| Colombia Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Abolished | 2015 |
| Location | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Venue | Centro de Alto Rendimiento |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Draw | 28S / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | $727,000 |
The Colombia Open (sponsored by Claro and called the Claro Open Colombia) was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts in Bogotá, Colombia.[1] The event was affiliated with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), and was a 250 series tournament on the ATP World Tour and was played on a hard surface. It took place during the second week of July, before the start of the North American swing and the US Open.
The tournament replaced the Los Angeles Open on the ATP World Tour starting in 2013.[2][3] IMLA de Colombia bought the rights of the Los Angeles Open in 2013 and transferred the tournament to the city of Bogotá.
The Colombia Open was the fifth tournament affiliated with the ATP held in Latin America, after the tournaments in Viña del Mar (Chile), São Paulo (Brazil), Acapulco (Mexico) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). It was also the tournament with the most prize money in South America, with a total of $727,000.
In a first edition that boasted the likes of the Serbian Janko Tipsarević and the South African Kevin Anderson, the Croatian Ivo Karlović was the surprise package, claiming the title after defeating the Colombian Alejandro Falla in the final. Karlovic's victory was his fifth ATP title and his first since 2008. In doubles, the Indian duo formed by Purav Raja and Divij Sharan defeated the Dutch Igor Sijsling and the French Édouard Roger-Vasselin claiming their first-ever ATP trophy.
The Colombia Open was replaced in 2016 calendar by the Los Cabos Open, Mexico with the other tournaments in Latin America being Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Rio, Acapulco and Santiago during February.
Results
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Ivo Karlović |
 Alejandro Falla |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2014 |  Bernard Tomic |
Ivo Karlović |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2015 | Bernard Tomic (2) |
 Adrian Mannarino |
6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Doubles
[edit]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Purav Raja Divij Sharan |
Édouard Roger-Vasselin  Igor Sijsling |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3) |
| 2014 | Samuel Groth Chris Guccione |
Nicolás Barrientos Juan Sebastián Cabal |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [11–9] |
| 2015 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin  Radek Štěpánek |
Mate Pavić  Michael Venus |
7–5, 6–3 |
Statistics
[edit]Championships by player
[edit]| Player | Singles | Doubles | Win-Loss | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Tomic |
2 | 0 | 2–0 | 2 | 2014 (S), 2015 (S) |
| Ivo Karlović |
1 | 0 | 1–1 | 2 | 2013 (S), 2014 (S) |
| Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
0 | 1 | 1–1 | 2 | 2013 (D), 2015 (D) |
| Radek Štěpánek |
0 | 1 | 1–0 | 1 | 2015 (D) |
| Samuel Groth |
0 | 1 | 1–0 | 1 | 2014 (D) |
| Chris Guccione |
0 | 1 | 1–0 | 1 | 2014 (D) |
| Purav Raja |
0 | 1 | 1–0 | 1 | 2013 (D) |
| Divij Sharan |
0 | 1 | 1–0 | 1 | 2013 (D) |
Championships by country
[edit]| Country | Singles | First | Last | Doubles | First | Last | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (AUS) |
2 | 2014 | 2015 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 3 |
| Croatia (CRO) |
1 | 2013 | 2013 | 0 | 1 | ||
| France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 1 | ||
| Czech Republic (CZE) |
0 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 1 | ||
| India (IND) |
0 | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chicago Tribune: Colombia Open men's singles semifinal results". Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ "ATP approves event in Bogotá from 2013". ATP. 12 December 2012.
- ^ "ATP World Tour to Return to Bogota in 2013". 12 December 2012.