| Challenger of Santa Clarita | |
|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Abolished | 2007 |
| Location | Valencia, California |
| Category | ATP Challenger Series |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoors |
| Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | $50,000 |
The Challenger of Santa Clarita was a tennis tournament held in the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California, in 2006 and 2007. The event was part of the ATP Challenger Series, and was played on outdoor hard courts.
Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
Valencia is a neighborhood in Santa Clarita located within Los Angeles County, California. It is in the northwestern corner of the Santa Clarita Valley, generally east of Interstate 5. Most of Valencia is part of a planned community; it was one of the four unincorporated communities that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita, California, in 1987.
Santa Clarita, officially the City of Santa Clarita, is the third largest city in Los Angeles County, California, and the 24th largest in the state of California. The city has annexed a number of unincorporated areas, contributing to the large population increase. It is located about 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and occupies most of the Santa Clarita Valley. It is a notable example of a U.S. edge city or boomburb. Santa Clarita was ranked by Money magazine in 2006 as 18th of the top 100 places to live.
