The Carson Challenger (also known as the USTA Player Development Classic and the USTA LA Tennis Open) was a tournament for professional female and male
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
players played on outdoor
hard court
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and ...
s. The event was classified as a $50,000
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmental ...
tournament and was held in
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the South Bay region of Los Angeles, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport. Incorporated on February 20, 1968, ...
, United States, from 2007–2011. In 2014 the tournament was a replacement for the
Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger
The Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger was a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event was classified as a $50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and was held in Yakima, Washington
Yakima ( or ) ...
, as their clubhouse was destroyed by a fire earlier in the year.
The event was also previously part of the
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP T ...
series from 2005 to 2010, with the exception of 2006.
Past finals
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
References
External links
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Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
ATP Challenger Tour
Hard court tennis tournaments in the United States
Tennis tournaments in California
Sports competitions in Los Angeles County, California
Tennis in California
USTA LA Tennis Open
Recurring sporting events established in 2005
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2014