Mexican Open (tennis)

The Mexican Open (currently sponsored by Telcel and HSBC and called the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presented by HSBC) is a men's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, and usually held annually in late February and early March at the Arena GNP Seguros[1] since 2022 and previously at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess, both in Acapulco, Mexico. It was played on outdoor red clay courts until 2013. The change to hard courts was introduced in 2014. The Mexican Open is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the ATP Tour, and until 2020 was one of the WTA International tournaments on the WTA Tour.[2][3]

Abierto Mexicano Telcel p/b HSBC
Tournament information
TourATP Tour
WTA Tour
Founded1993 (1993) (ATP)
2001 (2001) (WTA)
Abolished2020 (WTA)
LocationMexico City (1993–1998, 2000)
Acapulco (2001–present)
Mexico
VenueClub Alemán (1993–1998, 2000)
Fairmont Acapulco Princess (2001–2021)
Arena GNP Seguros (2022–present)
SurfaceClay – outdoors (1993–2013)
Hard – outdoors (2014–present)
Websiteabiertomexicanodetenis.com
Current champions (2023)
Men's singlesAustralia Alex de Minaur
Men's doublesAustria Alexander Erler
Austria Lucas Miedler
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Tour 500
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$2,013,940 (2023)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$259,303 (2023)

The tournament was introduced on the ATP Tour in 1993, and began on the WTA Tour in 2001. It was held in Mexico City from 1993 to 1998, and once more in 2000, before being relocated to Acapulco in 2001. It was the closing leg of the four-ATP tournament Golden Swing. Starting in 2014, the Mexican Open's surface changed from clay to hard courts, serving as a lead-up to the first ATP Tour Masters 1000 event of the season in Indian Wells, United States. The winner traditionally receives a giant silver gourd trophy.[4]

History

In the men's singles, Rafael Nadal (2005, 2013, 2020, 2022), David Ferrer (2010–2012, 2015) and Thomas Muster (1993–1996) hold the record for most overall titles (four each), with Muster holding the record for most consecutive wins (four). On the women's side, Amanda Coetzer (2001, 2003), Flavia Pennetta (2005, 2008), Venus Williams (2009–10), Sara Errani (2012–13), and Lesia Tsurenko (2017–18) co-hold the record for most singles titles (two), Williams, Errani and Tsurenko being the only players to score two straight wins in Mexico. In the men's doubles, Donald Johnson (1996, 2000–01) has won the most titles (three), and co-holds with Michal Mertiňák (2008–09) and David Marrero (2012–13) the record for most back-to-back titles (two). In the women's doubles, María José Martínez Sánchez (2001, 2008–09) is the one holding the most titles (three) and shares with Nuria Llagostera Vives (2008–09) the record for most consecutive wins (two).

Men's singles

Thomas Muster (1993–96) holds a record-tying four titles overall, and the most consecutive titles (four) in Mexico.
Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  ATP Tour 250[lower-alpha 1]  ↓
1993Austria Thomas MusterSpain Carlos Costa6–2, 6–4
1994Austria Thomas Muster (2)Brazil Roberto Jabali6–3, 6–1
1995Austria Thomas Muster (3)Brazil Fernando Meligeni7–6(7–4), 7–5
1996Austria Thomas Muster (4)Czech Republic Jiří Novák7–6(7–3), 6–2
1997Spain Francisco ClavetSpain Joan Albert Viloca6–4, 7–6(9–7)
1998Czech Republic Jiří NovákBelgium Xavier Malisse6–3, 6–3
1999Not held
↓  ATP Tour 500[lower-alpha 2]  ↓
2000Argentina Juan Ignacio ChelaArgentina Mariano Puerta6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2001Brazil Gustavo KuertenSpain Galo Blanco6–4, 6–2
2002Spain Carlos MoyàBrazil Fernando Meligeni7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
2003Argentina Agustín CalleriArgentina Mariano Zabaleta7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2004Spain Carlos Moyà (2)Spain Fernando Verdasco6–3, 6–0
2005Spain Rafael NadalSpain Álbert Montañés6–1, 6–0
2006Peru Luis HornaArgentina Juan Ignacio Chela7–6(8–6), 6–4
2007Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (2)Spain Carlos Moyà6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2008Spain Nicolás AlmagroArgentina David Nalbandian6–1, 7–6(7–1)
2009Spain Nicolás Almagro (2)France Gaël Monfils6–4, 6–4
2010Spain David FerrerSpain Juan Carlos Ferrero6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2011Spain David Ferrer (2)Spain Nicolás Almagro7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 6–2
2012Spain David Ferrer (3)Spain Fernando Verdasco6–1, 6–2
2013Spain Rafael Nadal (2)Spain David Ferrer6–0, 6–2
2014[lower-alpha 3]Bulgaria Grigor DimitrovSouth Africa Kevin Anderson7–6(7–1), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2015Spain David Ferrer (4)Japan Kei Nishikori6–3, 7–5
2016Austria Dominic ThiemAustralia Bernard Tomic7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3
2017United States Sam QuerreySpain Rafael Nadal6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2018Argentina Juan Martín del PotroSouth Africa Kevin Anderson6–4, 6–4
2019Australia Nick KyrgiosGermany Alexander Zverev6–3, 6–4
2020Spain Rafael Nadal (3)United States Taylor Fritz6–3, 6–2
2021Germany Alexander ZverevGreece Stefanos Tsitsipas6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2022Spain Rafael Nadal (4)United Kingdom Cameron Norrie6–4, 6–4
2023Australia Alex de MinaurUnited States Tommy Paul3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Women's singles

Two-time champion Flavia Pennetta (2005, 2008) also holds the record for most finals in Mexico with seven (runner-up finishes in 2004, 2006–07, 2009, 2012).
Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  Tier III  ↓
2001South Africa Amanda CoetzerRussia Elena Dementieva2–6, 6–1, 6–2
2002Slovenia Katarina SrebotnikArgentina Paola Suárez6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2
2003South Africa Amanda Coetzer (2)Argentina Mariana Díaz Oliva7–5, 6–3
2004Czech Republic Iveta BenešováItaly Flavia Pennetta7–6(7–5), 6–4
2005Italy Flavia PennettaSlovakia Ľudmila Cervanová3–6, 7–5, 6–3
2006Germany Anna-Lena GrönefeldItaly Flavia Pennetta6–1, 4–6, 6–2
2007France Émilie LoitItaly Flavia Pennetta7–6(7–0), 6–4
2008Italy Flavia Pennetta (2)France Alizé Cornet6–0, 4–6, 6–1
↓  International  ↓
2009United States Venus WilliamsItaly Flavia Pennetta6–1, 6–2
2010United States Venus Williams (2)Slovenia Polona Hercog2–6, 6–2, 6–3
2011Argentina Gisela DulkoSpain Arantxa Parra Santonja6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2012Italy Sara ErraniItaly Flavia Pennetta5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–0
2013Italy Sara Errani (2)Spain Carla Suárez Navarro6–0, 6–4
2014[lower-alpha 3]Slovakia Dominika CibulkováUnited States Christina McHale7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
2015Switzerland Timea BacsinszkyFrance Caroline Garcia6–3, 6–0
2016United States Sloane StephensSlovakia Dominika Cibulková6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
2017Ukraine Lesia TsurenkoFrance Kristina Mladenovic6–1, 7–5
2018Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko (2)Switzerland Stefanie Vögele5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–2
2019China Wang YafanUnited States Sofia Kenin2–6, 6–3, 7–5
2020United Kingdom Heather WatsonCanada Leylah Annie Fernandez6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–1

Men's doubles

Michal Mertiňák (2008–09) holds, with Donald Johnson (2000–01), David Marrero (2012–13), Jamie Murray (2017–18) and Bruno Soares (2017–18) the men's doubles record for most consecutive titles (two).
Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ATP Tour 250[lower-alpha 1]  ↓
1993Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
Brazil Jaime Oncins
Argentina Horacio de la Peña
Mexico Jorge Lozano
7–6, 6–4
1994United States Francisco Montana
United States Bryan Shelton
United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen
6–3, 6–4
1995Argentina Javier Frana
Mexico Leonardo Lavalle (2)
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Italy Diego Nargiso
7–5, 6–3
1996United States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana (2)
Venezuela Nicolás Pereira
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–2, 6–4
1997Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Mexico Luis Herrera
Mexico Mariano Sánchez
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1998Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Mexico David Roditi
6–4, 6–2
1999Not held
↓  ATP Tour 500[lower-alpha 2]  ↓
2000Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Donald Johnson (2)
Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
6–3, 7–5
2001United States Donald Johnson (3)
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
South Africa David Adams
Argentina Martín García
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2002United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
2003The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Spain David Ferrer
Spain Fernando Vicente
6–3, 6–3
2004United States Bob Bryan (2)
United States Mike Bryan (2)
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Chile Nicolás Massú
6–2, 6–3
2005Spain David Ferrer
Spain Santiago Ventura
Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk
Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2006Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Italy Potito Starace
Italy Filippo Volandri
7–5, 6–2
2007Italy Potito Starace
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello
Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–0, 6–2
2008Austria Oliver Marach
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Argentina Agustín Calleri
Peru Luis Horna
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
2009Czech Republic František Čermák (2)
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák (2)
Poland Łukasz Kubot
Austria Oliver Marach
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2010Poland Łukasz Kubot
Austria Oliver Marach (2)
Italy Fabio Fognini
Italy Potito Starace
6–0, 6–0
2011Romania Victor Hănescu
Romania Horia Tecău
Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil Bruno Soares
6–1, 6–3
2012Spain David Marrero
Spain Fernando Verdasco
Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Marc López
6–3, 6–4
2013Poland Łukasz Kubot (2)
Spain David Marrero (2)
Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
7–5, 6–2
2014[lower-alpha 3]South Africa Kevin Anderson
Australia Matthew Ebden
Spain Feliciano López
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6–3, 6–3
2015Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Mexico Santiago González
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [10–3]
2016Philippines Treat Huey
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Germany Philipp Petzschner
Austria Alexander Peya
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2017United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Brazil Bruno Soares
United States John Isner
Spain Feliciano López
6–3, 6–3
2018United Kingdom Jamie Murray (2)
Brazil Bruno Soares (2)
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 7–5
2019Germany Alexander Zverev
Germany Mischa Zverev
United States Austin Krajicek
New Zealand Artem Sitak
2–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–5]
2020Poland Łukasz Kubot (3)
Brazil Marcelo Melo (2)
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
2021United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
Spain Marcel Granollers
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–3), 6–4
2022Spain Feliciano López
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas
El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
7–5, 6–4
2023Austria Alexander Erler
Austria Lucas Miedler
United States Nathaniel Lammons
United States Jackson Withrow
7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–3)

Women's doubles

María José Martínez Sánchez (2001, 2008–09) is the only women's doubles three-time champion in Acapulco.
Nuria Llagostera Vives (2008–09) shares with Martínez Sánchez the record for back-to-back titles (two).
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2001Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
2002Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Slovenia Tina Križan
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 6–1
2003France Émilie Loit
Sweden Åsa Svensson
Hungary Petra Mandula
Austria Patricia Wartusch
6–3, 6–1
2004Australia Lisa McShea
Venezuela Milagros Sequera
Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2005Russia Alina Jidkova
Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Spain Conchita Martínez Granados
7–5, 6–3
2006Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Japan Shinobu Asagoe
France Émilie Loit
6–1, 6–3
2007Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
France Émilie Loit
Australia Nicole Pratt
6–3, 6–3
2008Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez (2)
Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
6–2, 6–4
2009Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives (2)
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez (3)
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–4, 6–2
2010Slovenia Polona Hercog
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
2–6, 6–1, [10–2]
2011Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Romania Ioana Raluca Olaru
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
3–6, 6–1, [10–4]
2012Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–2, 6–1
2013Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino (2)
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja (2)
Colombia Catalina Castaño
Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
2014[lower-alpha 3]France Kristina Mladenovic
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Iveta Melzer
6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
2015Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Spain María Teresa Torró Flor
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
7–6(7–2), 5–7, [13–11]
2016Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (2)
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja (3)
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson
6–0, 6–4
2017Croatia Darija Jurak
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Colombia Mariana Duque Mariño
Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg
6–3, 6–2
2018Germany Tatjana Maria
United Kingdom Heather Watson
United States Kaitlyn Christian
United States Sabrina Santamaria
7–5, 2–6, [10–2]
2019Belarus Victoria Azarenka
China Zheng Saisai
United States Desirae Krawczyk
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
6–1, 6–2
2020United States Desirae Krawczyk
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Canada Sharon Fichman
6–3, 7–6(7–5)

ATP points and prize money

For the 2020 edition the distribution of points and prize money was as follows:[5]

Singles

Round ATP Points Prize Money
Winner 500 US$367,630
Finalist 300 US$184,640
Semifinalists 180 US$93,160
Quarter-finalists 90 US$48,470
Round of 16 45 US$24,470
Round of 32 0 US$13,540

WTA points and prize money

For the 2020 edition the distribution of points and prize money was as follows:[6]

Singles

Round WTA Points Prize Money
Winner 280 US$43,000
Finalist 180 US$21,400
Semifinalists 110 US$11,500
Quarter-finalists 60 US$6,175
Round of 16 30 US$3,400
Round of 32 1 US$2,100

Notes

  1. Known as World Series from 1990 till 1999. International Series from 2000 till 2008.
  2. Known as International Series Gold from 2000 till 2008.
  3. Changed from clay court to hard court.

References

  1. "Rafael Nadal returns to Acapulco to inaugurate the Arena GNP Seguros in the XXIX edition of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC". abiertomexicanodetenis.com. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  2. "atpworldtour.com Acapulco tournament profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  3. "wtatennis.com Acapulco tournament profile". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
  4. "El guaje, un premio dado por casualidad". Excelsior. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "Mexican Open 2020 Prize Money Payouts". Sportekz. 5 March 2020.
  6. "Mexican Open 2020 Prize Money Payouts". Sportekz. 5 March 2020.

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