Stockholm Open Explained

Stockholm Open
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City:	Stockholm
Country:	Sweden
Category:	Grand Prix tennis circuit (1970, 1972–1989) WCT tennis circuit (1971) Super 9 (1990–1994) ATP World Series / ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 series (1995-present)
Venue:	Kungliga tennishallen
Draw:	28 / 16 / 16
Prize Money:	(2019)
Website:	stockholmopen.se
Completed Event:	2023
Men's Singles:	Gaël Monfils
Men's Doubles:	Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov

The Stockholm Open, branded by its sponsored name as the BNP Paribas Nordic Open since 2023,^[1] is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 2001, the event has been held annually in October by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) as an ATP 250 tournament on the ATP Tour. The tournament is owned by The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm, SALK (Stockholm Public Lawn Tennis Club) and Tennis Stockholm.

The inaugural Stockholm Open Indoor Championships was organized in 1969,^[2] and has been held on an uninterrupted basis, barring 2020 when the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Primarily a men's tournament throughout its history, the event hosted women on the WTA Tour in 1975, 1979, and 1980.

History

In March 1969, the World Championship Tennis organization made a request to former tennis player Sven Davidson to organize a tournament in Sweden. This led to the development of the Stockholm Open, after which it was inaugurated in November 1969 at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm.^[3] The tournament has been held annually at Kungliga tennishallen, with the exceptions of 1989 to 1994 when the event temporarily relocated to the Ericsson Globe Arena. Between 1970 and 1989, it was a major ranking tournament of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour, apart from in 1971 when it was held as part of the WCT circuit.

From 1990 to 1994, the tournament was categorized as an ATP Championship Series Single Week (now ATP Tour Masters 1000) event. Beginning in 1995, the tournament was downgraded from "Super 9" status, with a total prize money pool of up to $1.72 million, to the ATP Tour 250 category, with €711,275 (2019) prize money.

Past finals

Men

Singles

Year	Champions	Score
1969^[4]		6–4, 4–6, 6–2
↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓
		5–7, 6–4, 6–4
↓ WCT circuit ↓
		6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓
	Stan Smith (2)	6–4, 6–3
1973		6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)
1974	Arthur Ashe (2)	6–2, 6–2
		4–6, 6–3, 7–5
		4–6, 7–5, 7–6
		6–2, 6–4
		6–2, 6–2
	John McEnroe (2)	6–7, 6–3, 6–3
1980		6–3, 6–4
		6–4, 6–2
		7–6^(7–4), 6–3
		6–1, 7–5
1984	John McEnroe (3)	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
	John McEnroe (4)	6–1, 6–2
1986		6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1987	Stefan Edberg (2)	7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
		6–4, 6–1, 6–1
		7–5, 6–0, 6–3
↓ ATP Tour Masters 1000 ↓
	Boris Becker (2)	6–4, 6–0, 6–3
	Boris Becker (3)	3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
		7–6^(7–2), 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
		4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–3), 6–2
	Boris Becker (4)	4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓
		7–5, 6–4
	Thomas Enqvist (2)	7–5, 6–4, 7–6^(7–0)
		3–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–2, 6–4
		6–3, 6–4, 6–4
	Thomas Enqvist (3)	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
		6–2, 6–4, 6–4
		3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2002		6–7^(2–7), 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
		7–5, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)
	Thomas Johansson (2)	3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
		6–1, 7–6^(8–6)
2006	James Blake (2)	6–4, 6–2
		6–3, 3–6, 6–1
		6–2, 5–7, 6–3
		6–1, 7–5
		6–4, 6–3
		7–5, 3–6, 6–2
		4–6, 6–4, 6–4
		2–6, 6–3, 6–4
	Tomáš Berdych (2)	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
	Tomáš Berdych (3)	7–6^(7–1), 6–2
		7–5, 6–1
	Juan Martín del Potro (2)	6–4, 6–2
		6–4, 6–4
		6–4, 6–4
	Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
		6–4, 2–6, 6–4
		6–4, 6–4
	Gaël Monfils (2)	4–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
			6–4, 6–2
↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓
			6–0, 5–7, 7–5
↓ WCT circuit ↓
			6–3, 6–4
↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓
			7–5, 7–6
			6–3, 6–7, 6–2
	Tom Okker (2) Marty Riessen (2)		2–6, 6–3, 6–4
			3–6, 6–3, 6–4
	Bob Hewitt (2) Frew McMillan (2)		6–4, 4–6, 6–4
			6–3, 6–3
1978	Tom Okker (4) Wojciech Fibak (2)		6–3, 6–2
			6–4, 6–4
			6–7, 6–3, 6–2
			6–7, 6–4, 6–0
			7–6, 6–7, 6–4
			6–3, 6–4
			3–6, 7–6, 6–4
			6–3, 6–4
			6–4, 6–4
	Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd (2)		6–3, 6–4
			7–5, 6–4
			6–3, 5–7, 6–3
↓ ATP Tour Masters 1000 ↓
			6–4, 6–2
	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd (3)		7–5, 6–2
			6–3, 6–4
	Todd Woodbridge (2) Mark Woodforde (2)		6–1, 3–6, 6–2
	Todd Woodbridge (3) Mark Woodforde (3)		6–3, 6–4
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓
			3–6, 6–2, 7–6
			7–6, 6–4
			6–3, 3–6, 7–6
			7–5, 3–6, 7–5
			7–5, 6–3
			6–3, 6–2
			6–3, 4–6, 6–3
	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett (2)		6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–4)
	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge (4)		6–3, 6–4
			6–4, 6–4
			5–3, 5–3
	Paul Hanley (2) Kevin Ullyett (3)		7–6^(7–2), 6–4
			6–4, 6–4
	Jonas Björkman (3) Kevin Ullyett (4)		6–1, 6–3
2009	Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett (5)		6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
2010			6–3, 6–4
			6–1, 6–3
	Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares (2)		6–7^(4–7), 7–5, [10–6]
	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (2) Jean-Julien Rojer (2)		6–2, 6–2
			6–4, 6–3
			7–5, 6–2
			6–1, 6–1
			3−6, 7−6⁽⁸⁻⁶⁾, [10−4]
			7–5, 7–6^(10–8)
			6–4, 6–2
	Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
			6–2, 6–2
	Marcelo Arévalo Jean-Julien Rojer (3)		6–3, 6–3
		Yuki Bhambri Julian Cash	7–6^(10–8), 6–2

Women

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1969^[5]	Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman	9–7, 6–2
			6–3, 4–6, 7–5
	Not held
			6–3, 6–7, 7–5
			6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
			6–3, 6–4
	Not held
			7–5, 7–6
			6–2, 6–1

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: 20 June 2023 . BNP Paribas reinforces its partnership to tennis by becoming the title sponsor to BNP Paribas Nordic Open (ex-Stockholm Open) . 21 June 2023 . BNP Paribas.
News: Lawn Tennis: Stockholm Open Indoor Championships . 21 November 2023 . . newspapers.com . 1 Dec 1969 . London, England . 27 . en.
Web site: Tournament – History. Stockholm Open.
News: Sports Round Up: Pilic Wins First Tourney as Pro . 21 November 2023 . . newspapers.com . 1 Dec 1969 . Cincinnati, Ohio . 26 . en.
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