Portugal Open Explained

See also: Estoril Open (golf).

Portugal Open
Type:	defunct
Logo Size:	151px
City:	Oeiras
Country:	Portugal
Founded:	1990
Abolished:	2014
Venue:	Estádio Nacional do Jamor
Surface:	Clay / Outdoors
Website:	Official Website
Atp Category:	ATP World Series (1990 - 1997) ATP International Series (1998 - 2008) ATP World Tour 250 series (2009 - 2014)
Atp Draw:	28S / 16Q / 16D
Wta Tier:	WTA Tier IV (1999 - 2008) International (2009 - 2014)
Wta Draw:	32M / 32Q / 16D

The Portugal Open (formerly named Estoril Open) was an ATP and WTA clay court tennis tournament in Portugal. The event took place at the sports complex of Jamor in Oeiras, of which Estoril Court Central is the most prominent show court. In 2015, the tournament was canceled due to lack of sponsorship. A new tournament, Millennium Estoril Open, was created in its place, moving from Oeiras to Cascais.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The 2014 Portugal Open was the last edition.

History

The men's tournament was created in 1990 and has been won by several top-10 players, including former world No. 1 players Thomas Muster (1995 and 1996), Carlos Moyà (2000), Juan Carlos Ferrero (2001), Novak Djokovic (2007), and Roger Federer (2008). Also, Marat Safin lost the 2004 final and Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Gustavo Kuerten won the doubles tournament in 1995 and 1997, respectively. The men's half was part of ATP World Tour 250 series tournaments.

The women's tournament started in 1989 as the Estoril Ladies Open and was in its first two years, a separate event. After being discontinued in 1990, the event returned as a part of the Estoril Open in 1998, starting as an ITF tournament. In the following year it became a WTA tournament again. The women's tournament is currently an International Series tournament. No former world No. 1 has ever won the women's tournament but Victoria Azarenka was runner-up in 2007.

Statistically, the men's tournament highlights the dominance of Argentine and Spanish male players on red clay. Between 1990 and 2001, at least one Spaniard appeared in the final ten times, with a player from Spain claiming the title in nine of those twelve years. The Spanish dominance waned in recent years. Since 2001, there have only been three Spaniards in four finals with two victories. Between 2002 and 2006, an Argentine made the final at Estoril, winning four of these five titles. The Argentine streak returned in 2011 with the first of three more victories in four years.

The roll of champions on the women's side is more diverse. Twelve of the seventeen different champions have represented a nation that had not previously won it. Despite this, Spain is still, although slightly, the most dominant nation. The women's tournament is a popular spot for players to win their first title; since it became a WTA event again in 1999, six players have used it to win their maiden title. In 2006, it showcased the first all-Chinese final in tour history, between Zheng Jie and Li Na.

Only one Portuguese player has reached the final in either the men's or the women's event: Frederico Gil, the losing men's finalist in 2010.

In 2013, the organization of the tournament changed its name to "Portugal Open" in order to present the tournament as a Portuguese well-organized event.^[5]

Past finals

Legend:

ITF event

Men's singles	Women's singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score 1990 Emilio Sánchez Franco Davín 6–3, 6–1 1991 Sergi Bruguera Karel Nováček 7–6^(9–7), 6–1 1992 Carlos Costa Sergi Bruguera 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 1993 Andriy Medvedev Karel Nováček 6–4, 6–2 1994 Carlos Costa (2) Andriy Medvedev 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 1995 Thomas Muster Albert Costa 6–4, 6–2 1996 Thomas Muster (2) Andrea Gaudenzi 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 1997 Àlex Corretja Francisco Clavet 6–3, 7–5 1998 Alberto Berasategui Thomas Muster 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 1999 Albert Costa Todd Martin 7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 6–3 2000 Carlos Moyà Francisco Clavet 6–3, 6–2 2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero Félix Mantilla 7–6^(7–3), 4–6, 6–3 2002 David Nalbandian Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 7–6^(7–5) 2003 Nikolay Davydenko Agustín Calleri 6–4, 6–3 2004 Juan Ignacio Chela Marat Safin 6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 6–3 2005 Gastón Gaudio Tommy Robredo 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 2006 David Nalbandian (2) Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 6–4 2007 Novak Djokovic Richard Gasquet 7–6^(9–7), 0–6, 6–1 2008 Roger Federer Nikolay Davydenko 7–6^(7–5), 1–2 retired 2009 Albert Montañés James Blake 5–7, 7–6^(8–6), 6–0 2010 Albert Montañés (2) Frederico Gil 6–2, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5 2011 Juan Martín del Potro Fernando Verdasco 6–2, 6–2 2012 Juan Martín del Potro (2) Richard Gasquet 6–4, 6–2 2013 Stan Wawrinka David Ferrer 6–1, 6–4 2014 Carlos Berlocq Tomáš Berdych 0–6, 7–5, 6–1	Year Champion Runner-up Score 1990 Federica Bonsignori Laura Garrone 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 1991–1997: no tournament held 1999 Katarina Srebotnik Rita Kuti-Kis 6–3, 6–1 1998 Barbara Schwartz Raluca Sandu 6–2, 6–3 2000 Anke Huber Nathalie Dechy 6–2, 1–6, 7–5 2001 Ángeles Montolio Elena Bovina 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 2002 Magüi Serna Anca Barna 6–4, 6–2 2003 Magüi Serna (2) Julia Schruff 6–4, 6–1 2004 Émilie Loit Iveta Benešová 7–5, 7–6^(7–1) 2005 Lucie Šafářová Li Na 6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–3 2006 Zheng Jie Li Na 2007 Gréta Arn Victoria Azarenka 2–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–3) 2008 Maria Kirilenko Iveta Benešová 6–4, 6–2 2009 Yanina Wickmayer Ekaterina Makarova 7–5, 6–2 2010 Anastasija Sevastova 6–2, 7–5 2011 Anabel Medina Garrigues Kristina Barrois 6–1, 6–2 2012 Kaia Kanepi Carla Suárez Navarro 2013 Carla Suárez Navarro 7–5, 6–2 2014 Carla Suárez Navarro Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Men's doubles	Women's doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score 1990 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Omar Camporese Paolo Canè 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 1991 Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk 6–3, 6–3 1992 Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek Luke Jensen Laurie Warder 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 1993 David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy Menno Oosting Udo Riglewski 6–3, 7–5 1994 Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan Richard Krajicek Menno Oosting walkover 1995 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy (2) Marc-Kevin Goellner Diego Nargiso 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 1996 Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig Tom Nijssen Greg Van Emburgh 6–3, 6–2 1997 Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni Andrea Gaudenzi Filippo Messori 6–2, 6–2 1998 Donald Johnson Francisco Montana David Roditi Fernon Wibier 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 1999 Tomás Carbonell (2) Donald Johnson (2) Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 2000 Donald Johnson (3) Piet Norval David Adams Joshua Eagle 6–4, 7–5 2001 Radek Štěpánek Michal Tabara Donald Johnson Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–1 2002 Karsten Braasch Andrei Olhovskiy (3) Simon Aspelin Andrew Kratzmann 6–3, 6–3 2003 Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood 6–1, 6–2 2004 Juan Ignacio Chela Gastón Gaudio František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–2, 6–1 2005 František Čermák Leoš Friedl Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo 6–3, 6–4 2006 Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner Lucas Arnold Ker Leoš Friedl 6–3, 6–1 2007 Marcelo Melo André Sá Martín García Sebastián Prieto 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] 2008 Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie Jamie Murray Kevin Ullyett 6–2, 4–6, [10–8] 2009 Eric Butorac Scott Lipsky Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt 6–3, 6–2 2010 Marc López David Marrero Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers 6–7^(1–7), 6–4, [10–4] 2011 Eric Butorac (2) Jean-Julien Rojer Marc López David Marrero 6–3, 6–4 2012 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer (2) Julian Knowle David Marrero 7–5, 7–5 2013 Santiago González Scott Lipsky (2) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] 2014 Santiago González (2) Scott Lipsky (3) Pablo Cuevas David Marrero 6–3, 3–6, [10–8]	Year Champions Runners-up Score 1990 Patricia Tarabini Sandra Cecchini Carin Bakkum Nicole Muns-Jagerman 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 1991–1997: no tournament held 1999 Alicia Ortuño Cristina Torrens Valero Rita Kuti-Kis Anna Földényi 7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 6–3 1998 Caroline Dhenin Émilie Loit Radka Bobková Caroline Schneider 6–2, 6–3 2000 Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik Amanda Hopmans Cristina Torrens Valero 6–0, 7–6^(11–9) 2001 Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 2002 Elena Bovina Zsófia Gubacsi Barbara Rittner María Vento-Kabchi 6–3, 6–1 2003 Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch Maret Ani Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–3), 6–2 2004 Emmanuelle Gagliardi Janette Husárová Olga Blahotová Gabriela Navrátilová 6–3, 6–2 2005 Li Ting Sun Tiantian Michaëlla Krajicek Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 6–1 2006 Li Ting (2) Sun Tiantian (2) Gisela Dulko María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–2, 6–2 2007 Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastasia Rodionova Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–3, 6–2 2008 Maria Kirilenko Flavia Pennetta Mervana Jugić-Salkić İpek Şenoğlu 6–4, 6–4 2009 Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears Sharon Fichman Katalin Marosi 2–6, 6–3, [10–5] 2010 Sorana Cîrstea Anabel Medina Garrigues Vitalia Diatchenko Aurélie Védy 6–1, 7–5 2011 Alisa Kleybanova Galina Voskoboeva Eleni Daniilidou Michaëlla Krajicek 6–4, 6–2 2012 Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai Yaroslava Shvedova Galina Voskoboeva 4–6, 6–1, [11–9] 2013 Chan Hao-ching Kristina Mladenovic Darija Jurak Katalin Marosi 7–6^(7–3), 6–2 2014 Cara Black Sania Mirza Eva Hrdinová Valeria Solovyeva 6–4, 6–3

See also

• Estoril Open – 2015 to present
• Portuguese International Championships – 1901 to 1973

References

1. Web site: Portugal Open passa a chamar-se Millennium Estoril Open.
2. Web site: DIRETO: Apresentação oficial do Millennium Estoril Open. 5 February 2015.
3. Web site: Abola.pt . 2015-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206130353/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=515224 . 2015-02-06 . dead .
4. Web site: Ténis: Jorge Mendes garante Portugal Open em 2015.
5. Web site: Pereira. Paulo Jorge. Portugal Open com 650 mil euros de prémios. Diário Económico. 20 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130324083338/http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/portugal-open-com-650-mil-euros-de-premios_165354.html. 24 March 2013. dead.

External links

• • ATP profile
• WTA profile

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