ATP Tashkent
 President's Cup
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| ATP tour | |
|---|---|
| venue |
Tashkent Uzbekistan
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| First run | 1997 |
| Last event | 2002 |
| category | International Series |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 32S / 16Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 525,000 |
| As of August 23, 2012 | |
The ATP tournament in Tashkent (officially President's Cup ) ( Tashkent , Uzbekistan ) was part of the ATP Tour from 1997 to 2002 . Both a double and a single competition were held. The hard court tournament was part of the ATP International Series , the forerunner of the ATP World Tour 250 .
history
In September 1997, an ATP tournament was held for the first time in the Uzbek capital Tashkent . The prize money was $ 328,000. The starting field consisted of 32 players in singles and 16 pairs in doubles. The first winners were Tim Henman in singles and Vincenzo Santopadre and Vincent Spadea in doubles. The top seeded player was Yevgeny Kafelnikow , then number 4 in the world rankings .
The tournament was held every September. With the same number of starters, the prize money has increased to US $ 525,000 in the last two years. The only Uzbek tournament winner in 1999 was Oleg Ogorodov , in doubles with the Swiss Marc Rosset . The last winner in 2002 was Yevgeny Kafelnikov. There has been no more ATP tournament in Tashkent since 2002; the women's tournament first held in 1999 still exists.
Winners list
singles
| year | winner | Final opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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 Uladsimir Waltschkou
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7: 6 6 , 7: 5 |
| 2001 |
Marat Safin (2)
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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6: 2, 6: 2 |
| 2000 |
Marat Safin (1)
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 Davide Sanguinetti
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6: 3, 6: 4 |
| 1999 |
 Nicolas Kiefer
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 George Bastl
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6: 4, 6: 2 |
| 1998 |
 Tim Henman (2)
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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7: 5, 6: 4 |
| 1997 |
Tim Henman (1)
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Marc Rosset
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7: 6, 6: 4 |
Double
| year | winner | Final opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |
 David Adams Robbie Koenig
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 Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk
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6: 2, 7: 5 |
| 2001 |
 Julien Boutter Dominik Hrbatý
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Marius Barnard Jim Thomas
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6: 4, 3: 6, [13:11] |
| 2000 |
Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries
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Marius Barnard Robbie Koenig
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6: 3, 6: 2 |
| 1999 |
Oleg Ogorodov Marc Rosset
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Mark Wedge Lorenzo Manta
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7: 6, 7: 6 |
| 1998 |
Stefano Pescosolido Laurence Tieleman
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 Kenneth Carlsen Sjeng Schalken
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7: 5, 4: 6, 7: 5 |
| 1997 |
Vincenzo Santopadre Vincent Spadea
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 Hicham Arazi Eyal Ran
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6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 0 |