About The Torneo Godó, also known as Trofeo Conde de Godó, Open Banco Sabadell (current official name since 2008), and Open SEAT (official name from 1995 to 2007), is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event has held annually in Barcelona, Spain since 1953, and is played on clay courts. The tournament is part of the 500 series on the ATP World Tour. It is Spain's second most important tournament on the ATP tour after the Madrid Masters and the event generally takes place in the last week of April, when temperatures in Barcelona average a daily high of 18°C.
Re: Mens Tennis:Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Past Winners 2009 Rafael Nadal 2008 Rafael Nadal 2007 Rafael Nadal 2006 Rafael Nadal 2005 Rafael Nadal 2004 Tommy Robredo 2003 Carlos Moyà 2002 Gastón Gaudio 2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero 2000 Marat Safin 1999 Félix Mantilla 1998 Todd Martin 1997 Albert Costa 1996 Thomas Muster 1995 Thomas Muster 1994 Richard Krajicek 1993 Andrei Medvedev 1992 Carlos Costa 1991 Emilio Sánchez 1990 Andrés Gómez 1989 Andrés Gómez 1988 Kent Carlsson 1987 Martín Jaite 1986 Kent Carlsson 1985 Thierry Tulasne 1984 Wilander Sweden 1983 Mats Wilander 1982 Mats Wilander 1981 Ivan Lendl 1980 Ivan Lendl 1979 Hans Gildemeister 1978 Balázs Taróczy 1977 Björn Borg 1976 Manuel Orantes 1975 Björn Borg 1974 Ilie Năstase 1973 Ilie Năstase 1972 Jan Kodeš 1971 Manuel Orantes 1970 Manuel Santana 1969 Manuel Orantes 1968 Martin Mulligan 1967 Martin Mulligan 1966 Thomaz Koch 1965 Juan Gisbert 1964 Roy Emerson 1963 Roy Emerson 1962 Manuel Santana 1961 Roy Emerson 1960 Andrés Gimeno 1959 Neale Fraser 1958 Sven Davidson 1957 Herbert Flam 1956 Herbert Flam 1955 Art Larsen 1954 Tony Trabert 1953 Vic Seixas Doubles 2009 Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 2008 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 2007 Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske 2006 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 2005 Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić S 2004 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 2003 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 2002 Michael Hill Daniel Vacek 2001 Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 2000 Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström 1999 Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1998 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 1997 Alberto Berasategui Jordi Burillo 1996 Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 1995 Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 1994 Yevgeny Kafelnikov David Rikl 1993 Shelby Cannon Scott Melville 1992 Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez 1991 Horacio de la Peña Diego Nargiso 1990 Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez 1989 Gustavo Luza Christian Miniussi 1988 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez S 1987 Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 1986 Jan Gunnarsson Joakim Nyström 1985 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 1984 Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 1983 Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson 1982 Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson 1981 Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson 1980 Steve Denton Ivan Lendl 1979 Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 1978 Željko Franulović Hans Gildemeister 1977 Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš 1976 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 1975 Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas 1974 Juan Gisbert Ilie Nastase 1973 Ilie Nastase Tom Okker 1972 Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes 1971 Željko Franulović Juan Gisbert 1970 Lew Hoad Manuel Santana 1969 Manuel Orantes Patricio Rodríguez 1968 Carlos Fernandes Patricio Rodríguez 1967 Thomaz Koch Jose Mandarino 1966 Roy Emerson Fred Stolle 1965 Roy Emerson Ramanathan Krishnan 1964 Roy Emerson Ken Fletcher 1963 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana 1962 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 1961 Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle 1960 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 1959 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 1958 Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty 1957 Bob Howe Mervyn Rose 1956 Don Candy Lewis Hoad 1955 Mervyn Rose George Worthington 1954 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert 1953 Enrique Morea Vic Seixas
Of course I want to see the brazilian Thomaz Bellucci do well in this tournament. He already advanced to round 2. Link
Interesting last name, we have Belushi in Albania, lot of them moved to Italy during 1400s (and later) when Ottoman Empire took over the area, and somehow I think there's a connection with this guy. lol
Yes, there is. In Brazil we had a very big italian immigration as well. It was more recent, started in 1800's and today we have 25 million Italian descendants in our country. You can find any kind of last name you want here. Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, African, Lebanese, German and the list just goes on and on.
It really is amazing though, the way they mixed with each other etc. Not like in the states for example where they stayed within their communities.
Yep. Part of the reason is that in Brazil the Portuguese approach was pretty different from the English in USA. They had no problem having sex with the natives and africans for example.
Nadal pulls out of Barcelona Open Six time Monte Carlo winner Rafael Nadal has announced his withdrawal from the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell because of knee problems.
Bellucci shines on opening day in Barcelona 13th seed and one of the most promising ATP players, Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci won his opening round match against Finnish Jarkko Neiminen quite comfortably and moved ahead at the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, an ATP World Tour 500 event being played here in Barcelona, Spain.
Re: Bellucci shines on opening day in Barcelona Yes. Finally one very good tennis player from Brazil after Gustavo Kuerten.
Lleyton Hewitt reached round two at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Lleyton Hewitt reached round two at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Tuesday afternoon, defeating qualifier Marsel Ilhan in three sets. He is joined by Daniel Gimeno-Traver, who upset 10th seed Juan Monaco.
Tuesdays action Former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt overcame a tough challenge in the first round, holding on to best qualifier Marsel Ilhan in three sets. The 12th seed struck 10 aces en route to a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 victory in an hour and 58 minutes of play. After leading 4-3 in the second, Hewitt dropped three consecutive games. The veteran Australian recovered in the decider, earning two service breaks to cement the win. Hewitt, ranked World No. 32 this week, improved his 2010 season record to 6-3. The 29-year-old is scheduled to face Eduardo Schwank for a place in the round of 16. The Argentine captured his first-round contest over Fabio Fognini of Italy, 6-1, 6-3. (Q) Daniel Gimeno-Traver def. (10) Juan Monaco 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 Qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver pocketed four of 10 break points on Tuesday, on his way to leveling the series at 1-1 with 10th seed Juan Monaco. The Spaniard saved 12 of 13 break points during the match, hanging on to notch a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory in two hours and 13 minutes. An ailing Argentine, suffering with a wrist injury, took a poor 42% of his second-service points and committed 7 double faults. Gimeno-Traver will take on Thiemo De Bakker in the next round. De Bakker cruised through the opening round with a 6-1, 6-0 success over Alejandro Falla.
Soderling storms into Barcelona Open Quarterfinals Swede Robin Soderling gave an impressive performance against local favourite Feliciano Lopez and reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, an ATP World Tour 500 event, being played in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain. Soderling opened the match on a bright note and grabbed a crucial break to race to a 5-3 lead which he then converted into an opening set win. The second set did not change the story much as Lopez lost his serve repeatedly and Soderling cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 win in just 57 minutes of pla
Verdasco triumphs on home soil, wins Barcelona Open Spaniard Fernando Verdasco capped a perfect week in Barcelona with a final win over Swede Robin Soderling to claim the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, an ATP World Tour 500 event. Verdasco opened the match on a bright note and broke Soderling's serve early on to claim the opening set by 6 games to 3. The second set saw a shift in momentum when the Swede found ways to break Verdasco's serve and level the match at one set a piece. The decider turned out to be a showcase of Verdasco's shotmaking abilities as the home favourite raced to a formidable 4-1 lead and soon wrapped up the match with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 scoreline in two hours and 4 minutes of play. http://www.tennisearth.com/news/ten...s-on-home-soil-wins-Barcelona-Open-309669.htm
