The Guarujá Open[1] was a men's tennis tournament held in Guarujá, Brazil founded in 1980 that ran till 1992.[1]
| Guaruja Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Guarujá Open |
| Tour | ATP Tour (1990–92) Grand Prix circuit (1981–83/1987–89) |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Abolished | 1992 |
| Editions | 11 |
| Venue | Casa Grande Hotel Hotel Jequitimar |
| Surface | Hard |
History edit
The tournament was originally part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit,[1] it was played on hard until its last year in 1992.[1] The tournament was suspended from the tour from 1984 to 1986 but was part of the ILTF Independent Circuit, the 1984 edition was played on clay courts.[1] Brazilian tennis players enjoyed great success at the tournament, with all but two of the nine finals featuring a Brazilian and the home representatives winning four times (and Luiz Mattar three times consecutively).
Finals edit
Singles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Patrick Proisy |
 Gianni Ocleppo |
6–4, 6–2.[1] |
| 1981 |  Carlos Kirmayr |
 Ricardo Cano |
6–4, 6–2.[1] |
| 1982 |  Van Winitsky |
Carlos Kirmayr |
6–3, 6–3.[1] |
| 1983 | José Luis Clerc |
 Mats Wilander |
3–6, 7–5, 6–1.[1] |
| 1984 | Givaldo Barbosa |
 Pedro Rebolledo |
6–4, 6–3.[1] |
| 1985–86 | Not held | ||
| 1987 | Luiz Mattar |
Cássio Motta |
6–3, 5–7, 6–2.[1] |
| 1988 | Luiz Mattar |
Eliot Teltscher |
6–3, 6–3.[1] |
| 1989 | Luiz Mattar |
Jimmy Brown |
7–6, 6–4.[1] |
| 1990 | Martín Jaite |
Luiz Mattar |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3.[1] |
| 1991 |  Patrick Baur |
Fernando Roese |
6–2, 6–3.[1] |
| 1992 | Carsten Arriens |
 Àlex Corretja |
7–6, 6–3.[1] |
Doubles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  David Carter Paul Kronk |
Ángel Giménez  Jairo Velasco |
6–1, 7–6.[1] |
| 1982 | Kim Warwick Phil Dent |
 Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta |
6–7, 6–2, 6–4.[1] |
| 1983 | Tim Gullikson  Tomáš Šmíd |
 Shlomo Glickstein Van Winitsky |
6–4, 6–7, 6–4.[1] |
| 1984–86 | Not held | ||
| 1987 | Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta |
Martin Hipp Tore Meinecke |
7–6, 6–1.[1] |
| 1988 | Ricardo Acuña Luke Jensen |
Javier Frana  Diego Pérez |
6–1, 6–4.[1] |
| 1989 | Ricardo Acioly Dácio Campos |
César Kist Mauro Menezes |
7–6, 7–6.[1] |
| 1990 | Javier Frana Gustavo Luza |
Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta |
7–6, 7–6.[1] |
| 1991 | Olivier Delaître Rodolphe Gilbert |
Shelby Cannon Greg Van Emburgh |
6–2, 6–4.[1] |
| 1992 | Christer Allgårdh Carl Limberger |
Diego Pérez Francisco Roig |
6–4, 6–3.[1] |
During 1991, two tournaments were played at Guarujá, both part of the ATP World Series. The second event, held in October, was played for the first and only time and referred to as the Bliss Cup. It was held on the hardcourts at Casa Grande Hotel, the same venue for the 1992 Guarujá event.
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Javier Frana |
Markus Zoecke |
2–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1991 |  Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
Bret Garnett Todd Nelson |
6–3, 7–5 |
Challenger tournaments edit
Singles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Van Winitsky |
Carlos Kirmayr |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1992 |  Nicolás Pereira |
Roberto Jabali |
6–4, 6–4 |
References edit
- ITF Search Archived 2010-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (search Guarujá)