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tournament played on outdoor

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s in Bogotá, Colombia. The event is affiliated with the

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(ATP), and is a 250 series tournament on the

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. The tournament replaced the

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on the ATP World Tour starting in 2013. IMLA de Colombia bought the rights of the

in 2013 and transferred the tournament to the city of Bogotá. The Colombia Open was the fifth tournament affiliated with the ATP held in Latin America, after the tournaments in Viña del Mar (Chile), São Paulo (Brazil), Acapulco (Mexico) and

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(Argentina). It is also the tournament with the most prize money in South America, with a total of $727,000. The Colombia Open was replaced in 2016 calendar by the Los Cabos Open, in Mexico. Currently in 2019 tournaments in Latin America are Córdoba, Buenos Aires, Rio, São Paulo, Acapulco, all during February, and Los Cabos in July. The tournament, played on a hard surface, took place during the second week of July, before the start of the North American swing and the US Open. In a first edition that boasted the likes of the Serbian

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and the South African Kevin Anderson, the Croatian

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was the surprise package, claiming the title after defeating the Colombian

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in the final. Karlovic's victory was his fifth ATP title and his first since 2008. In doubles, the Indian couple formed by

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and

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defeated the Dutch

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and the French

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claiming their first-ever ATP trophy.

Results

Singles

Doubles

Statistics

Championships by player

Championships by country

References

External links

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ATP World Tour website
{{Claro Open Colombia ATP Tour 250 Tennis tournaments in Colombia Hard court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2013 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015