff Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bruno Orešar 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
1989 Haiti Ronald Agénor Sweden Kent Carlsson 6–3, 6–4
1990 Netherlands Mark Koevermans Argentina Franco Davín 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
1991 Spain Sergi Bruguera Spain Jordi Arrese 7–5, 6–3
1992 Spain Jordi Arrese Spain Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 3–0 (ret.)
1993 Spain Jordi Arrese Spain Alberto Berasategui 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1994 Spain Alberto Berasategui Spain Óscar Martinez 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1986 Belgium Libor Pimek
United States Blaine Willenborg
Peru Carlos di Laura
Italy Claudio Panatta
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1987 West Germany Tore Meinecke
West Germany Ricki Osterthun
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Navrátil
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1988 Sweden Rikard Bergh
Sweden Per Henricsson
Peru Pablo Arraya
Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček
6–4, 7–5
1989 Italy Claudio Panatta
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Argentina Gustavo Giussani
Argentina Gerardo Mirad
6–3, 6–2
1990 Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Javier Sánchez
Netherlands Tom Kempers
Netherlands Richard Krajicek
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
1991 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
Netherlands Menno Oosting
Finland Olli Rahnasto
5–7, 7–6, 7–5
1992 Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
Uruguay Marcelo Filippini
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
6–3, 6–4
1993 Argentina Horacio de la Peña
Mexico Jorge Lozano
South Africa Royce Deppe
United States John Sullivan
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
1994 Argentina Luis Lobo
Spain Javier Sánchez
Italy Cristian Brandi
Italy Federico Mordegan
5–7, 6–1, 6–4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Tournaments: Athens International Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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