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Tennis tournament
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Tour
ILTF Circuit (1935-1989)/
ATP Tour (1990–2006) Founded 1935 Abolished 2006 Location
Palermo , Italy Venue Circolo Tennis Palermo Surface
Clay / outdoor
The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia or International Championships of Sicily , also known as the Palermo Open , was a combined men's and women's
clay court
tennis tournament founded in 1935 and played annually at the Circolo Tennis Palermo in
Palermo in Italy. In 1971 the women's event was discontinued leaving just the men's event that ran until 2006.
History
The International Championships of Sicily were established in 1935 as a combined tournament for men and women. In 1955 the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia were disputed in
Messina and won among the men
Nicola Pietrangeli who beat in final
Fausto Gardini in five sets,
[1] and in female tournament
Silvana Lazzarino that won in final against
Lea Pericoli . The tournament continued under a
joint format until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued. In 1988 a new international tournament for women held in
Palermo was reestablished known as the
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo .
The tournament was a part of the
ATP Tour schedule from 1990 to 2006. The event was part of the ATP World Series from 1990 until 1999 and part of its successor, the ATP International Series, from 2000 until its final edition in 2006. That year the ATP bought back the tournament sanction.
[2] In 2009 a new successor tournament to this event was established called the
Sicilia Classic .
Finals
Men's singles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1935
Giovanni Palmieri
Jean Lesueur
7–5, ret.
1936
Giovanni Palmieri (2)
Augusto Rado
2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1937
Giovanni Palmieri (3)
György Dallos
6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1938
Vojtek Wodicka
Boris Maneff
6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1939
Constantin Tănăsescu
Vanni Canepele
7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1940
József Asbóth
George Lyttleton Rogers
6–0, 7–5, 6–4
1941/1950
Not held
1951
Jaroslav Drobný
Dick Savitt
6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1952
Jaroslav Drobný (2)
Fausto Gardini
1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1953
Budge Patty
Bernard Bartzen
3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1954/1955
Not held
1956
Giuseppe Merlo
Hugh Stewart
6–4, 8–10, 6–3, 6–2
1957
Giuseppe Merlo (2)
Ham Richardson
2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–0
1958
Nicola Pietrangeli
Mervyn Rose
7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1959
Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli
7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1960
Mario Llamas
Giuseppe Merlo
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1961
Not held
1962
Rod Laver
Neale Fraser
7–5, 6–4, 8–6
1963
Nicola Pietrangeli (2)
Boro Jovanović
6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1964
Nicola Pietrangeli (3)
Edison Mandarino
6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1
1965
Martin Mulligan
William Alvarez
6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1966
Not held
1967
Alexander Metreveli
Mike Belkin
7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1968
Ion Țiriac
Marty Riessen
8–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
1969
Ion Țiriac (2)
Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1970
István Gulyás
Ilie Năstase
6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1971
Roger Taylor
Pierre Barthès
6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1972
Not held
1973
Martin Mulligan (2)
Jun Kuki
6–0, 5–7, 6–3
1974/1978
Not held
1979
Björn Borg
Corrado Barazzutti
6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1980
Guillermo Vilas
Paul McNamee
6–4, 6–0, 6–0
1981
Manuel Orantes
Pedro Rebolledo
6–4, 6–0, 6–0
1982
Mario Martínez
John Alexander
6–4, 7–5
1983
Jimmy Arias
José Luis Clerc
6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1984
Francesco Cancellotti
Miloslav Mečíř
6–0, 6–3
1985
Thierry Tulasne
Joakim Nyström
6–3, 6–1
1986
Ulf Stenlund
Pablo Arraya
6–2, 6–3
1987
Martín Jaite
Karel Nováček
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
1988
Mats Wilander
Kent Carlsson
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1989
Guillermo Pérez Roldán
Paolo Canè
6–1, 6–4
1990
Franco Davín
Juan Aguilera
6–1, 6–1
1991
Frédéric Fontang
Emilio Sánchez
1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1992
Sergi Bruguera
Emilio Sánchez
6–1, 6–3
1993
Thomas Muster
Sergi Bruguera
7–6(7–2) , 7-5
1994
Alberto Berasategui
Àlex Corretja
2–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
1995
Francisco Clavet
Jordi Burillo
6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
1996
Karim Alami
Adrian Voinea
7–5, 2–1 retired
1997
Alberto Berasategui (2)
Dominik Hrbatý
6–4, 6–2
1998
Mariano Puerta
Franco Squillari
6–3, 6–2
1999
Arnaud Di Pasquale
Alberto Berasategui
6–1, 6–3
2000
Olivier Rochus
Diego Nargiso
7–6(16–14) , 6–1
2001
Félix Mantilla
David Nalbandian
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
2002
Fernando González
José Acasuso
5–7, 6–3, 6–1
2003
Nicolás Massú
Paul-Henri Mathieu
1–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–0)
2004
Tomáš Berdych
Filippo Volandri
6–3, 6–3
2005
Igor Andreev
Filippo Volandri
0–6, 6–1, 6–3
2006
Filippo Volandri
Nicolás Lapentti
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1979
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
Ismail El Shafei
John Feaver
7–5, 7–6
1980
Gianni Ocleppo
Ricardo Ycaza
Víctor Pecci
Balázs Taróczy
6–2, 6–2
1981
José Luis Damiani
Diego Pérez
Jaime Fillol
Belus Prajoux
6–1, 6–4
1982
Gianni Marchetti
Enzo Vattuone
José Luis Damiani
Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
1983
Pablo Arraya
José Luis Clerc
Tian Viljoen
Danie Visser
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1984
Tomáš Šmíd
Blaine Willenborg
Claudio Panatta
Henrik Sundström
6–7, 6–3, 6–0
1985
Colin Dowdeswell
Joakim Nyström
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1986
Paolo Canè
Simone Colombo
Claudio Mezzadri
Gianni Ocleppo
7–5, 6–3
1987
Leonardo Lavalle
Claudio Panatta
Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1988
Carlos di Laura
Marcelo Filippini
Alberto Mancini
Christian Miniussi
6–2, 6–0
1989
Peter Ballauff
Rüdiger Haas
Goran Ivanišević
Diego Nargiso
6–2, 6–7, 6–4
1990
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
Carlos Costa
Horacio de la Peña
6–3, 6–4
1991
Jacco Eltingh
Tom Kempers
Emilio Sánchez
Javier Sánchez
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1992
Johan Donar
Ola Jonsson
Horacio de la Peña
Vojtěch Flégl
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1993
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
Juan Garat
Jorge Lozano
6–3, 6–3
1994
Tom Kempers
Jack Waite
Neil Broad
Greg Van Emburgh
7–6, 6–4
1995
Àlex Corretja
Fabrice Santoro
Hendrik Jan Davids
Piet Norval
6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1996
Andrew Kratzmann
Marcos Ondruska
Cristian Brandi
Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–4
1997
Andrew Kratzmann
Libor Pimek
Hendrik Jan Davids
Daniel Orsanic
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
1998
Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
Pablo Albano
Daniel Orsanic
6–4, 7–6
1999
Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
Lan Bale
Alberto Martín
6–3, 6–1
2000
Tomás Carbonell
Martín García
Pablo Albano
Marc-Kevin Goellner
W/O
2001
Tomás Carbonell
Daniel Orsanic
Enzo Artoni
Emilio Benfele Álvarez
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
2002
Lucas Arnold Ker
Luis Lobo
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2003
Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
2004
Lucas Arnold Ker
Mariano Hood
Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
7–5, 6–2
2005
Martín García
Mariano Hood
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
6–2, 6–3
2006
Martín García
Luis Horna
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
7–6, 7–6
See also
References
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