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The Poznań Open is a professional
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tournament played on outdoor
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s. It is currently part of the
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(ATP) Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the Park Tenisowy Olimpia in
Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...
, Poland, since 2004. The tournament is regarded as a continuation of Polish Open, which was held in Poznań for nine consecutive years between 1992 and 2000.


Naming

Since the incorporation of the tournament for seven consecutive editions – until 2010 it has been known as the Poznań Porsche Open and the following year as Poznań Porsche Open powered by Enea due to sponsorship reasons. Since
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the only major sponsor of the tournament is the
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, so it was then renamed the Poznań Open.


Past finals


Singles


Doubles


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