Serbia Open
The Serbia Open (Serbian: Отворено првенство Србије, romanized: Otvoreno prvenstvo Srbije) is a professional tennis tournament. It is part of the ATP 250 tournaments for men, and the WTA 250 tournaments for women. Held in Belgrade, Serbia and played on outdoor clay courts, the event was held for the first time in 2009, from May 4–10.[1] It was the first for Serbia, as the country has never before hosted an Association of Tennis Professionals tournament.
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| Founded | 2009 | ||||||||
| Location | Belgrade Serbia | ||||||||
| Venue | Novak Tennis Center (formerly: SRPC Milan Gale Muškatirović) | ||||||||
| Surface | Clay / Outdoors | ||||||||
| Website | Serbia Open | ||||||||
| Current champions (2021) | |||||||||
| Men's singles |  Matteo Berrettini | ||||||||
| Women's singles |  Paula Badosa | ||||||||
| Men's doubles |  Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov | ||||||||
| Women's doubles |  Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović | ||||||||
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The tournament will be a combined men's and women's tournament for 2021. This will mark the first time in history a WTA tournament will be held in Serbia.[2]
History
The tournament was owned and run by the family of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who through their company Family Sport purchased the ATP Tour date from the organizers of the Dutch Open in 2008, then arranged with the local city of Belgrade authorities for the plot of land where the venue was built, and convinced the government of Serbia under prime minister Mirko Cvetković to support the event through state-owned enterprises, primarily Telekom Srbija. At the time of their purchase in 2008, Djokovic was the World No. 3 player, having won his first Grand Slam title earlier that year.
Djokovic's uncle Goran was the tournament director from its inception,[3] until he resigned the post in late May 2012,[4] a month after the tournament's 2012 edition. Djokovic won the tournament twice, in 2009 and 2011. Andreas Seppi was the event's last singles champion, having won the tournament in 2012.
In 2013, Serbia Open was replaced on the ATP schedule by the newly established Power Horse Cup in Düsseldorf. The tournament will return to the calendar in April 2021, replacing the Hungarian Open.
Past finals
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 2009 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Novak Djokovic |  Łukasz Kubot | 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
| 2010 |  Sam Querrey | John Isner | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic (2) | Feliciano López | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 2012 | Andreas Seppi |  Benoît Paire | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2013–20 | Not held | ||
| 2021 | Matteo Berrettini |  Aslan Karatsev | 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–0) |
Women's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 2021 | Paula Badosa | Ana Konjuh | 6–2, 2–0, ret. |
Men's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 2009 | Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach |  Johan Brunström.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2010 |  Santiago González Travis Rettenmaier | Tomasz Bednarek Mateusz Kowalczyk | 7–6(8–6), 6–1 |
| 2011 |  František Čermák Filip Polášek | Oliver Marach Alexander Peya | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2012 |  Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |  Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström | 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| 2013–20 | Not held | ||
| 2021 | Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov |  Ariel Behar  Gonzalo Escobar | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Women's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 2021 | Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greet Minnen Alison Van Uytvanck | 6–0, 6–2 |
See also
References
- ATP World Tour To Feature New Belgrade Tournament In 2009
- Belgrado tendrá también un torneo de categoría WTA 250
- Harman, Neil (2009-05-04). "The Net Post: Novak Djoković is glowing with pride at hosting his own tournament". The Times. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- Srbija open pred gašenjem?;Večernje novosti, 22 May 2012
