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ATP Johannesburg

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The SA Tennis Open is a professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....

 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...

 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...

. It is held annually in February at Montecasino
Montecasino
Montecasino is a major recreational centre and casino in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is themed after Monte Cassino and is built to look like an old Italian castle, even having fake sky inside. It was voted the best entertainment complex in South Africa in 2006 .It comprises a hotel and...

, in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...

. Created in 1976, the tournament was discontinued in 1995 due to a lack of funds. It was not played from 1996 to 2008, but was restored as the SA Tennis Open in 2009, having previously been known as the South African Open.
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The SA Tennis Open is a professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court....

 tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...

 of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour...

. It is held annually in February at Montecasino
Montecasino
Montecasino is a major recreational centre and casino in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is themed after Monte Cassino and is built to look like an old Italian castle, even having fake sky inside. It was voted the best entertainment complex in South Africa in 2006 .It comprises a hotel and...

, in Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi or Jo'burg, is the largest city in South Africa. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of Africa, with a coastline on the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. To the north lie Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe, to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland, while Lesotho is an independent country surrounded by South Africa.Modern...

. Created in 1976, the tournament was discontinued in 1995 due to a lack of funds. It was not played from 1996 to 2008, but was restored as the SA Tennis Open in 2009, having previously been known as the South African Open.

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2009
2009 SA Tennis Open
The 2009 SA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts indoors. It is the 18th edition of the SA Tennis Open , and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took in Johannesburg, South Africa from February 2 through February 8, 2009.The singles line up...

 
FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Petsonga is a French professional tennis player.Born in Le Mans, Tsonga has a French mother, Évelyne, and a Congolese father, Didier, who moved to France in the 1970s to play handball...

FRA Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up of the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting...

 
6–4, 7–6(5)
2008
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1996
Not Held
1995
1995 South African Open (tennis)
The 1995 South African Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the South African Open , and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1995 ATP Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from April 3 through April 9, 1995.-Singles: Martin Sinner def...

 
GER Martin Sinner
Martin Sinner
Martin Sinner , is a professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 42 in 1995.-Singles titles :-External links:**...

FRA Guillaume Raoux
Guillaume Raoux
Guillaume Raoux is a former tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Zimbabwe's Byron Black...

 
6–1, 6–4
1994
1994 South African Open (tennis)
The 1994 South African Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the South African Open and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. It took place in Sun City, South Africa from March 28 through April 3, 1994....

 
GER Markus Zoecke
Markus Zoecke
Markus Zoecke is a German former professional tennis player. Zoecke's primary weapon was a very big serve that he could hit due to his height .-Singles :-Doubles :...

GER Hendrik Dreekmann
Hendrik Dreekmann
Hendrik Dreekmann is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He did not win a single title during his career....

 
6–4, 6–1
1993
1993 South African Open (tennis)
The 1993 South African Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the South African Open and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1993 ATP Tour...

 
USA Aaron Krickstein
Aaron Krickstein
Aaron Krickstein is a former American professional tennis player, who competed on the ATP Tour from 1983 to 1996. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he currently competes on the Outback Champions Series Over-30 tour....

RSA Grant Stafford
Grant Stafford
Grant Stafford is a former tennis player from South Africa.Turning professional in 1990, Stafford won five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on January 31, 1994, when he became the World number 53.-External links:*...

 
6–3, 7–6
1992
1992 South African Open (tennis)
The 1992 South African Open was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the South African Open and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from March 30 through April 5, 1992.It was the first time that the...

 
USA Aaron Krickstein
Aaron Krickstein
Aaron Krickstein is a former American professional tennis player, who competed on the ATP Tour from 1983 to 1996. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, he currently competes on the Outback Champions Series Over-30 tour....

RUS Alexander Volkov
Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov
Alexander Vladimirovich Volkov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.Volkov turned professional in 1988....

 
6–4, 6–4
1991 Not Held
1990 Not Held
1989  RSA Christo van Rensburg
Christo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...

USA Paul Chamberlin
Paul Chamberlin
Paul Chamberlin is a former tennis player from the United States, who won one doubles title during his career...

 
6–4, 7–6, 6–3
1988  SUI Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...

RSA Christo van Rensburg
Christo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...

 
6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 7–6
1987  AUS Pat Cash
Pat Cash
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.-Early career:...

USA Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player. He is the current coach of Britain's No. 3 tennis player, Alex Bogdanović, as part of his contract with the Lawn Tennis Association.As a player, Gilbert's career-high singles ranking...

 
7–6, 4–6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–1
1986  ISR Amos Mansdorf
Amos Mansdorf
Amos Mansdorf is a former professional tennis player.His best singles world ranking of 18 was the highest ever for any male, Israeli tennis player, reached in November 1987. His best doubles world ranking was 67, reached in May 1986.-Early life:Mansdorf grew up in Ramat HaSharon, a small city...

USA Matt Anger
Matt Anger
Matt Anger is a former tennis player from the United States, who won one singles and two doubles titles during his career....

 
6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1985  USA Matt Anger
Matt Anger
Matt Anger is a former tennis player from the United States, who won one singles and two doubles titles during his career....

USA Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert
Brad Gilbert is an American tennis coach, a television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player. He is the current coach of Britain's No. 3 tennis player, Alex Bogdanović, as part of his contract with the Lawn Tennis Association.As a player, Gilbert's career-high singles ranking...

 
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1984  USA Eliot Teltscher
Eliot Teltscher
Eliot Teltscher is a retired professional American tennis player.-Early years:Teltscher's mother was born in Israel; his father emigrated there during the Holocaust, and joined the British army...

USA Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is known for winning the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 1977.-Career Highlights:...

 
6–3, 6–1, 7–6
1983  USA Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek
Johan Kriek is a South African / American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. He also had an academy that was called Kriek Eagelton, partnered with his friend...

GBR Colin Dowdeswell
Colin Dowdeswell
Colin Dowdeswell , is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. During his career he won 1 singles titles and 11 doubles titles....

 
6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1982  USA Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is known for winning the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 1977.-Career Highlights:...

ARG Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Apolinario Vilas is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina.-Career:...

 
7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 7–6
1981  USA Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vytautas Kevin Gerulaitis was a professional tennis player from the United States. He is known for winning the men's singles title at the Australian Open in 1977.-Career Highlights:...

USA Jeff Borowiak
Jeff Borowiak
Jeff Borowiak is a former tennis player from the United States, who won five singles and three doubles titles during his professional career. He played number one singles on one of the greatest collegiate tennis team of all time for the UCLA Bruins. Haroon Rahim played number two singles, Jimmy...

 
6–4, 7–6, 6–1
1980  AUS Kim Warwick
Kim Warwick
Kim Warwick is a former Australian pro male tennis player mostly known for his doubles titles with Mark Edmondson, and for reaching the final of the singles Australian Open in 1980...

USA Fritz Buehning
Fritz Buehning
Fritz Buehning is a former American tennis player from Summit, New Jersey.Buehning attended Millburn High School, where he won the New Jersey state individual tennis championship in 1977 as a junior, his final year in high school...

 
6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1979  ARG Jose Luis Clerc
José Luis Clerc
José Luis Clerc is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history....

RSA Deon Joubert  6–2, 6–1
1978  USA Tim Gullikson
Tim Gullikson
Timothy Ernest "Tim" Gullikson was a tennis player and coach who was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin in the United States....

USA Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon
Harold Solomon was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world in 1980.- Tennis career :...

 
2–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
1977 Not Held
1976  NZL Onny Parun
Onny Parun
Onny Parun is a former tennis player from New Zealand, who was among the world’s top 20 for five years and in 1971 and 1972 he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He made the final of the Australian Open in 1973, losing to John Newcombe in four sets, and was a U.S...

RSA Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale was a top-ranked professional tennis player in the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight.During his career, Drysdale captured five singles titles and six doubles titles including winning the 1972 U.S...

7–6, 6–3

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