Golden Swing
The Golden Swing is a series of four tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, held annually in Latin America. The four tournaments have been termed the ‘Golden Swing’ in honour of Chilean Olympic gold medalists Nicolas Massú and Fernando González.[1]
The series began in 2001, linking four tournaments in Latin America: Viña del Mar (Chile), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Costa do Sauípe (Brazil) and Acapulco (Mexico).[2]
Since the series started in 2001, no player has won more than two titles in one year.
Tournaments
In 2010, the Chile Open was moved from Viña del Mar to Santiago. However, the tournament returned to Viña de Mar only two years later. In 2015, the tournament was bought by investors in Colombia, and moved to Quito, Ecuador.[3]
In 2012, the Brasil Open was moved from Costa do Sauípe to São Paulo and transitioned from outdoors to indoors.[4]
Starting in 2014, the Mexican Open switches from clay to hard courts, serving as a lead-up to the first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event of the season in Indian Wells, United States.[5] The same year, Brazilian investors purchased the ATP 500 level tournament from Memphis which was played on indoor hard courts. They moved it to Rio de Janeiro as the new anchor tournament of the Golden Swing.[6]
Tournaments from 2015
| Tournament | Country | Location | Current Venue | Court surface | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador Open Quito |  Ecuador |
Quito | TBA | Clay (2015-Present) | ATP World Tour 250 |
| Brasil Open |  Brazil |
Costa do Sauípe (2001–11) São Paulo (2012–) |
Complexo Desportivo Constâncio Vaz Guimarães | Hard (2001–03) Clay (2004–11) Indoor clay (2012–) |
ATP World Tour 250 |
| Rio Open | Brazil |
Rio de Janeiro | Jockey Club Brasileiro | Clay (2014-Present) | ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP Buenos Aires |  Argentina |
Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club | Clay (1970-1989, 1993-1995, 2001-Present) | ATP World Tour 250 |
Former Golden Swing Tournaments
The Chile Open has been disbanded while the Mexican Open has rebranded itself as a lead-up tournament to the Indian Wells and Miami Masters.
| Tournament | Country | Location | Current Venue | Court surface | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile Open |  Chile |
Viña del Mar (2001–09, 2012–2014) Santiago (1993-1998, 2010, 2010–11) |
Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas | Clay (1993-1998, 2000-2014) | ATP World Tour 250 |
| Mexican Open |  Mexico |
Acapulco (2001-Present) Mexico City (1993-1998, 2000) |
Fairmont Acapulco Princess | Clay (1993-1998, 2000-2013) Hard (2014-) |
ATP World Tour 500 |
Champions by year
Win number out of total wins are shown in parentheses for players with more than one Golden Swing title since the series started in 2001.
| Year | Viña del Mar/Santiago | Buenos Aires | Costa do Sauípe/São Paulo | Acapulco |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Guillermo Coria (1/2) | Gustavo Kuerten (1/3) |  Jan Vacek | Gustavo Kuerten (2/3) |
| 2002 | Fernando González (1/4) | Nicolás Massú (1/2) | Gustavo Kuerten |  Carlos Moyà (1/4) |
| 2003 | David Sánchez | Carlos Moyà (2/4) |  Sjeng Schalken | Agustín Calleri |
| 2004 | Fernando González (2/4) | Guillermo Coria (2/2) | Gustavo Kuerten (3/3) | Carlos Moyà (3/4) |
| 2005 | Gastón Gaudio (1/2) | Gastón Gaudio (2/2) | Rafael Nadal (1/4) | Rafael Nadal (2/4) |
| 2006 | José Acasuso | Carlos Moyà (4/4) | Nicolás Massú (2/2) |  Luis Horna (1/2) |
| 2007 | Luis Horna (2/2) | Juan Mónaco (1/2) | Guillermo Cañas | Juan Ignacio Chela |
| 2008 | Fernando González (3/4) | David Nalbandian | Nicolás Almagro (1/6) | Nicolás Almagro (2/6) |
| 2009 | Fernando González (4/4) | Tommy Robredo (1/3) | Tommy Robredo (2/3) | Nicolás Almagro (3/6) |
| 2010 | Thomaz Bellucci | Juan Carlos Ferrero (1/2) | Juan Carlos Ferrero (2/2) | David Ferrer (1/5) |
| 2011 | Tommy Robredo (3/3) | Nicolás Almagro (4/6) | Nicolás Almagro (5/6) | David Ferrer (2/5) |
| 2012 | Juan Mónaco (2/2) | David Ferrer (3/5) | Nicolás Almagro (6/6) | David Ferrer (4/5) |
| 2013 | Horacio Zeballos | David Ferrer (5/5) | Rafael Nadal (3/4) | Rafael Nadal (4/4) |
Multiple winners
| Rank | Country | Player | Winning span | |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
Almagro, NicolásNicolás Almagro | 2007–2012 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain |
Ferrer, DavidDavid Ferrer | 2010–2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Spain |
Moyà, CarlosCarlos Moyà | 2002–2006 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Spain |
Nadal, RafaelRafael Nadal | 2005–2013 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Chile |
González, FernandoFernando González | 2002–2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Brazil |
Kuerten, GustavoGustavo Kuerten | 2001–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Spain |
Robredo, TommyTommy Robredo | 2009–2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Peru |
Horna, LuisLuis Horna | 2006–2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Spain |
Ferrero, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Ferrero | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Argentina |
Coria, GuillermoGuillermo Coria | 2001–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Argentina |
Gaudio, GastónGastón Gaudio | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Argentina |
Mónaco, JuanJuan Mónaco | 2007–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Chile |
Massú, NicolasNicolas Massú | 2002–2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Movistar Open". ATP's official site. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "Almagro On Cusp Of Golden History". ATP's official site. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
- ↑ "QUITO TO HOST 250 EVENT FROM 2015". ATP's official site. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ↑ "Brasil Open To Move To Sao Paulo". ATP's official site. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ "The Crowning Jewel Of The Golden Swing". ATP's official site. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
- ↑ "ATP APPROVES EVENT IN RIO DE JANEIRO FROM 2014". ATP's official site. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 2014-11-24.