The Advantage Cars Prague Open (formerly I.ČLTK Prague Open) is a
tennis
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tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
held in
Prague
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, the capital of the
Czech Republic
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. The tournament is part of the
ATP Challenger Tour
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since 1991 (with an interruption in the years 2000, 2009–10) and the
ITF Women's Circuit
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History
It serves as a developmenta ...
since 2011. It was part of the
WTA Tour
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from 1995 until 2010. The event is held at
I. ČLTK Prague on
Štvanice
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island.
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Jan Hernych
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is the singles record holder with three titles.
Michal Tabara
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Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in ...
,
Lukáš Rosol
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His first notable victory was against world No. 8, Jürgen Melzer, at the 2011 Fre ...
and
Horacio Zeballos
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are the only three to win both singles and doubles in the same year.
Tournament naming
*1991–1999: (Czech Open, Skoda Czech Open) women; (TBD) men
*2001–2010: ECM Prague Open
*2011: Strabag Prague Open
*2012: CNGvitall Prague Open
*2020–2022: I.ČLTK Prague Open
*2013–2019; 2023-present: Advantage Cars Prague Open
Past finals
Men
Singles
Doubles
Women
Singles
Doubles
See also
*
Prague Open (1987–1999)
The Prague Open was a Grand Prix tennis circuit, Grand Prix and ATP Tour, ATP affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1999. It was held in Prague in the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia) and played on Clay court, outdoor clay ...
*
1992 HTC Prague Open
The 1992 HTC Prague Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague in the former Czechoslovakia that was part of Tier V of the 1992 WTA Tour. It was the only edition of the tournam ...
*
BVV Prague Open
The BVV Prague Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the I. ČLTK Prague in Prague in the Czech Republic that was part of WTA Tour. It was held from 1993 to 1994 with a prize money of $100.000.
South African Aman ...
*
1996 Pupp Czech Open
*
Sparta Prague Open Challenger
The Sparta Prague Open Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts held in Prague, Czech Republic at TK Sparta Prague, founded in 1905 near Stromovka, inside Prague's Bubeneč district. It was part of the Association of ...
*
Neridé Prague Indoor
The Neridé Prague indoor was played on Tennis court#Indoor courts, indoor hard courts. It was part of ATP Challenger Tour, ATP Challenger Series. It was held at Průhonice, Prague in Czech Republic since 2000.
Past finals
Men's singles
Men's ...
*
Czech Indoor Open
The Czech Indoor Open was played on the indoor hard courts of Sport Center Hala Club Hotel (known as ''Sportovní Hala Club Hotel Průhonice'' in original language). It was part of ATP Challenger Series. It was held in Průhonice, Czech Republic ...
*
WTA Prague Open
The Prague Open (currently branded as the Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional women's tennis tournament that is held in Prague, Czech Republic. It began in 2010, initially as an ITF Circuit $50,000 event upgraded to ...
*
List of tennis tournaments
List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments.
Criteria for inclusion:
*The tournament is notable enough to have its own article on Wikipedia
*Historic tournaments are included if notability can be established by reliable third-par ...
References
External links
Prague Overview ATP Tour TennisOfficial website - June 2014 Tournament
Archived results on ATP website
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Tennis tournaments in the Czech Republic
Sports competitions in Prague
Clay court tennis tournaments
ATP Challenger Tour
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Recurring sporting events established in 1992
1992 establishments in Czechoslovakia