San Luis Open (tennis)

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

San Luis Open
Tournament information
Event nameSan Luis Potosí Open
Founded1955; 69 years ago (1955)[1]
LocationSan Luis Potosí City, Mexico
VenueClub Deportivo Potosino
SurfaceClay / outdoors
WebsiteWebsite
Current champions (2024)
Men's singlesColombia Nicolás Mejía
Women's singlesArgentina Nadia Podoroska
Men's doublesIndia Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Women's doublesHungary Anna Bondár
Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger 75
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money$82,000 (2024)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA 125
Draw32S / 8Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$115,000 (2024)
Runner-up in 2007, Colombian Santiago Giraldo eventually took the singles titles in 2009 over Paolo Lorenzi
Belgian Dick Norman reached four finals in San Luis Potosí City, winning the singles and doubles events in 2002, the singles in 2003, and finishing singles runner-up in 2005
Frenchman Jérémy Chardy titled in doubles in 2007 alongside Marcelo Melo
Canada's Frédéric Niemeyer partnered Alex Bogomolov Jr. for a 2003 victory in the doubles event

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] Rafael Ortega6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[4]
1956 Rafael Ortega Angel Ochoa[7]6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[4]
1957 Gustavo Palafox Federico Cervantes6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[4]
1958 Rafael Osuna Gustavo Palafox6–4, 4–6, 6–2.[4]
1959 Gustavo Palafox (2) Esteban Reyes Jr.6–0, 6–0, 8–6.[4]
1960 Gustavo Palafox (3) Esteban Reyes Jr.6–3, 6–4, 7–5.[4]
1961 Mario Llamas Francisco Contreras6–4, 6–2.[4]
1962 Cliff Drysdale John Maloney[8]6–0, 6–3.[4]
1963 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo John Maloney6–4, 3–6, 12–10.[4]
1964 Don Kierbow[9] Juan Arredondo6–3, 0–6, 6–4.[4]
1965 Juan Arredondo Gabino Palafox[10]6–3, 6–4.[4]
1966 Vicente Zarazúa Lucio Baltazar6–4, 6–3.[4]
1967 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (2) Daniel Contet6–2, 6–2.[4]
1968 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (3) Pancho Guzmán6–2, 7–5.[4]
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969 Tom Gorman Chris Bovett4–6, 6–3, 6–3.[4]
1970 Juan Arredondo Ramiro Benavides6–4, 4–6, 6–3.[4]
1971 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (4) Vicente Zarazúa7–5, 6–3.[4]
1972 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (5) Raul Ramirez6–2, 6–2.[4]
1973 Raz Reid William Brown7–5, 6–4.[4]
1974 Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (6) Roberto Chávez6–3, 6–4.[4]
1975 Vicente Zarazúa Luis Baraldi4–6, 7–6, 6–4.[4]
1976 Luis Baraldi Joaquín Loyo-Mayo7–5, 4–6, 6–3.[4]
1977 Chris Sylvan Marcelo Lara7–6, 6–4.[4]
1978 Humphrey Hose Steve Docherty7–5, 6–3.[4]
1980[11] Adolfo Gonzalez Guillermo Stevens6–4, 6–4.
1981[11] Rick Fagel Steve Meister7–6, 6–1.
1984[11] Tim Wilkison Javier Contreras6–2, 6–2
1988[11] Peter Doohan Agustín Moreno6–4, 6–4
1989[11] Jorge Lozano Peter Doohan6–4, 6–4
1990[11] Ricki Osterthun MaliVai Washington6–4, 6–4
1991[11] Pablo Arraya Jamie Morgan6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1992[11] Leonardo Lavalle Francisco Montana6–0, 6–7, 6–4
1993[11] Horst Skoff Luis Herrera2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1994[11] Nicolás Pereira Luis Herrera6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1995/1997Not held
1998[11] Luis Morejón Andrés Zingman6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1999No Draw Information Available[12]
2000[11] Agustín Calleri Mariano Hood7–5, 6–4
2001[11] Martín Rodríguez Ota Fukárek6–7(7), 7–6(2), 7–6(8)
2002[11] Dick Norman Paul-Henri Mathieu2–6, 6–2, 6–4
2003[11] Dick Norman (2) Federico Browne7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2004[11] Mariano Delfino Sergio Roitman6–4, 6–4
2005[11] Fernando Vicente Dick Norman6–4, 6–4
2006[11] Rainer Eitzinger Paolo Lorenzi6–4, 6–7(5), 7–5
2007[11] Fernando Vicente (2) Santiago Giraldo6–3, 6–3
2008[11] Brian Dabul Mariano Puertawalkover
2009[11] Santiago Giraldo Paolo Lorenzi6–2, 6–7(3), 6–2
2010/2011Not held
2012 Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Paolo Lorenzi3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2013 Alessio di Mauro Daniel Kosakowski4–6, 6–3, 6–2.[11]
2014 Paolo Lorenzi Adrián Menéndez Maceiras6–1, 6–3.[11]
2015 Guido Pella James McGee6–3, 6–3.[11]
2016 Peđa Krstin Marcelo Arévalo6–4, 6–2.[11]
2017 Andrej Martin Adrián Menéndez Maceiras7–5, 6–4.[11]
2018 Marcelo Arévalo Roberto Cid Subervi6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4.[11]
2019 Marc-Andrea Hüsler Adrián Menéndez Maceiras7–5, 7–6(7–3).[11]
2020/2021Not held
2022 Antoine Bellier Renzo Olivo6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5.[11]
2023 Tomás Barrios Vera Dominik Koepfer7–6(8–6), 7–5.[11]
2024 Nicolás Mejía Matías Soto6–1, 5–7, 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023 Elisabetta Cocciaretto Sara Errani5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2024 Nadia Podoroska Francesca Jones6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2024 Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
Antoine Bellier
Marc-Andrea Hüsler
6–3, 6–2
2023 Colin Sinclair
Adam Walton
Benjamin Lock
Rubin Statham
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
2022 Nicolás Barrientos
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (3)
Luis David Martínez
Felipe Meligeni Alves
7–6(13–11), 6–2
2020–2021not held
2019 Marcelo Arévalo (2)
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (2)
Ariel Behar
Roberto Quiroz
1–6, 6–4, [12–10]
2018 Marcelo Arévalo (1)
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (1)
Jay Clarke
Kevin Krawietz
6–1, 6–4
2017 Roberto Quiroz
Caio Zampieri
Hans Hach Verdugo
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
6–4, 6–2
2016 Marcus Daniell
Artem Sitak
Santiago González
Mate Pavić
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2015 Guillermo Durán
Horacio Zeballos (2)
Sergio Galdós
Guido Pella
7–6(7–4), 6–4
2014 Kevin King
Juan Carlos Spir
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Agustín Velotti
6–3, 6–4
2013 Marin Draganja
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Marco Chiudinelli
Peter Gojowczyk
6–4, 6–3
2012 Nicholas Monroe
Simon Stadler
Andre Begemann
Jordan Kerr
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2011not held
2010not held
2009 Santiago González
Horacio Zeballos (1)
Franco Ferreiro
Júlio Silva
6–2, 7–6(5)
2008 Travis Parrott
Filip Polášek
Jean-Julien Rojer
Márcio Torres
6–2, 6–1
2007 Jérémy Chardy
Marcelo Melo
Jorge Aguilar
Pablo González
6–0, 6–3
2006 Daniel Garza
Dawid Olejniczak
Héctor Almada
Víctor Romero
6–2, 6–2
2005 Łukasz Kubot
Oliver Marach
Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Juan Pablo Guzmán
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
2004 Tuomas Ketola
Rogier Wassen
Marcello Amador
Jorge Haro
6–2, 6–2
2003 Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Frédéric Niemeyer
Markus Hantschk
Alexander Peya
6–4, 7–6(5)
2002 Dick Norman
Orlin Stanoytchev
Ignacio Hirigoyen
Sebastián Prieto
walkover
2001 Edgardo Massa
Sergio Roitman
Paul Hanley
Nathan Healey
6–4, 5–7, 7–6(3)
2000 José de Armas
Jimy Szymanski
Jocelyn Robichaud
Michael Sell
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1999no draw information available[12]
1998 Edwin Kempes
Peter Wessels
José Frontera
Bobby Kokavec
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1997

1995
not held
1994 Oliver Fernández
Leonardo Lavalle (4)
Ismael Hernández
Luis Herrera
7–5, 7–5
1993 Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle (3)
Francisco Montana
Bryan Shelton
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1992 Luis Herrera (4)
Leonardo Lavalle (2)
Francisco Maciel
Agustín Moreno
6–2, 6–2
1991 Mauricio Hadad
Daniel Orsanic
Scott Patridge
Kenny Thorne
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1990 Leonardo Lavalle (1)
Jorge Lozano
Luis Herrera (3)
Guillermo Pérez Roldán
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1989 Luis Herrera (2)
Javier Ordaz (2)
Mark Knowles
Brian Page
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
1988 Luis Herrera (1)
Javier Ordaz (1)
Agustín Moreno
Fernando Pérez Pascal
6–4, 6–1

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2023 Aliona Bolsova
Andrea Gámiz
Oksana Kalashnikova
Katarzyna Piter
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2024 Anna Bondár
Tamara Zidanšek
Laura Pigossi
Katarzyna Piter
walkover

References