The Estoril Open (also known as the
Millennium
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Estoril Open for sponsorship purposes) is an
ATP clay court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament.
...
tennis
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tournament held in the
Portuguese Riviera
The Portuguese Riviera (Portuguese: '' Riviera Portuguesa'') is a term used in the tourist industry for the affluent coastal region to the west of Lisbon, Portugal, centered on the coastal municipalities of Cascais (including Estoril), Oeiras ...
. The event take place at the sports complex of Clube de Ténis do Estoril in
Cascais
Cascais () is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Portuguese Riviera. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Cascais is an important tourism in Portugal, tourist de ...
. The tournament was created in 2015 to replace the historic
Portugal Open
The Portugal Open (formerly named Estoril Open) was an ATP and WTA clay court tennis tournament in Portugal. The event took place at the sports complex of Jamor in Oeiras, of which Estoril Court Central is the most prominent show court. In 20 ...
, which was canceled due to lack of sponsorships. The tournament was created by former Dutch tennis player
Benno van Veggel and Portuguese football agent
Jorge Mendes
Jorge Paulo Agostinho Mendes (born 7 January 1966) is a Portuguese football agent. He is registered with the Portuguese Football Federation and heads the GestiFute company, founded in 1996. Mendes is among the most influential football agents in ...
.
Results
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
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ATP tournament profile
Tennis tournaments in Portugal
Clay court tennis tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 2015
2015 establishments in Portugal
ATP Tour 250
Sport in Estoril
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