Runner-up in 2007, Colombian Santiago Giraldo eventually took the singles titles in 2009 over Paolo Lorenzi
Belgian Dick Norman reached four finals in San Luis Potosí City, winning the singles and doubles events in 2002, the singles in 2003, and finishing singles runner-up in 2005
Frenchman Jérémy Chardy titled in doubles in 2007 alongside Marcelo Melo
Canada's Frédéric Niemeyer partnered Alex Bogomolov Jr. for a 2003 victory in the doubles event

The Banorte Tennis Open also known as the San Luis Tennis Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. The event is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is the second-longest running Challenger tournament, since 1980 (behind only Tampere Open in Finland). It was part of the WTA Challenger Tour in 2023 and in 2024.

History

The tournament was founded in 1955 as the San Luis Potosí Tennis Tournament. In 1959 it became known as the San Luis Potosí International.

The event has been organized by the Club Deportivo Potosino in San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, since inception. The women's edition started in 1959 until 2006, it has since been revived in 2023 and in 2024.

Joaquín Loyo-Mayo holds the record for most men's singles titles wins at six. Leonardo Lavalle established the record for men's doubles titles, with four wins. He partnered with a different player each of this time. He hold along with Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela the record of consecutive victories, three. Leonardo Lavalle, Dick Norman and Marcelo Arévalo were the only players to win both singles and doubles titles the same year.

Past finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1955Mexico Manuel GallardoMexico Rafael Ortega6–3, 6–3, 6–4.
1956Mexico Rafael OrtegaMexico Angel Ochoa6–4, 6–3, 6–2.
1957Mexico Gustavo PalafoxMexico Federico Cervantes6–3, 6–3, 6–3.
1958Mexico Rafael OsunaMexico Gustavo Palafox6–4, 4–6, 6–2.
1959Mexico Gustavo Palafox (2)Mexico Esteban Reyes Jr.6–0, 6–0, 8–6.
1960Mexico Gustavo Palafox (3)Mexico Esteban Reyes Jr.6–3, 6–4, 7–5.
1961Mexico Mario LlamasMexico Francisco Contreras6–4, 6–2.
1962South Africa Cliff DrysdaleSouth Africa John Maloney6–0, 6–3.
1963Mexico Joaquín Loyo-MayoSouth Africa John Maloney6–4, 3–6, 12–10.
1964United States Don KierbowMexico Juan Arredondo6–3, 0–6, 6–4.
1965Mexico Juan ArredondoMexico Gabino Palafox6–3, 6–4.
1966Mexico Vicente ZarazúaMexico Lucio Baltazar6–4, 6–3.
1967Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (2)France Daniel Contet6–2, 6–2.
1968Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (3)Ecuador Pancho Guzmán6–2, 7–5.
↓ Open Era ↓
1969United States Tom GormanUnited Kingdom Chris Bovett4–6, 6–3, 6–3.
1970Mexico Juan ArredondoBolivia Ramiro Benavides6–4, 4–6, 6–3.
1971Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (4)Mexico Vicente Zarazúa7–5, 6–3.
1972Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (5)Mexico Raul Ramirez6–2, 6–2.
1973United States Raz ReidUnited States William Brown7–5, 6–4.
1974Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo (6)Mexico Roberto Chávez6–3, 6–4.
1975Mexico Vicente ZarazúaMexico Luis Baraldi4–6, 7–6, 6–4.
1976Mexico Luis BaraldiMexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo7–5, 4–6, 6–3.
1977United States Chris SylvanMexico Marcelo Lara7–6, 6–4.
1978Venezuela Humphrey HoseAustralia Steve Docherty7–5, 6–3.
1980Mexico Adolfo GonzalezMexico Guillermo Stevens6–4, 6–4.
1981United States Rick FagelUnited States Steve Meister7–6, 6–1.
1984United States Tim WilkisonMexico Javier Contreras6–2, 6–2
1988Australia Peter DoohanMexico Agustín Moreno6–4, 6–4
1989Mexico Jorge LozanoAustralia Peter Doohan6–4, 6–4
1990Germany Ricki OsterthunUnited States MaliVai Washington6–4, 6–4
1991Peru Pablo ArrayaAustralia Jamie Morgan6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1992Mexico Leonardo LavalleUnited States Francisco Montana6–0, 6–7, 6–4
1993Austria Horst SkoffMexico Luis Herrera2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1994Venezuela Nicolás PereiraMexico Luis Herrera6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1995–1997Not held
1998Ecuador Luis MorejónArgentina Andrés Zingman6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1999No Draw Information Available
2000Argentina Agustín CalleriArgentina Mariano Hood7–5, 6–4
2001Argentina Martín RodríguezCzech Republic Ota Fukárek6–7(7), 7–6(2), 7–6(8)
2002Belgium Dick NormanFrance Paul-Henri Mathieu2–6, 6–2, 6–4
2003Belgium Dick Norman (2)Argentina Federico Browne7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2004Argentina Mariano DelfinoArgentina Sergio Roitman6–4, 6–4
2005Spain Fernando VicenteBelgium Dick Norman6–4, 6–4
2006Austria Rainer EitzingerItaly Paolo Lorenzi6–4, 6–7(5), 7–5
2007Spain Fernando Vicente (2)Colombia Santiago Giraldo6–3, 6–3
2008Argentina Brian DabulArgentina Mariano Puertawalkover
2009Colombia Santiago GiraldoItaly Paolo Lorenzi6–2, 6–7(3), 6–2
2010–2011Not held
2012Spain Rubén Ramírez HidalgoItaly Paolo Lorenzi3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2013Italy Alessio di MauroUnited States Daniel Kosakowski4–6, 6–3, 6–2.
2014Italy Paolo LorenziSpain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras6–1, 6–3.
2015Argentina Guido PellaRepublic of Ireland James McGee6–3, 6–3.
2016Serbia Peđa KrstinEl Salvador Marcelo Arévalo6–4, 6–2.
2017Slovakia Andrej MartinSpain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras7–5, 6–4.
2018El Salvador Marcelo ArévaloDominican Republic Roberto Cid Subervi6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4.
2019Switzerland Marc-Andrea HüslerSpain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras7–5, 7–6(7–3).
2020–2021Not held
2022Switzerland Antoine BellierArgentina Renzo Olivo6–7(2–7), 6–4, 7–5.
2023Chile Tomás Barrios VeraGermany Dominik Koepfer7–6(8–6), 7–5.
2024Colombia Nicolás MejíaChile Matías Soto6–1, 5–7, 6–2
2025Australia James DuckworthGermany Max Wiskandt6–1, 6–1
2026Colombia Nicolás Mejía (2)Australia James Duckworth7–6(8–6), 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023Italy Elisabetta CocciarettoItaly Sara Errani5–7, 6–4, 7–5
2024Argentina Nadia PodoroskaUnited Kingdom Francesca Jones6–1, 6–2

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2026Australia Jake Delaney Australia Tristan SchoolkateArgentina Facundo Mena Mexico Rodrigo Pacheco Méndez6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2025Ivan Liutarevich United Kingdom Marcus WillisUnited States Trey Hilderbrand United States Alfredo Perez6–3, 6–4
2024India Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli India Niki Kaliyanda PoonachaSwitzerland Antoine Bellier Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler6–3, 6–2
2023Northern Mariana Islands Colin Sinclair Australia Adam WaltonZimbabwe Benjamin Lock New Zealand Rubin Statham5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
2022Colombia Nicolás Barrientos Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (3)Venezuela Luis David Martínez Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves7–6(13–11), 6–2
2020–2021not held
2019El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo (2) Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (2)Uruguay Ariel Behar Ecuador Roberto Quiroz1–6, 6–4, [12–10]
2018El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo (1) Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (1)United Kingdom Jay Clarke Germany Kevin Krawietz6–1, 6–4
2017Ecuador Roberto Quiroz Brazil Caio ZampieriMexico Hans Hach Verdugo Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras6–4, 6–2
2016New Zealand Marcus Daniell New Zealand Artem SitakMexico Santiago González Croatia Mate Pavić6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2015Argentina Guillermo Durán Argentina Horacio Zeballos (2)Peru Sergio Galdós Argentina Guido Pella7–6(7–4), 6–4
2014United States Kevin King Colombia Juan Carlos SpirSpain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras Argentina Agustín Velotti6–3, 6–4
2013Croatia Marin Draganja Spain Adrián Menéndez MaceirasSwitzerland Marco Chiudinelli Germany Peter Gojowczyk6–4, 6–3
2012United States Nicholas Monroe Germany Simon StadlerGermany Andre Begemann Australia Jordan Kerr3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2010–2011not held
2009Mexico Santiago González Argentina Horacio Zeballos (1)Brazil Franco Ferreiro Brazil Júlio Silva6–2, 7–6(5)
2008United States Travis Parrott Slovakia Filip PolášekNetherlands Antilles Jean-Julien Rojer Brazil Márcio Torres6–2, 6–1
2007France Jérémy Chardy Brazil Marcelo MeloChile Jorge Aguilar Colombia Pablo González6–0, 6–3
2006Mexico Daniel Garza Poland Dawid OlejniczakMexico Héctor Almada Mexico Víctor Romero6–2, 6–2
2005Poland Łukasz Kubot Austria Oliver MarachArgentina Juan Pablo Brzezicki Argentina Juan Pablo Guzmán6–1, 3–6, 6–3
2004Finland Tuomas Ketola Netherlands Rogier WassenMexico Marcello Amador Mexico Jorge Haro6–2, 6–2
2003United States Alex Bogomolov Jr. Canada Frédéric NiemeyerGermany Markus Hantschk Austria Alexander Peya6–4, 7–6(5)
2002Belgium Dick Norman Bulgaria Orlin StanoytchevArgentina Ignacio Hirigoyen Argentina Sebastián Prietowalkover
2001Argentina Edgardo Massa Argentina Sergio RoitmanAustralia Paul Hanley Australia Nathan Healey6–4, 5–7, 7–6(3)
2000Venezuela José de Armas Venezuela Jimy SzymanskiCanada Jocelyn Robichaud United States Michael Sell5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1999no draw information available
1998Netherlands Edwin Kempes Netherlands Peter WesselsPuerto Rico José Frontera Canada Bobby Kokavec7–6, 4–6, 7–5
1997–1995not held
1994Mexico Oliver Fernández Mexico Leonardo Lavalle (4)Mexico Ismael Hernández Mexico Luis Herrera7–5, 7–5
1993Argentina Javier Frana Mexico Leonardo Lavalle (3)United States Francisco Montana United States Bryan Shelton6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1992Mexico Luis Herrera (4) Mexico Leonardo Lavalle (2)Mexico Francisco Maciel Mexico Agustín Moreno6–2, 6–2
1991Colombia Mauricio Hadad Argentina Daniel OrsanicUnited States Scott Patridge United States Kenny Thorne6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1990Mexico Leonardo Lavalle (1) Mexico Jorge LozanoMexico Luis Herrera (3) Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1989Mexico Luis Herrera (2) Mexico Javier Ordaz (2)The Bahamas Mark Knowles United States Brian Page6–4, 6–7, 6–3
1988Mexico Luis Herrera (1) Mexico Javier Ordaz (1)Mexico Agustín Moreno Mexico Fernando Pérez Pascal6–4, 6–1

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2023Spain Aliona Bolsova Venezuela Andrea GámizGeorgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova Poland Katarzyna Piter7–6(7–5), 6–4
2024Hungary Anna Bondár Slovenia Tamara ZidanšekBrazil Laura Pigossi Poland Katarzyna Piterwalkover

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