San Luis Open (tennis)

The San Luis Open[2] also known as the San Luis Potosí Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts.

San Luis Open
Tournament information
Event nameSan Luis Potosí Open
Founded1955; 69 years ago (1955)[1]
LocationSan Luis Potosí City, Mexico
VenueClub Deportivo Potosino
SurfaceClay / outdoors
WebsiteWebsite
Current champions (2024)
Men's singlesColombia Nicolás Mejía
Women's singlesArgentina Nadia Podoroska
Men's doublesIndia Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Women's doublesHungary Anna Bondár
Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger 75
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money$82,000 (2024)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA 125
Draw32S / 8Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$115,000 (2024)
Runner-up in 2007, Colombian Santiago Giraldo eventually took the singles titles in 2009 over Paolo Lorenzi
Belgian Dick Norman reached four finals in San Luis Potosí City, winning the singles and doubles events in 2002, the singles in 2003, and finishing singles runner-up in 2005
Frenchman Jérémy Chardy titled in doubles in 2007 alongside Marcelo Melo
Canada's Frédéric Niemeyer partnered Alex Bogomolov Jr. for a 2003 victory in the doubles event

History

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The tournament was founded in 1955 as the San Luis Potosí Tennis Tournament.[3] In 1959 it became known as the San Luis Potosí International.[4]

This event is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the WTA Challenger Tour. It has been organized by the Club Deportivo Potosino in San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, since inception.[5] The women's edition started in 1959 until 2006, it has since been revived in 2023.[4]

Joaquín Loyo-Mayo holds the record for most men's singles titles wins at six.[4] Leonardo Lavalle established the record for men's doubles titles, with four wins. He partnered with a different player each of this time. He hold along with Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela the record of consecutive victories, three. Leonardo Lavalle, Dick Norman and Marcelo Arévalo were the only players to win both singles and doubles titles the same year.

Past finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1955   Manuel Gallardo[6]   Rafael Ortega 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[4]
1956   Rafael Ortega   Angel Ochoa[7] 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[4]
1957   Gustavo Palafox   Federico Cervantes 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[4]
1958   Rafael Osuna   Gustavo Palafox 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.[4]
1959   Gustavo Palafox (2)   Esteban Reyes Jr. 6–0, 6–0, 8–6.[4]
1960   Gustavo Palafox (3)   Esteban Reyes Jr. 6–3, 6–4, 7–5.[4]
1961   Mario Llamas   Francisco Contreras 6–4, 6–2.[4]
1962   Cliff Drysdale   John Maloney[8] 6–0, 6–3.[4]
1963   Joaquín Loyo-Mayo   John Maloney 6–4, 3–6, 12–10.[4]
1964   Don Kierbow[9]   Juan Arredondo 6–3, 0–6, 6–4.[4]
1965   Juan Arredondo   Gabino Palafox[10] 6–3, 6–4.[4]
1966   Vicente Zarazúa   Lucio Baltazar 6–4, 6–3.[4]
1967   Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (2)   Daniel Contet 6–2, 6–2.[4]
1968   Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (3)   Pancho Guzmán 6–2, 7–5.[4]
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969   Tom Gorman   Chris Bovett 4–6, 6–3, 6–3.[4]
1970   Juan Arredondo   Ramiro Benavides 6–4, 4–6, 6–3.[4]
1971   Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (4)   Vicente Zarazúa 7–5, 6–3.[4]
1972   Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (5)   Raul Ramirez 6–2, 6–2.[4]
1973   Raz Reid   William Brown 7–5, 6–4.[4]
1974   Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (6)   Roberto Chávez 6–3, 6–4.[4]
1975   Vicente Zarazúa   Luis Baraldi 4–6, 7–6, 6–4.[4]
1976   Luis Baraldi   Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 7–5, 4–6, 6–3.[4]
1977   Chris Sylvan   Marcelo Lara 7–6, 6–4.[4]
1978   Humphrey Hose   Steve Docherty 7–5, 6–3.[4]
1980[11]   Adolfo Gonzalez   Guillermo Stevens 6–4, 6–4.
1981[11]   Rick Fagel   Steve Meister 7–6, 6–1.
1984[11]   Tim Wilkison   Javier Contreras 6–2, 6–2
1988[11]   Peter Doohan   Agustín Moreno 6–4, 6–4
1989[11]   Jorge Lozano   Peter Doohan 6–4, 6–4
1990[11]   Ricki Osterthun   MaliVai Washington 6–4, 6–4
1991[11]   Pablo Arraya   Jamie Morgan 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1992[11]   Leonardo Lavalle   Francisco Montana 6–0, 6–7, 6–4
1993[11]   Horst Skoff   Luis Herrera 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1994[11]   Nicolás Pereira   Luis Herrera 6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1995/1997 Not held
1998[11]   Luis Morejón   Andrés Zingman 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1999 No Draw Information Available[12]
2000[11]   Agustín Calleri   Mariano Hood 7–5, 6–4
2001[11]   Martín Rodríguez   Ota Fukárek 6–7(7), 7–6(2), 7–6(8)
2002[11]   Dick Norman   Paul-Henri Mathieu 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
2003[11]   Dick Norman (2)   Federico Browne 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2004[11]   Mariano Delfino   Sergio Roitman 6–4, 6–4
2005[11]   Fernando Vicente   Dick Norman 6–4, 6–4
2006[11]   Rainer Eitzinger   Paolo Lorenzi 6–4, 6–7(5), 7–5
2007[11]   Fernando Vicente (2)   Santiago Giraldo 6–3, 6–3
2008[11]   Brian Dabul   Mariano Puerta walkover
2009[11]   Santiago Giraldo   Paolo Lorenzi 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–2
2010/2011 Not held
2012   Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo   Paolo Lorenzi 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2013   Alessio di Mauro   Daniel Kosakowski 4–6, 6–3, 6–2.[11]
2014   Paolo Lorenzi   Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 6–1, 6–3.[11]
2015   Guido Pella   James McGee 6–3, 6–3.[11]
2016   Peđa Krstin   Marcelo Arévalo 6–4, 6–2.[11]
2017   Andrej Martin   Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 7–5, 6–4.[11]
2018   Marcelo Arévalo   Roberto Cid Subervi 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4.[11]
2019   Marc-Andrea Hüsler   Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 7–5, 7–6(7–3).[11]
2020/2021 Not held
2022   Antoine Bellier   Renzo Olivo 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5.[11]
2023   Tomás Barrios Vera   Dominik Koepfer 7–6(8–6), 7–5.[11]
2024   Nicolás Mejía   Matías Soto 6–1, 5–7, 6–2

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2023   Elisabetta Cocciaretto   Sara Errani 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2024   Nadia Podoroska   Francesca Jones 6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2024   Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
  Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
  Antoine Bellier
  Marc-Andrea Hüsler
6–3, 6–2
2023   Colin Sinclair
  Adam Walton
  Benjamin Lock
  Rubin Statham
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
2022   Nicolás Barrientos
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (3)
  Luis David Martínez
  Felipe Meligeni Alves
7–6(13–11), 6–2
2020–2021 not held
2019   Marcelo Arévalo (2)
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (2)
  Ariel Behar
  Roberto Quiroz
1–6, 6–4, [12–10]
2018   Marcelo Arévalo (1)
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (1)
  Jay Clarke
  Kevin Krawietz
6–1, 6–4
2017   Roberto Quiroz
  Caio Zampieri
  Hans Hach Verdugo
  Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–4, 6–2
2016   Marcus Daniell
  Artem Sitak
  Santiago González
  Mate Pavić
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2015   Guillermo Durán
  Horacio Zeballos (2)
  Sergio Galdós
  Guido Pella
7–6(7–4), 6–4
2014   Kevin King
  Juan Carlos Spir
  Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
  Agustín Velotti
6–3, 6–4
2013   Marin Draganja
  Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
  Marco Chiudinelli
  Peter Gojowczyk
6–4, 6–3
2012   Nicholas Monroe
  Simon Stadler
  Andre Begemann
  Jordan Kerr
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2011 not held
2010 not held
2009   Santiago González
  Horacio Zeballos (1)
  Franco Ferreiro
  Júlio Silva
6–2, 7–6(5)
2008   Travis Parrott
  Filip Polášek
  Jean-Julien Rojer
  Márcio Torres
6–2, 6–1
2007   Jérémy Chardy
  Marcelo Melo
  Jorge Aguilar
  Pablo González
6–0, 6–3
2006   Daniel Garza
  Dawid Olejniczak
  Héctor Almada
  Víctor Romero
6–2, 6–2
2005   Łukasz Kubot
  Oliver Marach
  Juan Pablo Brzezicki
  Juan Pablo Guzmán
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
2004   Tuomas Ketola
  Rogier Wassen
  Marcello Amador
  Jorge Haro
6–2, 6–2
2003   Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  Frédéric Niemeyer
  Markus Hantschk
  Alexander Peya
6–4, 7–6(5)
2002   Dick Norman
  Orlin Stanoytchev
  Ignacio Hirigoyen
  Sebastián Prieto
walkover
2001   Edgardo Massa
  Sergio Roitman
  Paul Hanley
  Nathan Healey
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(3)
2000   José de Armas
  Jimy Szymanski
  Jocelyn Robichaud
  Michael Sell
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1999 no draw information available[12]
1998   Edwin Kempes
  Peter Wessels
  José Frontera
  Bobby Kokavec
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1997

1995
not held
1994   Oliver Fernández
  Leonardo Lavalle (4)
  Ismael Hernández
  Luis Herrera
7–5, 7–5
1993   Javier Frana
  Leonardo Lavalle (3)
  Francisco Montana
  Bryan Shelton
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1992   Luis Herrera (4)
  Leonardo Lavalle (2)
  Francisco Maciel
  Agustín Moreno
6–2, 6–2
1991   Mauricio Hadad
  Daniel Orsanic
  Scott Patridge
  Kenny Thorne
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1990   Leonardo Lavalle (1)
  Jorge Lozano
  Luis Herrera (3)
  Guillermo Pérez Roldán
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1989   Luis Herrera (2)
  Javier Ordaz (2)
  Mark Knowles
  Brian Page
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
1988   Luis Herrera (1)
  Javier Ordaz (1)
  Agustín Moreno
  Fernando Pérez Pascal
6–4, 6–1

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2023   Aliona Bolsova
  Andrea Gámiz
  Oksana Kalashnikova
  Katarzyna Piter
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2024   Anna Bondár
  Tamara Zidanšek
  Laura Pigossi
  Katarzyna Piter
walkover

References

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  2. ^ "San Luis Potosi: Overview San Luis Open". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ "El Torneo La historia San Luis Open". San Luis Open 2023 (in Spanish). Club Deportivo Potosino. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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  5. ^ Club Deportivo Potosino
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Manuel Gallardo (MEX)". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Angel Ochoa: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. ^ "John Maloney: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Don Kierbow: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Player Profile: Gabino Palafox (MEX)". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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