Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia or International Championships of Sicily, also known as the Palermo Open, was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1935 and played annually at the Circolo Tennis Palermo in Palermo in Italy. In 1971 the women's event was discontinued leaving just the men's event that ran until 2006.

Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1935-1989)/ATP Tour (1990–2006)
Founded1935
Abolished2006
LocationPalermo, Italy
VenueCircolo Tennis Palermo
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

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The International Championships of Sicily were established in 1935 as a combined tournament for men and women. In 1955 the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia were disputed in Messina and won among the men Nicola Pietrangeli who beat in final Fausto Gardini in five sets,[1] and in female tournament Silvana Lazzarino that won in final against Lea Pericoli. The tournament continued under a joint format until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued. In 1988 a new international tournament for women held in Palermo was reestablished known as the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo.

The tournament was a part of the ATP Tour schedule from 1990 to 2006. The event was part of the ATP World Series from 1990 until 1999 and part of its successor, the ATP International Series, from 2000 until its final edition in 2006. That year the ATP bought back the tournament sanction.[2] In 2009 a new successor tournament to this event was established called the Sicilia Classic.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1935   Giovanni Palmieri   Jean Lesueur 7–5, ret.
1936   Giovanni Palmieri (2)   Augusto Rado 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1937   Giovanni Palmieri (3)   György Dallos 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1938   Vojtek Wodicka   Boris Maneff 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1939   Constantin Tănăsescu   Vanni Canepele 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1940   József Asbóth   George Lyttleton Rogers 6–0, 7–5, 6–4
1941/1950 Not held
1951   Jaroslav Drobný   Dick Savitt 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1952   Jaroslav Drobný (2)   Fausto Gardini 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1953   Budge Patty   Bernard Bartzen 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1954/1955 Not held
1956   Giuseppe Merlo   Hugh Stewart 6–4, 8–10, 6–3, 6–2
1957   Giuseppe Merlo (2)   Ham Richardson 2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–0
1958   Nicola Pietrangeli   Mervyn Rose 7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1959   Neale Fraser   Nicola Pietrangeli 7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1960   Mario Llamas   Giuseppe Merlo 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1961 Not held
1962   Rod Laver   Neale Fraser 7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1963   Nicola Pietrangeli (2)   Boro Jovanović 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1964   Nicola Pietrangeli (3)   Edison Mandarino 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
1965   Martin Mulligan   William Alvarez 6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1966 Not held
1967   Alexander Metreveli   Mike Belkin 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1968   Ion Țiriac   Marty Riessen 8–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
1969   Ion Țiriac (2)   Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1970   István Gulyás   Ilie Năstase 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1971   Roger Taylor   Pierre Barthès 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1972 Not held
1973   Martin Mulligan (2)   Jun Kuki 6–0, 5–7, 6–3
1974/1978 Not held
1979   Björn Borg   Corrado Barazzutti 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1980   Guillermo Vilas   Paul McNamee 6–4, 6–0, 6–0
1981   Manuel Orantes   Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–0, 6–0
1982   Mario Martínez   John Alexander 6–4, 7–5
1983   Jimmy Arias   José Luis Clerc 6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1984   Francesco Cancellotti   Miloslav Mečíř 6–0, 6–3
1985   Thierry Tulasne   Joakim Nyström 6–3, 6–1
1986   Ulf Stenlund   Pablo Arraya 6–2, 6–3
1987   Martín Jaite   Karel Nováček 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
1988   Mats Wilander   Kent Carlsson 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1989   Guillermo Pérez Roldán   Paolo Canè 6–1, 6–4
1990   Franco Davín   Juan Aguilera 6–1, 6–1
1991   Frédéric Fontang   Emilio Sánchez 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1992   Sergi Bruguera   Emilio Sánchez 6–1, 6–3
1993   Thomas Muster   Sergi Bruguera 7–6(7–2), 7-5
1994   Alberto Berasategui   Àlex Corretja 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1995   Francisco Clavet   Jordi Burillo 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
1996   Karim Alami   Adrian Voinea 7–5, 2–1 retired
1997   Alberto Berasategui (2)   Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 6–2
1998   Mariano Puerta   Franco Squillari 6–3, 6–2
1999   Arnaud Di Pasquale   Alberto Berasategui 6–1, 6–3
2000   Olivier Rochus   Diego Nargiso 7–6(16–14), 6–1
2001   Félix Mantilla   David Nalbandian 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2002   Fernando González   José Acasuso 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
2003   Nicolás Massú   Paul-Henri Mathieu 1–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–0)
2004   Tomáš Berdych   Filippo Volandri 6–3, 6–3
2005   Igor Andreev   Filippo Volandri 0–6, 6–1, 6–3
2006   Filippo Volandri   Nicolás Lapentti 5–7, 6–1, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1979   Peter McNamara
  Paul McNamee
  Ismail El Shafei
  John Feaver
7–5, 7–6
1980   Gianni Ocleppo
  Ricardo Ycaza
  Víctor Pecci
  Balázs Taróczy
6–2, 6–2
1981   José Luis Damiani
  Diego Pérez
  Jaime Fillol
  Belus Prajoux
6–1, 6–4
1982   Gianni Marchetti
  Enzo Vattuone
  José Luis Damiani
  Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
1983   Pablo Arraya
  José Luis Clerc
  Tian Viljoen
  Danie Visser
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1984   Tomáš Šmíd
  Blaine Willenborg
  Claudio Panatta
  Henrik Sundström
6–7, 6–3, 6–0
1985   Colin Dowdeswell
  Joakim Nyström
  Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1986   Paolo Canè
  Simone Colombo
  Claudio Mezzadri
  Gianni Ocleppo
7–5, 6–3
1987   Leonardo Lavalle
  Claudio Panatta
  Petr Korda
  Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1988   Carlos di Laura
  Marcelo Filippini
  Alberto Mancini
  Christian Miniussi
6–2, 6–0
1989   Peter Ballauff
  Rüdiger Haas
  Goran Ivanišević
  Diego Nargiso
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1990   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
  Carlos Costa
  Horacio de la Peña
6–3, 6–4
1991   Jacco Eltingh
  Tom Kempers
  Emilio Sánchez
  Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1992   Johan Donar
  Ola Jonsson
  Horacio de la Peña
  Vojtěch Flégl
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1993   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
  Juan Garat
  Jorge Lozano
6–3, 6–3
1994   Tom Kempers
  Jack Waite
  Neil Broad
  Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 6–4
1995   Àlex Corretja
  Fabrice Santoro
  Hendrik Jan Davids
  Piet Norval
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1996   Andrew Kratzmann
  Marcos Ondruska
  Cristian Brandi
  Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–4
1997   Andrew Kratzmann
  Libor Pimek
  Hendrik Jan Davids
  Daniel Orsanic
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
1998   Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
  Pablo Albano
  Daniel Orsanic
6–4, 7–6
1999   Mariano Hood
  Sebastián Prieto
  Lan Bale
  Alberto Martín
6–3, 6–1
2000   Tomás Carbonell
  Martín García
  Pablo Albano
  Marc-Kevin Goellner
W/O
2001   Tomás Carbonell
  Daniel Orsanic
  Enzo Artoni
  Emilio Benfele Álvarez
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
2002   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Luis Lobo
  František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2003   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Mariano Hood
  František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
2004   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Mariano Hood
  Gastón Etlis
  Martín Rodríguez
7–5, 6–2
2005   Martín García
  Mariano Hood
  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
6–2, 6–3
2006   Martín García
  Luis Horna
  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
7–6, 7–6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". STEVE TENNIS. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ McManus, Jim (2010). History of Tournaments: Professional Tennis Winners and Runner-ups. Pont Vedra Beach: MAC and Company Publishing. pp. 297–299. ISBN 9781450728331.
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