Serbia Open

44°49′46″N 20°27′05″E / 44.82944°N 20.45139°E / 44.82944; 20.45139

Serbia Open
Serbia Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded2009
Abolished2022
Editions6
LocationBelgrade
Serbia
VenueNovak Tennis Center
(formerly: SRPC Milan Gale Muškatirović)
CategoryATP 250 (2009-2012, 2021-2022)
WTA 250 (2021)
SurfaceClay / Outdoors
Draw28S / 32Q / 16D (2009-2012)
28S / 16Q / 16D (2021-2022)
32S / 24Q / 16D (WTA)
Prize money€534,555 (2022)
WebsiteSerbia Open
Current champions (2022)
Men's singlesRussia Andrey Rublev
Men's doublesUruguay Ariel Behar
Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar

The Serbia Open (Serbian: Отворено првенство Србије, romanizedOtvoreno prvenstvo Srbije) was a professional tennis tournament, part of the ATP 250 series and the ATP Tour. Held in Belgrade, Serbia and played on outdoor clay courts, the event was held for the first time in 2009. It was the first for Serbia, as the country had never before hosted an Association of Tennis Professionals tournament. The tournament was held as a combined men's and women's event in 2021. This marked the first time in history a WTA tournament was held in Serbia. The last edition was played in 2022, after which the tournament moved for a one-year period to Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina and rebranded as Srpska Open.

History

The tournament was owned and run by the family of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who through their company Family Sport purchased the ATP Tour date from the organizers of the Dutch Open in 2008, then arranged with the local city of Belgrade authorities for the plot of land where the venue was built, and convinced the government of Serbia under prime minister Mirko Cvetković to support the event through state-owned enterprises, primarily Telekom Srbija. At the time of their purchase in 2008, Djokovic was the World No. 3 player, having won his first Grand Slam title earlier that year.

Djokovic's uncle Goran Djokovic was the tournament director from its inception, until he resigned the post in late May 2012, a month after the tournament's 2012 edition. Novak Djokovic won the tournament twice, in 2009 and 2011. In 2013, Serbia Open was replaced on the ATP schedule by the newly established Power Horse Cup in Düsseldorf.

The tournament returned to the calendar in April 2021, replacing the Hungarian Open with its now new director, Djordje Djokovic.

The 2023 edition was replaced by the 2023 Srpska Open for one year as Djokovic' family was preparing the Serbian venue in order to apply for an ATP 500 status. In March, 2023, Djokovic revealed that he wanted to buy the licence of owner Ion Tiriac but that Tiriac does not want to sell it, as to lease the licence is very profitable, and too expensive for the Serbia Open. The tournament is unlikely to be held in 2024 while Djokovic looks to lease or buy another licence.

Past finals

Men's singles

Serbia Open 
Novak Djokovic, a record two-time winner of the tournament
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2009 Serbia Open  Novak Djokovic Serbia Open  Łukasz Kubot 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
2010 Serbia Open  Sam Querrey Serbia Open  John Isner 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
2011 Serbia Open  Novak Djokovic (2) Serbia Open  Feliciano López 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2012 Serbia Open  Andreas Seppi Serbia Open  Benoît Paire 6–3, 6–2
2013–2020 Not held
2021 Serbia Open  Matteo Berrettini Serbia Open  Aslan Karatsev 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–0)
2022 Serbia Open  Andrey Rublev Serbia Open  Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–7(4–7),6–0

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2021 Serbia Open  Paula Badosa Serbia Open  Ana Konjuh 6–2, 2–0, ret.

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2009 Serbia Open  Łukasz Kubot
Serbia Open  Oliver Marach
Serbia Open  Johan Brunström
Serbia Open  Jean-Julien Rojer
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2010 Serbia Open  Santiago González
Serbia Open  Travis Rettenmaier
Serbia Open  Tomasz Bednarek
Serbia Open  Mateusz Kowalczyk
7–6(8–6), 6–1
2011 Serbia Open  František Čermák
Serbia Open  Filip Polášek
Serbia Open  Oliver Marach
Serbia Open  Alexander Peya
7–5, 6–2
2012 Serbia Open  Jonathan Erlich
Serbia Open  Andy Ram
Serbia Open  Martin Emmrich
Serbia Open  Andreas Siljeström
4–6, 6–2, [10–6]
2013–2020 Not held
2021 Serbia Open  Ivan Sabanov
Serbia Open  Matej Sabanov
Serbia Open  Ariel Behar
Serbia Open  Gonzalo Escobar
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2022 Serbia Open  Ariel Behar
Serbia Open  Gonzalo Escobar
Serbia Open  Nikola Mektić
Serbia Open  Mate Pavić
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2021 Serbia Open  Aleksandra Krunić
Serbia Open  Nina Stojanović
Serbia Open  Greet Minnen
Serbia Open  Alison Van Uytvanck
6–0, 6–2

See also

Notes

References

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