# Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia or International Championships of Sicily, also known as the Palermo Open, was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1935 and played annually at the Circolo Tennis Palermo in Palermo in Italy. In 1971 the women's event was discontinued leaving just the men's event that ran until 2006.

## History

The International Championships of Sicily were established in 1935 as a combined tournament for men and women. In 1955 the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia were disputed in Messina and won among the men Nicola Pietrangeli who beat in final Fausto Gardini in five sets, and in female tournament Silvana Lazzarino that won in final against Lea Pericoli. The tournament continued under a joint format until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued. In 1988 a new international tournament for women held in Palermo was reestablished known as the Internazionali Femminili di Palermo.
The tournament was a part of the ATP Tour schedule from 1990 to 2006. The event was part of the ATP World Series from 1990 until 1999 and part of its successor, the ATP International Series, from 2000 until its final edition in 2006. That year the ATP bought back the tournament sanction. In 2009 a new successor tournament to this event was established called the Sicilia Classic.

## Finals
### Men's singles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1935 | Giovanni Palmieri | Jean Lesueur | 7–5, ret. |
| 1936 | Giovanni Palmieri (2) | Augusto Rado | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1937 | Giovanni Palmieri (3) | György Dallos | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1938 | Vojtek Wodicka | Boris Maneff | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1939 | Constantin Tănăsescu | Vanni Canepele | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1940 | József Asbóth | George Lyttleton Rogers | 6–0, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1941/1950 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1951 | Jaroslav Drobný | Dick Savitt | 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1952 | Jaroslav Drobný (2) | Fausto Gardini | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1953 | Budge Patty | Bernard Bartzen | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1954/1955 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1956 | Giuseppe Merlo | Hugh Stewart | 6–4, 8–10, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1957 | Giuseppe Merlo (2) | Ham Richardson | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1958 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Mervyn Rose | 7–5, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1959 | Neale Fraser | Nicola Pietrangeli | 7–5, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1960 | Mario Llamas | Giuseppe Merlo | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1961 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1962 | Rod Laver | Neale Fraser | 7–5, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1963 | Nicola Pietrangeli (2) | Boro Jovanović | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1964 | Nicola Pietrangeli (3) | Edison Mandarino | 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 1965 | Martin Mulligan | William Alvarez | 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1966 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1967 | Alexander Metreveli | Mike Belkin | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1968 | Ion Țiriac | Marty Riessen | 8–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1969 | Ion Țiriac (2) | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1970 | István Gulyás | Ilie Năstase | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1971 | Roger Taylor | Pierre Barthès | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1973 | Martin Mulligan (2) | Jun Kuki | 6–0, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1974/1978 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1979 | Björn Borg | Corrado Barazzutti | 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1980 | Guillermo Vilas | Paul McNamee | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1981 | Manuel Orantes | Pedro Rebolledo | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1982 | Mario Martínez | John Alexander | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1983 | Jimmy Arias | José Luis Clerc | 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 1984 | Francesco Cancellotti | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1985 | Thierry Tulasne | Joakim Nyström | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1986 | Ulf Stenlund | Pablo Arraya | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1987 | Martín Jaite | Karel Nováček | 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Kent Carlsson | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | Paolo Canè | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1990 | Franco Davín | Juan Aguilera | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1991 | Frédéric Fontang | Emilio Sánchez | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1992 | Sergi Bruguera | Emilio Sánchez | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1993 | Thomas Muster | Sergi Bruguera | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7-5 |
| 1994 | Alberto Berasategui | Àlex Corretja | 2–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |
| 1995 | Francisco Clavet | Jordi Burillo | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| 1996 | Karim Alami | Adrian Voinea | 7–5, 2–1 retired |
| 1997 | Alberto Berasategui (2) | Dominik Hrbatý | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1998 | Mariano Puerta | Franco Squillari | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1999 | Arnaud Di Pasquale | Alberto Berasategui | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2000 | Olivier Rochus | Diego Nargiso | 7–6$^{(16–14)}$, 6–1 |
| 2001 | Félix Mantilla | David Nalbandian | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| 2002 | Fernando González | José Acasuso | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2003 | Nicolás Massú | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 1–6, 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$ |
| 2004 | Tomáš Berdych | Filippo Volandri | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2005 | Igor Andreev | Filippo Volandri | 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2006 | Filippo Volandri | Nicolás Lapentti | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |

### Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1979 | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | Ismail El Shafei John Feaver | 7–5, 7–6 |
| 1980 | Gianni Ocleppo Ricardo Ycaza | Víctor Pecci Balázs Taróczy | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1981 | José Luis Damiani Diego Pérez | Jaime Fillol Belus Prajoux | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1982 | Gianni Marchetti Enzo Vattuone | José Luis Damiani Diego Pérez | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 1983 | Pablo Arraya José Luis Clerc | Tian Viljoen Danie Visser | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1984 | Tomáš Šmíd Blaine Willenborg | Claudio Panatta Henrik Sundström | 6–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1985 | Colin Dowdeswell Joakim Nyström | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 1986 | Paolo Canè Simone Colombo | Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1987 | Leonardo Lavalle Claudio Panatta | Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1988 | Carlos di Laura Marcelo Filippini | Alberto Mancini Christian Miniussi | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1989 | Peter Ballauff Rüdiger Haas | Goran Ivanišević Diego Nargiso | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1990 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | Carlos Costa Horacio de la Peña | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1991 | Jacco Eltingh Tom Kempers | Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1992 | Johan Donar Ola Jonsson | Horacio de la Peña Vojtěch Flégl | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | Juan Garat Jorge Lozano | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1994 | Tom Kempers Jack Waite | Neil Broad Greg Van Emburgh | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1995 | Àlex Corretja Fabrice Santoro | Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval | 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1996 | Andrew Kratzmann Marcos Ondruska | Cristian Brandi Emilio Sánchez | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1997 | Andrew Kratzmann Libor Pimek | Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1998 | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic | 6–4, 7–6 |
| 1999 | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | Lan Bale Alberto Martín | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2000 | Tomás Carbonell Martín García | Pablo Albano Marc-Kevin Goellner | W/O |
| 2001 | Tomás Carbonell Daniel Orsanic | Enzo Artoni Emilio Benfele Álvarez | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 2002 | Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 2003 | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 2004 | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood | Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2005 | Martín García Mariano Hood | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2006 | Martín García Luis Horna | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 7–6, 7–6 |