The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia or International Championships of Sicily, also known as the Palermo Open, was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1935 and played annually at the Circolo Tennis Palermo in Palermo in Italy. In 1971 the women's event was discontinued leaving just the men's event that ran until 2006. The men's tournament returned as a Challenger Tour event in 2026.
History The International Championships of Sicily were established in 1935 as a combined tournament for men and women. In 1955 the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia were disputed in Messina and won among the men Nicola Pietrangeli who beat in final Fausto Gardini in five sets, and in female tournament Silvana Lazzarino that won in final against Lea Pericoli. The tournament continued under a joint format until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued. In 1988 a new international tournament for women held in Palermo was reestablished known as the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo.
The tournament was a part of the ATP Tour schedule from 1990 to 2006. The event was part of the ATP World Series from 1990 until 1999 and part of its successor, the ATP International Series, from 2000 until its final edition in 2006. That year the ATP bought back the tournament sanction. In 2009 a new successor tournament to this event was established called the Sicilia Classic.
Finals Men's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1935 Giovanni Palmieri Jean Lesueur 7–5, ret.1936 Giovanni Palmieri (2) Augusto Rado 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–31937 Giovanni Palmieri (3) György Dallos 6–2, 6–3, 6–21938 Vojtek Wodicka Boris Maneff 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–31939 Constantin Tănăsescu Vanni Canepele 7–5, 6–4, 6–21940 József Asbóth George Lyttleton Rogers 6–0, 7–5, 6–41941/1950Not held1951 Jaroslav Drobný Dick Savitt 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–41952 Jaroslav Drobný (2) Fausto Gardini 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–41953 Budge Patty Bernard Bartzen 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–11954/1955Not held1956 Giuseppe Merlo Hugh Stewart 6–4, 8–10, 6–3, 6–21957 Giuseppe Merlo (2) Ham Richardson 2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–01958 Nicola Pietrangeli Mervyn Rose 7–5, 6–4, 8–61959 Neale Fraser Nicola Pietrangeli 7–5, 6–4, 8–61960 Mario Llamas Giuseppe Merlo 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–21961Not held1962 Rod Laver Neale Fraser 7–5, 6–4, 8–61963 Nicola Pietrangeli (2) Boro Jovanović 6–4, 6–2, 6–41964 Nicola Pietrangeli (3) Edison Mandarino 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–11965 Martin Mulligan William Alvarez 6–1, 6–1, 6–21966Not held1967 Alexander Metreveli Mike Belkin 7–5, 6–4, 6–41968 Ion Țiriac Marty Riessen 8–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–41969 Ion Țiriac (2) Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 2–6, 6–21970 István Gulyás Ilie Năstase 6–1, 6–4, 6–41971 Roger Taylor Pierre Barthès 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–21972Not held1973 Martin Mulligan (2) Jun Kuki 6–0, 5–7, 6–31974/1978Not held1979 Björn Borg Corrado Barazzutti 6–4, 6–0, 6–41980 Guillermo Vilas Paul McNamee 6–4, 6–0, 6–01981 Manuel Orantes Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–0, 6–01982 Mario Martínez John Alexander 6–4, 7–51983 Jimmy Arias José Luis Clerc 6–2, 2–6, 6–01984 Francesco Cancellotti Miloslav Mečíř 6–0, 6–31985 Thierry Tulasne Joakim Nyström 6–3, 6–11986 Ulf Stenlund Pablo Arraya 6–2, 6–31987 Martín Jaite Karel Nováček 7–6, 6–7, 6–41988 Mats Wilander Kent Carlsson 6–1, 3–6, 6–41989 Guillermo Pérez Roldán Paolo Canè 6–1, 6–41990 Franco Davín Juan Aguilera 6–1, 6–11991 Frédéric Fontang Emilio Sánchez 1–6, 6–3, 6–31992 Sergi Bruguera Emilio Sánchez 6–1, 6–31993 Thomas Muster Sergi Bruguera 7–6(7–2), 7-51994 Alberto Berasategui Àlex Corretja 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–41995 Francisco Clavet Jordi Burillo 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–1)1996 Karim Alami Adrian Voinea 7–5, 2–1 retired1997 Alberto Berasategui (2) Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 6–21998 Mariano Puerta Franco Squillari 6–3, 6–21999 Arnaud Di Pasquale Alberto Berasategui 6–1, 6–32000 Olivier Rochus Diego Nargiso 7–6(16–14), 6–12001 Félix Mantilla David Nalbandian 7–6(7–2), 6–42002 Fernando González José Acasuso 5–7, 6–3, 6–12003 Nicolás Massú Paul-Henri Mathieu 1–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–0)2004 Tomáš Berdych Filippo Volandri 6–3, 6–32005 Igor Andreev Filippo Volandri 0–6, 6–1, 6–32006 Filippo Volandri Nicolás Lapentti 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1979 Peter McNamara Paul McNamee Ismail El Shafei John Feaver 7–5, 7–6 1980 Gianni Ocleppo Ricardo Ycaza Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 6–2 1981 José Luis Damiani Diego Pérez Jaime Fillol Belus Prajoux 6–1, 6–4 1982 Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone José Luis Damiani Diego Pérez 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 1983 Pablo Arraya José Luis Clerc Tian Viljoen Danie Visser 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 1984 Tomáš Šmíd Blaine Willenborg Claudio Panatta Henrik Sundström 6–7, 6–3, 6–0 1985 Colin Dowdeswell Joakim Nyström Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 1986 Paolo Canè Simone Colombo Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo 7–5, 6–3 1987 Leonardo Lavalle Claudio Panatta Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 1988 Carlos di Laura Marcelo Filippini Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi 6–2, 6–0 1989 Peter Ballauff Rüdiger Haas Goran Ivanišević Diego Nargiso 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 1990 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Carlos Costa Horacio de la Peña 6–3, 6–4 1991 Jacco Eltingh Tom Kempers Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 1992 Johan Donar Ola Jonsson Horacio de la Peña Vojtěch Flégl 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 1993 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Juan Garat Jorge Lozano 6–3, 6–3 1994 Tom Kempers Jack Waite Neil Broad Greg Van Emburgh 7–6, 6–4 1995 Àlex Corretja Fabrice Santoro Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 1996 Andrew Kratzmann Marcos Ondruska Cristian Brandi Emilio Sánchez 7–6, 6–4 1997 Andrew Kratzmann Libor Pimek Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 1998 Donald Johnson Francisco Montana Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic 6–4, 7–6 1999 Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto Lan Bale Alberto Martín 6–3, 6–1 2000 Tomás Carbonell Martín García Pablo Albano Marc-Kevin Goellner W/O 2001 Tomás Carbonell Daniel Orsanic Enzo Artoni Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 2002 Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 2003 Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood František Čermák Leoš Friedl 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 2004 Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez 7–5, 6–2 2005 Martín García Mariano Hood Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 6–2, 6–3 2006 Martín García Luis Horna Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 7–6, 7–6
See also Sicilia Classic – men's challenger tournament Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – women's tournament
References
External links Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia at circolotennis.palermo.it