Henderson Tennis Open

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Henderson Tennis Open
Tennisball current event.svg 2022 Henderson Tennis Open
ITF Women's Tour
Event nameHenderson Tennis Open (2019–2022)
Red Rock Pro Open (2014–2018)
Party Rock Open (2012–2013)
Lexus of Las Vegas Open (2009–2011)
Location Henderson, Las Vegas, United States
VenueWhitney Mesa Tennis Complex
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
Surface Hard
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$60,000
Website Official website

The Henderson Tennis Open is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a $60,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and also part of the USTA Pro Circuit calendar. It has been held in Las Vegas, United States, since 2009 and played at the Red Rock Country Club. It was previously played at the Darling Tennis Center, the former site of the ATP Tennis Channel Open.

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The tournament was founded by Tyler Weekes of Courtthink, LLC, who also serves as the co-tournament director along with Jordan Butler, a Las Vegas attorney and a WTA-certified player agent under his agency Agent Atleta. [1]

In the summer of 2012, Weekes met Redfoo (a.k.a. Stefan Gordy) of the hit techno group LMFAO and gave him a tennis lesson at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Weekes expressed concern that his tournament was in need of a new title sponsor and soon after Redfoo agreed to have his Party Rock line of clothing become the new title sponsor of the event. [2] [3]

The Party Rock Open was held at Darling Tennis Center and featured a Cox Kids Day on the opening day of the tournament that was attended by more than 500 local Las Vegas children, as well as Redfoo. [4] [5] The highlight of the tournament came on semifinal Saturday night when Redfoo participated in a flash mob and was joined by hundreds of kids on court before the evening session. He sang two of his hit songs, including Party Rock Anthem and Sexy and I Know It. [6]

The Party Rock Open is played the last week of September and was won in 2012 by 19-year-old American Lauren Davis, who beat fellow teenager Shelby Rogers in the final. [7]

In 2014, the tournament ended its two-year association with Redfoo and Party Rock Open, which also featured the Party Rock crew and a full-time Deejay on Center Court. As a result, the tournament name changed to the Red Rock Pro Open and the site of the tournament moved back to the Red Rock Country Club, where it was originally held between 2009 and 2011 as the Lexus of Las Vegas Open.

In 2019, the venue of the tournament was moved to the Dragonridge Country Club Tennis and Athletic Center in Henderson and subsequently the name of the tournament was changed to the Henderson Tennis Open.

In 2021, the tournament was moved to the Whitney Mesa Tennis Complex.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023
tournament cancelled
2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yue Flag placeholder.svg Diana Shnaider 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas Flag of Japan.svg Lily Miyazaki 6–1, 6–1
2020
tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Mayo Hibi Flag of Ukraine.svg Anhelina Kalinina 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs 7–5, 6–1
2017 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Sesil Karatantcheva Flag of Bulgaria.svg Elitsa Kostova 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
2016 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2015 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers 6–3, 6–1
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Brengle Flag of Portugal.svg Michelle Larcher de Brito 6–1, 6–4
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Davis Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Rogers 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–2
2011 Flag of Italy.svg Romina Oprandi Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 6–2, 6–2
2009 Flag of Russia.svg Regina Kulikova Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros 6–2, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2023
tournament cancelled
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Carmen Corley
Flag of the United States.svg Ivana Corley
Flag of Serbia.svg Katarina Kozarov
Flag placeholder.svg Veronika Miroshnichenko
6–2, 6–0
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of Slovakia.svg Tereza Mihalíková
Flag of the United States.svg Emina Bektas
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Moore
7–6(7–5), 7–5
2020
tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella
Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
6–3, 6–4
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
6–3, 6–4
2017 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg An-Sophie Mestach
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson
Flag of the United States.svg Sophie Chang
Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
7–6(9–7), 7–6(7–2)
2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Loeb
Flag of South Africa.svg Chanel Simmonds
7–5, 6–1
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Julia Boserup
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs
Flag of Brazil.svg Paula Cristina Gonçalves
Flag of the United States.svg Sanaz Marand
6–3, 6–4
2014 Flag of Paraguay.svg Verónica Cepede Royg
Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
6–3, 5–7, [11–9]
2013 Flag of Austria.svg Tamira Paszek
Flag of the United States.svg CoCo Vandeweghe
Flag of the United States.svg Denise Mureşan
Flag of the United States.svg Caitlin Whoriskey
6–4, 6–2
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anastasia Rodionova
Flag of Russia.svg Arina Rodionova
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina
Flag of Romania.svg Edina Gallovits-Hall
6–2, 2–6, [10–6]
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch
Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington
Flag of the United States.svg Varvara Lepchenko
Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin
6–4, 6–2
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Moulton-Levy
Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi
Flag of the United States.svg Maria Sanchez
1–6, 7–5, [10–4]
2009 Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros
Flag of Argentina.svg Agustina Lepore
Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Couts
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–2, 7–5

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