Stockholm Open

Infobox ATP Tennis Tournament
Name = If Stockholm Open
Current = 2008 Stockholm Open

Logo_size = 100px
City = Stockholm
Country = SWE
Category = International Series
Surface = Hard / Indoors
Draw = 32S/32Q/16D
Prize_Money = $800,000
Web_site = [http://www.stockholmopen.se/t1.asp?p=345889 stockholmopen.se]
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The If Stockholm Open is an tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.

The first Stockholm Open was held in 1969 and it has been played each year ever since. The tournament is played on hard court and features both men's singles and doubles tournament. In 1975, 1979, and 1980 a short-lived women's competition was held; which was played on carpet.

History

Stockholm Open was first held in 1969 in Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm and has been held there ever since except for the years 1989 to 1994 when it was held in the Stockholm Globe Arena.

Since 1995 the tournament was downgraded from Super 9 status offering 1.72 M$ in prize money to International Series level tournament with $825,000 prize money.

John McEnroe and Boris Becker has won the tournament four times each.

ingles champions

Women's doubles

External links

* [http://www.stockholmopen.se/ Official Stockholm Open website] sv en