Rotterdam Open

The first Rotterdam Open tennis tournament was held in November 1972 and was won by Arthur Ashe. The following year the tournament was not organized because it switched to a March date. Originally the Rotterdam Open was an event of the World Championship Tennis circuit and, in 1978, became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. Since 1990, it has been part of the ATP Tour. In 1984, the singles final between Ivan Lendl and Jimmy Connors was interrupted in the 2nd set (6–0, 1–0) due to a bomb threat and the match was not finished as Lendl was not prepared to play on. Since 2004, former Dutch tennis player Richard Krajicek has been the tournament director. A record 115,894 people attended the 2012 edition tournament when Roger Federer returned for the first time in seven years. This record was broken in 2018 when 120,000 fans attended after Federer accepted a wildcard into the event after a five-year absence. It was called the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament (until 2022). ==Past finals==

In the singles, Arthur Ashe (1972, 1975–76) and Roger Federer (2005, 2012 and 2018) hold the record for most titles with three, while Ashe, Stefan Edberg (1986–87), Nicolas Escudé (2001–02), Robin Söderling (2010–11) and Gaël Monfils (2019–20) co-hold the record for most consecutive titles with two. Federer (2001, 2005, 2012, and 2018) and Jimmy Connors (1978, 1981–82, and 1984) co-hold the record for most finals contested at four. In the doubles, Anders Järryd (1987, 1991, 1993, 1995), Nenad Zimonjić (2009–10, 2012–13) and Nicolas Mahut (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020) co-hold the record for most titles with four, while Frew McMillan holds the record for most back-to-back titles with three straight wins (1974–76). Singles (pictured here during the 1975 tournament) holds the joint-record for most singles titles with three wins (1972, 1975–76). holds the joint-record for most singles titles with three wins (2005, 2012, and 2018). } Daniil Medvedev || Jannik Sinner || 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 Doubles was the first player to take four doubles titles in Rotterdam (1987, 1991, 1993, 1995). reached five consecutive finals (2009–13), winning a record four times (2009–10, 2012–13). also won the title four times (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020). Source: Past winners from official site Single titles per country (until 2026) ==Tour history==

Since its inception in 1972 the Rotterdam Open has been part of three major tennis circuits: WCT circuit (1972–1977), Grand Prix circuit (1978–1989) and ATP Tour (1990–present). • 1972–1977: WCT circuit • 1978–1989: Grand Prix circuit • 1990–1998: ATP World Series • 1999–present: ATP Tour 500 ==Sponsors==

• ABN AMRO – main sponsor • Rotterdam Ahoy – licence holder ==Notes==