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

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players played on outdoor

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s. The event was classified as a $50,000

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tournament and was held in

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, 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

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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

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carson Challenger 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