The ATP Itaparica Open is a defunct men's
tennis
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tournament that was part of the
Grand Prix tennis circuit
The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with t ...
from 1986 to 1989 and the
ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals. The second-tier tour is the ATP Challenger Tour and the third-tier is the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour. The equivalent women's organis ...
in 1990. The event was held in
Itaparica
Itaparica is an island located at the entrance of Todos os Santos Bay on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It is located about from the city of Salvador, Bahia and covers . There are two municipalities on the island ...
, Brazil and was played on outdoor
hard court
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and ...
s at Club Med Itaparica.
One Brazilian reached the final,
Luiz Mattar
Luiz Mattar (born August 18, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
He played on the professional tour from 1985–1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. Mattar's career-hig ...
in 1987, when he was beaten by
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors.
Agassi is the second of five men to ach ...
. It was Agassi's first win on the main ATP Tour. In 1990,
Mats Wilander
Mats Arne Olof Wilander (; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. From 1982 to 1988, he won seven major singles titles (three at the French Open, three at the Australian Open, and one at the US Open), and one major ...
won his final career tournament here.
In 1991 the tournament was replaced by the
ATP São Paulo
The ATP São Paulo (also referred to by its sponsored names Banespa Open and Sul America Open) is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was played on ATP Tour from 1991 through 1993. The event was held in São Paulo, Brazil and was played on hard ...
.
Results
Singles
Doubles
External links
ATP Tour website
Grand Prix tennis circuit
Hard court tennis tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in Brazil
ATP Tour
Sport in Bahia
Recurring sporting events established in 1986
Recurring events disestablished in 1990
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