Ecuador Open (tennis)

The Ecuador Open Quito was a men's tennis event on the ATP Tour held in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito. Begun in 2015, it was part of the ATP 250 Series. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts. The event replaced the Chile Open.[1]

Ecuador Open Quito
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded2015
Abolished2018
Editions4
LocationQuito
Ecuador
VenueClub Jacarandá
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
SurfaceClay / outdoors
Draw28S /16D / 32Q
Prize money$494,310
Websiteecuadoropen.com.ec

The city was previously home to the Quito Open, a Grand Prix-affiliated tournament played from 1979 to 1982.

Quito is located at 2800 metres above sea level, more than twice as high than the Alps tournaments. Players must adapt to thinner air, which causes breathing difficulties and makes the ball faster.

Victor Estrella Burgos won the title in 2015, successfully defended it in 2016 and did so again in 2017. However, he lost in the second round of the 2018 edition to Gerald Melzer.

On 24 August 2018, tournament organisers announced that the tournament had folded due to lack of financial support.[2]

Results

Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2015 Víctor Estrella Burgos Feliciano López6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
2016 Víctor Estrella Burgos (2) Thomaz Bellucci4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
2017 Víctor Estrella Burgos (3) Paolo Lorenzi6–7(2–7), 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2018 Roberto Carballés Baena Albert Ramos Viñolas6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2019replaced by Córdoba Open [3]

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2015 Gero Kretschmer
Alexander Satschko		 Victor Estrella Burgos
João Souza		7–5, 7–6(7–3)
2016 Pablo Carreño Busta
Guillermo Durán		 Thomaz Bellucci
Marcelo Demoliner		7–5, 6–4
2017 James Cerretani
Philipp Oswald		 Julio Peralta
Horacio Zeballos		6–3, 2–1, ret.
2018 Nicolás Jarry
Hans Podlipnik-Castillo		 Austin Krajicek
Jackson Withrow		7–6(8–6), 6–3
2019replaced by Córdoba Open [3]

See also
  • Quito Open – men's Grand Prix tournament held from 1979 to 1982

References
  1. "Chile pierde la sede del ATP de Viña del Mar después de 21 años en el circuito" [Chile loses the ATP stage at Viña del Mar after 21 years in the circuit] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 10 July 2014.
  2. "Ecuador deja de organizar el ATP 250 de Quito por falta de apoyo económico" [Ecuador stops organising the ATP 250 stage in Quito due to lack of financial support] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. "ATP 2019 calendar: Córdoba replaces Quito and the Istanbul tournament disappears". Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. 13 November 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.