ATP Sofia Open

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Sofia Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSofia Open
Tour ATP World Tour
Founded2016
Abolished2023
Editions8 (2023)
Location Sofia
Bulgaria
Venue Arena Sofia
Category ATP World Tour 250 series
Surface Hard (indoor)
Proflex (2016–2019)
Acrylic on Wood (2020–current)
Draw28S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money 562,815 (2023)
Website sofiaopen.bg
Current champions (2023)
Singles Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino
Doubles Flag of Ecuador.svg Gonzalo Escobar
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov

The Sofia Open is a men's ATP World Tour 250 series tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was held for the first time as part of the 2016 ATP World Tour. [1] In 2023 the tournament was held for one additional year, replacing the Tel Aviv Open, which was cancelled due to the outbreak of war in the region. [2] The tournament took place at the Arena Sofia in Sofia, Bulgaria. [3]

Contents

Finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2016 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki 6–3, 6–4
2017 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 7–5, 6–4
2018 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mirza Bašić Flag of Romania.svg Marius Copil 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–4
2019 Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev Flag of Hungary.svg Márton Fucsovics 6–4, 6–3
2020 Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
2021 Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner (2) Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 6–3, 6–4
2022 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc-Andrea Hüsler Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
2023 Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Draper 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6]
2017 Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin
Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Kuznetsov
6–4, 6–4
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop (2)
Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
2019 Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Cheng-peng
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat
6–2, 4–6 [10–2]
2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Walkover
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald (2)
6–3, 6–4
2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Matos
Flag of Spain.svg David Vega Hernández
Flag of Germany.svg Fabian Fallert
Flag of Germany.svg Oscar Otte
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2023 Flag of Ecuador.svg Gonzalo Escobar
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Cash
Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić
6–3, 3–6, [13–11]

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