International Tournament of Messina

The International Tournament of Messina (also known as Torneo Hamilton), was a tennis tournament held annually in Messina, Italy. Held for 12 editions in 1980s, the tournament was played on outdoor clay courts and was a part of the ATP Challenger Tour schedule from 1980 to 1991.

History

The tournament of Messina was part of ATP Challenger Tour cicrcuit in 1980s

Many important players have played in Messina, as Victor Pecci or Guillermo Pérez Roldán, that when won in Messina was number 15 in ATP world Rankings.

Editions

• Circuit: ATP Challenger Tour
• Surface: Clay

Ed.	Date	Prize money	Winner	Note
I	24 September 1980	$ 25,000	Anders Järryd	[1]
II	7 September 1981	$ 25,000	Mario Martinez	[2]
III	6 September 1982	$ 50,000	Pablo Arraya	[3]
IV	5 September 1983	$ 50,000	Mario Martinez	[4]
V	3 September 1984	$ 50,000	Victor Pecci	[5]
VI	2 September 1985	$ 50,000	Kent Carlsson	[6]
VII	1 September 1986	$ 50,000	Tarik Benhabiles	[7]
VIII	5 October 1987	$ 50,000	Hans Schwaier	[8]
IX	12 September 1988	$ 50,000	Claudio Panatta	[9]
X	18 September 1989	$ 50,000	Marc Rosset	[10]
XI	17 September 1990	$ 100,000	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	[11]
XII	16 September 1991	$ 100,000	Massimo Valeri	[12]

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