European Open | |
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Event name | European Open |
Tour | ATP Tour (since 2016) |
Founded | 2016 |
Location | Brussels Belgium |
Category | ATP 250 series |
Surface | Hard (indoor) [1] |
Draw | 28S / 16Q / 16D [1] |
Prize money | €711,275 (2019) [1] |
Website | europeanopen.be |
Notes | Tournament director: Dick Norman |
Current champions (2024) | |
Singles | ![]() |
Doubles | ![]() ![]() |
The European Open is a men's ATP Tour 250 tennis tournament that takes place in Brussels, Belgium. It was introduced for the 2016 ATP World Tour. [2] [3] The tournament took place in Antwerp from 2016 to 2024. [4]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2016 | ![]() | ![]() | 7−6(7−4), 6−1 |
2017 | ![]() | ![]() | 6−3, 7−5 |
2018 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
2020 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
2021 | ![]() | ![]() | 6−2, 6−2 |
2022 | ![]() | ![]() | 6−3, 6−4 |
2023 | ![]() | ![]() | 6−4, 6−4 |
2024 | ![]() | ![]() | 7−5, 6−1 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2016 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
2017 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
2018 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
2019 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
2020 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
2021 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–1 |
2022 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
2023 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–8] |
2024 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, [10–8] |
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