Atlanta Tennis Championships
- Tournament level: ATP World Tour 250 Event
- Dates: Main Draw: July 16-22, 2012; Qualifying: July 14-15, 2012
- Site: Atlantic Station, 1380 Atlantic Dr NW, Atlanta, Ga., 30363, www.atlanticstation.com
- Singles main draw: 28-player draw with four players coming from qualifying
- Doubles main draw: 16-team draw
- Qualifying draw: 32-player singles draw
- Prize Money: $531,000
- 2011 stadium seating capacity: 3,716
- Olympus US Open Series: First ATP tournament in eight-tournament series leading up the US Open. 2012 will be the ninth year of the Series.
- Web site: www.atlantatennischampionships.com
- ATP World Tour website for the tournament: Click here
Atlanta Tennis Championship History
The sanction for the Atlanta Tennis Championships was purchased by USTA Southern from the ATP World Tour on December 17, 2009. The section is the largest among the USTA’s 17 sections and represents approximately 25 percent of the national membership.
The 250-point tournament had been played in Indianapolis beginning in 1921.
2011
Mardy Fish repeated as 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championshs singles champion. He played John Fish for the second yer in a row in the final. While both matches went to a third set, Fish cruised easily 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-2 in the third set. In 2010 he won the crown in a third-set tiebreak.
Unseeded American Alex Bogomolov Jr. and Matthew Ebden of Australia edged out the unseeded German team of Matthias Bachinger and Frank Moser 3-6, 7-5, [10-8] in a third-set match tiebrak to earn the doubles crown.
Racquet Club of the South hosted the tournament with an intimiate setting. A unique stadium court with sharply angled steps made for an up-close-and-personal feel. The club also featured 34 tennis courts, eight of which were indoors and were used for the International Food Court, Mall of Tennis, a seond player lounge and a practice court. The facility also included six 36' USTA 10 and Under Tennis courts and many with blended line for 78' plays. The club also has two platform tennis courts.
Olympus US Open Series
The Olympus US Open Series has established itself as a true regular season of hard court tennis, linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. Fans follow the action throughout the summer through national television coverage, culminating each week with back-to-back men’s and women’s finals every Sunday afternoon. Players battle for $40 million, including a chance for bonus prize money at the US Open. In 2008, Olympus became the first title sponsor of the Series. The Olympus US Open Series is also supported by sponsors American Express and Evian. Andy Murray won the 2010 Olympus US Open Series men’s title and Caroline Wozniacki won the women’s title. In 2007, Roger Federer collected the biggest paycheck in tennis history -- $2.4 million -- for winning the US Open and the Olympus US Open Series. In 2005, Kim Clijsters also captured both the US Open and the Series, winning $2.2 million -- the largest purse in women’s sports history.
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