Zagreb Open

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Zagreb Open
Tennisball current event.svg 2024 Zagreb Open
Tournament information
Event nameZagreb Open
Location Zagreb, Croatia
VenueSportski park Mladost (1996-2011)
Tenis centar Maksimir (2021-2022)
SRC Šalata (2024-)
Surface Clay
Website www.zagrebopen.com
ATP Tour
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money€74.825 (2024)
WTA Tour
Category ITF Women's Circuit
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$25,000 (2011)
Belgian Christophe Rochus defeated Carlos Berlocq in the 2008 final ChristopheRochusStuttgart06.jpg
Belgian Christophe Rochus defeated Carlos Berlocq in the 2008 final
Janko Tipsarevic from Serbia was the winner of the 2007 singles event Tipsarevic.jpg
Janko Tipsarević from Serbia was the winner of the 2007 singles event
1997 singles runner-up and 1999 doubles champion Ivan Ljubicic was the first Croatian to win the singles title in 2005 IvanLjubicic GerryWeberOpen2008.jpg
1997 singles runner-up and 1999 doubles champion Ivan Ljubičić was the first Croatian to win the singles title in 2005

The Zagreb Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and was part of the ITF Women's Circuit. It was held annually at the Sportski park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia, from 1996 to 2011. It returned in 2021 and was played for two years at the Tenis centar Maksimir. [1] After another break in 2023 the tournament moved in 2024 to the Sportsko rekreacijski centar Šalata. [2]

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Tom Vanhoudt is the doubles record holder with two titles, along with Ágnes Szávay on the women's counterpart.

Past finals

Men

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2024 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Damir Džumhur Flag of Croatia.svg Luka Mikrut 7–5, 6–0
2023not held
2022 Flag of Austria.svg Filip Misolic Flag of Croatia.svg Mili Poljičak 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2021 Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Báez Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
2012–2020not held
2011 Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Junqueira Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza 6–3, 6–4
2010 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yuri Schukin Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Ventura 63, 75
2009 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Daniel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Rochus 63, 64
2008 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christophe Rochus Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Berlocq 63, 64
2007 Flag of Serbia.svg Janko Tipsarević Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Silva 36, 63, 63
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Elsner Flag of Romania.svg Victor Crivoi 63, 76(7–3)
2005 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Minář 64, 62
2004 Flag of Chile.svg Adrián García Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 63, 75
2003 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kristof Vliegen Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 61, 46, 60
2002 Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominik Hrbatý 62, 61
2001 Flag of Spain.svg Jacobo Díaz Flag of Spain.svg Albert Montañés 76(7–5), 36, 62
2000 Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Calleri 63, 75
1999 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Gaudenzi Flag of France.svg Julien Boutter 61, 64
1998 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Puerta 75, 61
1997 Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Berasategui Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić 61, 62
1996 Flag of Armenia.svg Sargis Sargsian Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Aurelio Gorriz 64, 64

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2024 Flag of France.svg Jonathan Eysseric
Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys
Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Jecan
Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha
6–4, 6–4
2023not held
2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
Flag of Croatia.svg Domagoj Bilješko
Flag placeholder.svg Andrey Chepelev
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Evan King
Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Reese
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Andrey Golubev
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2012–2020not held
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava
Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor
6–2, 7–6(12–10)
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Ventura
7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–3]
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Motti
Flag of the United States.svg Brendan Evans
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sweeting
64, 64
2008 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of Brazil.svg Júlio Silva
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Zíb
64, 76(7–1)
2007 Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend
Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Auckland
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado
62, 61
2006 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Allegro
Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
Flag of France.svg Julien Jeanpierre
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Renavand
61, 62
2005 Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Trifu
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt (2)
Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Artoni
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Vassallo Argüello
62, 46, 75
2004 Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Beck
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Levinský
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt
62, 76(7–4)
2003 Flag of Argentina.svg Lucas Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Hood
Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry
61, 63
2002 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vanhoudt (1)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Silcock
63, 46, 63
2001 Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Artoni
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Schneiter
Flag of North Macedonia.svg Aleksandar Kitinov
Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Simoni
67(7–5), 64, 64
2000 Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso
Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Nicolás-Espín
Flag of Spain.svg Germán Puentes-Alcañiz
62, 63
1999 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Ljubičić
Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Hanquez
Flag of France.svg Régis Lavergne
63, 60
1998 Flag of Spain.svg Julian Alonso
Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Puerta
Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Nicolás-Espín
Flag of Spain.svg Germán Puentes-Alcañiz
61, 64
1997 Flag of Mexico.svg David Roditi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Anzari
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Coupe
Flag of South Africa.svg Paul Rosner
36, 76, 76
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Waite
Flag of South Africa.svg Clinton Ferreira
Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel
36, 61, 60

Women

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2011 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Piquion Flag of Serbia.svg Doroteja Erić 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2010not held
2009 Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog Flag of Slovenia.svg Maša Zec Peškirič 7–5, 6–2
2008 Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson Flag of France.svg Séverine Brémond 7–6(7–0), 6–2
2007 Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay Flag of Croatia.svg Nika Ožegović 6–0, 7–6(7–2)

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2011 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova
Flag of Poland.svg Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
Flag of Croatia.svg Ani Mijačika
Flag of Croatia.svg Ana Vrljić
1–6, 6–3, [12–10]
2010not held
2009 Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić
Flag of Croatia.svg Ajla Tomljanović
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Ksenia Milevskaya
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pivovarova
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
2008 Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink
Flag of India.svg Sunitha Rao
Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Foretz
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–4, 6–2
2007 Flag of Finland.svg Emma Laine
Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay
Flag of Poland.svg Klaudia Jans
Flag of Poland.svg Alicja Rosolska
6–1, 6–2

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