Colombia Open

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Claro Open Colombia)
Colombia Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Abolished2015; 9 years ago (2015)
LocationBogotá, Colombia
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Draw28S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$727,000
Websitewww.claroopencolombia.com

The Colombia Open (currently sponsored by Claro and called the Claro Open Colombia) was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Bogotá, Colombia.[1] The event is affiliated with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and is a 250 series tournament on the ATP World Tour. The tournament replaced the Los Angeles Open on the ATP World Tour starting in 2013.[2]

IMLA de Colombia bought the rights of the Los Angeles Open in 2013 and transferred the tournament to the city of Bogotá.

The Colombia Open was the fifth tournament affiliated with the ATP held in Latin America, after the tournaments in Viña del Mar (Chile), São Paulo (Brazil), Acapulco (Mexico) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). It is also the tournament with the most prize money in South America, with a total of $727,000. The Colombia Open was replaced in 2016 calendar by the Los Cabos Open, Mexico. The current tournaments in Latin America are Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Rio, Acapulco, Los Cabos and Santiago during February.

The tournament, played on a hard surface, took place during the second week of July, before the start of the North American swing and the US Open.

In a first edition that boasted the likes of the Serbian Janko Tipsarević and the South African Kevin Anderson, the Croatian Ivo Karlović was the surprise package, claiming the title after defeating the Colombian Alejandro Falla in the final. Karlovic's victory was his fifth ATP title and his first since 2008.

In doubles, the Indian couple formed by Purav Raja and Divij Sharan defeated the Dutch Igor Sijsling and the French Édouard Roger-Vasselin claiming their first-ever ATP trophy.

Results[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2013 Croatia Ivo Karlović Colombia Alejandro Falla 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2014 Australia Bernard Tomic Croatia Ivo Karlović 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2015 Australia Bernard Tomic (2) France Adrian Mannarino 6–1, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013 India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Netherlands Igor Sijsling
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
2014 Australia Samuel Groth
Australia Chris Guccione
Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [11–9]
2015 France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Croatia Mate Pavić
New Zealand Michael Venus
7–5, 6–3

Statistics[edit]

Championships by player[edit]

Player Singles Doubles Win-Loss Total Years
Australia Bernard Tomic 2 0 2–0 2 2014 (S), 2015 (S)
Croatia Ivo Karlović 1 0 1–1 2 2013 (S), 2014 (S)
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 0 1 1–1 2 2013 (D), 2015 (D)
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 0 1 1–0 1 2015 (D)
Australia Samuel Groth 0 1 1–0 1 2014 (D)
Australia Chris Guccione 0 1 1–0 1 2014 (D)
India Purav Raja 0 1 1–0 1 2013 (D)
India Divij Sharan 0 1 1–0 1 2013 (D)

Championships by country[edit]

Country Singles First Last Doubles First Last Overall
 Australia (AUS) 2 2014 2015 1 2014 2014 3
 Croatia (CRO) 1 2013 2013 0 1
 France (FRA) 0 1 2015 2015 1
 Czech Republic (CZE) 0 1 2015 2015 1
 India (IND) 0 1 2013 2013 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chicago Tribune: Colombia Open men's singles semifinal results". Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ "ATP approves event in Bogotá from 2013". ATP. 12 December 2012.

External links[edit]