The Serbia Open (or Belgrade Open) is an outdoor clay court tournament that is held in Belgrade, Serbia, and is an ATP 250 tournament on the ATP Tour.
The tournament is held at the Novak Tennis Center in the Dorćol neighborhood of Belgrade.
As the tournament is usually held in April, it is used by many ATP players as a warm up event ahead of the French Open at the end of May.
2024 Serbia Open
| Location: | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Tour Level: | ATP 250 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Clay |
| Draw Size: | 28 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | €534,555 (2022) |
Dates
The 2023 Serbia Open tennis tournament was due to take place from the 17th to the 23rd of April 2023, with the tournament being played in the same week as the ATP tournaments in Barcelona and Munich, and the WTA tournaments in Stuttgart and Istanbul.
However, tournament organizers have announced, that the tournament will be temporarily moving to Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2023 before returning to Belgrade for the 2024 ATP Tour.
Dates for the 2024 tournament in Belgrade have yet to be confirmed.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2024 tournament in Belgrade are not available yet.
If you are interested in attending the tournament in 2024, my advice would be to keep an eye on the official tournament website for the latest ticketing information.
Players
The official entry list for 2024 has not yet been released but below is a list of the seeds for the singles competition in 2022.
- Novak Djokovic
- Andrey Rublev
- Karen Khachanov
- Aslan Karatsev
- Cristian Garin
- Fabio Fognini
- Miomir Kecmanovic
- Filip Krajinovic
Home favorite Novak Djokovic headlined the 2022 tournament and he was joined in the draw by top ATP players such as Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, and Aslan Karatsev.
Schedule
The schedule for 2024 has yet to be confirmed but below was the schedule for 2022.
The 2022 tournament started on Monday, the 16th of April 2022, with the singles final being played on Sunday, the 22nd of April 2022.
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Monday, 16 April 2022 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday, 17 April 2022 | 1st and 2nd Round Matches |
| Wednesday, 18 April 2022 | 2nd and 3rd Round Matches |
| Thursday, 19 April 2022 | 3rd Round Matches |
| Friday, 20 April 2022 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Saturday, 21 April 2022 | Semifinal Matches |
| Sunday, 22 April 2022 | Final |
Draw
The draws for the singles and doubles tournaments in Belgrade will be made the week before the start of the tournament.
Singles Qualifying Draw: TBC
Singles Main Draw: TBC
Doubles Draw: TBC
Prize Money and Ranking Points
The total prize money for the 2024 tournament has yet to be released but in 2022, it was €534,555.
How the prize money is to be split for the 2022 singles and doubles competitions is detailed below.
Men’s Singles
The winner of the ATP 250 Singles Event in 2022 won €81,310 and 250 ranking points, with the runner up winning €47,430 and 150 ranking points.
| Performance | € | ATP Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | €81,310 | 250 |
| Finalist | €47,430 | 150 |
| Semifinalist | €27,885 | 90 |
| Quarterfinalist | €16,160 | 45 |
| 2nd Round | €9,380 | 20 |
| 1st Round | €5,730 | 0 |
Men’s Doubles
The winners of the Doubles Event in 2022 won €28,250 (€14,125 each) and 250 ATP ranking points, with the runner ups winning €15,110 (€7,555 each) and 150 ATP ranking points.
| Performance | € | ATP Ranking Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | €28,250 | 250 |
| Finalist | €15,110 | 150 |
| Semifinalist | €8,860 | 90 |
| Quarterfinalist | €4,950 | 45 |
| 1st Round | €2,920 | 0 |
ATP Belgrade Past Winners and Runner Ups
The inaugural ATP Belgrade tennis tournament was played in 2009 with the home favorite Novak Djokovic beating Lukasz Kubot 6–3, 7–6 in the first Men’s Singles final.
No tournament was played between 2013 and 2020 but the Serbia Open made a return to the ATP Tour Calander in 2021.
Men’s Singles
The current champion in the men’s singles event is Andrey Rublev who beat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7, 6-0 in the 2022 singles final.
Novak Djokovic holds the record for most singles titles in Belgrade with two titles to his name (2009 and 2011).
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Andrey Rublev | Novak Djokovic | 6-2, 6-7, 6-0 |
| 2021 | Matteo Berrettini | Aslan Karatsev | 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 2013 -2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Andreas Seppi | Benoît Paire | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic | Feliciano López | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 2010 | Sam Querrey | John Isner | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 2009 | Novak Djokovic | Łukasz Kubot | 6–3, 7–6 |
Men’s Doubles
Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar are the current champions in the doubles event after beating Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic in the final of the 2022 doubles event.
| Year | Winners | Runner Ups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar | Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic | 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 |
| 2021 | Ivan Sabanov and Matej Sabanov | Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 2013 -2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram | Martin Emmrich and Andreas Siljeström | 4–6, 6–2, 10–6 |
| 2011 | František Čermák and Filip Polášek | Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2010 | Santiago González and Travis Rettenmaier | Tomasz Bednarek and Mateusz Kowalczyk | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 2009 | Łukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach | Johan Brunström and Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–2, 7–6 |