The Dutch Open Tennis Amersfoort (or Dutch Open) originally known as the Netherlands International Championships and Netherland Championships was a

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tournament played on outdoor

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and held in three different locations in The Netherlands between 1898 and 2008. From 1957 to 1973 the tournament consisted of both men's and women's events (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) but from 1975 onward only men's singles and doubles events were held.

History

The inaugural edition began on 23 August 1898 in the Hague the first champion of the event was Irish player Joshua Pim awarded the title as a result of a

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against American player William Howard until 1994 the tournament was played in multiple cities . It was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit in the 1970s and an ATP Tour event from its inception in 1990. Amsterdam became the event host in 1995 and in 2002 the tournament moved to

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where it was held until its final edition in 2008. In 2008 the organizers sold the right of organization to the family of

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n tennis player Novak Djokovic, and the tournament was moved to Belgrade, where it became known as the Serbia Open. Balázs Taróczy won six editions and is the record title holder.

Past finals

Men's singles

Mens Challenger singles

Mens Challenger doubles

Women's singles

References

External links

Official website
{{ATP World Series tournaments Grand Prix tennis circuit Tennis tournaments in the Netherlands Clay court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 1957 Recurring events disestablished in 2008 International sports competitions hosted by the Netherlands 1957 establishments in the Netherlands 2008 disestablishments in the Netherlands Defunct tennis tournaments in Europe Annual sporting events in the Netherlands Defunct sports competitions in the Netherlands Sports competitions in Amersfoort Sports competitions in Amsterdam Sports competitions in Hilversum