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The XL Bermuda Open is a tennis

Tennis

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tournament played since 1995 on clay court

Clay court

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s. The event is held annually in Paget

Paget

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in Bermuda

Bermuda

Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...

and is part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was part of the ATP World Tour in 1995 and 1996.

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ATP Tour
Challenger

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1995	Mauricio Hadad Mauricio Hadad Mauricio Hadad is a former tennis player from Colombia.Hadad is of Lebanese background. The right-hander turned pro in 1988 and reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on September 11, 1995, when he became World number 78. His best performance at a Grand Slam came at the 1996...	Javier Frana Javier Frana Javier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:...	7–6, 3–6, 6–4
1996	MaliVai Washington MaliVai Washington MaliVai "Mal" Washington is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996.-Family:...	Marcelo Filippini Marcelo Filippini Marcelo Filippini is a former professional tennis player from Uruguay.In 1996, Filippini played what was longest known game in ATP Tour history at Casablanca, going to deuce 20 times with Alberto Berasategui in one game of a 6–2, 6–3 first round loss...	6–7, 6–4, 7–5
1997	Johan van Herck	Sargis Sargsian Sargis Sargsian Sargis Sargsian is a former professional tennis player from Armenia.Sargsian turned pro in 1995, and has won one singles and two doubles titles during his career on the ATP Tour...	6–1, 4–6, 6–0
1998	Hernán Gumy Hernan Gumy Hernán Gumy is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Venezuela's Nicolas Pereira. Gumy made two finals in his career; both of them ATP...	Lucas Arnold Lucas Arnold Ker Lucas Arnold Ker is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell....	7–6, 4–6, 6–2
1999	Hernán Gumy Hernan Gumy Hernán Gumy is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Venezuela's Nicolas Pereira. Gumy made two finals in his career; both of them ATP...	Guillermo Cañas Guillermo Cañas Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...	6–3, 7–6 (7–3)
2000	Andrew Ilie Andrew Ilie Andrew Ilie is a former tennis player. Ilie fled Romania at age 10 with his family, spending a year at a refugee camp in Austria before emigrating to Australia. He turned professional in 1994 and became a citizen of Australia...	Michal Tabara Michal Tabara Michal Tabara is a tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander has won one singles title so far in his career. Tabara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on July 23, 2001, when he became world number 47.Tabara was involved in a minor controversy at...	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2001	José Acasuso José Acasuso José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides...	David Sánchez	7–6 (7–4), 6–1
2002	Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Filho is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1998....	Vince Spadea Vince Spadea Vincent Spadea [SPAY-dee-ya] is an ATP Tour professional tennis player from the United States. He is one of only four players in history to defeat Roger Federer 6–0 in set, at a major event....	6–3, 7–5
2003	Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Flávio Saretta Filho is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1998....	Nicolás Massú Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...	6–1, 6–4
2004	Luis Horna Luis Horna Luis Horna Biscari is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Horna plays right-handed, he has a strong serve for a relatively short player and the forehand is his best stroke. He uses a single-handed backhand and his favourite surface is clay...	Martín Vassallo Argüello Martín Vassallo Argüello Martin Miguel Vassallo Argüello is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #47 .He turned pro in 1999...	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2005	Tomáš Zíb Tomáš Zíb Tomáš Zíb , is a male tennis player from the Czech Republic. He reached a career high ranking of 51 in 2005, and is ranked number 290 in the world as of August 18, 2008.-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:* *...	Kristof Vliegen Kristof Vliegen Kristof Vliegen is a former Belgian tennis player. He plays right-handed and he turned professional in 2001.He was a semi-finalist in Chennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against...	6–7 (8–10), 7–6 (8–6), 6–1
2006	Fernando Vicente Fernando Vicente Fernando Vicente Fibla is a tennis player from Spain, who turned professional in 1996. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 12 June 2000, when he became the World Number 29.-Singles: 6 :Wins...	Gilles Müller Gilles Müller Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...	2–6, 6–2, 7–6 (7–3)
2007	Mariano Zabaleta Mariano Zabaleta Mariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...	Frank Dancevic Frank Dancevic Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...	7–5, 5–7, 6–3
2008	Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...	Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...	2–6, 7–5, 7–6 (7–5)

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1995	Grant Connell Grant Connell Grant Connell is a former professional tennis player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s.... Todd Martin Todd Martin ----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...	Brett Steven Brett Steven Brett Andrew Steven is a tennis player from New Zealand.Steven turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour doubles title in 1991 at Newport, Rhode Island.... Jason Stoltenberg Jason Stoltenberg Jason Stoltenberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West of New South Wales. In 1987, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the World No...	7–6, 2–6, 7–5
1996	Jan Apell Jan Apell Jan Apell is a former tennis player from Sweden, who won the Davis Cup in 1994 in doubles. The left-hander has retired from tennis unbeaten in Davis cup after five matches, and played most of his career with Jonas Björkman.... Brent Haygarth Brent Haygarth Brent Haygarth , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 6 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	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:... Patrick Rafter Patrick Rafter Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of...	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1997	Javier Frana Javier Frana Javier Alberto Frana is a former tennis player from Argentina and current tennis commentator for ESPN Latin America.-Tennis career:... Mark Knowles Mark Knowles Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick...	Lucas Arnold Lucas Arnold Ker Lucas Arnold Ker is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Arnold Ker started playing tennis in the Olivos Tenis Club of Buenos Aires, under coach Malcolm Campbell.... Daniel Orsanic Daniel Orsanic Daniel Orsanic is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina and currently works as a coach on ATP tour.-Playing career:Orsanic was a left-hander and a double handed backhand...	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
1998	Doug Flach Doug Flach Doug Flach is a former tennis player from the United States.Flach won two doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on March 21, 1994, when he reached World No. 108. He defeated Andre Agassi in the first round at Wimbledon in... Richey Reneberg Richey Reneberg Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....	Andrei Cherkasov Andrei Cherkasov Andrei Cherkasov is a former professional tennis player from Russia.Born in Ufa, Soviet Union, Cherkasov first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1987, he was ranked the World No. 3 junior player and finished runner-up in the boy's singles at the US Open... Rodolphe Gilbert Rodolphe Gilbert Rodolphe Gilbert is a former French male professional tennis player.Gilbert won the doubles title at the ATP Guaruja in 1991 partnering countryman Olivier Delaître. The left-handed Gilbert, who won over $1,100,000 in prize money, reached a doubles career high ranking of 50, in early 1996.-Doubles...	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1999	Doug Flach Doug Flach Doug Flach is a former tennis player from the United States.Flach won two doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on March 21, 1994, when he reached World No. 108. He defeated Andre Agassi in the first round at Wimbledon in... Richey Reneberg Richey Reneberg Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....	Paul Kilderry Paul Kilderry Paul Kilderry is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Kilderry enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 67 in 1996.-Doubles titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:... Patrick Rafter Patrick Rafter Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of...	6–4, 6–4
2000	Leander Paes Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament... Jan Siemerink Jan Siemerink Johannes Martinus Siemerink is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Career:...	Jeff Coetzee Jeff Coetzee Jeff Coetzee is a South African professional tennis player and competes regularly on the ATP tour, as a doubles specialist.... Brent Haygarth Brent Haygarth Brent Haygarth , is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 6 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 6 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...	6–3, 6–2
2001	Paul Goldstein Andy Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....	Thomas Shimada Thomas Shimada Thomas Shimada was a professional tennis player who represented Japan. He turned professional in 1993.... 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 was ranked 53rd in the world.-External links:*...	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2002	George Bastl George Bastl George Edward Bastl is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. He is ranked at World No. 845 as of August 22, 2011.He has reached one singles final in his career – at Tashkent in 1999.-Tennis career:... Neville Godwin Neville Godwin Neville Godwin is a former tennis player from South Africa.Godwin turned professional in 1994. The right-hander won one singles title in his career, and reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on March 31, 1997, when he became World number 90.His highest world ranking for doubles...	Ramón Delgado Ramon Delgado Ramón Delgado is a tennis player from Paraguay, who turned professional in 1995. At the 1998 French Open, he defeated Pete Sampras in the second round. He has not won a single title during his career so far... Alexandre Simoni Alexandre Simoni Alexandre Torres Simoni is a retired professional Brazilian tennis player. After being ranked as high as #23 in the ITF World Junior Ranking, he turned professional in 1997....	7–6 (10–8), 6–3
2003	Robert Kendrick Robert Kendrick Robert Bradley Kendrick is an American tennis player. He turned professional in 1999. His career high single ranking is world no. 69, achieved on July 20, 2009. He was suspended for a year after testing positive at the 2011 French Open for the drug methylhexanamine, which has been banned in sport... Mark Merklein Mark Merklein Mark Merklein is a former college and professional tennis player from the Bahamas.Merklein was born in Freeport, Bahamas. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's tennis team in National...	Ashley Fisher Ashley Fisher Ashley Fisher is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia. Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour, but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking... Andrew Kratzmann Andrew Kratzmann Andrew Kratzmann is a professional male tennis player from Australia.Kratzmann turned professional in 1990 and was known as a doubles specialist, often partnering his brother Mark.-Doubles titles :...	6–3, 3–1 ret.
2004	Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008... Tom Vanhoudt Tom Vanhoudt Tom Vanhoudt , is a former professional tennis player from Belgium.Vanhoudt achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 36 in 2001. He participated in 9 Davis Cup ties for Belgium from 1991 to 2002, posting a 4–5 record in doubles.-Doubles titles :-External links:***...	Ashley Fisher Ashley Fisher Ashley Fisher is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia. Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour, but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking... Stephen Huss Stephen Huss (tennis) Stephen Huss , is a professional tennis player from Australia. He is also citizen of Sweden....	4–6, 6–3, 7–6 (8–6)
2005	Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr Jordan Kerr is an Australian professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 356th, which he reached on 7 August 2000. His career high in doubles was at 23rd, which he reached on 18 August 2008... Sebastián Prieto Sebastián Prieto Sebastián Prieto is a professional tennis player from Argentina.Primarily a doubles specialist, Prieto has won 9 doubles titles in his career. He began playing for the Argentina Davis Cup team in 1999....	Michal Tabara Michal Tabara Michal Tabara is a tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander has won one singles title so far in his career. Tabara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on July 23, 2001, when he became world number 47.Tabara was involved in a minor controversy at... Tomáš Zíb Tomáš Zíb Tomáš Zíb , is a male tennis player from the Czech Republic. He reached a career high ranking of 51 in 2005, and is ranked number 290 in the world as of August 18, 2008.-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:* *...	Walkover
2006	Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec is a quad-lingual professional Czech tennis player who turned professional in 1996. Cibulec reached his highest singles ranking on August 3, 1998, becoming world number 646. His highest doubles ranking is world number 21, which he reached on March 17, 2003... Robert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish professional tennis player, who turned pro in 1998, and is a doubles specialist...	Alex Kuznetsov Alex Kuznetsov ----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old... Jeff Morrison Jeff Morrison Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Morrison is an American professional tennis player.Morrison is perhaps best known for being the last American male left standing in the singles draw at Wimbledon in 2002....	6–7 (1–7), 6–3, [10–4]
2007	Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open... André Sá André Sá André Rezende Sá is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles.-Personal:...	Benedikt Dorsch Sergiy Stakhovsky Sergiy Stakhovsky Sergiy Stakhovsky is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. Stakhovsky turned professional in 2003 and had been playing mostly at the Challenger level from 2005–2008. His career high in singles of #31 and his high of #86 in doubles...	6–2, 6–4
2008	Harel Levy Harel Levy Har'el Levy is an Israeli professional male tennis player. Levy's best singles ranking was # 30 in the world in 2001, and his best doubles ranking was # 76 in 2007.... Jim Thomas Jim Thomas (tennis) Jim Thomas is a professional American tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was World No. 288, which he reached on November 2, 1998. His career high in doubles was at 29 set at August 21, 2006....	Chris Haggard Chris Haggard Chris Haggard is a professional tennis player from South Africa.After finishing runner-up in the NAIA national men's tennis championship singles draw in 1991 while playing for Auburn University-Montgomery, Haggard turned pro in 1993. He has won six ATP Tour doubles titles and finished runner-up a... Peter Luczak Peter Luczak Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....	6–7 (4–7), 6–4, [11–9]

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