San Luis Open (tennis) explained

Type:tennis tournament
San Luis Open
Founded:[1]
Event Name:San Luis Potosí Open
Location:San Luis Potosí City, Mexico
Venue:Club Deportivo Potosino
Atp Category:ATP Challenger 75
Surface:Clay / outdoors
Atp Draw:32S / 24Q / 16D
Atp Prize Money:$82,000 (2024)
Wta Tier:WTA 125
Wta Draw:32S / 8Q / 16D
Wta Prize Money:US$115,000 (2024)
Men's Singles: Nicolás Mejía
Men's Doubles: Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Women's Singles: Nadia Podoroska
Women's Doubles: Anna Bondár
Tamara Zidanšek
Website:Website

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

History

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

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1955 Manuel Gallardo[6] 6 - 3, 6 - 3, 6 - 4.
1956 Rafael Ortega Angel Ochoa[7] 6 - 4, 6 - 3, 6 - 2.
1957 Gustavo Palafox Federico Cervantes6 - 3, 6 - 3, 6 - 3.
1958 Rafael Osuna Gustavo Palafox6 - 4, 4 - 6, 6 - 2.
1959 Gustavo Palafox (2) Esteban Reyes Jr.6 - 0, 6 - 0, 8 - 6.
1960 Gustavo Palafox (3) Esteban Reyes Jr.6 - 3, 6 - 4, 7 - 5.
1961 Mario Llamas Francisco Contreras6 - 4, 6 - 2.
1962 Cliff Drysdale John Maloney[8] 6 - 0, 6 - 3.
1963 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo John Maloney6 - 4, 3 - 6, 12 - 10.
1964 Don Kierbow[9] Juan Arredondo6 - 3, 0 - 6, 6 - 4.
1965 Juan Arredondo Gabino Palafox[10] 6 - 3, 6 - 4.
1966 Vicente Zarazúa Lucio Baltazar6 - 4, 6 - 3.
1967 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (2) Daniel Contet6 - 2, 6 - 2.
1968 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (3) Pancho Guzmán6 - 2, 7 - 5.
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969 Tom Gorman Chris Bovett4 - 6, 6 - 3, 6 - 3.
1970 Juan Arredondo Ramiro Benavides6 - 4, 4 - 6, 6 - 3.
1971 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (4) Vicente Zarazúa7 - 5, 6 - 3.
1972 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (5) Raul Ramirez6 - 2, 6 - 2.
1973 Raz Reid William Brown7 - 5, 6 - 4.
1974 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (6) Roberto Chávez6 - 3, 6 - 4.
1975 Vicente Zarazúa Luis Baraldi4 - 6, 7 - 6, 6 - 4.
1976 Luis Baraldi Joaquín Loyo-Mayo7 - 5, 4 - 6, 6 - 3.
1977 Chris Sylvan Marcelo Lara7 - 6, 6 - 4.
1978 Humphrey Hose Steve Docherty7 - 5, 6 - 3.
1980[11] Adolfo Gonzalez Guillermo Stevens6 - 4, 6 - 4.
1981 Rick Fagel Steve Meister7 - 6, 6 - 1.
1984 Tim Wilkison Javier Contreras6 - 2, 6 - 2
1988 Peter Doohan 6 - 4, 6 - 4
1989 Jorge Lozano 6 - 4, 6 - 4
1990 Ricki Osterthun 6 - 4, 6 - 4
1991 Pablo Arraya 6 - 1, 5 - 7, 6 - 3
1992 Leonardo Lavalle 6 - 0, 6 - 7, 6 - 4
1993 Horst Skoff 2 - 6, 6 - 2, 6 - 2
1994 Nicolás Pereira 6 - 7, 6 - 2, 6 - 2
1995/1997Not held
1998 Luis Morejón 6 - 1, 2 - 6, 6 - 4
1999 No Draw Information Available[12]
2000 Agustín Calleri 7 - 5, 6 - 4
2001 Martín Rodríguez 6 - 7(7), 7 - 6(2), 7 - 6(8)
2002 Dick Norman 2 - 6, 6 - 2, 6 - 4
2003 Dick Norman (2)7 - 5, 0 - 6, 6 - 4
2004 Mariano Delfino 6 - 4, 6 - 4
2005 Fernando Vicente 6 - 4, 6 - 4
2006 Rainer Eitzinger 6 - 4, 6 - 7(5), 7 - 5
2007 Fernando Vicente (2)6 - 3, 6 - 3
2008 Brian Dabul walkover
2009 Santiago Giraldo 6 - 2, 6 - 7(3), 6 - 2
2010/2011Not held
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 3 - 6, 6 - 3, 6 - 4
Alessio di Mauro 4–6, 6–3, 6–2.
Paolo Lorenzi Adrián Menéndez Maceiras6–1, 6–3.
Guido Pella 6–3, 6–3.
Peđa Krstin 6–4, 6–2.
Andrej Martin 7–5, 6–4.
Marcelo Arévalo 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4.
Marc-Andrea Hüsler 7–5, 7–6(7–3).
2020/2021Not held
Antoine Bellier 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5.
Tomás Barrios Vera 7–6(8–6), 7–5.
Nicolás Mejía 6–1, 5–7, 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Nadia Podoroska 6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Antoine Bellier
Marc-Andrea Hüsler
6–3, 6–2
Colin Sinclair
Adam Walton
Benjamin Lock
Rubin Statham
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Nicolás Barrientos
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (3)
Luis David Martínez
Felipe Meligeni Alves
7–6(13–11), 6–2
2020–2021 not held
Marcelo Arévalo (2)
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (2)
Ariel Behar
Roberto Quiroz
1–6, 6–4, [12–10]
Marcelo Arévalo (1)
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (1)
Jay Clarke
Kevin Krawietz
6–1, 6–4
Roberto Quiroz
Caio Zampieri
Hans Hach Verdugo
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–4, 6–2
Marcus Daniell
Artem Sitak
Santiago González
Mate Pavić
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Guillermo Durán
Horacio Zeballos (2)
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Kevin King
Juan Carlos Spir
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Agustín Velotti
6–3, 6–4
Marin Draganja
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–4, 6–3
Nicholas Monroe
Simon Stadler
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2011 not held
2010 not held
Santiago González
Horacio Zeballos (1)
6 - 2, 7 - 6(5)
2008 Travis Parrott
Filip Polášek
6 - 2, 6 - 1
2007 Jérémy Chardy
Marcelo Melo
6 - 0, 6 - 3
2006 Daniel Garza
Dawid Olejniczak
6 - 2, 6 - 2
2005 Łukasz Kubot
Oliver Marach
6 - 1, 3 - 6, 6 - 3
2004 Tuomas Ketola
Rogier Wassen
6 - 2, 6 - 2
2003 Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Frédéric Niemeyer
6 - 4, 7 - 6(5)
2002 Dick Norman
Orlin Stanoytchev
walkover
2001 Edgardo Massa
Sergio Roitman
6 - 4, 5 - 7, 7 - 6(3)
2000 José de Armas
Jimy Szymanski
5 - 7, 6 - 4, 6 - 2
1999 no draw information available
1998 Edwin Kempes
Peter Wessels
7 - 6, 4 - 6, 7 - 5
1997
 -
1995
not held
1994 Oliver Fernández
Leonardo Lavalle (4)
7 - 5, 7 - 5
1993 Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle (3)
6 - 3, 4 - 6, 6 - 4
1992 Luis Herrera (4)
Leonardo Lavalle (2)
6 - 2, 6 - 2
1991 Mauricio Hadad
Daniel Orsanic
6 - 4, 3 - 6, 6 - 3
1990 Leonardo Lavalle (1)
Jorge Lozano
5 - 7, 6 - 3, 6 - 2
1989 Luis Herrera (2)
Javier Ordaz (2)
6 - 4, 6 - 7, 6 - 3
1988 Luis Herrera (1)
Javier Ordaz (1)
6 - 4, 6 - 1

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
Aliona Bolsova
Andrea Gámiz
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Anna Bondár
Tamara Zidanšek
walkover

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Torneo La historia San Luis Open . San Luis Open 2023 . Club Deportivo Potosino . 3 November 2023 . es.
  2. Web site: San Luis Potosi: Overview San Luis Open . ATP Tour . ATP . 3 November 2023.
  3. Web site: El Torneo La historia San Luis Open . San Luis Open 2023 . Club Deportivo Potosino . 3 November 2023 . es.
  4. Web site: Tournaments: San Luis Potosí International - San Luis Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . Madrid, Spain . 3 October 2023. subscription.
  5. Club Deportivo Potosino
  6. Web site: Player Profile: Manuel Gallardo (MEX) . www.itftennis.com . ITF . 3 November 2023.
  7. Web site: Angel Ochoa: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 4 November 2023.
  8. Web site: John Maloney: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 3 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Don Kierbow: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 3 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Player Profile: Gabino Palafox (MEX) . www.itftennis.com . ITF . 3 November 2023.
  11. Web site: San Luis Potosi: Results. ATP Tour . ATP . 3 November 2023.
  12. Web site: atpworldtour.com. 1999 ATP Challenger Series calendar. 2009-04-28.