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Cairo Open

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Founded
  
1975

Surface
  
Clay (1975–91)

Abolished
  
1991

Event name
  
Cairo Open (1975–82) Cairo Challenger (1983–91)

Tour
  
Grand Prix circuit (1975–82) Challenger circuit (1983–91)

The Cairo Open is a defunct Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1975 to 1991. It was held in Cairo in Egypt and played on outdoor clay courts.

Ismail El Shafei was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the doubles competition three times with three different partners; once with New Zealander Brian Fairlie, once with Dutchman Tom Okker and once with Hungarian Balázs Taróczy.

References

Cairo Open Wikipedia