The Dutch Open Tennis Amersfoort (or Dutch Open) originally known as the Netherlands International Championships and Netherland Championships was a
tennis
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tournament played on outdoor
clay court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Clay courts are made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate depending on the tournament.
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and held in three different locations in The Netherlands between 1898 and 2008. From 1957 to 1973 the tournament consisted of both men's and women's events (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) but from 1975 onward only men's singles and doubles events were held.
History
The inaugural edition began on 23 August 1898 in the Hague the first champion of the event was Irish player
Joshua Pim awarded the title as a result of a
walkover
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against American player William Howard until 1994 the tournament was played in multiple cities . It was part of the
Grand Prix tennis circuit in the 1970s and an
ATP Tour event from its inception in 1990. Amsterdam became the event host in 1995 and in 2002 the tournament moved to
Amersfoort where it was held until its final edition in 2008.
In 2008 the organizers sold the right of organization to the family of
Serbia
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n tennis player
Novak Djokovic
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, and the tournament was moved to
Belgrade
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, where it became known as the
Serbia Open.
Balázs Taróczy
Balázs Taróczy ( hu, Taróczy Balázs; born 9 May 1954) is a retired tennis player from Hungary. The right-hander won 13 singles titles in his career, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in April 1982.
Tennis career
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won six editions and is the record title holder.
Past finals
Men's singles
Mens Challenger singles
Mens Challenger doubles
Women's singles
References
External links
Official website
{{ATP World Series tournaments
Grand Prix tennis circuit
Tennis tournaments in the Netherlands
Clay court tennis tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1957
Recurring events disestablished in 2008
International sports competitions hosted by the Netherlands
1957 establishments in the Netherlands
2008 disestablishments in the Netherlands
Defunct tennis tournaments in Europe
Annual sporting events in the Netherlands
Defunct sports competitions in the Netherlands
Sports competitions in Amersfoort
Sports competitions in Amsterdam
Sports competitions in Hilversum