The Poznań Open is a professional
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
red clay court
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s. It is currently part of the
Association of Tennis Professionals
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(ATP)
Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the
Park Tenisowy Olimpia in
Poznań
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, Poland, since 2004.
The tournament is regarded as a continuation of Polish Open, which was held in Poznań for nine consecutive years between 1992 and 2000.
Naming
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Since the incorporation of the tournament for seven consecutive editions – until
2010 it has been known as the Poznań Porsche Open and the
following year as Poznań Porsche Open powered by Enea due to sponsorship reasons. Since
2012
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the only major sponsor of the tournament is the
City of Poznań
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, so it was then renamed the Poznań Open.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
External links
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ATP Challenger Tour
Clay court tennis tournaments
Tennis tournaments in Poland
Sport in Poznań
Recurring sporting events established in 2004