Kuala Lumpur Open
The Kuala Lumpur Open is a defunct, ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament. It was played from 1993–1995 and held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was played on hard court in 1993 and on indoor carpet courts from 1994 to 1995. It was an event on the ATP World Series, replacing the Singapore Open for this period.
Two tournaments were held in 1993, in January (won by Richie Reneberg) and September (won by Michael Chang). Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis won the doubles title together in three successive tournaments - 1993 (twice) and 1994.
Champions
Singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1993 (Jan.) | Richey Reneberg | Olivier Delaître | 6–3, 6–1 |
1993 (Oct.) | Michael Chang | Jonas Svensson | 6–0, 6–4 |
1994 | Jacco Eltingh | Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
1995 | Marcelo Ríos | Mark Philippoussis | 7–6, 6–2 |
Doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1993 (Jan.) | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | Henrik Holm Bent-Ove Pedersen | 7–5, 6–3 |
1993 (Oct.) | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | Jonas Björkman Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
1994 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | Nicklas Kulti Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 6–0, 7–5 |
1995 | John McEnroe Mark Philippoussis | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 7–5, 6–4 |
Kuala Lumpur again started hosting a professional tennis event in 2009, namely the Proton Malaysian Open, which is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour