The Oviedo International was an ILTF affiliated clay court tennis tournament founded in 1920 as the Copa del Rey In 1951 it was renamed as the Masaveu Cup. The event was first played at the Club de Tenis de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain until 1971.
History Originally the event evolved out of the earlier as the Copa del Rey in 1920 and later the Copa Real Club de Tenis de Oviedo, establishing it as Spain's oldest active international tennis event.
In 1951 the integration of corporate association from Banca Masaveu and of its growth as part of the Spanish Circuito del Cantábrico (Bay of Biscay Circuit) led to it being rebranded as the Masaveu Cup.
In 1957 it was rebranded and elevated to a major international event by the Spanish Tennis Federation. The event was played at the Club de Tenis de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain until 1971.
In 1976 a new successor indoor event was inaugurated the Grand Prix Masaveu de Asturias sponsored by Banca Masaveu. In 1978 the Copa Masaveu was relaunched as an ITF under 21 championship.
Today the event has evolved into a modern ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (Futures) events under various corporate titles (e.g., Ontier Cup, Riesco Cup).
Past finals Singles (incomplete roll). Year Champion Runner-Up Score 1951 Gil de Kermadec 1952 Milan Matous Wladyslaw Skonecki8–6, 3–6, 6–3 1953 Pancho Arcocha Eduardo Soriano7–5, 7–5, 6–4 1954 Emilio Martínez del Rey 1955 Juan Manuel Couder 1956 Jack Arkinstall Robert Haillet 1957 Juan Manuel Couder (2) Tony Pickard6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 1958 Isaias Pimentel Juan Manuel Couder6–4, 7–5, 6–4 1959 Andres Gimeno Juan Manuel Couder 5–7, 11–9, 6–4, 6–2 1960 Roger Becker Manuel Santana9–7, 6–4, 6–8, 1–6, 7–5 1964 Juan Manuel Couder (3) Jose Edison Mandarino6–2, 7–5, 6–4 1967 Martin Mulligan Juan Manuel Couder 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–0 1968Peter West (1969). BP Year Book of World Tennis. Sydney and London: Ward Lock and Company Ltd. p. 175. Manuel Orantes Juan Manuel Couder 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 1969 Manuel Orantes (2) Manuel Santana3–6, 8–6, 4–6, 15–13, ret. 1971 José Higueras José Moreno6–0, 6–1, 6–2
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