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The Atlanta Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the BB&T Atlanta Open), is a professional men's tennis tournament that has been played in the Atlanta area in the United States since 2010, usually during July or August. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts as part of the USTA's US Open Series, the seven-week summer season lead-up to the U.S. Open.

The event was previously held in Indianapolis from 1988 until it was moved to Atlanta after 2009. The Atlanta Open was known as the Atlanta Tennis Championships for its first two years before signing BB&T as a title sponsor in 2012. In 2015, the tournament was acquired by GF Sports from its then-owners, the USTA.^[2]

History

In 2009, the Association of Tennis Professionals purchased the license for the tournament in Indianapolis because of low ticket sales and a struggle to attract top players.^[3] In December 2009 it was announced that the ATP had sold the license to a group in Atlanta, Georgia, where it would be held at the Atlanta Athletic Club.^[3] Prior to 2010 Atlanta had previously held a tennis tournament known as the Verizon Tennis Challenge from 1992 to 2001. That tournament, also held at the Atlanta Athletic Club, included Andy Roddick, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and John McEnroe among its past champions.

In 2011 the tournament moved to the Racquet Club of the South in Atlanta.^[4] In 2012, the tournament gained BB&T as title sponsor and changed its name to the BB&T Atlanta Open.^[5] The 2012 and later editions have been held in Atlantic Station in midtown Atlanta. Temporary courts are constructed around the retail and residential area's central park. The main court has a capacity of 4,000 people.^[6] In 2015, the tournament was acquired from the USTA by GF Sports.^[7]

For its first six years, the Atlanta Open singles was dominated by Americans. Mardy Fish, Andy Roddick, and John Isner were the only men to win the event before Australian Nick Kyrgios defeated Isner in the 2016 final. Isner, a former Georgia Bulldog and local favorite, owns the tournament records for most finals (8) and most titles (5).

Finals

Singles

Year

Champions

Runners-up

Score

2010

USA}} Mardy Fish

USA}} John Isner

4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)

2011

USA}} Mardy Fish

USA}} John Isner

3–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–2

2012

USA}} Andy Roddick

LUX}} Gilles Müller

1–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–2

2013

USA}} John Isner

RSA}} Kevin Anderson

6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–2)

2014

USA}} John Isner

ISR}} Dudi Sela

6–3, 6–4

2015

USA}} John Isner

CYP}} Marcos Baghdatis

6–3, 6–3

2016

AUS}} Nick Kyrgios

USA}} John Isner

7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–4)

2017

USA}} John Isner

USA}} Ryan Harrison

7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(9–7)

2018

USA}} John Isner

USA}} Ryan Harrison

5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Year

Champions

Runners-up

Score

2010

USA}} Scott Lipsky
{{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram

IND}} Rohan Bopanna
{{flagicon|BEL}} Kristof Vliegen

6–3, 6–7^(4–7), [12–10]

2011

USA}} Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
{{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Ebden

GER}} Matthias Bachinger
{{flagicon|GER}} Frank Moser

3–6, 7–5, [10–8]

2012

AUS}} Matthew Ebden
{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Harrison

BEL}} Xavier Malisse
{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Russell

6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

2013

FRA}} Édouard Roger-Vasselin
{{flagicon|NED}} Igor Sijsling

GBR}} Colin Fleming
{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Marray

7–6^(8–6), 6–3

2014

CAN}} Vasek Pospisil
{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Sock

USA}} Steve Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} Sam Querrey

6–3, 5–7, [10–5]

2015

USA}} Bob Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan

GBR}} Colin Fleming
{{flagicon|LUX}} Gilles Müller

4–6, 7–6^(7–2), [10–4]

2016

ARG}} Andrés Molteni
{{flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Zeballos

SWE}} Johan Brunström
{{flagicon|SWE}} Andreas Siljeström

7–6^(7–2), 6–4

2017

USA}} Bob Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan

NED}} Wesley Koolhof
{{flagicon|NZL}} Artem Sitak

6–3, 6–4

2018

USA}} Nicholas Monroe
{{flagicon|AUS}} John-Patrick Smith

USA}} Rajeev Ram
{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Harrison

3–6, 7–6^(7–5), [10–8]

Records

Record

Player(s)

Count

Years

Winner of most
Men's Singles titles

USA}} John Isner

2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018

Winner of most consecutive
Men's Singles titles

USA}} John Isner

2013, 2014, 2015

Most Men's Singles finals

USA}} John Isner

2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Winner of most
Men's Doubles titles (individual)

AUS}} Matthew Ebden

2011, 2012

Winner of most consecutive
Men's Doubles titles (individual)

AUS}} Matthew Ebden

2011, 2012

See also

References

1. ^Atlanta Tennis Championships Projects: NUSSLI
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbtatlantaopen.com/news/from_memphis_to_atlanta_the_reemergence_of_american_tennis|title=From Memphis to Atlanta: The Reemergence of American Tennis|author=|date=|website=www.bbtatlantaopen.com}}
3. ^¹{{cite web|title=Tennis Championships sold to Atlanta group|url=http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=11624787|publisher=WTHR.com|accessdate=2010-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132010/http://www.wthr.com/global/story.asp?s=11624787|archive-date=2011-06-29|dead-url=yes|df=}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/12/Other/Atlanta-Racquet-Club.aspx|title=Atlanta Championships to be held at the Racquet Club of the South|publisher=atpworldtour.com|date=7 December 2010}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/04/Features/Atlanta-New-Title-Sponsor.aspx|title=News - ATP World Tour - Tennis|author=|date=|website=atpworldtour.com}}
6. ^{{cite news |title=Atlanta Tennis Championships headed to Atlantic Station |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-tennis-championships-headed-1264815.html |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=2011-12-19 |accessdate=2011-12-19 |first=Doug |last=Robertson}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bbtatlantaopen.com/news/from_memphis_to_atlanta_the_reemergence_of_american_tennis/|title=From Memphis to Atlanta: The Reemergence of American Tennis|author=|date=|website=www.bbtatlantaopen.com}}

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