Swiss Open (tennis)
The Swiss Open (currently sponsored by J. Safra Sarasin and called the J. Safra Sarasin Swiss Open Gstaad) and originally known as the Swiss International Championships is a tennis tournament held in Gstaad, Switzerland. Held since 1898,[1] the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts. Between 1970 and 1989 it was an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and is now a part of the ATP Tour schedule as an ATP Tour 250 series event.
Suisse Open Gstaad | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 1898 |
Location | Gstaad Switzerland |
Venue | Roy Emerson Arena |
Category | ATP World Series (1990–1997) ATP International Series (1998–2008) ATP World Tour 250 series (2009–current) |
Surface | Clay / outdoors |
Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
Prize money | €482,060 (2017) |
Website | swissopengstaad.ch |
Current champions (2018) | |
Men's singles | Albert Ramos Viñolas |
Men's doubles | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen |
The first edition of the tournament was played in 1915 at the Gstaad Palace Hotel, which was known at the time as the Royal Hotel, Winter & Gstaad Palace, and was organized in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Club (LTC) Gstaad. The event was played on clay courts and was won by Victor de Coubasch.[2]
Gstaad is located 1,050 metres (3,450 feet) above sea level. It is the highest venue for ATP Tour events in Europe, although lower than the Ecuador Open and the former Colombia Open, both held at the Andes.[2]
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
See also
- Swiss Indoors – men's indoors tournament
- WTA Swiss Open – women's tournament
References
- "Swiss International Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- Thomas Stephens (23 July 2015). "Advantage Gstaad: 100 years of 'unique' tennis". Swissinfo.