Tennis Channel Open

Tennis tournament

"Las Vegas Open" redirects here. For the darts tournament, see Las Vegas Open (darts).

Tennis tournament

Tennis Channel Open

Defunct tennis tournament
Founded| 1986
Abolished| 2008
Editions| 21
Location| Scottsdale, Arizona (1986–2005)
Las Vegas, Nevada (2006–2008)
United States
Category| WCT (1986–1989)
International Series (1990–2008)
Surface| Hard / outdoors
Draw| 32S/16Q/16D (round-robin)

The Tennis Channel Open it's sponsored name was a men's hard court tennis tournament also known as the Las Vegas Open it was an ATP International Series event that was first founded as the WCT Scottsdale Open in 1986. That tournament by 2005 was officially known as the Scottsdale Open.

In 2005, The Tennis Channel purchased the tournament from IMG and moved it from Scottsdale to Las Vegas.[1][2][3] In April 2008, The Tennis Channel announced that it was selling the tournament to the ATP, and the week the event had been held was now the first week of Davis Cup.[4][2]

## History

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Founded in 1986 as the WCT Scottsdale Open by 2005 that tournament was known as the Scottsdale Open. By the end of that year the Tennis Channel bought the rights to the event and moved it to Las Vegas where it was branded as the Tennis Channel Open in 2006 its sponsored name. The move to Las Vegas was to bring a top level tour event back to the city to fill the gap left by the Alan King Tennis Classic that ended in 1985. It was succeeded later by a lower tier event the Las Vegas Challenger in 1997 that ran till 2000.

This event was an ATP World Series event from 1992 to 1999, then an ATP International Series event from 2000 that ran until 2008 when it was discontinued, when the Tennis Channel sold the rights to the event. In 2015 the Las Vegas Challenger event resumed. In 2023 it was renamed the Las Vegas Tennis Open.[5]

## Past finals

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The tournament had been in existence since 1986 located at the Scottsdale Radisson Resort. From 1987–2005 the tournament took place at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, where Andre Agassi was crowned champion four times.

### Singles

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Location  | Year  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Score

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Scottsdale | 1986 |  John McEnroe |  Kevin Curren | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1987 |  Brad Gilbert |  Eliot Teltscher | 6–2, 6–2
1988 |  Mikael Pernfors |  Glenn Layendecker | 6–2, 6–4
1989 |  Ivan Lendl |  Stefan Edberg | 6–2, 6–3
1990–91 | Not held
1992 |  Stefano Pescosolido |  Brad Gilbert | 6–0, 1–6, 6–4
1993 |  Andre Agassi |  Marcos Ondruska | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1994 |  Andre Agassi |  Luiz Mattar | 6–4, 6–3
1995 |  Jim Courier |  Mark Philippoussis | 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1996 |  Wayne Ferreira |  Marcelo Ríos | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
1997 |  Mark Philippoussis |  Richey Reneberg | 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
1998 |  Andre Agassi |  Jason Stoltenberg | 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
1999 |  Jan-Michael Gambill |  Lleyton Hewitt | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–4
2000 |  Lleyton Hewitt |  Tim Henman | 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2001 |  Francisco Clavet |  Magnus Norman | 6–4, 6–2
2002 |  Andre Agassi |  Juan Balcells | 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2003 |  Lleyton Hewitt |  Mark Philippoussis | 6–4, 6–4
2004 |  Vincent Spadea |  Nicolas Kiefer | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
2005 |  Wayne Arthurs |  Mario Ančić | 7–5, 6–3
Las Vegas | 2006 |  James Blake |  Lleyton Hewitt | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
2007 |  Lleyton Hewitt |  Jürgen Melzer | 6–4, 7–6(12–10)
2008 |  Sam Querrey |  Kevin Anderson | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

### Doubles

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Location  | Year  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Score

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Scottsdale | 1986 |  Leonardo Lavalle
Mike Leach |  Scott Davis
David Pate | 7–6, 6–4
1987 |  Rick Leach
Jim Pugh |  Dan Goldie
Mel Purcell | 6–3, 6–2
1988 |  Scott Davis
Tim Wilkison |  Rick Leach
Jim Pugh | 6–4, 7–6
1989 |  Rick Leach
Jim Pugh |  Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1990–91 | Not held
1992 |  Mark Keil
Dave Randall |  Kent Kinnear
Sven Salumaa | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1993 |  Mark Keil
Dave Randall |  Luke Jensen
Sandon Stolle | 7–5, 6–4
1994 |  Jan Apell
Ken Flach |  Alex O'Brien
Sandon Stolle | 6–0, 6–4
1995 |  Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson |  Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996 |  Patrick Galbraith
Rick Leach |  Richey Reneberg
Brett Steven | 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
1997 |  Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez |  Jonas Björkman
Rick Leach | 6–3, 6–3
1998 |  Cyril Suk
Michael Tebbutt |  Kent Kinnear
David Wheaton | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6
1999 |  Justin Gimelstob
Richey Reneberg |  Mark Knowles
Sandon Stolle | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
2000 |  Jared Palmer
Richey Reneberg |  Patrick Galbraith
David Macpherson | 6–3, 7–5
2001 |  Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer |  Marcelo Ríos
Sjeng Schalken | 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2002 |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |  Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
2003 |  James Blake
Mark Merklein |  Lleyton Hewitt
Mark Philippoussis | 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)
2004 |  Rick Leach
Brian MacPhie |  Jeff Coetzee
Chris Haggard | 6–3, 6–1
2005 |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |  Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley | 7–5, 6–4
Las Vegas | 2006 |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |  Jaroslav Levinský
Robert Lindstedt | 6–3, 6–2
2007 |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |  Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram | 7–6(8–6), 6–2
2008 |  Julien Benneteau
Michaël Llodra |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | 6–4, 4–6, [10–8]

## Event names

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Official

* WCT Scottsdale Open (1986-1987)
* WCT Scottsdale Classic (1988-1989)
* Arizona Tennis Championship's (1992-1996)
* Scottsdale Tennis Classic (1997-2004)
* Scottsdale Open (2005)
* Las Vegas Open (2006-2008)

Sponsored

* Eagle Classic (1988 -1989)
* Purex Tennis Championships (1992-1993)
* Nuveen Championships (1994)
* MassMutual Championships (1995)
* Franklin Templeton Classic (1996-1997)
* Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic (1998-2000)
* Franklin Templeton Classic (2001-2004)
* Tennis Channel Open (2005- 2008)

## See also

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* The Tennis Channel
* Alan King Tennis Classic
* Las Vegas Challenger
* List of tennis tournaments

## References

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1. ^ Miki Singh (February 23, 2006). "Tennis Channel Open not just another ATP event". ESPN.
2. ^ a b "Tennis Channel to sell Las Vegas tournament to ATP". Tennis Industry. April 10, 2008.
3. ^ Adam Kress (July 24, 2005). "Tennis tourney leaving Scottsdale". Phoenix Business Journal.
4. ^ "Tennis Channel selling Las Vegas tournament to ATP, which could move or disband event". ESPN. April 10, 2008.
5. ^ "Las Vegas Tennis Open". ATP Tour. 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

## External links

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* The Tennis Channel official website
* Tennis Channel Open homepPage

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* 1996–1999: Chennai
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* 1997–1999: Boston
* Tashkent
* 1999: Merano

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* ATP 250 tournaments (since 2009)

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