Status Athens Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Athens |
Founded | 2008 |
Abolished | 2011 |
Editions | 14 |
Location | Athens, Greece |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Hard |
Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
Website | Website |
The Status Athens Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It was held annually in Athens, Greece, and has been since 2008.
Lu Yen-hsun was the only player to win both singles and doubles title in the same year.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2011 | Matthias Bachinger | Dmitry Tursunov | walkover |
2010 | Lu Yen-hsun | Rainer Schüttler | 3–6, 7–6(4), 6–4 |
2009 | Rui Machado | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
2008 | Martin Verkerk | Adrian Cruciat | 6–3, 6–3 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2012 | Andre Begemann Jordan Kerr | Gerard Granollers Alexandros Jakupovic | 6–2, 6–3 |
2011 | Colin Fleming Scott Lipsky | Matthias Bachinger Benjamin Becker | walkover |
2010 | Rik de Voest Lu Yen-hsun | Robin Haase Igor Sijsling | 6–3, 6–4 |
2009 | Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx | Jesse Huta Galung Rui Machado | 6–4, 6–3 |
2008 | Marc López Gabriel Trujillo Soler | Konstantinos Economidis Alex Jakupovic | 6–4, 6–4 |
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