Open de Nice Côte d'Azur
| Open de Nice Côte d'Azur | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Location |
Nice France |
| Venue | Nice Lawn Tennis Club |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoors |
| Draw | 32S / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | €450,000 |
| Website | OpenNiceCotedAzur.com |
| Current champions | |
| Men's singles |
 Dominic Thiem |
| Men's doubles |
 Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah |
The ATP Nice Open (or Open de Nice Côte d'Azur in French) is an ATP World Tour 250 series and, formerly, Grand Prix tennis circuit affiliated men's tennis tournament. It is held in Nice, France at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club and played on outdoor clay courts. The current singles champion is Dominic Thiem from Austria.
Originally part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. The event was played under various names from 1971 through 1995 and then again starting in 2010. The tournament was known as the Phillips Open from 1990 until 1995.
Ilie Năstase, Björn Borg, and Henri Leconte have each won the singles title twice.
2010 Nice Open
In November 2009, the Association of Tennis Professionals announced that Nice, France would be the location of a new World Tour 250 series tournament, replacing the Interwetten Austrian Open in Kitzbühel, Austria.[1]
The men's tournament will take place, annually, from the May 17 to 22, just one week before the French Open, replacing Kitzbühel's spot on the ATP calendar.
Past Finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dominic Thiem |  Alexander Zverev | 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur |
| 2015 | Dominic Thiem |  Leonardo Mayer | 6–7(8–10), 7–5, 7–6(7–2) | |
| 2014 |  Ernests Gulbis | Federico Delbonis | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | |
| 2013 |  Albert Montañés |  Gaël Monfils | 6–0, 7–6(7–3) | |
| 2012 | Nicolás Almagro |  Brian Baker | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 2011 | Nicolás Almagro |  Victor Hănescu | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 2010 | Richard Gasquet | Fernando Verdasco | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) | |
| 1996–2009 | Not Held | |||
| 1995 |  Marc Rosset |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 6–0 | Philips Open |
| 1994 | Alberto Berasategui | Jim Courier | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1993 | Marc-Kevin Goellner | Ivan Lendl | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1992 | Gabriel Markus | Javier Sánchez | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1991 | Martín Jaite |  Goran Prpić | 3–6, 7–6, 6–3 | |
| 1990 | Juan Aguilera | Guy Forget | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1989 |  Andrei Chesnokov | Jérôme Potier | 6–4, 6–4 | Swatch Open |
| 1988 | Henri Leconte | Jérôme Potier | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1987 |  Kent Carlsson | Emilio Sánchez | 7–6, 6–3 | Nice International Open |
| 1986 | Emilio Sánchez |  Paul McNamee | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1985 | Henri Leconte |  Víctor Pecci | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1984 |  Andrés Gómez | Henrik Sundström | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| 1983 | Henrik Sundström | Manuel Orantes | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| 1982 |  Balázs Taróczy | Yannick Noah | 6–2, 3–6, 13–11 | |
| 1981 | Yannick Noah |  Mario Martinez | 6–4, 6–2 | Donnay International Open |
| 1980 | Björn Borg | .svg.png){kind=small} Manuel Orantes | 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | Nice International Open |
| 1979 | Víctor Pecci | John Alexander | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 1978 | José Higueras | Yannick Noah | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | Montano-Snauwaert International Championships |
| 1977 | Björn Borg | Guillermo Vilas | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0 | Nice International Championships |
| 1976 |  Corrado Barazzutti |  Jan Kodeš | 6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6 | |
| 1975 | Dick Crealy | Iván Molina | 7–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1973 | .svg.png){kind=small} Manuel Orantes | Adriano Panatta | 7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10 | Craven International Championships |
| 1972 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ilie Năstase | Jan Kodeš | 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 | Nice International Championships |
| 1971 | Ilie Năstase | Jan Kodeš | 10–8, 11–9, 6–1 | |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners–up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah |  Mate Pavić Michael Venus | 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| 2015 | Mate Pavić Michael Venus |  Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–8] |
| 2014 |  Martin Kližan Philipp Oswald |  Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 2013 | Johan Brunström  Raven Klaasen | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2012 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Oliver Marach Filip Polášek | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| 2011 | Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer |  Santiago González David Marrero | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2010 |  Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 1–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
See also
References
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