The Valencia Open, formerly known as Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, was a professional men's

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tournament played in

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. It was part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament was first played in Valencia in 1995 before moving to the

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for the 1996 and 1997 editions. From 1998 to 2002, the event was held in

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, and finally, in 2003, moved back to its location in Valencia. It was an

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tournament held on outdoor clay courts until 2008. In 2009, the Valencia Open and the

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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 The ATP 500 tournaments (previously known as the ''ATP World Tour 500'' tournaments, '' ATP International Series Gold'', and ''ATP Championship Series'') are the fourth highest tier of annual men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tou ...

category as an indoor hardcourt tournament held in November at the newly opened L'Agora in Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències. 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 to ...

. It ended with the 2015 event.

Past finals

In singles,

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has the record for most titles (three) and most finals (five). In doubles,

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and

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have the record for most wins (two).

Singles

Doubles

External links

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ATP tournament profile
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