The Seoul Open Tennis Championship ( Eng. Seoul Open ; sponsored by KAL Cup Korea Open in 1990-1994) is an international men's professional tennis tournament held from 1987 to 1996 in the spring months on the hard courts of the Tennis Center in Seoul Olympic Park ( Republic of Korea ). Since 1990, it belonged to the basic category of ATP tournaments - ATP World , in the last year the prize pool was $ 203 thousand with a tournament grid designed for 32 singles and 16 pairs.
| Seoul Open Championship | |
|---|---|
| A place carrying out | Seoul The Republic of Korea |
| Coating | Hard |
| ATP World Tour | |
| Category | ATP World (1990-1996) |
| Prize | $ 203,000 |
Content
Winners and Finalists
None of the participants in the Seoul Open Championship were able to win more than once in singles or doubles. Austrian Alex Antonich became the only two-time winner of the tournament, having once won it in singles and in pairs. Also, only one participant in the tournament, Todd Woodbridge from Australia, managed to make it to the finals in singles twice. At the same time, Woodbridge, a recognized master of playing in pairs, has never reached the doubles finals in Seoul. The record holders of the Seoul Open Championship in the number of appearances in the finals are the Americans Jim Grubb , who won singles in the first year of his holding and played twice in the doubles final, and Kent Kinner , who lost three times in the final of the tournament of pairs.
Singles
| Year | Winner | Finalist | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Jim Grubb | Andre Agassi | 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1988 | Dan Goldie | Andrew Castle | 6-3, 6-7, 6-0 |
| 1989 | Robert Van't Hof | Brad Drewett | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1990 | Alex Antonich | Pet cache | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1991 | Patrick Baur | Jeff Tarango | 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 5 |
| 1992 | Shuzo Matsuoka | Todd Woodbridge | 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 1993 | Chuck Adams | Todd Woodbridge | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1994 | Jeremy Bates | Jorn renzenbrink | 6-4, 6-7 6 , 6-3 |
| 1995 | Greg Rusedsky | Lars Reman | 6-4, 3-1 failure |
| 1996 | Byron Black | Martin Damm | 7-6 3 , 6-3 |
Doubles
| Year | Winners | Finalists | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Eric Korita Mike Leach | Jim Grubb Ken Flack | 6-7, 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1988 | Andrew Castle Roberto Saad | Jim Grubb Gary Donnelly | 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 1989 | Scott Davis Paul Wales | John Letts Bruce Man Son Hing | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1990 | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | Mark Woodford Jason Stoltenberg | 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1991 | Alex Antonich Gilad Blum | Kent Kinner Sven Salumaa | 7-6, 6-1 |
| 1992 | Kevin Carren Gary Muller | Brad Pierce Kelly Everden | 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1993 | Jan Apell Peter Nyborg | Neil Broad Gary Muller | 5-7, 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1994 | Stefan Simian Kenny Thorne | Kent Kinner Sebastien Laro | 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 |
| 1995 | Sebastien Laro Jeff Tarango | Joshua eagle Andrew Florent | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1996 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | Kent Kinner Kevin Ullett | 6-4, 6-4 |
See also
- Korea Open
Links
- Archive of results on the ATP website (eng.)