The Guarujá Open was a men's
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament held in
Guarujá
Guarujá (; ) is a municipality in the São Paulo state of Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 322,750 (2020 est.) in an area of . This place name comes from the Tupi language, and means "narrow pa ...
, Brazil.
History
The tournament was originally part of the
Grand Prix tennis circuit
The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with t ...
, it was played on hard until its last year in 1992. The tournament was suspended from the tour from 1984 to 1986. Brazilian tennis players enjoyed great success at the tournament, with all but two of the nine finals featuring a Brazilian and the home representatives winning four times (and
Luiz Mattar
Luiz Mattar (born August 18, 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.
He played on the professional tour from 1985–1995, during which time he won seven top-level singles titles and five tour doubles titles. Mattar's career-hig ...
three times consecutively).
Finals
Singles
Doubles
During 1991, two tournaments were played at Guarujá, both part of the
ATP World Series. The second event, held in October, was played for the first and only time and referred to as the Bliss Cup. It was held on the hardcourts at Casa Grande Hotel, the same venue for the 1992 Guarujá event.
Challenger tournaments
Singles
References
ITF Search (search Guarujá)
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Grand Prix tennis circuit
Hard court tennis tournaments
Indoor tennis tournaments
Carpet court tennis tournaments
ATP Tour
ATP Challenger Tour
Tennis tournaments in Brazil