Hong Kong Open (tennis)

The Hong Kong Open (also known as the Salem Open[1]) is a defunct tennis tournament that was held in Hong Kong on the Grand Prix tour from (1973-1987) and the ATP Tour from (1990-2002). It was replaced in 2003 by the Thailand Open.

In 2001, as with legislation restricting tobacco sponsorship, organisers controversially altered its official logo to include the logo of Perrier, causing anti-smoking campaigners to claim that the organisers exploited a loophole in its sponsorship clause.[2]

Players competed in the Victoria Park Tennis Centre, on outdoor hard courts. A women's competition was also held briefly, from 1980-1982; and then once more in 1993, as a Tier IV event. Michael Chang held the record number of wins with three; Wendy Turnbull won two in the women's competition.

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Results

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Rod Laver Charlie Pasarell 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1974 Not Held
1975 Tom Gorman Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1976 Ken Rosewall Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
1977 Ken Rosewall Tom Gorman 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1978 Eliot Teltscher Pat Du Pré 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1979 Jimmy Connors Pat Du Pré 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1980 Ivan Lendl Brian Teacher 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
1981 Van Winitsky Mark Edmondson 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1982 Pat Du Pré Morris Skip Strode 6–3, 6–3
1983 Wally Masur Sammy Giammalva Jr. 6–1, 6–1
1984 Andrés Gómez Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–2
1985 Andrés Gómez Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1986 Ramesh Krishnan Andrés Gómez 7–6, 6–0, 7–5
1987 Eliot Teltscher John Fitzgerald 6–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
1988-89 Not Held
1990 Pat Cash Alex Antonitsch 6–3, 6–4
1991 Richard Krajicek Wally Masur 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1992 Jim Courier Michael Chang 7–5, 6–3
1993 Pete Sampras Jim Courier 6–3, 6–7(1), 7–6(2)
1994 Michael Chang Pat Rafter 6–1, 6–3
1995 Michael Chang Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–1
1996 Pete Sampras Michael Chang 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1997 Michael Chang Pat Rafter 6–3, 6–3
1998 Abhineet Chowdhary Byron Black 6–2, 6–0
1999 Andre Agassi Boris Becker 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–4
2000 Nicolas Kiefer Mark Philippoussis 7–6(4), 2–6, 6–2
2001 Marcelo Ríos Rainer Schüttler 7–6(3), 6–2
2002 Juan Carlos Ferrero Carlos Moyà 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(4)
2003-2011 Not Held

Doubles champions

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Colin Dibley
Rod Laver
Paul Gerken
Brian Gottfried
6–3, 5–7, 17–15
1974 Not Held
1975 Tom Okker
Ken Rosewall
Bob Carmichael
Sandy Mayer
6–3, 6–4
1976 Hank Pfister
Butch Walts
Anand Amritraj
Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2
1977 Syd Ball
Kim Warwick
Marty Riessen
Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 6–3
1978 Mark Edmondson
John Marks
Hank Pfister
Brad Rowe
5–7, 7–6, 6–1
1979 Pat Du Pré
Robert Lutz
Steve Denton
Mark Turpin
6–3, 6–4
1980 Peter Fleming
Ferdi Taygan
Bruce Manson
Brian Teacher
7–5, 6–2
1981 Chris Dunk
Chris Mayotte
Marty Davis
Brad Drewett
6–4, 7–6
1982 Charles Buzz Strode
Morris Skip Strode
Kim Warwick
Van Winitsky
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1983 Drew Gitlin
Craig Miller
Sammy Giammalva Jr.
Steve Meister
6–2, 6–2
1984 Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
Mark Edmondson
Paul McNamee
6–7, 6–3, 7–5
1985 Brad Drewett
Kim Warwick
Jakob Hlasek
Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1986 Mike De Palmer
Gary Donnelly
Pat Cash
Mark Kratzmann
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
1987 Mark Kratzmann
Jim Pugh
Marty Davis
Brad Drewett
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1988-89 Not Held
1990 Pat Cash
Wally Masur
Kevin Curren
Joey Rive
6–3, 6–3
1991 Patrick Galbraith
Todd Witsken
Glenn Michibata
Robert Van't Hof
6–2, 6–4
1992 Brad Gilbert
Jim Grabb
Byron Black
Byron Talbot
6–2, 6–1
1993 David Wheaton
Todd Woodbridge
Sandon Stolle
Jason Stoltenberg
6–1, 6–3
1994 Jim Grabb
Brett Steven
Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter
W/O
1995 Tommy Ho
Mark Philippoussis
Jakob Hlasek
Patrick McEnroe
6–1, 6–7, 7–6
1996 Patrick Galbraith
Andrei Olhovskiy
Kent Kinnear
Dave Randall
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
1997 Martin Damm
Daniel Vacek
Karsten Braasch
Jeff Tarango
6–3, 6–4
1998 Byron Black
Alex O'Brien
Neville Godwin
Tuomas Ketola
7–5, 6–1
1999 James Greenhalgh
Grant Silcock
Andre Agassi
David Wheaton
W/O
2000 Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
Dominik Hrbatý
David Prinosil
6–1, 6–2
2001 Karsten Braasch
André Sá
Petr Luxa
Radek Štěpánek
6–0, 7–5
2002 Jan-Michael Gambill
Graydon Oliver
Wayne Arthurs
Andrew Kratzmann
6–7, 6–4, 7–6

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1980 Wendy Turnbull Peanut Louie-Harper 6–0, 6–2
1981 Wendy Turnbull Sabina Simmonds 6–3, 6–4
1982 Catrin Jexell Alycia Moulton 6–3, 7–5
1983-92 Not Held
1993 Wang Shi-ting Marianne Witmeyer 6–4, 3–6, 7–5

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1980 Wendy Turnbull
Sharon Walsh
Silvana Urroz
Penny Johnson
6–1, 6–2
1981 Ann Kiyomura
Sharon Walsh
Anne Hobbs
Susan Leo
6–3, 6–4
1982 Alycia Moulton
Laura DuPont
Yvonne Vermaak
Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold
6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1983-92 Not Held
1993 Karin Kschwendt
Rachel McQuillan
Debbie Graham
Marianne Witmeyer
1–6, 7–6(4), 6–2

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