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Lisbon Open

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Lisbon Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameLights Cup
TourGrand Prix (Super Series)
Founded1983
Abolished1983
Editions1
LocationLisbon, Portugal
SurfaceClay / outdoor
Current champions (1983)
SinglesSweden Mats Wilander
DoublesBrazil Carlos Kirmayr
Brazil Cássio Motta

The Lisbon Open, also known by its sponsorship name Lights Cup, is a defunct men's tennis tournament. It was held for one year, in 1983, in Lisbon, Portugal and was played on outdoor clay courts. It was a Super Series category tournament and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.

The tournament was organized by Hans Burkert, director of the Frankfurt Grand Prix tournament. He decided to move the Frankfurt Super Series tournament, held from 1980 until 1982, to Portugal because of the competition of other major events in West Germany and with the aim to develop professional tennis in Portugal.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1983 Sweden Mats Wilander France Yannick Noah 2–6, 7–6, 6–4

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1983 Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Brazil Cássio Motta
Czech Republic Pavel Složil
United States Ferdi Taygan
7–5, 6–4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984. London: Willow Books. p. 133. ISBN 0002181223.
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