Irving Tennis Classic Explained

Type:ATP Challenger
Irving Tennis Classic
Logo Size:207px
Founded:2012
City:Irving, Texas
Country:United States
Venue:Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas
Surface:Hard / Outdoors
Draw:32S/32Q/16D
Prize Money:US$150,000+H
Website:Website
Men's Singles: Mikhail Kukushkin
Men's Doubles: Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya

The Irving Tennis Classic (previously held as Dallas Tennis Classic) is a tennis tournament held annually in Irving, Texas, United States since 2012. The event is one of main tournaments of the ATP Challenger Tour calendar and is played on outdoor hard courts.

History

The Irving Tennis Classic is one of the most prestigious Challenger tournaments since its foundation in 2012, when it replaced the BMW Tennis Championship.[1] Held annually in mid-March, the tournament usually presents a high level in terms of player rankings, similar or even higher than some ATP 250 Series tournaments. This occurs because the tournament is scheduled in-between the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open. This way, Top 50 players and below that are eliminated early at Indian Wells come to play in Irving. The first two editions of the tournaments were named Dallas Tennis Classic, but the tournament has been held at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas since its first edition. As the Resort is actually located in Irving, the tournament was renamed in 2014 to reflect that.[2] The official playing surface of the tournament is SportMaster Sport Surfaces.[3] [4]

Prestigious players that played in Irving include Marin Čilić, Tommy Haas,[5] Jürgen Melzer, and David Goffin.[6]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
7–6(7–4), 6–3
6–4, 2–6, 6–1
6–0, 6–3
7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3
6–1, 6–1
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
6–2, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
6–4, 6–3
6–3, 6–1
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7]
6–4, 6–4
Nicholas Monroe
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–2, 5–7, [10–4]
Marcus Daniell
Marcelo Demoliner
6–3, 6–4
Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya
Radu Albot
Matthew Ebden
6–2, 6–4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas to Host Inaugural 2012 ATP Dallas Tennis Classic. Irving Chamber of Commerce. February 20, 2012. March 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313045031/https://www.irvingchamber.com/2012/02/four-seasons-dallas-at-las-colinas-to-host-inaugural-2012-atp-dallas-tennis-classic/. March 13, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Dallas Tennis Classic now the Irving Tennis Classic. Dallas News. February 17, 2014. March 12, 2017.
  3. Web site: SportMaster Chosen as The Official Surface of The Dallas Tennis Classic. https://web.archive.org/web/20140811053815/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9277015.htm. dead. August 11, 2014. prweb. March 14, 2012. March 12, 2017.
  4. Web site: Dallas Tennis Classic Aerials. SportMaster Sport Surfaces Facebook Page. March 13, 2013. March 12, 2017.
  5. Web site: 2012 Dallas Tennis Classic Main Draw. ATP. March 13, 2012. March 12, 2017.
  6. Web site: 2013 Dallas Tennis Classic Main Draw. ATP. March 11, 2013. March 12, 2017.