Mexican Open (tennis)
The Mexican Open (currently sponsored by Telcel and HSBC and called the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC) is a joint professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and held annually in late February at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco, Mexico. It was played on outdoor red clay courts until 2013. The change to hard courts was introduced in 2014. The Mexican Open is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the ATP Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments on the WTA Tour.[1][2]
Abierto Mexicano Telcel p/b HSBC | |||||||||
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Tournament information | |||||||||
Tour | ATP Tour WTA Tour | ||||||||
Founded | 1993 2001 (WTA) | (ATP) ||||||||
Location | Acapulco Mexico | ||||||||
Venue | Hotel Princess Mundo Imperial | ||||||||
Surface | Clay - outdoors (1993–2013) Hard - outdoors (2014–present) | ||||||||
Website | abiertomexicanodetenis.com | ||||||||
Current champions (2020) | |||||||||
Men's singles | Rafael Nadal | ||||||||
Women's singles | Heather Watson | ||||||||
Men's doubles | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | ||||||||
Women's doubles | Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos | ||||||||
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The tournament was introduced on the ATP Tour in 1993, and began on the WTA Tour in 2001. It was held in Mexico City from 1993 to 1998, and once more in 2000, before being relocated to Acapulco in 2001. It was the closing leg of the four-ATP tournament Golden Swing. Starting in 2014, the Mexican Open's surface changed from clay to hard courts, serving as a lead-up to the first ATP Tour Masters 1000 event of the season in Indian Wells, United States. The winner traditionally receives a giant silver pear trophy.[3]
Past finals
In the men's singles, David Ferrer (2010–2012, 2015) and Thomas Muster (1993–1996) hold the record for most overall titles (four), and Muster has the record for most consecutive wins (four). On the women's side, Amanda Coetzer (2001, 2003), Flavia Pennetta (2005, 2008), Venus Williams (2009–10), Sara Errani (2012–13),and Lesia Tsurenko (2017–18) co-hold the record for most singles titles (two), Williams,Errani and Tsurenko being the only players to score two straight wins in Mexico. In the men's doubles, Donald Johnson (1996, 2000–01) has won the most titles (three), and co-holds with Michal Mertiňák (2008–09) and David Marrero (2012–13) the record for most back-to-back titles (two). In the women's doubles, María José Martínez Sánchez (2001, 2008–09) is the one holding the most titles (three) and shares with Nuria Llagostera Vives (2008–09) the record for most consecutive wins (two).
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
ATP points and prize money
For the 2020 edition the distribution of points and prize money was as follows:[4]
Singles
Round | ATP Points | Prize Money |
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Winner | 500 | US$367,630 |
Finalist | 300 | US$184,640 |
Semifinalists | 180 | US$93,160 |
Quarter-finalists | 90 | US$48,470 |
Round of 16 | 45 | US$24,470 |
Round of 32 | 0 | US$13,540 |
WTA points and prize money
For the 2020 edition the distribution of points and prize money was as follows:[5]
Singles
Round | WTA Points | Prize Money |
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Winner | 280 | US$43,000 |
Finalist | 180 | US$21,400 |
Semifinalists | 110 | US$11,500 |
Quarter-finalists | 60 | US$6,175 |
Round of 16 | 30 | US$3,400 |
Round of 32 | 1 | US$2,100 |
References
- "atpworldtour.com Acapulco tournament profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "wtatennis.com Acapulco tournament profile". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
- "One of the great trophies in sport". Metro News. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- "Mexican Open 2020 Prize Money Payouts". Sportekz. 5 March 2020.
- "Mexican Open 2020 Prize Money Payouts". Sportekz. 5 March 2020.
External links
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Dubai |
ATP International Series Gold Tournament of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Dubai |
Preceded by Bali (Tier III – IV – V) Pattaya Båstad |
Favorite WTA International Tournament 2009 2011 2013-2017 |
Succeeded by Pattaya Båstad Hong Kong |