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

Guaruja Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameGuarujá Open
TourATP Tour (1990–92)
Grand Prix circuit (1981–83/1987–89)
Founded1980
Abolished1992
Editions11
VenueCasa Grande Hotel
Hotel Jequitimar
SurfaceHard

History

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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

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1980   Patrick Proisy   Gianni Ocleppo 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1981   Carlos Kirmayr   Ricardo Cano 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1982   Van Winitsky   Carlos Kirmayr 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1983   José Luis Clerc   Mats Wilander 3–6, 7–5, 6–1.[1]
1984   Givaldo Barbosa   Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–3.[1]
1985–86 Not held
1987   Luiz Mattar   Cássio Motta 6–3, 5–7, 6–2.[1]
1988   Luiz Mattar   Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1989   Luiz Mattar   Jimmy Brown 7–6, 6–4.[1]
1990   Martín Jaite   Luiz Mattar 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.[1]
1991   Patrick Baur   Fernando Roese 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1992   Carsten Arriens   Àlex Corretja 7–6, 6–3.[1]

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1981   David Carter
  Paul Kronk
  Ángel Giménez
  Jairo Velasco
6–1, 7–6.[1]
1982   Kim Warwick
  Phil Dent
  Carlos Kirmayr
  Cássio Motta
6–7, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1983   Tim Gullikson
  Tomáš Šmíd
  Shlomo Glickstein
  Van Winitsky
6–4, 6–7, 6–4.[1]
1984–86 Not held
1987   Luiz Mattar
  Cássio Motta
  Martin Hipp
  Tore Meinecke
7–6, 6–1.[1]
1988   Ricardo Acuña
  Luke Jensen
  Javier Frana
  Diego Pérez
6–1, 6–4.[1]
1989   Ricardo Acioly
  Dácio Campos
  César Kist
  Mauro Menezes
7–6, 7–6.[1]
1990   Javier Frana
  Gustavo Luza
  Luiz Mattar
  Cássio Motta
7–6, 7–6.[1]
1991   Olivier Delaître
  Rodolphe Gilbert
  Shelby Cannon
  Greg Van Emburgh
6–2, 6–4.[1]
1992   Christer Allgårdh
  Carl Limberger
  Diego Pérez
  Francisco Roig
6–4, 6–3.[1]

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
1991   Javier Frana   Markus Zoecke 2–6, 7–6, 6–3
1991   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
  Bret Garnett
  Todd Nelson
6–3, 7–5

Challenger tournaments

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1982   Van Winitsky   Carlos Kirmayr 6–3, 6–3
1992   Nicolás Pereira   Roberto Jabali 6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Tournaments:Guarujá Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.