Mexican Open (tennis)

(Redirected from Acapulco Open)

The Mexican Open (currently sponsored by Telcel and HSBC and called the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC) is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and usually held annually in late February and early March at the Arena GNP Seguros[1] since 2022 and previously at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess, both in Acapulco, Mexico. It was played on outdoor red clay courts until 2013. The change to hard courts was introduced in 2014. The Mexican Open is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the ATP Tour, and until 2020 was one of the WTA International tournaments on the WTA Tour.[2][3]

Abierto Mexicano Telcel p/b HSBC
Tournament information
TourATP Tour
WTA Tour
Founded1993; 31 years ago (1993) (ATP)
2001; 23 years ago (2001) (WTA)
Abolished2020 (WTA)
LocationMexico City (1993–1998, 2000)
Acapulco (2001–present)
Mexico
VenueClub Alemán (1993–1998, 2000)
Fairmont Acapulco Princess (2001–2021)
Arena GNP Seguros (2022–present)
SurfaceClay – outdoors (1993–2013)
Hard – outdoors (2014–present)
Websiteabiertomexicanodetenis.com
Current champions (2024)
Men's singlesAustralia Alex de Minaur
Men's doublesMonaco Hugo Nys
Poland Jan Zieliński
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Tour 500
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$2,206,080 (2024)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$275,000 (2020)

The tournament was introduced on the ATP Tour in 1993, and began on the WTA Tour in 2001. It was held in Mexico City from 1993 to 1998, and once more in 2000, before being relocated to Acapulco in 2001. It was the closing leg of the four-ATP tournament Golden Swing. Starting in 2014, the Mexican Open's surface changed from clay to hard courts, serving as a lead-up to the first ATP Tour Masters 1000 event of the season in Indian Wells, United States. The winner traditionally receives a giant silver gourd trophy.[4]

History

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In the men's singles, Rafael Nadal (2005, 2013, 2020, 2022), David Ferrer (2010–2012, 2015) and Thomas Muster (1993–1996) hold the record for most overall titles (four each), with Muster holding the record for most consecutive wins (four). On the women's side, Amanda Coetzer (2001, 2003), Flavia Pennetta (2005, 2008), Venus Williams (2009–10), Sara Errani (2012–13), and Lesia Tsurenko (2017–18) co-hold the record for most singles titles (two), Williams, Errani and Tsurenko being the only players to score two straight wins in Mexico. In the men's doubles, Donald Johnson (1996, 2000–01) has won the most titles (three), and co-holds with Michal Mertiňák (2008–09) and David Marrero (2012–13) the record for most back-to-back titles (two). In the women's doubles, María José Martínez Sánchez (2001, 2008–09) is the one holding the most titles (three) and shares with Nuria Llagostera Vives (2008–09) the record for most consecutive wins (two).

Men's singles

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Thomas Muster (1993–96) holds a record-tying four titles overall, and the most consecutive titles (four) in Mexico.
Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  ATP Tour 250[a]  ↓
1993   Thomas Muster   Carlos Costa 6–2, 6–4
1994   Thomas Muster (2)   Roberto Jabali 6–3, 6–1
1995   Thomas Muster (3)   Fernando Meligeni 7–6(7–4), 7–5
1996   Thomas Muster (4)   Jiří Novák 7–6(7–3), 6–2
1997   Francisco Clavet   Joan Albert Viloca 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
1998   Jiří Novák   Xavier Malisse 6–3, 6–3
1999 Not held
↓  ATP Tour 500[b]  ↓
2000   Juan Ignacio Chela   Mariano Puerta 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2001   Gustavo Kuerten   Galo Blanco 6–4, 6–2
2002   Carlos Moyà   Fernando Meligeni 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
2003   Agustín Calleri   Mariano Zabaleta 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2004   Carlos Moyà (2)   Fernando Verdasco 6–3, 6–0
2005   Rafael Nadal   Álbert Montañés 6–1, 6–0
2006   Luis Horna   Juan Ignacio Chela 7–6(8–6), 6–4
2007   Juan Ignacio Chela (2)   Carlos Moyà 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2008   Nicolás Almagro   David Nalbandian 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
2009   Nicolás Almagro (2)   Gaël Monfils 6–4, 6–4
2010   David Ferrer   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2011   David Ferrer (2)   Nicolás Almagro 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 6–2
2012   David Ferrer (3)   Fernando Verdasco 6–1, 6–2
2013   Rafael Nadal (2)   David Ferrer 6–0, 6–2
2014[c]   Grigor Dimitrov   Kevin Anderson 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2015   David Ferrer (4)   Kei Nishikori 6–3, 7–5
2016   Dominic Thiem   Bernard Tomic 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
2017   Sam Querrey   Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2018   Juan Martín del Potro   Kevin Anderson 6–4, 6–4
2019   Nick Kyrgios   Alexander Zverev 6–3, 6–4
2020   Rafael Nadal (3)   Taylor Fritz 6–3, 6–2
2021   Alexander Zverev   Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2022   Rafael Nadal (4)   Cameron Norrie 6–4, 6–4
2023   Alex de Minaur   Tommy Paul 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2024   Alex de Minaur (2)   Casper Ruud 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

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Two-time champion Flavia Pennetta (2005, 2008) also holds the record for most finals in Mexico with seven (runner-up finishes in 2004, 2006–07, 2009, 2012).
Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  Tier III  ↓
2001   Amanda Coetzer   Elena Dementieva 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
2002   Katarina Srebotnik   Paola Suárez 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2
2003   Amanda Coetzer (2)   Mariana Díaz Oliva 7–5, 6–3
2004   Iveta Benešová   Flavia Pennetta 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2005   Flavia Pennetta   Ľudmila Cervanová 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
2006   Anna-Lena Grönefeld   Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
2007   Émilie Loit   Flavia Pennetta 7–6(7–0), 6–4
2008   Flavia Pennetta (2)   Alizé Cornet 6–0, 4–6, 6–1
↓  International  ↓
2009   Venus Williams   Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–2
2010   Venus Williams (2)   Polona Hercog 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
2011   Gisela Dulko   Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2012   Sara Errani   Flavia Pennetta 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–0
2013   Sara Errani (2)   Carla Suárez Navarro 6–0, 6–4
2014[c]   Dominika Cibulková   Christina McHale 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
2015   Timea Bacsinszky   Caroline Garcia 6–3, 6–0
2016   Sloane Stephens   Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
2017   Lesia Tsurenko   Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 7–5
2018   Lesia Tsurenko (2)   Stefanie Vögele 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–2
2019   Wang Yafan   Sofia Kenin 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
2020   Heather Watson   Leylah Annie Fernandez 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–1

Men's doubles

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Michal Mertiňák (2008–09) holds, with Donald Johnson (2000–01), David Marrero (2012–13), Jamie Murray (2017–18) and Bruno Soares (2017–18) the men's doubles record for most consecutive titles (two).
Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ATP Tour 250[a]  ↓
1993   Leonardo Lavalle
  Jaime Oncins
  Horacio de la Peña
  Jorge Lozano
7–6, 6–4
1994   Francisco Montana
  Bryan Shelton
  Luke Jensen
  Murphy Jensen
6–3, 6–4
1995   Javier Frana
  Leonardo Lavalle (2)
  Marc-Kevin Goellner
  Diego Nargiso
7–5, 6–3
1996   Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana (2)
  Nicolás Pereira
  Emilio Sánchez
6–2, 6–4
1997   Nicolás Lapentti
  Daniel Orsanic
  Luis Herrera
  Mariano Sánchez
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1998   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
  Daniel Orsanic
  David Roditi
6–4, 6–2
1999 Not held
↓  ATP Tour 500[b]  ↓
2000   Byron Black
  Donald Johnson (2)
  Gastón Etlis
  Martín Rodríguez
6–3, 7–5
2001   Donald Johnson (3)
  Gustavo Kuerten
  David Adams
  Martín García
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2002   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
  Martin Damm
  David Rikl
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
2003   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
  David Ferrer
  Fernando Vicente
6–3, 6–3
2004   Bob Bryan (2)
  Mike Bryan (2)
  Juan Ignacio Chela
  Nicolás Massú
6–2, 6–3
2005   David Ferrer
  Santiago Ventura
  Jiří Vaněk
  Tomáš Zíb
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2006   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
  Potito Starace
  Filippo Volandri
7–5, 6–2
2007   Potito Starace
  Martín Vassallo Argüello
  Lukáš Dlouhý
  Pavel Vízner
6–0, 6–2
2008   Oliver Marach
  Michal Mertiňák
  Agustín Calleri
  Luis Horna
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
2009   František Čermák (2)
  Michal Mertiňák (2)
  Łukasz Kubot
  Oliver Marach
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2010   Łukasz Kubot
  Oliver Marach (2)
  Fabio Fognini
  Potito Starace
6–0, 6–0
2011   Victor Hănescu
  Horia Tecău
  Marcelo Melo
  Bruno Soares
6–1, 6–3
2012   David Marrero
  Fernando Verdasco
  Marcel Granollers
  Marc López
6–3, 6–4
2013   Łukasz Kubot (2)
  David Marrero (2)
  Simone Bolelli
  Fabio Fognini
7–5, 6–2
2014[c]   Kevin Anderson
  Matthew Ebden
  Feliciano López
  Max Mirnyi
6–3, 6–3
2015   Ivan Dodig
  Marcelo Melo
  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Santiago González
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [10–3]
2016   Treat Huey
  Max Mirnyi
  Philipp Petzschner
  Alexander Peya
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2017   Jamie Murray
  Bruno Soares
  John Isner
  Feliciano López
6–3, 6–3
2018   Jamie Murray (2)
  Bruno Soares (2)
  Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 7–5
2019   Alexander Zverev
  Mischa Zverev
  Austin Krajicek
  Artem Sitak
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–5]
2020   Łukasz Kubot (3)
  Marcelo Melo (2)
  Juan Sebastián Cabal
  Robert Farah
7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
2021   Ken Skupski
  Neal Skupski
  Marcel Granollers
  Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–3), 6–4
2022   Feliciano López
  Stefanos Tsitsipas
  Marcelo Arévalo
  Jean-Julien Rojer
7–5, 6–4
2023   Alexander Erler
  Lucas Miedler
  Nathaniel Lammons
  Jackson Withrow
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–3)
2024   Hugo Nys
  Jan Zieliński
  Santiago González
  Neal Skupski
6–3, 6–2

Women's doubles

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María José Martínez Sánchez (2001, 2008–09) is the only women's doubles three-time champion in Acapulco.
 
Nuria Llagostera Vives (2008–09) shares with Martínez Sánchez the record for back-to-back titles (two).
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2001   María José Martínez Sánchez
  Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
2002   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
  Tina Križan
  Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–1
2003   Émilie Loit
  Åsa Svensson
  Petra Mandula
  Patricia Wartusch
6–3, 6–1
2004   Lisa McShea
  Milagros Sequera
  Olga Blahotová
  Gabriela Navrátilová
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2005   Alina Jidkova
  Tatiana Perebiynis
  Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
  Conchita Martínez Granados
7–5, 6–3
2006   Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  Meghann Shaughnessy
  Shinobu Asagoe
  Émilie Loit
6–1, 6–3
2007   Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
  Émilie Loit
  Nicole Pratt
6–3, 6–3
2008   Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez (2)
  Iveta Benešová
  Petra Cetkovská
6–2, 6–4
2009   Nuria Llagostera Vives (2)
  María José Martínez Sánchez (3)
  Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–4, 6–2
2010   Polona Hercog
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
  Sara Errani
  Roberta Vinci
2–6, 6–1, [10–2]
2011   Mariya Koryttseva
  Ioana Raluca Olaru
  Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
2012   Sara Errani
  Roberta Vinci
  Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–2, 6–1
2013   Lourdes Domínguez Lino (2)
  Arantxa Parra Santonja (2)
  Catalina Castaño
  Mariana Duque Mariño
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
2014[c]   Kristina Mladenovic
  Galina Voskoboeva
  Petra Cetkovská
  Iveta Melzer
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
2015   Lara Arruabarrena
  María Teresa Torró Flor
  Andrea Hlaváčková
  Lucie Hradecká
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11]
2016   Anabel Medina Garrigues (2)
  Arantxa Parra Santonja (3)
  Kiki Bertens
  Johanna Larsson
6–0, 6–4
2017   Darija Jurak
  Anastasia Rodionova
  Mariana Duque Mariño
  Verónica Cepede Royg
6–3, 6–2
2018   Tatjana Maria
  Heather Watson
  Kaitlyn Christian
  Sabrina Santamaria
7–5, 2–6, [10–2]
2019   Victoria Azarenka
  Zheng Saisai
  Desirae Krawczyk
  Giuliana Olmos
6–1, 6–2
2020   Desirae Krawczyk
  Giuliana Olmos
  Kateryna Bondarenko
  Sharon Fichman
6–3, 7–6(7–5)

ATP points and prize money

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For the 2024 edition the distribution of points and prize money was as follows:[5]

Singles

Round ATP Points Prize Money
Winner 500 US$412,555
Finalist 330 US$221,975
Semifinalists 200 US$118,300
Quarter-finalists 100 US$60,440
Round of 16 50 US$32,265
Round of 32 0 US$17,210

WTA points and prize money

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For the 2020 edition the distribution of points and prize money was as follows:[6]

Singles

Round WTA Points Prize Money
Winner 280 US$43,000
Finalist 180 US$21,400
Semifinalists 110 US$11,500
Quarter-finalists 60 US$6,175
Round of 16 30 US$3,400
Round of 32 1 US$2,100

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Known as World Series from 1990 till 1999. International Series from 2000 till 2008.
  2. ^ a b Known as International Series Gold from 2000 till 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d Changed from clay court to hard court.

References

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  1. ^ "Rafael Nadal returns to Acapulco to inaugurate the Arena GNP Seguros in the XXIX edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC". abiertomexicanodetenis.com. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. ^ "atpworldtour.com Acapulco tournament profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  3. ^ "wtatennis.com Acapulco tournament profile". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  4. ^ "El guaje, un premio dado por casualidad". Excelsior. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ "ATP 500 - Acapulco".
  6. ^ "Mexican Open 2020 Prize Money Payouts". Sportekz. 5 March 2020.[dead link]
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by ATP International Series Gold Tournament of the Year
2007
Succeeded by
Dubai
Preceded by
Bali
(Tier III – IV – V)
Pattaya
Båstad
Favorite WTA International Tournament
2009
2011
20132017
Succeeded by

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