Maharashtra Open Explained

TATA Open Maharashtra
Editions:27 (2023)
City:Pune
Country:India
Venue:Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex (2018 — present)
Surface:Hard – Outdoors
Draw:28S/16Q/16D
Prize Money: (2023)
Website:maharashtraopen.com
Completed Event:2023
Singles: Tallon Griekspoor
Doubles: Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
Atp Category:ATP 250
Most Singles Titles:Stan Wawrinka

The Maharashtra Open[1] (known as Tata Open Maharashtra for sponsorship reasons) was an annual men's ATP Tour 250 Tennis championship in Pune. It was a part of the ATP Tour till 2023.

Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), the governing body of Tennis in Maharashtra state annually organised at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. It was a hard court championship and men's singles and doubles matches were organised.[2]

The inaugural event was held in New Delhi. It was then shifted to Chennai since its second edition, and from there it was moved to Pune in 2018, where it is held in January.[3] The tournament is owned and organized by RISE Worldwide.[4] It was the only tour level tennis event currently held in India.[5] It was also the only South Asia's ATP tour professional tennis event.[6]

Tallon Griekspoor of Netherlands is the current title holder in singles and Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen are the current title holder in doubles by winning finals in 2023.[7]

History

Maharashtra Open is held since 1996. In its first year it was located in New Delhi, then in Chennai where it was renamed as Chennai Open. The championship moved from there to Pune, a city of Maharashtra, in 2018 and was rebranded as Maharashtra Open.[8]

In 2021 due to COVID-19 and clash of dates with Australian Open it was not organised.[9]

Stadium

Maharashtra Open is annually held at Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex at Pune in India. It is a hard court championship.[10]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓ New Delhi ↓
1996 Thomas Enqvist Byron Black6–2, 7–6(7–3)
↓ Chennai ↓
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
6–3, 6–4
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
6–3, 6–1
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
7–6(8–6), 6–2
6–1, 6–3
6–0, 6–1
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
7–5, 4–6, 6–1
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
7–5, 6–2
6–3, 6–4
6–3, 7–5
6–3, 6–4
↓ Pune ↓
7–6(7–4), 6–2
7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)
7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–3
2021tournament not held, due to COVID-19 restrictions[11]
7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
4–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓ New Delhi ↓
1996 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
↓ Chennai ↓
7–6, 7–5
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
7–5, 6–1
6–3, 6–4
5–7, 6–2, 7–5
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
6–2, 7–5
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
6–4, 7–5
6–3, 6–4
7–5, 6–2
6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
6–4, 6–4
6–2, 6–1
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
6–3, 7–5
6–3, 6–4
↓ Pune ↓
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Gilles Simon
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
Luke Bambridge
Jonny O'Mara
6–3, 6–4
Jonathan Erlich
Andrei Vasilevski
6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
2021tournament not held, due to COVID-19 restrictions
6–7(10–12), 6–3, [10–6]
6–4, 6–4

Sponsors

Source -[12]

Television broadcast

Maharashtra Open is live and exclusively airs on Sports 18 HD channel and live streams on Jio cinema app in India.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tata Open Maharashtra – South Asia's only ATP World Tour Tennis Tournament. 2021-09-16. www.maharashtraopen.com. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171227061914/http://www.maharashtraopen.com/. live.
  2. Web site: 2020-02-02 . Change in ATP schedule means no big stars for India's only ATP event . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210916192241/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/change-in-schedule-robs-indias-only-atp-event-of-star-power-6246582/ . 16 September 2021 . 2021-09-16 . The Indian Express.
  3. News: Marar . Nandakumar . India's ATP event becomes Tata Open again . 23 October 2018 . The Hindu . 6 December 2017 . 23 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210323030433/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/indias-atp-event-becomes-tata-open-again/article21279622.ece . live .
  4. Web site: 2021-01-27. IMG Reliance rebranded as RISE Worldwide. 2022-02-01. mint. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128080956/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/img-reliance-rebranded-as-rise-worldwide-11611745986955.html. live.
  5. News: Indian players relieved they have not lost only ATP World Tour event . 23 October 2018 . PTI . TOI . 20 July 2017 . 29 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220429003122/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/indian-players-relieved-they-have-not-lost-only-atp-world-tour-event/articleshow/59688037.cms . live .
  6. Web site: Tata Open to be rescheduled, organisers in talks with ATP for new dates. 2022-02-01. Sportstar. 20 December 2020 .
  7. Web site: Maharashtra Open 2023: India's N Sriram Balaji-Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan lose doubles final . Olympics.
  8. Web site: Maharashtra Open doubtful for 2021 ATP season. 2021-09-17. Olympics.com. 16 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210916233641/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-tennis-atp-250-tata-open-maharashtra-2021-doubtful-status. live.
  9. Web site: Maharashtra Open dropped from early 2021 ATP calendar, may return later. 2021-09-17. Olympics.com. 17 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210917055122/https://olympics.com/en/news/indian-tennis-tata-maharashtra-open-atp-250-updated-calendar. live.
  10. Web site: Basu. Sohinee. Tata Open Maharashtra 2020: Where to watch and live stream details. 2021-09-16. www.sportskeeda.com. 16 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210916185252/https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/tata-open-maharashtra-2020-where-to-watch-and-live-stream-details. live.
  11. News: Sudarchan . N . Tata Open Maharashtra on schedule despite Omicron surge . 1 February 2022 . Sportstar . 2022-01-05 . 1 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201123127/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tennis/tennis-atp-tata-maharashtra-open-news-january-omicron-challenger-sports-news-quarantine/article38135100.ece . live .
  12. https://www.maharashtraopen.com/ Maharashtra Open website