Serbia Open

The Serbia Open (, or ) was a professional tennis tournament, part of the ATP 250 series and the ATP Tour. Played on outdoor clay courts, the event was held for the first time in 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia.ATP World Tour To Feature New Belgrade Tournament In 2009 It was the first for Serbia, as the country had never before hosted an Association of Tennis Professionals tournament. The tournament was held as a combined men's and women's event in 2021. This marked the first time in history a WTA tournament was held in Serbia.Belgrado tendrá también un torneo de categoría WTA 250 The last edition was played in 2022, after which the tournament moved for a one-year period to Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina and rebranded as Srpska Open.

History The tournament was owned and run by the family of Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, who through their company Family Sport purchased the ATP Tour date from the organizers of the Dutch Open in 2008, then arranged with the local city of Belgrade authorities for the plot of land where the venue was built, and convinced the government of Serbia under prime minister Mirko Cvetković to support the event through state-owned enterprises, primarily Telekom Srbija. At the time of their purchase in 2008, Djokovic was the World No. 3 player, having won his first Grand Slam title earlier that year.

Djokovic's uncle Goran Djokovic was the tournament director from its inception, until he resigned the post in late May 2012,Srbija open pred gašenjem?;Večernje novosti, 22 May 2012 a month after the tournament's 2012 edition. Novak Djokovic won the tournament twice, in 2009 and 2011. In 2013, Serbia Open was replaced on the ATP schedule by the newly established Power Horse Cup in Düsseldorf.

The tournament returned to the calendar in April 2021, replacing the Hungarian Open with its now new director, Djordje Djokovic.

The 2023 edition was replaced by the 2023 Srpska Open for one year as Djokovic' family was preparing the Serbian venue in order to apply for an ATP 500 status. In March, 2023, Djokovic revealed that he wanted to buy the licence of owner Ion Tiriac but that Tiriac does not want to sell it, as to lease the licence is very profitable, and too expensive for the Serbia Open. Since it was unlikely that the tournament will be held in 2024, as Djokovic was looking to lease or buy another licence, instead a separate ATP 250 event called the Belgrade Open was held in November that year, as the replacement for the Gijon Open.Novak Djokovic: Probably no Serbia Open in 2024, Ion Tiriac wants his licence back

Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore2009 Novak Djokovic Łukasz Kubot 6–3, 7–6(7–0)2010 Sam Querrey John Isner 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–42011 Novak Djokovic (2) Feliciano López 7–6(7–4), 6–22012 Andreas Seppi Benoît Paire 6–3, 6–2 2013–2020 Not held2021 Matteo Berrettini Aslan Karatsev 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–0)2022 Andrey Rublev Novak Djokovic 6–2, 6–7(4–7),6–0

Women's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore2021 Paula Badosa Ana Konjuh 6–2, 2–0, ret.

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore 2009 Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer 6–2, 7–6(7–3) 2010 Santiago González Travis Rettenmaier Tomasz Bednarek Mateusz Kowalczyk 7–6(8–6), 6–1 2011 František Čermák Filip Polášek Oliver Marach Alexander Peya 7–5, 6–22012 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram Martin Emmrich Andreas Siljeström 4–6, 6–2, [10–6] 2013–2020 Not held2021 Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar 6–3, 7–6(7–5)2022 Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić 6–2, 3–6, [10–7]

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore2021 Aleksandra Krunić Nina Stojanović Greet Minnen Alison Van Uytvanck 6–0, 6–2

Serbia Open

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