The Torneo Tenis Playa, also named as Trofeo Juan Avendaño is an exhibition tennis tournament played annually in La Ribera beach in Luanco, Asturias, Spain.
It is the only tennis tournament in the world organized on the sand of a beach, during low tide. Stands installed on the beach seat 2,000 spectators.
History The first tournament was played in 1971, by initiative of a group of friends who didn't have any court to play in the town. In 1973, Juan Avendaño played his first tournament and since that year it has grown in popularity. In 1995, the tournament was re-organized due to Avendaño and other professional players that started to play.
The tournament is played between July and August, when the low tide comes in the night. In 2006, the Torneo Tenis Playa was declared as tourist interest activity and is now broadcast on TV by Asturian TPA.
In 2014, the board of the Torneo Tenis Playa did not reach any agreement for the organization of the tournament and it was not played.Luanco no contará este año con el Torneo Tenis Playa; RTPA, 5 April 2014 This agreement arrived in January 2015, and it was announced the tournament would be recovered for July 2015, but ultimately the tournament did not take place.
After a stint of seven years without being played, the tournament was due to return in 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed for one more year.
Tournament winners
Year Winner Runner-up Score1971 José Antonio Fernández Badalla Francisco Artime 1972 Francisco Artime Chema Ayala 1973 Jacinto Aramendi Luis García Sanz 1974 Juan Avendaño Guillermo Ocio 1975 Juan Avendaño Horacio Arias 1976 Juan Avendaño Rufino Orejas 1977 Juan Avendaño Luis Orejas 1978 Juan Manuel Hidalgo Juan Avendaño 1979 Juan Avendaño Carlos Landó 1980 Juan Avendaño Juan Manuel Hidalgo 1981 Juan Avendaño Miguel Mir 1982 Jaime Fillol Miguel Mir 1983 Juan Avendaño Eduardo Bengoechea 1984 Juan Avendaño Javier Soler 6–4, 6–41985 Sergio Casal Juan Avendaño 2–6, 6–3, 6–2No tournament between 1986 and 19941995 Francisco Clavet Carlos Moyá 6–4, 6–31996 Francisco Clavet Carlos Moyá 6–2, 6–3, 7–51997 Félix Mantilla Albert Portas 6–1, 6–31998 Àlex Corretja Alberto Martín 6–2, 3–6, 6–41999 Carlos Moyá Fernando Vicente 6–4, 7–6(7–1)2000 Juan Carlos Ferrero Alberto Berasategui 6–4, 6–32001 Albert Portas Francisco Clavet 6–2, 6–22002 Francisco Clavet Cédric Pioline 6–3, 6–42003 Younes El Aynaoui Alberto Martín 6–3, 6–32004 Alberto Martín Àlex Corretja 6–1, 6–32005 Fernando Verdasco Feliciano López 7–5, 7–52006 Guillermo Cañas Nicolás Almagro 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), [7–5]2007 Feliciano López Félix Mantilla 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)2008 Juan Carlos Ferrero Carlos Moyá 7–6(7–3), 6–42009 David Ferrer Guillermo Cañas 10–9(7–5)2010 Nicolás Almagro David Ferrer 6–4, 7–6(7–5)2011 Albert Montañés Carlos Moyá 1–6, 6–3, 6–22012 Albert Ramos Daniel Muñoz 7–6(7–4), 7–52013 Tommy Robredo Nicolás Almagro 6–4, 7–6(7–3)No tournament between 2014 and 20212022 Pablo Carreño Feliciano López 6–4, 6–2 2023 Edas Butvilas Miguel Avendaño 6–4, 6–1 2024 Diego Schwartzman Pedro Cachín 6–3, 3–6, [10–3]2025 Richard Gasquet Dominic Thiem 6–4, 6–4
2009 Due to heavy rain, the final was played with a format of only one set where the winner was the first one to achieve ten games.
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Source2011 Torneo Tenis Playa
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References
External links Official website