Prague Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Čedok Open (1987–1989) [1] Czechoslovakia Open (1990–1991) Škoda Czech Open (1992–1996) Paegas Czech Open (1997–1999) |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1987–89) ATP Tour (1990–99) |
Founded | 1987 |
Abolished | 1999 |
Editions | 13 |
Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
Venue | I. ČLTK Prague |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
The Prague Open was a Grand Prix and ATP affiliated men's tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1999. It was held in Prague in the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia) and played on outdoor clay courts.
Karel Nováček and Sergi Bruguera were singles title holders as they won two editions each one. Vojtěch Flégl, Karel Nováček and Daniel Vacek were the doubles title record holders with two victories each one. Karel Nováček was also a singles and doubles winner in the same year, and so was Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1987 | Marián Vajda | Tomáš Šmíd | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
1988 | Thomas Muster | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
1989 | Marcelo Filippini | Horst Skoff | 7–5, 7–6 |
1990 | Jordi Arrese | Nicklas Kulti | 7–6, 7–6 |
1991 | Karel Nováček (1) | Magnus Gustafsson | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
1992 | Karel Nováček (2) | Franco Davín | 6–1, 6–1 |
1993 | Sergi Bruguera (1) | Andrei Chesnokov | 7–5, 6–4 |
1994 | Sergi Bruguera (2) | Andriy Medvedev | 6–3, 6–4 |
1995 | Bohdan Ulihrach | Javier Sánchez | 6–2, 6–2 |
1996 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Bohdan Ulihrach | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
1997 | Cédric Pioline | Bohdan Ulihrach | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
1998 | Fernando Meligeni | Ctislav Doseděl | 6–1, 6–4 |
1999 | Dominik Hrbatý | Ctislav Doseděl | 6–2, 6–2 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1987 | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | Stanislav Birner Jaroslav Navrátil | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
1988 | Petr Korda Jaroslav Navrátil | Thomas Muster Horst Skoff | 7–5, 7–6 |
1989 | Jordi Arrese Horst Skoff | Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd | 6–4, 6–4 |
1990 | Vojtěch Flégl (1) Daniel Vacek (1) | George Cosac Florin Segărceanu | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
1991 | Vojtěch Flégl (2) Cyril Suk | Libor Pimek Daniel Vacek | 6–4, 6–2 |
1992 | Karel Nováček (1) Branislav Stanković | Jonas Björkman Jon Ireland | 7–5, 6–1 |
1993 | Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek | Jorge Lozano Jaime Oncins | 6–3, 7–6 |
1994 | Karel Nováček (2) Mats Wilander | Tomáš Krupa Pavel Vízner | W/O |
1995 | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 7–5, 1–6, 7–6 |
1996 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek (2) | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | Petr Luxa David Škoch | 6–1, 6–1 |
1998 | Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann | Fredrik Bergh Nicklas Kulti | 6–1, 6–1 |
1999 | Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek | Mark Keil Nicolás Lapentti | 6–0, 6–2 |
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