Las Vegas Challenger | |
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ATP Challenger Tour | |
Event name | Las Vegas Tennis Open |
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Venue | Frank and Vicki Fertitta Tennis Complex (2015-2022); Darling Tennis Center (2024-present) |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Hard / Outdoors |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $50,000 |
Website | Official website |
The Las Vegas Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was held annually for many years through 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was brought back starting in the 2015 season. [1] [2]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1997 | Christian Vinck | Andre Agassi | 6–2, 7–5 [3] |
1998 | Cecil Mamiit | Maurice Ruah | 7–5, 6–3 [4] |
2000 | Neville Godwin | Cristiano Caratti | 6–3, 6–3 [5] |
2015 | Thiemo de Bakker | Grega Žemlja | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
2016 | Sam Groth | Santiago Giraldo | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5 |
2017 | Stefan Kozlov | Liam Broady | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
2018 | Thanasi Kokkinakis | Blaž Rola | 6–4, 6–4 |
2019 | Vasek Pospisil | James Duckworth | 7–5, 6–7(11–13), 6–3 |
2020 | Not held | ||
2021 | J. J. Wolf | Stefan Kozlov | 6–4, 6–4 |
2022 | Tennys Sandgren | Stefan Kozlov | 7–5, 6–3 |
2023 | Not held | ||
2024 | Learner Tien | Tristan Boyer | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1997 | David DiLucia Michael Sell | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 6–4, 6–4 |
1998 | Marcos Ondruska Byron Talbot | David Di Lucia Michael Sell | 7–6, 6–3 |
2000 | Jeff Coetzee Marcos Ondruska | Mardy Fish Andy Roddick | 6–7, 7–6, 6–1 |
2015 | Carsten Ball Dustin Brown | Dean O'Brien Ruan Roelofse | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
2016 | Brian Baker Matt Reid | Bjorn Fratangelo Denis Kudla | 6–1, 7–5 |
2017 | Brydan Klein Joe Salisbury | Hans Hach Verdugo Dennis Novikov | 6–3, 4–6, [10–3] |
2018 | Marcelo Arévalo Roberto Maytín | Robert Galloway Nathan Pasha | 6–3, 6–3 |
2019 | Ruben Gonzales Ruan Roelofse | Nathan Pasha Max Schnur | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
2020 | Not held | ||
2021 | William Blumberg Max Schnur | Jason Jung Evan King | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] |
2022 | Julian Cash Henry Patten | Constantin Frantzen Reese Stalder | 6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
2023 | Not held | ||
2024 | Trey Hilderbrand Alex Lawson | Tristan Boyer Tennyson Whiting | 6–7(9–11), 7–5, [10–8] |
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