Ecuador Open (tennis)

Ecuador Open Quito
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	2015
Abolished	2018
Location	Quito; Ecuador
Venue	Club Jacarandá
Category	ATP World Tour 250 series
Surface	Clay / Outdoors
Draw	28S /16D / 32Q
Prize money	$494,310
Website	ecuadoropen.com.ec
Current champions (2018)
Men's singles	Roberto Carballés Baena
Men's doubles	Nicolás Jarry; Hans Podlipnik-Castillo

The Ecuador Open Quito was a men's tennis event on the ATP Tour held in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito. Begun in 2015, it was part of the ATP 250 Series. The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts. The event replaced the VTR Open held in Chile.^[1]

The city was previously home to the Quito Open, a Grand Prix-affiliated tournament played from 1979 to 1982.

Quito is located at 2800 metres above sea level, more than twice higher than the Alps tournaments. Players must adapt to thinner air, which causes breathing difficulties and makes the ball fly faster.

Victor Estrella Burgos won the title in 2015, successfully defended it in 2016 and did so again in 2017 to maintain his 100% record at the tournament. However, he lost in the second round of the 2018 edition to Gerald Melzer.

On 24 August 2018, tournament organisers announced that the tournament is officialy folded due to lack of financial support.^[2]

Results

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2015	Víctor Estrella Burgos	Feliciano López	6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–5)
2016	Víctor Estrella Burgos (2)	Thomaz Bellucci	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
2017	Víctor Estrella Burgos (3)	Paolo Lorenzi	6–7^(2–7), 7–5, 7–6^(8–6)
2018	Roberto Carballés Baena	Albert Ramos Viñolas	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2015	Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko	Victor Estrella Burgos João Souza	7–5, 7–6^(7–3)
2016	Pablo Carreño Busta Guillermo Durán	Thomaz Bellucci Marcelo Demoliner	7–5, 6–4
2017	James Cerretani Philipp Oswald	Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos	6–3, 2–1, ret.
2018	Nicolás Jarry Hans Podlipnik-Castillo	Austin Krajicek Jackson Withrow	7–6^(8–6), 6–3

References

↑ "Chile pierde la sede del ATP de Viña del Mar después de 21 años en el circuito" [Chile loses the ATP stage at Viña del Mar after 21 years in the circuit] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 10 July 2014.
↑ "Ecuador deja de organizar el ATP 250 de Quito por falta de apoyo económico" [Ecuador stops organising the ATP 250 stage in Quito due to lack of financial support] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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[1] "Chile pierde la sede del ATP de Viña del Mar después de 21 años en el circuito" [Chile loses the ATP stage at Viña del Mar after 21 years in the circuit] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 10 July 2014.

[2] "Ecuador deja de organizar el ATP 250 de Quito por falta de apoyo económico" [Ecuador stops organising the ATP 250 stage in Quito due to lack of financial support] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.