ATP Tashkent Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | President's Cup |
Tour | ATP Tour |
Founded | 1997 |
Abolished | 2002 |
Editions | 6 |
Location | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Venue | Yunusobod Sport Complex |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
The ATP Tashkent Open is a defunct ATP Tour affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1997 to 2002. It was held in Tashkent in Uzbekistan and was played on outdoor hard courts.
Although no ATP 250 level tournaments have been played in Tashkent since then, there has been, since 2008, a Challenger event played in Tashkent, the Tashkent Challenger.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1997 [1] | Tim Henman | Marc Rosset | 7–6, 6–4 |
1998 [2] | Tim Henman | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7–5, 6–4 |
1999 [3] | Nicolas Kiefer | George Bastl | 6–4, 6–2 |
2000 [4] | Marat Safin | Davide Sanguinetti | 6–3, 6–4 |
2001 [5] | Marat Safin | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–2, 6–2 |
2002 [6] | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Vladimir Voltchkov | 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1997 [1] | Vincenzo Santopadre Vince Spadea | Hicham Arazi Eyal Ran | 6–4, 6–7, 6–0 |
1998 [2] | Stefano Pescosolido Laurence Tieleman | Kenneth Carlsen Sjeng Schalken | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
1999 [3] | Oleg Ogorodov Marc Rosset | Mark Keil Lorenzo Manta | 7–6, 7–6 |
2000 [4] | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries | Marius Barnard Robbie Koenig | 6–3, 6–2 |
2001 [5] | Julien Boutter Dominik Hrbatý | Marius Barnard Jim Thomas | 6–4, 3–6, [13–11] |
2002 [6] | David Adams Robbie Koenig | Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk | 6–2, 7–5 |
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