International Tennis Tournament of Messina

Messina Challenger
ATP Challenger Tour
Event name	Messina Challenger
Sponsor	Hamilton Sportwear
Founded	1980
Abolished	1991
Editions	12
Location	Messina, Italy
Category	ATP Challenger Tour
Surface	Clay
Draw	32S
Prize money	$100,000 (in 1991)

Víctor Pecci won the tournament in 1984 when he was 15th in the ATP rankings.

The International Tennis Tournament of Messina (also known as Torneo Hamilton) was a tennis tournament held annually in Messina, Italy. Held for 12 editions in the 1980s, the tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was a part of the ATP Challenger Tour schedule from 1980 to 1991. ^[1]

History

The tournament of Messina was part of the ATP Challenger Tour circuit in 1980s.

Many important players have played in Messina, such as Víctor Pecci and Guillermo Pérez Roldán, who won the championships when he was number 15 in the ATP world Rankings. ^[2]

Editions

Ed.	Date	Prize money	Winner	Note
I	24 September 1980	$25,000	Anders Järryd
II	7 September 1981	$25,000	Mario Martinez
III	6 September 1982	$50,000	Pablo Arraya
IV	5 September 1983	$50,000	Mario Martinez
V	3 September 1984	$50,000	Víctor Pecci
VI	2 September 1985	$50,000	Kent Carlsson
VII	1 September 1986	$50,000	Tarik Benhabiles
VIII	5 October 1987	$50,000	Hans Schwaier
IX	12 September 1988	$50,000	Claudio Panatta
X	18 September 1989	$50,000	Marc Rosset
XI	17 September 1990	$100,000	Guillermo Pérez Roldán
XII	16 September 1991	$100,000	Massimo Valeri

References

1. "Messina Challenger past champions". ATP TOUR. atptour.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
2. "Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più" (in Italian). letteraemme.it. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2021. È durato solo un decennio, tra il 1980 ed il 1991. Eppure il trofeo Hamilton di tennis è stato una libidine per gli appassionati di racchette e palline gialle. Claudio Panatta (fratello del più celebre Adriano), Guillermo Pérez Roldán, Yannich Noah

External links

• Past champions at ATP Tour
• Cinque gloriose manifestazioni sportive che non esistono più (in Italian)