Indianapolis Tennis Championships
The Indianapolis Tennis Championships was an annual men's tennis tournament played in Indianapolis as part of the ATP Tour. It was held for one week in July up until 2009. The tournament was held for the first time in 1988 as the U.S. Men's Claycourt Championships. It was created after the Indianapolis Sports Center decided to resurface its 18 clay courts with Deco-Turf II, the same surface as the US Open. As a consequence, the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was moved from Indianapolis to Charleston, South Carolina. From 1996–2006 it was known as the RCA Championships.
The tournament's change in surface and name came with a change of date to be closer to the start of the US Open. The event gained the attention of the world's best players and became a premier warm-up stop for the US Open.
The tournament ended in 2009 and a new tournament in Atlanta replaced it in 2010.
Past finals
Singles
Year |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Score |
1988 | Boris Becker | John McEnroe | 6–4, 6–2 |
1989 | John McEnroe | Jay Berger | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
1990 | Boris Becker | Peter Lundgren | 6–3, 6–4 |
1991 | Pete Sampras | Boris Becker | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
1992 | Pete Sampras | Jim Courier | 6–4, 6–4 |
1993 | Jim Courier | Boris Becker | 7–5, 6–3 |
1994 | Wayne Ferreira | Olivier Delaître | 6–2, 6–1 |
1995 | Thomas Enqvist | Bernd Karbacher | 6–4, 6–3 |
1996 | Pete Sampras | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6, 7–5 |
1997 | Jonas Björkman | Carlos Moyà | 6–3, 7–6 |
1998 | Àlex Corretja | Andre Agassi | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
1999 | Nicolás Lapentti | Vincent Spadea | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
2000 | Gustavo Kuerten | Marat Safin | 3–6, 7–62, 7–62 |
2001 | Patrick Rafter | Gustavo Kuerten | 4–2 (retired) |
2002 | Greg Rusedski | Félix Mantilla | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
2003 | Andy Roddick | Paradorn Srichaphan | 7–62, 6–4 |
2004 | Andy Roddick | Nicolas Kiefer | 6–2, 6–3 |
2005 | Robby Ginepri | Taylor Dent | 4–6, 6–0, 3–0 (retired) |
2006 | James Blake | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 6–4, 7–65 |
2007 | Dmitry Tursunov | Frank Dancevic | 6–4, 7–5 |
2008 | Gilles Simon | Dmitry Tursunov | 6–4, 6–4 |
2009 | Robby Ginepri | Sam Querrey | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles
Year |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Score |
1988 | Rick Leach Jim Pugh | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1989 | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 7–5, 7–6 |
1990 | Scott Davis David Pate | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1991 | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa | 6–4, 6–3 |
1992 | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
1993 | Scott Davis Todd Martin | Ken Flach Rick Leach | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
1994 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | 6–4, 6–2 |
1995 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | Scott Davis Todd Martin | 6–3, 7–5 |
1996 | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | Petr Korda Cyril Suk | 6–0, 7–5 |
1997 | Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 7–6, 7–5 |
1998 | Jiří Novák David Rikl | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
1999 | Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer | Olivier Delaître Leander Paes | 6–3, 6–4 |
2000 | Lleyton Hewitt Sandon Stolle | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
2001 | Mark Knowles Brian MacPhie | Mahesh Bhupathi Sébastien Lareau | 7–6, 6–3 |
2002 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
2003 | Mario Ančić Andy Ram | Diego Ayala Robby Ginepri | 2–6, 7–63, 7–5 |
2004 | Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 65–7, 7–63, 6–3 |
2005 | Paul Hanley Graydon Oliver | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 6–2, 3–1 (retired) |
2006 | Bobby Reynolds Andy Roddick | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 6–4, 6–4 |
2007 | Juan Martín del Potro Travis Parrott | Teimuraz Gabashvili Ivo Karlović | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
2008 | Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
2009 | Ernests Gulbis Dmitry Tursunov | Ashley Fisher Jordan Kerr | 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
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