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Tennis tournament
Atlanta Tennis Championships
The Atlanta Tennis Championships (RCA Championships , Indianapolis Tennis Championships ) is an annual men's tennis tournament that is played in the Atlanta area.
The tournament was held for the first time in 1988 in Indianapolis , Indiana as the U.S. Men's Hard Court Championships . It was a major tournament of the Grand Prix Tennis Circuit until 1990. It was renamed the RCA Championships and became a hard courts event after the Indianapolis Tennis Center decided to resurface its 18 clay courts with Deco-Turf II, the same surface as the US Open . (As a consequence, the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was moved from Indianapolis to Charleston, South Carolina .)
The tournament's change in surface and name came with a change of date to be closer to the start of the US Open. The event gained the attention of the world's best players and became a premier warm-up stop for the US Open. In 2009 the Association of Tennis Professionals purchased the license for the tournament in Indianapolis owing to the lack of a title sponsor for 2007 and 2008, at which time its name was simply the Indianapolis Tennis Championships , and a subsequent struggle to attract top players, which led in turn to lower ticket sales[1] . In December 2009 it was announced that the ATP had sold the license to a group in Atlanta , Georgia .[1]
Prior to 2010 Atlanta had previously held a tennis tournament known as the Verizon Tennis Challenge from 1992 to 2001. The tournament, also held at the Atlanta Athletic Club, included Andy Roddick , Pete Sampras , Andre Agassi and John McEnroe among its past champions. In 2011 the tournament moved to the Racquet Club of the South in Atlanta.[2] The 2012 edition will be held in Atlantic Station in Midtown Atlanta. Temporary courts will be constructed around the retail and residential area's central park. The main court will seat 4,000 people.[3] Also in 2012 the tournament gained BB&T as title sponsor for at least three years and changed its name to the Atlanta Open.[4]
Records
Past finals
Singles
Location
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
Atlanta
2011
Mardy Fish
John Isner
3–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–2
2010
Mardy Fish
John Isner
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Indianapolis
2009
Robby Ginepri
Sam Querrey
6–2, 6–4
2008
Gilles Simon
Dmitry Tursunov
6–4, 6–4
2007
Dmitry Tursunov
Frank Dancevic
6–4, 7–5
2006
James Blake
Andy Roddick
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2005
Robby Ginepri
Taylor Dent
4–6, 6–0, 3–0 (retired)
2004
Andy Roddick
Nicolas Kiefer
6–2, 6–3
2003
Andy Roddick
Paradorn Srichaphan
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
2002
Greg Rusedski
Félix Mantilla
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
2001
Patrick Rafter
Gustavo Kuerten
4–2 (retired)
2000
Gustavo Kuerten
Marat Safin
3–6, 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–2)
1999
Nicolás Lapentti
Vincent Spadea
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1998
Àlex Corretja
Andre Agassi
2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1997
Jonas Björkman
Carlos Moyà
6–3, 7–6
1996
Pete Sampras
Goran Ivanišević
7–6, 7–5
1995
Thomas Enqvist
Bernd Karbacher
6–4, 6–3
1994
Wayne Ferreira
Olivier Delaître
6–2, 6–1
1993
Jim Courier
Boris Becker
7–5, 6–3
1992
Pete Sampras
Jim Courier
6–4, 6–4
1991
Pete Sampras
Boris Becker
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
1990
Boris Becker
Peter Lundgren
6–3, 6–4
1989
John McEnroe
Jay Berger
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1988
Boris Becker
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–2
Doubles
Location
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
Atlanta
2011
Alex Bogomolov, Jr. Matthew Ebden
Matthias Bachinger Frank Moser
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2010
Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram
Rohan Bopanna Kristof Vliegen
6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [12–10]
Indianapolis
2009
Ernests Gulbis Dmitry Tursunov
Ashley Fisher Jordan Kerr
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
2008
Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips
Scott Lipsky David Martin
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2007
Juan Martín del Potro Travis Parrott
Teymuraz Gabashvili Ivo Karlović
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
2006
Bobby Reynolds Andy Roddick
Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas
6–4, 6–4
2005
Paul Hanley Graydon Oliver
Simon Aspelin Todd Perry
6–2, 3–1 (retired)
2004
Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
2003
Mario Ančić Andy Ram
Diego Ayala Robby Ginepri
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 7–5
2002
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi
7–6(7–4) , 6–7(5–7) , 6–4
2001
Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie
Mahesh Bhupathi Sébastien Lareau
7–6(7–5) , 5–7, 6–4
2000
Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle
Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1999
Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer
Olivier Delaître Leander Paes
6–3, 6–4
1998
Jiří Novák David Rikl
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–2, 7–6
1997
Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström
Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
6–3, 6–2
1996
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
Petr Korda Cyril Suk
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
1995
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Scott Davis Todd Martin
6–4, 6–4
1994
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
6–3, 6–4
1993
Scott Davis Todd Martin
Ken Flach Rick Leach
6–4, 6–4
1992
Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
7–6, 6–2
1991
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa
7–6, 6–4
1990
Scott Davis David Pate
Grant Connell Glenn Michibata
7–6, 7–6
1989
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
Peter Doohan Laurie Warder
7–6, 7–6
1988
Rick Leach Jim Pugh
Ken Flach Robert Seguso
6–4, 6–3
References
External links
Present
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Buenos Aires
Marseille
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2009, 2011–present: Kitzbühel
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2009–2019, 2021–present: Munich
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2009–2016, 2024–present: Bucharest
Stuttgart
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Båstad
Gstaad
Umag
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Metz
2009–2019, 2022–present: Houston
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2015–2019, 2021–present: Geneva
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2015–2019, 2023–present: Chengdu
2016–present: Antwerp
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2016–present: Sofia
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2019–present: Córdoba
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2020, 2022–present: Adelaide
2020–2021, 2023–present: Astana/Almaty
2021–present: Mallorca
2022–present: Dallas
2022, 2024-present: Gijón
2024-present: Hong Kong
Past