San Luis Open (tennis)

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

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

History

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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

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1955 Mexico Manuel Gallardo[6] Mexico Rafael Ortega 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[4]
1956 Mexico Rafael Ortega Mexico Angel Ochoa[7] 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[4]
1957 Mexico Gustavo Palafox Mexico Federico Cervantes 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[4]
1958 Mexico Rafael Osuna Mexico Gustavo Palafox 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.[4]
1959 Mexico Gustavo Palafox (2) Mexico Esteban Reyes Jr. 6–0, 6–0, 8–6.[4]
1960 Mexico Gustavo Palafox (3) Mexico Esteban Reyes Jr. 6–3, 6–4, 7–5.[4]
1961 Mexico Mario Llamas Mexico Francisco Contreras 6–4, 6–2.[4]
1962 South Africa Cliff Drysdale South Africa John Maloney[8] 6–0, 6–3.[4]
1963 Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo South Africa John Maloney 6–4, 3–6, 12–10.[4]
1964 United States Don Kierbow[9] Mexico Juan Arredondo 6–3, 0–6, 6–4.[4]
1965 Mexico Juan Arredondo Mexico Gabino Palafox[10] 6–3, 6–4.[4]
1966 Mexico Vicente Zarazúa Mexico Lucio Baltazar 6–4, 6–3.[4]
1967 Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (2) France Daniel Contet 6–2, 6–2.[4]
1968 Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (3) Ecuador Pancho Guzmán 6–2, 7–5.[4]
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969 United States Tom Gorman United Kingdom Chris Bovett 4–6, 6–3, 6–3.[4]
1970 Mexico Juan Arredondo Bolivia Ramiro Benavides 6–4, 4–6, 6–3.[4]
1971 Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (4) Mexico Vicente Zarazúa 7–5, 6–3.[4]
1972 Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (5) Mexico Raul Ramirez 6–2, 6–2.[4]
1973 United States Raz Reid United States William Brown 7–5, 6–4.[4]
1974 Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (6) Mexico Roberto Chávez 6–3, 6–4.[4]
1975 Mexico Vicente Zarazúa Mexico Luis Baraldi 4–6, 7–6, 6–4.[4]
1976 Mexico Luis Baraldi Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo 7–5, 4–6, 6–3.[4]
1977 United States Chris Sylvan Mexico Marcelo Lara 7–6, 6–4.[4]
1978 Venezuela Humphrey Hose Australia Steve Docherty 7–5, 6–3.[4]
1980[11] Mexico Adolfo Gonzalez Mexico Guillermo Stevens 6–4, 6–4.
1981[11] United States Rick Fagel United States Steve Meister 7–6, 6–1.
1984[11] United States Tim Wilkison Mexico Javier Contreras 6–2, 6–2
1988[11] Australia Peter Doohan Mexico Agustín Moreno 6–4, 6–4
1989[11] Mexico Jorge Lozano Australia Peter Doohan 6–4, 6–4
1990[11] Germany Ricki Osterthun United States MaliVai Washington 6–4, 6–4
1991[11] Peru Pablo Arraya Australia Jamie Morgan 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1992[11] Mexico Leonardo Lavalle United States Francisco Montana 6–0, 6–7, 6–4
1993[11] Austria Horst Skoff Mexico Luis Herrera 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1994[11] Venezuela Nicolás Pereira Mexico Luis Herrera 6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1995/1997 Not held
1998[11] Ecuador Luis Morejón Argentina Andrés Zingman 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1999 No Draw Information Available[12]
2000[11] Argentina Agustín Calleri Argentina Mariano Hood 7–5, 6–4
2001[11] Argentina Martín Rodríguez Czech Republic Ota Fukárek 6–7(7), 7–6(2), 7–6(8)
2002[11] Belgium Dick Norman France Paul-Henri Mathieu 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
2003[11] Belgium Dick Norman (2) Argentina Federico Browne 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2004[11] Argentina Mariano Delfino Argentina Sergio Roitman 6–4, 6–4
2005[11] Spain Fernando Vicente Belgium Dick Norman 6–4, 6–4
2006[11] Austria Rainer Eitzinger Italy Paolo Lorenzi 6–4, 6–7(5), 7–5
2007[11] Spain Fernando Vicente (2) Colombia Santiago Giraldo 6–3, 6–3
2008[11] Argentina Brian Dabul Argentina Mariano Puerta walkover
2009[11] Colombia Santiago Giraldo Italy Paolo Lorenzi 6–2, 6–7(3), 6–2
2010/2011 Not held
2012 Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Italy Paolo Lorenzi 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2013 Italy Alessio di Mauro United States Daniel Kosakowski 4–6, 6–3, 6–2.[11]
2014 Italy Paolo Lorenzi Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 6–1, 6–3.[11]
2015 Argentina Guido Pella Republic of Ireland James McGee 6–3, 6–3.[11]
2016 Serbia Peđa Krstin El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo 6–4, 6–2.[11]
2017 Slovakia Andrej Martin Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 7–5, 6–4.[11]
2018 El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo Dominican Republic Roberto Cid Subervi 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4.[11]
2019 Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 7–5, 7–6(7–3).[11]
2020/2021 Not held
2022 Switzerland Antoine Bellier Argentina Renzo Olivo 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5.[11]
2023 Chile Tomás Barrios Vera Germany Dominik Koepfer 7–6(8–6), 7–5.[11]
2024 Colombia Nicolás Mejía Chile Matías Soto 6–1, 5–7, 6–2

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2023 Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto Italy Sara Errani 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2024 Argentina Nadia Podoroska United Kingdom Francesca Jones 6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

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

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

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2023 Spain Aliona Bolsova
Venezuela Andrea Gámiz
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Poland Katarzyna Piter
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2024 Hungary Anna Bondár
Slovenia Tamara Zidanšek
Brazil Laura Pigossi
Poland Katarzyna Piter
walkover

References

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