The Valencia Open, formerly known as Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, was a professional men's
tennis
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tournament played in
Valencia, Spain
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area also ...
. It was part of the
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament was first played in Valencia in 1995 before moving to the
Club de Tenis Puente Romano
The Club de Tenis Puente Romano is a tennis venue situated in Marbella, Spain. The facility was opened in 1979 as part of a hotel, Hotel Puente Romano, and was initially managed by Björn Borg.
The club was the host of the annual WTA Tour
...
in
Marbella
Marbella ( , , ) is a city and municipality in southern Spain, belonging to the province of Málaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the Costa del Sol and is the headquarters of the Association of Municipalities of the r ...
for the 1996 and 1997 editions. From 1998 to 2002, the event was held in
Mallorca
Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean.
The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...
, and finally, in 2003, moved back to its location in Valencia.
It was an
ATP International Series
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The series was renamed ATP Tour 250 in 2009. Internat ...
tournament held on outdoor clay courts until 2008. In 2009, the Valencia Open and the
Madrid Masters switched calendar dates and surfaces, with the Madrid Masters becoming an outdoor clay court tournament and Valencia getting into the
ATP World Tour 500 series
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category as an indoor hardcourt tournament held in November at the newly opened
L'Agora in
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
The City of Arts and Sciences ( vl, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències ; es, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias ) is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the ...
. In 2015, the tournament was downgraded to the
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP 250 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 250'' tournaments, ''ATP International Series'', and ''ATP World Series'') are the lowest tier of annual men's tennis tournaments on the main ATP Tour, after the four Grand Slam (te ...
. It ended with the 2015 event.
Past finals
In singles,
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern (; ; born 2 April 1982) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. A three-time Davis Cup champion with Spain Davis Cup team, Spain, Ferrer has won tournaments at all levels on the ATP Tour (ATP Tour 250, ATP 250, ATP Tour ...
has the record for most titles (three) and most finals (five). In doubles,
Alexander Peya
Alexander Peya (born 27 June 1980) is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 92 in April 2007. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 3, first achieved in August 2013.
In September 2008 Peya h ...
and
Bruno Soares
Bruno Fraga Soares (; born 27 February 1982) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.
A doubles specialist, Soares won six major titles, the Australian Open and US Open in 2016 alongside Jamie Murray, and ...
have the record for most wins (two).
Singles
Doubles
External links
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ATP tournament profile
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Defunct tennis tournaments in Spain
Hard court tennis tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1995
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015
ATP Tour 500
Indoor tennis tournaments