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Athens Open

The Athens Open is a defunct tennis event on the WTA and ATP Tour. It was held annually in Athens, Greece, from 1986-1994 and was played on clay courts. Then in 2008 the tournament was renewed, under the new name 'Athens Status Open'. The women's tournament was held for the final time in 1990, and was classed in the Tier V category of WTA events. Nowadays there is now women's tournament, only the mens.

The prize fund for winning the event was $75,000 in the women's singles. Jordi Arrese, on the men's side, achieved the greatest success in at the event, winning twice and reaching the final once. Cecilia Dahlman was the only woman to win the tournament more than once (not including doubles).

Results

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1986 Henrik Sundström Francisco Maciel 6-0, 7-5
1987 Guillermo Pérez-Roldán Tore Meinecke 6-2, 6-3
1988 Horst Skoff Bruno Orešar 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
1989 Ronald Agenor Kent Carlsson 6-3, 6-4
1990 Mark Koevermans Franco Davín 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
1991 Sergi Bruguera Jordi Arrese 7-5, 6-3
1992 Jordi Arrese Sergi Bruguera 7-5, 3-0 ret.
1993 Jordi Arrese Alberto Berasategui 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1994 Alberto Berasategui Oscar Martinez 4-6, 7-6, 6-3

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runner-ups Score
1986 Libor Pimek / Blaine Willenborg Carlos di Laura / Claudio Panatta 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
1987 Tore Meinecke / Ricki Osterthun Jaroslav Navratil / Tom Nijssen 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
1988 Rikard Bergh / Per Henricsson Pablo Arraya / Karel Novacek 6-4, 7-5
1989 Claudio Panatta / Tomas Smid Gustavo Giussani / Gerardo Mirad 6-3, 6-2
1990 Sergio Casal / Javier Sanchez Tom Kempers / Richard Krajicek 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
1991 Jacco Eltingh / Mark Koevermans Menno Oosting / Olli Rahnasto 5-7, 7-6, 7-5
1992 Tomas Carbonell / Francisco Roig Marcelo Filippini / Mark Koevermans 6-3, 6-4
1993 Horacio de la Pena / Jorge Lozano Royce Deppe / John Sullivan 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
1994 Luis Lobo / Javier Sanchez Cristian Brandi / Federico Mordegan 5-7, 6-1, 6-4

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1986 Sylvia Hanika Angelikí Kanellopoúlou 7-5, 6-0
1987 Katerina Maleeva Julie Halard 6-0, 6-1
1988 Isabel Cueto Laura Golarsa 6-0, 6-1
1989 Cecilia Dahlman Rachel McQuillan 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
1990 Cecilia Dahlman Katia Piccolini 7-5, 7-5

Women's doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1986 Isabel Cueto
Arantxa Sánchez
Silke Meier
Wiltrud Probst
4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1987 Andrea Betzner
Judith Wiesner
Kathleen Horvath
Dinky Van Rensburg
6-4, 7-6
1988 Sabrina Goleš
Judith Wiesner
Silke Frankl
Sabine Hack
7-5, 6-0
1989 Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
Silke Meier
Elena Wagner
4-6, 6-4, 6-2
1990 Laura Garrone
Karin Kschwendt
Leona Lásková
Jana Pospíšilová
6-0, 1-6, 7-6

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