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Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
Tennis tournament in Italy
Tennis tournament in Italy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia |
| type | defunct |
| tour | ILTF Circuit (1935-1989)/ATP Tour (1990–2006) |
| founded | 1935 |
| ended | 2006 |
| location | Palermo, Italy |
| venue | Circolo Tennis Palermo |
| surface | Clay / outdoor |
The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia or International Championships of Sicily, also known as the Palermo Open, was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1935 and played annually at the Circolo Tennis Palermo in Palermo in Italy. In 1971 the women's event was discontinued leaving just the men's event that ran until 2006.
History
The International Championships of Sicily were established in 1935 as a combined tournament for men and women. In 1955 the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia were disputed in Messina and won among the men Nicola Pietrangeli who beat in final Fausto Gardini in five sets, and in female tournament Silvana Lazzarino that won in final against Lea Pericoli. The tournament continued under a joint format until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued. In 1988 a new international tournament for women held in Palermo was reestablished known as the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo.
The tournament was a part of the ATP Tour schedule from 1990 to 2006. The event was part of the ATP World Series from 1990 until 1999 and part of its successor, the ATP International Series, from 2000 until its final edition in 2006. That year the ATP bought back the tournament sanction. In 2009 a new successor tournament to this event was established called the Sicilia Classic.
Finals
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | ITA Giovanni Palmieri | FRA Jean Lesueur | 7–5, ret. |
| 1936 | ITA Giovanni Palmieri (2) | ITA Augusto Rado | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1937 | ITA Giovanni Palmieri (3) | HUN György Dallos | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1938 | TCH Vojtek Wodicka | SUI Boris Maneff | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1939 | ROM Constantin Tănăsescu | ITA Vanni Canepele | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1940 | HUN József Asbóth | GBR George Lyttleton Rogers | 6–0, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1941/1950 | Not held | ||
| 1951 | Egypt Jaroslav Drobný | USA Dick Savitt | 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1952 | Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (2) | ITA Fausto Gardini | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1953 | USA Budge Patty | USA Bernard Bartzen | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1954/1955 | Not held | ||
| 1956 | ITA Giuseppe Merlo | USA Hugh Stewart | 6–4, 8–10, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1957 | ITA Giuseppe Merlo (2) | USA Ham Richardson | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1958 | ITA Nicola Pietrangeli | AUS Mervyn Rose | 7–5, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1959 | AUS Neale Fraser | ITA Nicola Pietrangeli | 7–5, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1960 | MEX Mario Llamas | ITA Giuseppe Merlo | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1961 | Not held | ||
| 1962 | AUS Rod Laver | AUS Neale Fraser | 7–5, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1963 | ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (2) | YUG Boro Jovanović | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1964 | ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (3) | BRA Edison Mandarino | 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 1965 | AUS Martin Mulligan | COL William Alvarez | 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1966 | Not held | ||
| 1967 | USSR Alexander Metreveli | CAN Mike Belkin | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1968 | ROM Ion Țiriac | USA Marty Riessen | 8–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1969 | ROM Ion Țiriac (2) | ROM Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1970 | HUN István Gulyás | ROM Ilie Năstase | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1971 | GBR Roger Taylor | FRA Pierre Barthès | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Not held | ||
| 1973 | AUS Martin Mulligan (2) | JPN Jun Kuki | 6–0, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1974/1978 | Not held | ||
| 1979 | SWE Björn Borg | ITA Corrado Barazzutti | 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1980 | ARG Guillermo Vilas | AUS Paul McNamee | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1981 | ESP Manuel Orantes | CHI Pedro Rebolledo | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1982 | BOL Mario Martínez | AUS John Alexander | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1983 | USA Jimmy Arias | ARG José Luis Clerc | 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 1984 | ITA Francesco Cancellotti | CSK Miloslav Mečíř | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1985 | FRA Thierry Tulasne | SWE Joakim Nyström | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1986 | SWE Ulf Stenlund | PER Pablo Arraya | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1987 | ARG Martín Jaite | CSK Karel Nováček | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1988 | SWE Mats Wilander | SWE Kent Carlsson | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1989 | ARG Guillermo Pérez Roldán | ITA Paolo Canè | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1990 | ARG Franco Davín | ESP Juan Aguilera | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1991 | FRA Frédéric Fontang | ESP Emilio Sánchez | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1992 | ESP Sergi Bruguera | ESP Emilio Sánchez | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1993 | AUT Thomas Muster | ESP Sergi Bruguera | 7–6(7–2), 7-5 |
| 1994 | ESP Alberto Berasategui | ESP Àlex Corretja | 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| 1995 | ESP Francisco Clavet | ESP Jordi Burillo | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| 1996 | MAR Karim Alami | ROM Adrian Voinea | 7–5, 2–1 retired |
| 1997 | ESP Alberto Berasategui (2) | SVK Dominik Hrbatý | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1998 | ARG Mariano Puerta | ARG Franco Squillari | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1999 | FRA Arnaud Di Pasquale | ESP Alberto Berasategui | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2000 | BEL Olivier Rochus | ITA Diego Nargiso | 7–6(16–14), 6–1 |
| 2001 | ESP Félix Mantilla | ARG David Nalbandian | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| 2002 | CHI Fernando González | ARG José Acasuso | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2003 | CHI Nicolás Massú | FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu | 1–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–0) |
| 2004 | CZE Tomáš Berdych | ITA Filippo Volandri | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2005 | RUS Igor Andreev | ITA Filippo Volandri | 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2006 | ITA Filippo Volandri | ECU Nicolás Lapentti | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AUS Peter McNamara | ||
| AUS Paul McNamee | EGY Ismail El Shafei | ||
| GBR John Feaver | 7–5, 7–6 | ||
| 1980 | ITA Gianni Ocleppo | ||
| ECU Ricardo Ycaza | PAR Víctor Pecci | ||
| HUN Balázs Taróczy | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1981 | URU José Luis Damiani | ||
| URU Diego Pérez | CHI Jaime Fillol | ||
| CHI Belus Prajoux | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1982 | ITA Gianni Marchetti | ||
| ITA Enzo Vattuone | URU José Luis Damiani | ||
| URU Diego Pérez | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 | ||
| 1983 | PER Pablo Arraya | ||
| ARG José Luis Clerc | RSA Tian Viljoen | ||
| RSA Danie Visser | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1984 | TCH Tomáš Šmíd | ||
| USA Blaine Willenborg | ITA Claudio Panatta | ||
| SWE Henrik Sundström | 6–7, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 1985 | GBR Colin Dowdeswell | ||
| SWE Joakim Nyström | ESP Sergio Casal | ||
| ESP Emilio Sánchez | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 | ||
| 1986 | ITA Paolo Canè | ||
| ITA Simone Colombo | SUI Claudio Mezzadri | ||
| ITA Gianni Ocleppo | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1987 | MEX Leonardo Lavalle | ||
| ITA Claudio Panatta | TCH Petr Korda | ||
| TCH Tomáš Šmíd | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1988 | PER Carlos di Laura | ||
| URU Marcelo Filippini | ARG Alberto Mancini | ||
| ARG Christian Miniussi | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| 1989 | FRG Peter Ballauff | ||
| FRG Rüdiger Haas | YUG Goran Ivanišević | ||
| ITA Diego Nargiso | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 | ||
| 1990 | ESP Sergio Casal | ||
| ESP Emilio Sánchez | ESP Carlos Costa | ||
| ARG Horacio de la Peña | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1991 | NED Jacco Eltingh | ||
| NED Tom Kempers | ESP Emilio Sánchez | ||
| ESP Javier Sánchez | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1992 | SWE Johan Donar | ||
| SWE Ola Jonsson | ARG Horacio de la Peña | ||
| TCH Vojtěch Flégl | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1993 | ESP Sergio Casal | ||
| ESP Emilio Sánchez | ARG Juan Garat | ||
| MEX Jorge Lozano | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1994 | NED Tom Kempers | ||
| USA Jack Waite | GBR Neil Broad | ||
| USA Greg Van Emburgh | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1995 | ESP Àlex Corretja | ||
| FRA Fabrice Santoro | NED Hendrik Jan Davids | ||
| RSA Piet Norval | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1996 | AUS Andrew Kratzmann | ||
| RSA Marcos Ondruska | ITA Cristian Brandi | ||
| ESP Emilio Sánchez | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1997 | AUS Andrew Kratzmann | ||
| CZE Libor Pimek | NED Hendrik Jan Davids | ||
| ARG Daniel Orsanic | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 | ||
| 1998 | USA Donald Johnson | ||
| USA Francisco Montana | ARG Pablo Albano | ||
| ARG Daniel Orsanic | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
| 1999 | ARG Mariano Hood | ||
| ARG Sebastián Prieto | RSA Lan Bale | ||
| ESP Alberto Martín | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 2000 | ESP Tomás Carbonell | ||
| ARG Martín García | ARG Pablo Albano | ||
| GER Marc-Kevin Goellner | W/O | ||
| 2001 | ESP Tomás Carbonell | ||
| ARG Daniel Orsanic | ARG Enzo Artoni | ||
| ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | ||
| 2002 | ARG Lucas Arnold Ker | ||
| ARG Luis Lobo | CZE František Čermák | ||
| CZE Leoš Friedl | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| 2003 | ARG Lucas Arnold Ker | ||
| ARG Mariano Hood | CZE František Čermák | ||
| CZE Leoš Friedl | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 | ||
| 2004 | ARG Lucas Arnold Ker | ||
| ARG Mariano Hood | ARG Gastón Etlis | ||
| ARG Martín Rodríguez | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 2005 | ARG Martín García | ||
| ARG Mariano Hood | POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg | ||
| POL Marcin Matkowski | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 2006 | ARG Martín García | ||
| PER Luis Horna | POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg | ||
| POL Marcin Matkowski | 7–6, 7–6 |
References
References
- "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". stevegtennis.com.
- McManus, Jim. (2010). "History of Tournaments: Professional Tennis Winners and Runner-ups". MAC and Company Publishing.
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