ATP Venice
Encyclopedia
This tournament is a defunct, Grand Prix tennis circuit affiliated tennis
tournament. It was held from 1981-1983 in Venice
, Italy
and was played on outdoor clay court
s. During its last year, the tournament was titled the International Tennis Championships of Venice.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament. It was held from 1981-1983 in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
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and was played on outdoor clay court
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
s. During its last year, the tournament was titled the International Tennis Championships of Venice.
Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 |  Mario MartinezMario Martinez (tennis) Mario Martinez , is a former professional tennis player from Bolivia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No... |
 Paolo BertolucciPaolo Bertolucci Paolo Bertolucci is an Italian former tennis player, currently working as sport commentator for Italian Sky TV.Born at Forte dei Marmi, Bertolucci won the Davis Cup with Italy in 1976. His greatest success on tour was the victory at the 1977 Hamburg Masters, where he beat Manuel Orantes in the... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 1982 |  José Luis ClercJosé Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history.... |
 Peter McNamaraPeter McNamara Peter McNamara is a retired Australian tennis player.He won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 March 1983 when he became World number 7... |
7–6, 6–1 |
| 1983 | Roberto Arguello |
 Jimmy BrownJimmy Brown (tennis) ----Jimmy Brown is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Brown reached a career high singles ranking of #42 in November 1983 and played in four singles finals... |
2–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Not Held | ||
| 1982 |  Carlos KirmayrCarlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*... Cassio MottaCassio Motta Cassio Motta is a former professional tennis player from Brazil.- Runner-ups :- Doubles :- Singles :- Doubles :- External links :*... |
José Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history....  Ilie NăstaseIlie Nastase Ilie Nastase is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 and 1974 . He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles . He was inducted into the... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 1983 |  Francisco González Victor PecciVíctor Pecci Víctor Pecci is a former professional Paraguayan tennis player. Pecci was born in Asunción.Pecci was ranked as high as World No. 9 in singles in 1980 and World No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final... |
 Steve KrulevitzSteve Krulevitz Steve Krulevitz is an American/Israeli right-handed tennis player. His highest singles ranking was # 42.For over a decade he competed on the Professional Grand Prix Tennis Circuit...  Zoltan KuharszkyZoltan Kuharszky Zoltán Kuharszky is a former Hungarian tennis player who became a Swiss citizen in 1995. Kuharszky won 2 doubles titles during his professional career... |
6–1, 6–2 |