The Hall of Fame Open is an international

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tournament that has been held every year in July since 1976 at the

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, the original location of the U.S. National Championships. It was known as the ''Infosys Hall of Fame Open'' from 2023 until 2025. The event, which was part of the

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from 1976 to 1989, typically featured a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles tournament. The tournament is held on outdoor

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s, and is since 1988 the only grass court tournament played outside Europe. Up until

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, when

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won the tournament, the top seed had never triumphed at Newport, a trait that has led to the moniker "the Casino Curse", due to the location of the Hall of Fame at the

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. In 2025, the ATP 250 series event was downgraded to a Challenger 125 series event, but also expanded to become a combined tournament with the inclusion of a women's WTA 125 series event. The tournament was moved up one week, coinciding with the second week of

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, to attract players who lost in the first week of Wimbledon. The International Tennis Hall of Fame induction ceremony, formerly held during the tournament, was shifted to August.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

Official websiteATP tournament profileInternational Tennis Hall of Fame
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall Of Fame Tennis Championships Tennis tournaments in the United States Grass court tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 1976 Tennis in Rhode Island Campbell's 1976 establishments in Rhode Island

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

See also

References

External links