Torneo Tenis Playa
Tournament information
Founded1971
LocationLuanco
Spain
VenuePlaya de La Ribera
SurfaceSand beach
WebsiteOfficial Page

The Torneo Tenis Playa, also named as Trofeo Juan Avendaño is an exhibition tennis tournament played annually in La Ribera beach in Luanco, Asturias, Spain.

It is the only tennis tournament in the world organized over the sand of a beach, during the low tide of the sea. On the beach, are installed stands for 2,000 seats.

History

The first tournament was played in 1971, by initiative of a group of friends who didn't have any court to play in the town. In 1973, Juan Avendaño played his first tournament and since that year, it grows in popularity. In 1995, the tournament is re-organized thank to Avendaño and professional players start to play it.

The tournament is played between July and August, when the low tide comes in the night. In 2006, the Torneo Tenis Playa is declared as tourist interest activity and it is broadcast on TV by Asturian TPA.

In 2014, the board of the Torneo Tenis Playa did not reach any agreement for the organization of the tournament and it was not played.[1] This agreement arrived in January 2015, and it was announced the tournament would be recovered for July 2015,[2][3] but ultimately the tournament did not take place.

After a stint of seven years without being played, the tournament would come back in 2020.[4] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed for one more year.[5]

Tournament winners

Feliciano López, before the final of the 2005 edition.
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1971 Spain José Antonio Fernández Badalla Spain Francisco Artime
1972 Spain Francisco Artime Spain Chema Ayala
1973 Spain Jacinto Aramendi Spain Luis García Sanz
1974 Spain Juan Avendaño Spain Guillermo Ocio
1975 Spain Juan Avendaño Spain Horacio Arias
1976 Spain Juan Avendaño Spain Rufino Orejas
1977 Spain Juan Avendaño Spain Luis Orejas
1978 Spain Juan Manuel Hidalgo Spain Juan Avendaño
1979 Spain Juan Avendaño Spain Carlos Landó
1980 Spain Juan Avendaño Spain Juan Manuel Hidalgo
1981 Spain Juan Avendaño Spain Miguel Mir
1982 Chile Jaime Fillol Spain Miguel Mir
1983 Spain Juan Avendaño Argentina Eduardo Bengoechea
1984 Spain Juan Avendaño Spain Javier Soler 6–4, 6–4[6]
1985 Spain Sergio Casal Spain Juan Avendaño 2–6, 6–3, 6–2[7]
No tournament between 1986 and 1994
1995 Spain Francisco Clavet Spain Carlos Moyá 6–4, 6–3[8]
1996 Spain Francisco Clavet Spain Carlos Moyá 6–2, 6–3, 7–5[9]
1997 Spain Félix Mantilla Spain Albert Portas 6–1, 6–3[10]
1998 Spain Àlex Corretja Spain Alberto Martín 6–2, 3–6, 6–4[11]
1999 Spain Carlos Moyá Spain Fernando Vicente 6–4, 7–6(7–1)[12]
2000 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain Alberto Berasategui 6–4, 6–3[13]
2001 Spain Albert Portas Spain Francisco Clavet 6–2, 6–2
2002 Spain Francisco Clavet France Cédric Pioline 6–3, 6–4
2003 Morocco Younes El Aynaoui Spain Alberto Martín 6–3, 6–3
2004 Spain Alberto Martín Spain Àlex Corretja 6–1, 6–3
2005 Spain Fernando Verdasco Spain Feliciano López 7–5, 7–5
2006 Argentina Guillermo Cañas Spain Nicolás Almagro 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [7–5][14]
2007 Spain Feliciano López Spain Félix Mantilla 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2008 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain Carlos Moyá 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2009 Spain David Ferrer Argentina Guillermo Cañas 10–9(7–5)
2010 Spain Nicolás Almagro Spain David Ferrer 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2011 Spain Albert Montañés Spain Carlos Moyá 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
2012 Spain Albert Ramos Spain Daniel Muñoz 7–6(7–4), 7–5
2013 Spain Tommy Robredo Spain Nicolás Almagro 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
No tournament between 2014 and 2021
2022 Spain Pablo Carreño Spain Feliciano López 6–4, 6–2
2023 Lithuania Edas Butvilas Spain Miguel Avendaño 6–4, 6–1

2009

Due to heavy rain, the final was played with a format of only one set where the winner was the first one to achieve ten games.[15]

 
Qualifying roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 August
 
 
Spain David Ferrer66
 
 
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta44
 
 
3 August
 
 
Argentina Mariano Zabaleta 76
 
2 August
 
Chile Nicolás Piñones51
 
Chile Nicolás Piñones76
 
5 August
 
Spain Ignacio González61
 
Spain David Ferrer10
 
 
Argentina Guillermo Cañas9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 August
 
 
Argentina Guillermo Cañas77
 
 
Spain Nicolás Almagro66
 
 
4 August
 
 
Argentina Guillermo Cañas66
 
3 August
 
Portugal João Sousa22
 
Portugal João Sousa66
 
 
France Loïc Ducourau23
 

2010

 
Qualifying roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
3 August
 
 
Spain Nicolás Almagro66
 
 
Spain Pablo Carreño43
 
 
4 August
 
 
Spain Nicolás Almagro77
 
 
Russia Igor Andreev55
 
 
2 August
 
 
Russia Igor Andreev66
 
 
Spain Axel Álvarez14
 
 
5 August
 
 
Spain Nicolás Almagro67
 
 
Spain David Ferrer46
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 August
 
 
Spain David Ferrer76
 
 
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela64
 
 
3 August
 
 
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela 66
 
2 August
 
Spain Carlos Bautista22
 
Spain Carlos Bautista66
 
 
Spain Ignacio González24
 

2011

 
Qualifying roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
27 July
 
 
Pere Riba66
 
 
Axel Álvarez12
 
 
29 July
 
 
Pere Riba44
 
 
Albert Montañés66
 
 
28 July
 
 
Albert Montañés66
 
 
Roberto Ortega32
 
 
30 July
 
 
Albert Montañés166
 
 
Carlos Moyá632
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29 July
 
 
Pablo Andújar15
 
 
Carlos Moyá67
 
 
28 July
 
 
Carlos Moyá76
 
27 July
 
Carlos Bautista52
 
Ignacio González362
 
 
Carlos Bautista646
 

Source[16]

2012

Pos Team Pld Pts RAM MUÑ FER MON
1 Albert Ramos 3 5 — 6–4, 6–4 — —
2 Daniel Muñoz 3 5 — — — —
3 Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 4 5–7, 3–6 2–6, 1–6 — 6–4, 6–3
4 Albert Montañés 3 4 6–2, 6–4 4–6, 6–7 — —
Source: [17]
 
Final
 
    
 
2 August
 
 
Albert Ramos77
 
 
Daniel Muñoz65
 

2013

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
30 July
 
 
Portugal João Sousa66
 
1 August
 
Spain Miguel Álvarez Hevia12
 
Portugal João Sousa44
 
31 July
 
Spain Tommy Robredo66
 
Spain Tommy Robredo66
 
2 August
 
Spain Eduardo Segura21
 
Spain Tommy Robredo67
 
30 July
 
Spain Nicolás Almagro46
 
Spain Marc López66
 
1 August
 
Spain Ramón del Olmo02
 
Spain Marc López34
 
31 July
 
Spain Nicolás Almagro66
 
Spain Nicolás Almagro66
 
 
Spain Juan Lizariturry43
 

Source[18]

2022

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
27 July
 
 
Spain Tommy Robredo66
 
28 July
 
Spain Miguel Avendaño43
 
Spain Tommy Robredo44
 
26 July
 
Spain Feliciano López66
 
Spain Feliciano López66
 
29 July
 
Russia Pavel Petrov11
 
Spain Feliciano López42
 
27 July
 
Spain Pablo Carreño66
 
Spain Pablo Carreño66
 
28 July
 
Spain Gerard Planelles44
 
Spain Pablo Carreño65[10]
 
26 July
 
Lithuania Edas Butvilas37[2]
 
Spain Marc López46
 
 
Lithuania Edas Butvilas67
 

Source[19][20]

References

  1. ^ Luanco no contará este año con el Torneo Tenis Playa; RTPA, 5 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Luanco recupera su Torneo" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 21 January 2015.
  3. ^ "El torneo Tenis Playa de Luanco volverá a disputarse el próximo verano" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Luanco recupera el tenis playa, en homenaje a Galé, para el verano de 2020" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 7 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Suspendido el Torneo de Tenis Playa de Luanco previsto para el mes de agosto" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Avendaño ganó el Torneo de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 August 1984.
  7. ^ "Casal venció en el Torneo de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 4 August 1985.
  8. ^ "Clavet, vencedor del Torneo Tenis Playa" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 August 1995.
  9. ^ "Clavet se proclamó campeón del Torneo playa de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 12 August 1996.
  10. ^ "Mantilla gana el torneo de tenis playa de Luanco" (in Spanish). El País. 5 August 1997.
  11. ^ "Álex Corretja, campeón" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 4 August 1998.
  12. ^ "Carlos Moyà superó en una gran final a Vicente" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 15 July 1999.
  13. ^ "Ferrero se proclama vencedor" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 18 August 2000.
  14. ^ "Cañas inscribe su nombre en el Torneo Tenis Playa de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 28 July 2006.
  15. ^ "Ferrer se lleva el Torneo Tenis Playa de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 6 August 2009.
  16. ^ 2011 Torneo Tenis Playa
  17. ^ 2012 Torneo Tenis Playa
  18. ^ 2013 Torneo Tenis Playa
  19. ^ 2022 Torneo Tenis Playa
  20. ^ "El triunfo más playero de Pablo Carreño" (in Spanish). Marca. 30 July 2022.

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