Guarujá Open Explained

Guaruja Open
Type:	defunct
Event Name:	Guarujá Open
Tour:	ATP Tour (1990–92) Grand Prix circuit (1981–83/1987–89)
Founded:	1980
Ended:	1992
Venue:	Casa Grande Hotel Hotel Jequitimar
Editions:	11

The Guarujá Open^[1] was a men's tennis tournament held in Guarujá, Brazil founded in 1980 that ran till 1992.^[1]

History

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

Singles

Year	Champions	Score
1980		6–4, 6–2.
1981		6–4, 6–2.
1982		6–3, 6–3.
1983		3–6, 7–5, 6–1.
1984		6–4, 6–3.
1985–86	Not held
1987		6–3, 5–7, 6–2.
1988		6–3, 6–3.
1989		7–6, 6–4.
1990		3–6, 6–4, 6–3.
1991		6–2, 6–3.
1992		7–6, 6–3.

Doubles

Year	Champions	Score
1981		6–1, 7–6.
1982		6–7, 6–2, 6–4.
1983		6–4, 6–7, 6–4.
1984–86	Not held
1987		7–6, 6–1.
1988		6–1, 6–4.
1989		7–6, 7–6.
1990		7–6, 7–6.
1991		6–2, 6–4.
1992		6–4, 6–3.

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
			2–6, 7–6, 6–3
			6–3, 7–5

Challenger tournaments

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1982			6 - 3, 6 - 3
1992			6 - 4, 6 - 4

References

ITF Search (search Guarujá)

Notes and References

Web site: Tournaments:Guarujá Open. The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Madrid, Spain. 18 November 2023. subscription. 15 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230515071923/https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/. dead.