The Tennis Channel Open was a men's
tennis tournament on the
ATP International Series which was held for the first time in
Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 to March 5, 2006. In the men's singles final,
James Blake defeated
Lleyton Hewitt while the men's doubles title was won by
Bob and
Mike Bryan.
In 2005,
The Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel is an American sports-oriented digital cable and satellite television network owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. It is devoted to events and other programming related to the game of ...
purchased the tournament from
IMG and moved it from Scottsdale to Las Vegas.
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
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
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Past finals
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
Doubles
See also
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The Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel is an American sports-oriented digital cable and satellite television network owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group. It is devoted to events and other programming related to the game of ...
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Alan King Tennis Classic
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Las Vegas Challenger
The Las Vegas Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was held annually for many years through 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, ...
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List of tennis tournaments
References
External links
The Tennis Channel official websiteTennis Channel Open homepPage
{{ATP World Series tournaments
ATP Tour
Grand Prix tennis circuit
Hard court tennis tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
Tennis in Las Vegas