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Colombia Open

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Colombia Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded2013; 13 years ago (2013)
Abolished2015; 11 years ago (2015)
LocationBogotá, Colombia
VenueCentro de Alto Rendimiento [es]
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Draw28S / 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

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2013Croatia Ivo KarlovićColombia Alejandro Falla6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2014Australia Bernard TomicCroatia Ivo Karlović7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2015Australia Bernard Tomic (2)France Adrian Mannarino6–1, 3–6, 6–2

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Netherlands Igor Sijsling
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
2014Australia Samuel Groth
Australia Chris Guccione
Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7), [11–9]
2015France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Croatia Mate Pavić
New Zealand Michael Venus
7–5, 6–3

Statistics

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Championships by player

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Player Singles Doubles Win-Loss Total Years
Australia Bernard Tomic202–022014 (S), 2015 (S)
Croatia Ivo Karlović101–122013 (S), 2014 (S)
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin011–122013 (D), 2015 (D)
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek011–012015 (D)
Australia Samuel Groth011–012014 (D)
Australia Chris Guccione011–012014 (D)
India Purav Raja011–012013 (D)
India Divij Sharan011–012013 (D)

Championships by country

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Country Singles First Last Doubles First Last Overall
Image Australia (AUS)2201420151201420143
Image Croatia (CRO)12013201301
Image France (FRA)01201520151
Image Czech Republic (CZE)01201520151
Image India (IND)01201320131

References

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  1. "Chicago Tribune: Colombia Open men's singles semifinal results". Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. "ATP approves event in Bogotá from 2013". ATP. 12 December 2012.
  3. "ATP World Tour to Return to Bogota in 2013". 12 December 2012.
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