Tunis Open | |
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2023 Tunis Open | |
ATP Challenger Tour | |
Location | Tunis, Tunisia |
Venue | Tennis Club de Tunis |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Clay |
Draw | 32S/21Q/16D |
Prize money | US$125,000+H |
Website | Official website |
Current champions (2022) | |
Singles | Roberto Carballés Baena |
Doubles | Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |
The Tunis Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennis Club de Tunis in Tunis, Tunisia, since 2005.
Simone Bolelli is the record singles holder with two wins.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2005 | Gaël Monfils | Fabrice Santoro | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(11–9) |
2006 | Lamine Ouahab | Younes El Aynaoui | walkover |
2007 | Simone Bolelli (1) | Andrei Pavel | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
2008 | Thomaz Bellucci | Dušan Vemić | 6–2, 6–4 |
2009 | Gastón Gaudio | Frederico Gil | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
2010 | José Acasuso | Daniel Brands | 6–3, 6–4 |
2011 | Not Held | ||
2012 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | Jérémy Chardy | 6–1, 6–4 |
2013 | Adrian Ungur | Diego Schwartzman | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
2014 | Simone Bolelli (2) | Julian Reister | 6–4, 6–2 |
2015- 2017 | Not Held | ||
2018 | Guido Andreozzi | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6–2, 3–0 ret. |
2019 | Pablo Cuevas | João Domingues | 7–5, 6–4 |
2020- 2021 | Not Held | ||
2022 | Roberto Carballés Baena | Gijs Brouwer | 6–1, 6–1 |
2023 | Sho Shimabukuro | Geoffrey Blancaneaux | 6–4, 6–4 |
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