Sport
The Estoril Open, held at the Estoril Court Central, is a professional tennis tournament that hosts both an ATP (men's) and WTA (women's) event. Although named for the nearby resort in Estoril, the event is held in Oeiras by the sports' governing bodies. The men's event was first held in 1990, when the ATP took absolute control of the men's tennis tour and revamped it. In 1998, the first women's event was held, as a component of the ITF women's circuit; a year later, it was promoted to the main WTA Tour. On the men's side, several players who have won the event have also triumphed at the French Open, including Sergi Bruguera, Andrei Medvedev, Thomas Muster, Carlos Moyà, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Gastón Gaudio. The list of champions also includes two-time finalist Àlex Corretja, Australian Open champion Novak Đoković, Tennis Masters Cup winner David Nalbandian, and, most recently, sixteen-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.
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