Argentina Open Explained

Argentina Open
Location:	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Venue:	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Category:	ATP Tour 250
Surface:	Clay – outdoors
Draw:	28 / 16 / 16
Prize Money:	(2024)
Website:	argentinaopentennis.com
Completed Event:	2024
Singles:	Facundo Díaz Acosta
Doubles:	Simone Bolelli Andrea Vavassori

The Argentina Open or Abierto Argentino is an annual tennis event for male tennis players held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tournament was established in 1927 as the Argentina International Championships^[1] and was a combined men's and women's event from 1928 until 1987 when the women's tournament was discontinued (after 34 years the women's event resumed in 2021). The men's tournament is an ATP Tour 250 event on the ATP Tour, and is played on outdoor clay courts at the 5,500 capacity Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, in the Palermo barrio (neighbourhood). Usually held in February, it includes both a men's singles and a men's doubles tournament. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and a Grand Prix Super Series event (1970–71).

This event is not to be confused with the Argentine Championship (1918-1997), which was the open national championships of Argentina held at the Tennis Club Argentino (founded 1913) also in Buenos Aires.^[2]

History

The tournament is currently without sponsor, but presented by the City of Buenos Aires. Previously the event was known by different names such as Argentina International Championships (1921–1969), South American Open (1969–1974), ATP Buenos Aires (1978–80, 1993–95), Copa AT&T and Copa Telmex. The original tournament was founded as a combined men's and women's championship from 1928 until 1987.

For the years 1946-1951, 1955, 1957-1967 this tournament also carried the joint denomination of South American Championships.^[1] For the years 1968-1971, 1973-1981 it carried the joint denomination of South American Open Championships or South American Open.^[1]

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1927	Juan Carlos Morea		6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5.
1928	Ronald Boyd	Juan Carlos Morea	6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1.
1930			6–4, 6–1, 6–0.
1931	Ronald Boyd	Lucilo Del Castillo	11–9, 6–4, 6–2.
1932		Adriano Zappa	6–1, 6–2, 6–3.
1933	Guillermo Robson (2)	Adriano Zappa	6–0, 6–3, 6–3.
1934	Guillermo Robson (3)	Lucilo Del Castillo	6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4.
1935		Lucilo Del Castillo	10–8, 10–8, 6–1.
1937	Alcides Procópio		9–11, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3.
1938			2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–0.
1939			2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1.
1940			8–6, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3.
1941	Don McNeill (2)		6–3, 8–6, 0–6, 7–9, 7–5.
1942	Don McNeill (3)		6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 8–6.
1943	Don McNeill (4)		6–4, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3.
1944			6–2, 8–6, 2–6, 1–6, 6–3.
1945	men's event not held
1946			6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5.
1947			6–2, 6–4, 6–2.
1948			6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.
1949	Enrique Morea (2)		7–5, 6–3, 6–2.
1950	Enrique Morea (3)		4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2.
1951	Enrique Morea (4)		6–3, 6–1, 6–3.
1952			6–8, 6–1, 6–0, 6–2.
1953	Ernesto Della Paolera	Eduardo Prado	6–2, 6–1, 3–2, AB..
1954	Enrique Morea (5)		2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0.
1955			6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 6–0.
1956	Enrique Morea (6)	Ulf Schmidt	6–2, 6–1, 6–2.
1957	Luis Ayala (2)		6–8, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1958	Mario Llamas		6–4, 9–7, 1–6, 2–6.
1959	Manuel Santana	Luis Ayala	6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 9–7.
1960	Luis Ayala (3)		6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 8–6.
1961		Enrique Morea	6–1, 6–1, 6–1.
1962	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Patricio Rodríguez	2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3.
1963			6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3.
1964	Chuck McKinley		6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 4–5, retd.
1965	Nicola Pietrangeli (2)		6–8, 6–4, 6–0, 1–6, 7–5
1966	Cliff Richey	Thomaz Koch	6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0.
1967	Cliff Richey (2)		7–5, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3.
Open era
1968		Rod Laver	9–7, 6–4, 6–4.
1969		Željko Franulović	3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1970		Manuel Orantes	6–4, 6–2, 6–0.
1971	Željko Franulović (2)	Ilie Năstase	6–3, 7–6, 6–1.
1972		Guillermo Vilas	6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.
1973		Björn Borg	3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–6 retd.
1974	Guillermo Vilas (2)	Manuel Orantes	6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2.
1975	Guillermo Vilas (3)	Adriano Panatta	6–1, 6–4, 6–4.
1976	Guillermo Vilas (4)	Jaime Fillol	6–2, 6–2, 6–3.
	Guillermo Vilas (5)	Wojciech Fibak	6–4, 6–3, 6–0.
	Guillermo Vilas (6)	Jaime Fillol	6–2, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3.
		Víctor Pecci	6–4, 6–4
	Guillermo Vilas (7)	José Luis Clerc	6–1, 6–2, 6–1
	José Luis Clerc (2)	Rolf Gehring	6–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–3
		Guillermo Vilas	6–2, 6–2
	Guillermo Vilas (8)	Alejandro Ganzábal	6–2, 6–4
1983–1984	men's event not held
		Diego Pérez	6–4, 6–2
		Franco Davín	6–3, 6–3
		Jay Berger	3–2 retired
		Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6–2, 7–6
1989–1992	men's event not held
		Alberto Berasategui	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
		Javier Frana	6–3, 5–7, 7–6^(7–3)
		Félix Mantilla	6–0, 6–3
1996–2000	Buenos Aires Challenger
		José Acasuso	6–1, 6–3
		Agustín Calleri	2–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
	Carlos Moyá (2)	Guillermo Coria	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
		Carlos Moyá	6–4, 6–1
		Mariano Puerta	6–4, 6–4
	Carlos Moyá (3)	Filippo Volandri	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
		Alessio di Mauro	6–1, 6–2
		José Acasuso	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4
		Juan Mónaco	7–5, 2–6, 7–6^(7–5)
		David Ferrer	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
		Juan Ignacio Chela	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
			4–6, 6–3, 6–2
	David Ferrer (2)		6–4, 3–6, 6–1
	David Ferrer (3)		6–4, 6–3
			6–4, 6–1
				7–6^(7–2), 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)
			7–6^(7–4), 6–4
	Dominic Thiem (2)			6–2, 6–4
			6–1, 6–2
			6–1, 6–4
			6–1, 6–2
	Casper Ruud (2)		5–7, 6–2, 6–3
			6–3, 7–5
			6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1968		Rod Laver Roy Emerson	6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1969		Roy Emerson Frew McMillan	W/O
1970		Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš	7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–7, 6–3
1971		Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	6–4, 6–4
1972		Barry Phillips-Moore Iván Molina	2–6, 7–6, 6–2
1973		Patricio Cornejo Iván Molina	7–6, 6–3
1974	Manuel Orantes Guillermo Vilas (2)	Clark Graebner Thomaz Koch	6–4, 6–3
1975		Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
1976		Ricardo Cano Belus Prajoux	6–4, 7–5
1977	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas (3)	Ricardo Cano Antonio Muñoz	6–4, 6–0
1978		José Luis Clerc Belus Prajoux	6–4, 3–6, 6–0
1979		Marcos Hocevar João Soares	6–1, 7–5
1980		Ángel Giménez Jairo Velasco Sr.	6–4, 7–5
1981		Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol	7–6, 6–7, 6–4
1982		Ángel Giménez Manuel Orantes	7–5, 6–2
1983–1984	Not Held
1985		Eduardo Bengoechea Diego Pérez	6–4, 6–3
1986		Gustavo Luza Gustavo Tiberti	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1987		Jay Berger Horacio De La Peña	W/O
1988		Eduardo Bengoechea José Luis Clerc	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1989–1992	Not Held
1993	Tomás Carbonell (2) Carlos Costa (2)	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	6–4, 6–4
		Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig	6–3, 6–2
1995		Jiří Novák David Rikl	6–3, 6–3
1996–2000	Buenos Aires Challenger
	Lucas Arnold Ker Tomás Carbonell (3)	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto	5–7, 7–5, 7–6^(7–5)
		Simon Aspelin Andrew Kratzmann	3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
		Lucas Arnold David Nalbandian	6–2, 6–2
	Lucas Arnold Ker (2) Mariano Hood (2)	Federico Browne Diego Veronelli	7–5, 6–7^(2–7), 6–4
		José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto	6–2, 7–5
	František Čermák (2) Leoš Friedl (2)	Vasilis Mazarakis Boris Pašanski	6–1, 6–2
		Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Albert Montañés	6–4, 6–2
		Werner Eschauer Peter Luczak	6–0, 6–7^(6–8), [10–2]
		Nicolás Almagro Santiago Ventura	6–3, 5–7, [10–8]
		Simon Greul Peter Luczak	7 - 6^(7–4), 6 - 3
		Franco Ferreiro André Sá	7–6^(8–6), 6–3
		Michal Mertiňák André Sá	6–4, 6–4
		Nicholas Monroe Simon Stadler	6–3, 6–2
		Pablo Cuevas Horacio Zeballos	7–5, 6–4
		Pablo Andújar Oliver Marach	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
		Íñigo Cervantes Paolo Lorenzi	6–3, 6–0
	Juan Sebastián Cabal (2) Robert Farah (2)	Santiago González David Marrero	6–1, 6–4
	Andrés Molteni Horacio Zeballos (2)	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
	Máximo González Horacio Zeballos (3)	Diego Schwartzman Dominic Thiem	6–1, 6–1
	Marcel Granollers (3) Horacio Zeballos (4)	Guillermo Durán Juan Ignacio Londero	6–4, 5–7, [18–16]
		Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar	6–3, 7–5
	Santiago González Andrés Molteni (2)	Horacio Zeballos Fabio Fognini	6–1, 6–1
	Simone Bolelli (2) Fabio Fognini (2)		6–2, 6–4
			6–2, 7–6^(8–6)

Media coverage

Television

In Argentina, Latin America and the United States the ATP from Buenos Aires is broadcast Live and Exclusive on TyC Sports in Pay TV (cable and satellite).

See also

• WTA Argentine Open (for the women's event)

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournaments: Argentina International Championships - Argentina Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . September 25, 2023. subscription.
2. Web site: Campeonato Argentino . TCA . Tenis Club Argentino . 21 May 2024 . Buenos Aires, Argentina . es-AR . 2022.