Lisbon Open

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Lisbon Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameLights Cup
Tour Grand Prix (Super Series)
Founded1983
Abolished1983
Editions1
Location Lisbon, Portugal
Surface Clay / outdoor
Current champions (1983)
Singles Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander
Doubles Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Kirmayr
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Cássio Motta

The Lisbon Open, also known by its sponsorship name Lights Cup, is a defunct men's tennis tournament. It was held for one year, in 1983, in Lisbon, Portugal and was played on outdoor clay courts. It was a Super Series category tournament and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.

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The tournament was organized by Hans Burkert, director of the Frankfurt Grand Prix tournament. He decided to move the Frankfurt Super Series tournament, held from 1980 until 1982, to Portugal because of the competition of other major events in West Germany and with the aim to develop professional tennis in Portugal. [1]

Finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1983 Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander Flag of France.svg Yannick Noah 2–6, 7–6, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1983 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Kirmayr
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Cássio Motta
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil
Flag of the United States.svg Ferdi Taygan
7–5, 6–4

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References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1984). World of Tennis 1984. London: Willow Books. p. 133. ISBN   0002181223.