Carson Challenger | |||||||||
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Tournament information | |||||||||
Event name | USTA Player Development Classic USTA LA Tennis Open | ||||||||
Location | Carson, United States | ||||||||
Venue | USTA Training Center - West | ||||||||
Surface | Hard | ||||||||
Website | www.usta.com/Carson | ||||||||
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The Carson Challenger (also known as the USTA Player Development Classic and the USTA LA Tennis Open) was a tournament for professional female and male tennis players. The event on outdoor hardcourts was classified as a $50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and was held in Carson, California in the United States from 2007 to 2011. In 2014, the tournament was a replacement for the Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger, as their clubhouse was destroyed by a fire earlier in the year. [1] The event was also previously part of the ATP Challenger Tour, from 2005 to 2010, with the exception of 2006.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2010 | Donald Young | Robert Kendrick | 6–4, 6–4 |
2009 (2) | Michael Russell | Michael Yani | 6–1, 6–1 |
2009 (1) | Wayne Odesnik | Scoville Jenkins | 6–4, 6–4 |
2008 | Amer Delic | Alex Bogomolov | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
2007 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | Kei Nishikori | 6–4, 6–3 |
2006 | not held | ||
2005 | Justin Gimelstob | Amer Delic | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
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2014 | Nicole Gibbs | Melanie Oudin | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
2013–12 | not held | ||||
2011 | Camila Giorgi | Alexa Glatch | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | ||
2010 | Coco Vandeweghe | Kristie Ahn | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
2009 | Valérie Tétreault | Alexandra Stevenson | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
2008 | Mashona Washington | Alexa Glatch | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
2007 | Jessica Kirkland | Lauren Albanese | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2010 | Brian Battistone Nicholas Monroe | Artem Sitak Leonardo Tavares | 5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
2009 (2) | Harsh Mankad Frederik Nielsen | Carsten Ball Travis Rettenmaier | 6–4, 6–4 |
2009 (1) | Scott Lipsky David Martin | Lester Cook Donald Young | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 10–6 |
2008 | Carsten Ball Travis Rettenmaier | Ryler DeHeart Daniel King-Turner | 6–4, 6–2 |
2007 | Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds | Víctor Estrella Alberto Francis | 7–6(10–8), 6–2 |
2006 | not held | ||
2005 | Goran Dragicevic Jan-Michael Gambill | Cody Conley Ryan Newport | 6–4, 6–3 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
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2014 | Michaëlla Krajicek Olivia Rogowska | Samantha Crawford Sachia Vickery | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | ||
2013–12 | not held | ||||
2011 | Alexandra Mueller Asia Muhammad | Christina Fusano Yasmin Schnack | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
2010 | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy | Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
2009 | Laura Granville Riza Zalameda | Monique Adamczak Nicole Kriz | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
2008 | Romana Tedjakusuma Story Tweedie-Yates | Kimberly Couts Anna Tatishvili | 7–6(12–10), 4–6, [10–7] | ||
2007 | Kim Grant Sunitha Rao | Angela Haynes Lindsay Lee-Waters | 6–4, 6–4 |
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