| BH Tennis Open International Cup | |
|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Event name | Belo Horizonte |
| Location | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
| Surface | Hard |
| Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | $35,000+H |
| Website | www.bhopen.com.br |
The BH Tennis Open International Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, since 1992.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  Júlio Silva |  Gastão Elias | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2010 | Rogério Dutra da Silva |  Facundo Argüello | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2009 | Júlio Silva | Eduardo Schwank | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2008 |  Santiago González |  Nicolás Massú | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2007 | Brian Dabul | Eduardo Schwank | 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 6–3 |
| 2006 | Thiago Alves | André Sá | 6–3, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 2005 |  John Paul Fruttero |  Kristian Pless | 7–6(4), 7–6(6) |
| 2004 |  Janko Tipsarević | Ricardo Mello | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2003 | Julio Peralta |  Danai Udomchoke | 7–6(6), 1–6, 6–1 |
| 2002 | Ricardo Mello | Alexandre Simoni | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2001 | Eric Taino | Flávio Saretta | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2000 | Nenad Zimonjić |  Jean-François Bachelot | 6–3, 6–7(6), 7–5 |
| 1999 |  Jamie Delgado | Daniel Melo | 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1998 | Francisco Costa | Gastón Gaudio | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1997 | Roberto Jabali | André Sá | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1996 | Jaime Oncins |  Maurice Ruah | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1995 | Steve Campbell | João Cunha Silva | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1994 | Fabio Silberberg |  Marco Meneschincheri | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1993 | Martin Blackman |  David Adams | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 1992 |  Gilbert Schaller | João Cunha Silva | 6–4, 6–7, 6–0 |
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