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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 grows in popularity. In 1995, the tournament is re-organized thank to Avendaño and professional players start to play it.

The tournament is played between July and August, when the low tide comes in the night. In 2006, the Torneo Tenis Playa is declared as tourist interest activity and it is 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. 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 would come back in 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was postponed for one more year.

Tournament winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1971	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, 6–4
1985	Sergio Casal	Juan Avendaño	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
No tournament between 1986 and 1994
1995	Francisco Clavet	Carlos Moyá	6–4, 6–3
1996	Francisco Clavet	Carlos Moyá	6–2, 6–3, 7–5
1997	Félix Mantilla	Albert Portas	6–1, 6–3
1998	Àlex Corretja	Alberto Martín	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1999	Carlos Moyá	Fernando Vicente	6–4, 7–6
2000	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Alberto Berasategui	6–4, 6–3
2001	Albert Portas	Francisco Clavet	6–2, 6–2
2002	Francisco Clavet	Cédric Pioline	6–3, 6–4
2003	Younes El Aynaoui	Alberto Martín	6–3, 6–3
2004	Alberto Martín	Àlex Corretja	6–1, 6–3
2005	Fernando Verdasco	Feliciano López	7–5, 7–5
2006	Guillermo Cañas	Nicolás Almagro	7–6, 6–7,
2007	Feliciano López	Félix Mantilla	7–6, 3–6, 7–6
2008	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Carlos Moyá	7–6, 6–4
2009	David Ferrer	Guillermo Cañas	10–9
2010	Nicolás Almagro	David Ferrer	6–4, 7–6
2011	Albert Montañés	Carlos Moyá	1–6, 6–3, 6–2
2012	Albert Ramos	Daniel Muñoz	7–6, 7–5
2013	Tommy Robredo	Nicolás Almagro	6–4, 7–6
No tournament between 2014 and 2021
2022	Pablo Carreño	Feliciano López	6–4, 6–2
2023	Edas Butvilas	Miguel Avendaño	6–4, 6–1

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.

	Qualifying round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
													5 August
													David Ferrer		6	6
													Mariano Zabaleta		4	4
							3 August
							Mariano Zabaleta		7	6
	2 August
							Nicolás Piñones		5	1
	Nicolás Piñones		7	6
																			5 August
	Ignacio González		6	1
																			David Ferrer			10
																			Guillermo Cañas			9
													4 August
													Guillermo Cañas		7	7
													Nicolás Almagro		6	6
							4 August
							Guillermo Cañas		6	6
	3 August
							João Sousa		2	2
	João Sousa		6	6
	Loïc Ducourau		2	3

2010

	Qualifying round						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
							3 August
							Nicolás Almagro		6	6
							Pablo Carreño		4	3
													4 August
													Nicolás Almagro		7	7
													Igor Andreev		5	5
							2 August
							Igor Andreev		6	6
							Axel Álvarez		1	4
																			5 August
																			Nicolás Almagro		6	7
																			David Ferrer		4	6
													4 August
													David Ferrer		7	6
													Juan Ignacio Chela		6	4
							3 August
							Juan Ignacio Chela		6	6
	2 August
							Carlos Bautista		2	2
	Carlos Bautista		6	6
	Ignacio González		2	4

2011

Source

2012

2013

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	30 July
	João Sousa		6	6
							1 August
	Miguel Álvarez Hevia		1	2
							João Sousa		4	4
	31 July
							Tommy Robredo		6	6
	Tommy Robredo		6	6
													2 August
	Eduardo Segura		2	1
													Tommy Robredo		6	7
	30 July
													Nicolás Almagro		4	6
	Marc López		6	6
							1 August
	Ramón del Olmo		0	2
							Marc López		3	4
	31 July
							Nicolás Almagro		6	6
	Nicolás Almagro		6	6
	Juan Lizariturry		4	3

Source

2022

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	27 July
	Tommy Robredo		6	6
							28 July
	Miguel Avendaño		4	3
							Tommy Robredo		4	4
	26 July
							Feliciano López		6	6
	Feliciano López		6	6
													29 July
	Pavel Petrov		1	1
													Feliciano López		4	2
	27 July
													Pablo Carreño		6	6
	Pablo Carreño		6	6
							28 July
	Gerard Planelles		4	4
							Pablo Carreño	6	5
	26 July
							Edas Butvilas	3	7
	Marc López		4	6
	Edas Butvilas		6	7

Source

2023

	First round						Second round						Semi-finals						Final
													31 July
													Bernabé Zapata	2	6
													Edas Butvilas	6	4
							30 July
							Edas Butvilas	4	7
	29 July
							Garrett Johns	6	5
	Garrett Johns		6	6
																			1 August
	Iker Sevilla		4	4
																			Edas Butvilas		6	6
																			Miguel Avendaño		4	1
													31 July
													Richard Gasquet	3	6
													Miguel Avendaño	6	3
							30 July
							Feliciano López		3	6
	29 July
							Miguel Avendaño		6	7
	Miguel Avendaño	3	6
	Luis Llorens	6	2

Source

2024

	First round						Second round						Semi-finals						Final
													18 July
													Pedro Cachín	7	4
													Edas Butvilas	6	6
							17 July
							Edas Butvilas		6	7
	16 July
							Iker Sevilla		3	6
	Luis Llorens	6	6
																			19 July
	Iker Sevilla	7	6
																			Pedro Cachín	3	6
																			Diego Schwartzman	6	3
													18 July
													Diego Schwartzman	5	6
													Pablo Andújar	7	2
							17 July
							Pablo Andújar		6	7
	16 July
							Miguel Avendaño		2	6
	Miguel Avendaño		6	6
	Roman Venger		3	4

References

1. Luanco no contará este año con el Torneo Tenis Playa; RTPA, 5 April 2014 (in Spanish)
2. "Luanco recupera su Torneo" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 21 January 2015.
3. "El torneo Tenis Playa de Luanco volverá a disputarse el próximo verano" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 January 2015.
4. "Luanco recupera el tenis playa, en homenaje a Galé, para el verano de 2020" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 7 August 2019.
5. "Suspendido el Torneo de Tenis Playa de Luanco previsto para el mes de agosto" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 May 2020.
6. "Avendaño ganó el Torneo de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 August 1984.
7. "Casal venció en el Torneo de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 4 August 1985.
8. "Clavet, vencedor del Torneo Tenis Playa" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 August 1995.
9. "Clavet se proclamó campeón del Torneo playa de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 12 August 1996.
10. Díaz, Mario (5 August 1997). "Mantilla gana el torneo de tenis playa de Luanco". El País (in Spanish).
11. "Álex Corretja, campeón" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 4 August 1998.
12. "Carlos Moyà superó en una gran final a Vicente" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 15 July 1999.
13. "Ferrero se proclama vencedor" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 18 August 2000.
14. "Cañas inscribe su nombre en el Torneo Tenis Playa de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 28 July 2006.
15. "Ferrer se lleva el Torneo Tenis Playa de Luanco" (in Spanish). El Comercio. 6 August 2009.
16. 2011 Torneo Tenis Playa
17. 2012 Torneo Tenis Playa
18. 2013 Torneo Tenis Playa
19. 2022 Torneo Tenis Playa
20. "El triunfo más playero de Pablo Carreño" (in Spanish). Marca. 30 July 2022.
21. "Cuadro Torneo Tenis Playa Luanco 2023" (in Spanish). Canal Tenis. 1 August 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)

• Tennis tournaments in Spain
• Sport in Asturias
• Exhibition tennis tournaments