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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 France  Patrick Proisy Italy  Gianni Ocleppo 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1981 Brazil  Carlos Kirmayr Argentina  Ricardo Cano 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1982 United States  Van Winitsky Brazil  Carlos Kirmayr 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1983 Argentina  José Luis Clerc Sweden  Mats Wilander 3–6, 7–5, 6–1.[1]
1984 Brazil  Givaldo Barbosa Chile  Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–3.[1]
1985–86 Not held
1987 Brazil  Luiz Mattar Brazil  Cássio Motta 6–3, 5–7, 6–2.[1]
1988 Brazil  Luiz Mattar United States  Eliot Teltscher 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1989 Brazil  Luiz Mattar United States  Jimmy Brown 7–6, 6–4.[1]
1990 Argentina  Martín Jaite Brazil  Luiz Mattar 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.[1]
1991 Germany  Patrick Baur Brazil  Fernando Roese 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1992 Germany  Carsten Arriens Spain  Àlex Corretja 7–6, 6–3.[1]

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1981 Australia  David Carter
Australia  Paul Kronk
Spain  Ángel Giménez
Colombia  Jairo Velasco
6–1, 7–6.[1]
1982 Australia  Kim Warwick
Australia  Phil Dent
Brazil  Carlos Kirmayr
Brazil  Cássio Motta
6–7, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1983 United States  Tim Gullikson
Czechoslovakia  Tomáš Šmíd
Israel  Shlomo Glickstein
United States  Van Winitsky
6–4, 6–7, 6–4.[1]
1984–86 Not held
1987 Brazil  Luiz Mattar
Brazil  Cássio Motta
West Germany  Martin Hipp
West Germany  Tore Meinecke
7–6, 6–1.[1]
1988 Chile  Ricardo Acuña
United States  Luke Jensen
Argentina  Javier Frana
Uruguay  Diego Pérez
6–1, 6–4.[1]
1989 Brazil  Ricardo Acioly
Brazil  Dácio Campos
Brazil  César Kist
Brazil  Mauro Menezes
7–6, 7–6.[1]
1990 Argentina  Javier Frana
Argentina  Gustavo Luza
Brazil  Luiz Mattar
Brazil  Cássio Motta
7–6, 7–6.[1]
1991 France  Olivier Delaître
France  Rodolphe Gilbert
United States  Shelby Cannon
United States  Greg Van Emburgh
6–2, 6–4.[1]
1992 Sweden  Christer Allgårdh
Australia  Carl Limberger
Uruguay  Diego Pérez
Spain  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 Argentina  Javier Frana Germany  Markus Zoecke 2–6, 7–6, 6–3
1991 Netherlands  Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands  Paul Haarhuis
United States  Bret Garnett
United States  Todd Nelson
6–3, 7–5

Challenger tournaments

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1982 United States  Van Winitsky Brazil  Carlos Kirmayr 6–3, 6–3
1992 Venezuela  Nicolás Pereira Brazil  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.