Maharashtra Open

TATA Open Maharashtra
TATA Open Maharashtra
Tournament information
Event name	McDowell Open ; (1996); Gold Flake Open; (1997–2001); Tata Open ; (2002–2004); Chennai Open; (2005–2009); Aircel Chennai Open; (2010–2017); Tata Open Maharashtra ; (2018–2023);
Sponsor	Tata motors
Founded	1996;27 years ago
Editions	27 (2023)
Location	Pune; India
Venue	Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex (2018 — present)
Category	ATP World Series ; (1996–1997); ATP International Series ; (1998–2008); ATP Tour 250 ; (since 2009);
Surface	Hard – Outdoors
Draw	28S/16Q/16D
Prize money	US$713,495 (2023)
Most singles titles	Stan Wawrinka
Website	maharashtraopen.com
Current champions (2023)
Singles	Tallon Griekspoor
Doubles	Sander Gillé ; Joran Vliegen
Category
ATP Tour
Category	ATP 250

Last updated September 28, 2023

The Maharashtra Open^[2] (known as Tata Open Maharashtra for sponsorship reasons) was an annual men's ATP Tour 250 Tennis championship in Pune. It was a part of the ATP Tour till 2023.

The inaugural event was held in New Delhi. It was then shifted to Chennai since its second edition, and from there it was moved to Pune in 2018, where it is held in January.^[5] The tournament is owned and organized by RISE Worldwide.^[6] It was the only tour level tennis event currently held in India.^[7] It was also the only South Asia's ATP tour professional tennis event.^[3]

Tallon Griekspoor of Netherlands is the current title holder in singles and Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen are the current title holder in doubles by winning finals in 2023.^[8]

History

Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the doubles titles four times between 1997 and 2002, and again in 2011 LeeAndHesh1.jpg — Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the doubles titles four times between 1997 and 2002, and again in 2011

Maharashtra Open is held since 1996. In its first year it was located in New Delhi, then in Chennai where it was renamed as Chennai Open. The championship moved from there to Pune, a city of Maharashtra, in 2018 and was rebranded as Maharashtra Open.^[9]

In 2021 due to COVID-19 and clash of dates with Australian Open it was not organised.^[10]

Stadium

Maharashtra Open is annually held at Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex at Pune in India. It is a hard court championship.^[11]

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
↓ New Delhi ↓
1996	Thomas Enqvist	Byron Black	6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
↓ Chennai ↓
1997	Mikael Tillström	Alex Rădulescu	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1998	Patrick Rafter	Mikael Tillström	6–3, 6–4
1999	Byron Black	Rainer Schüttler	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
2000	Jérôme Golmard	Markus Hantschk	6–3, 6–7^(6–8), 6–3
2001	Michal Tabara	Andrei Stoliarov	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
2002	Guillermo Cañas	Paradorn Srichaphan	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
2003	Paradorn Srichaphan	Karol Kučera	6–3, 6–1
2004	Carlos Moyá	Paradorn Srichaphan	6–4, 3–6, 7–6^(7–5)
2005	Carlos Moyá (2)	Paradorn Srichaphan	3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
2006	Ivan Ljubičić	Carlos Moyá	7–6^(8–6), 6–2
2007	Xavier Malisse	Stefan Koubek	6–1, 6–3
2008	Mikhail Youzhny	Rafael Nadal	6–0, 6–1
2009	Marin Čilić	Somdev Devvarman	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
2010	Marin Čilić (2)	Stan Wawrinka	7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–3)
2011	Stan Wawrinka	Xavier Malisse	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
2012	Milos Raonic	Janko Tipsarević	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–4)
2013	Janko Tipsarević	Roberto Bautista Agut	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
2014	Stan Wawrinka (2)	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7–5, 6–2
2015	Stan Wawrinka (3)	Aljaž Bedene	6–3, 6–4
2016	Stan Wawrinka (4)	Borna Ćorić	6–3, 7–5
2017	Roberto Bautista Agut	Daniil Medvedev	6–3, 6–4
↓ Pune ↓
2018	Gilles Simon	Kevin Anderson	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
2019	Kevin Anderson	Ivo Karlović	7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(7–5)
2020	Jiří Veselý	Egor Gerasimov	7–6^(7–2), 5–7, 6–3
2021	tournament not held, due to COVID-19 restrictions ^[12]
2022	João Sousa	Emil Ruusuvuori	7–6^(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
2023	Tallon Griekspoor	Benjamin Bonzi	4–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
↓ New Delhi ↓
1996	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	Byron Black Sandon Stolle	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
↓ Chennai ↓
1997	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran	7–6, 7–5
1998	Mahesh Bhupathi (2) Leander Paes (2)	Olivier Delaître Max Mirnyi	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1999	Mahesh Bhupathi (3) Leander Paes (3)	Wayne Black Neville Godwin	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
2000	Julien Boutter Christophe Rochus	Saurav Panja Prahlad Srinath	7–5, 6–1
2001	Byron Black Wayne Black	Barry Cowan Mosé Navarra	6–3, 6–4
2002	Mahesh Bhupathi (4) Leander Paes (4)	Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek	5–7, 6–2, 7–5
2003	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann	František Čermák Leoš Friedl	7–6^(7–1), 7–6^(7–3)
2004	Rafael Nadal Tommy Robredo	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	7–6^(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
2005	Lu Yen-hsun Rainer Schüttler	Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman	7–5, 4–6, 7–6^(7–4)
2006	Michal Mertiňák Petr Pála	Prakash Amritraj Rohan Bopanna	6–2, 7–5
2007	Xavier Malisse Dick Norman	Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–4)
2008	Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana	Marcos Baghdatis Marc Gicquel	6–4, 7–5
2009	Eric Butorac Rajeev Ram	Jean-Claude Scherrer Stan Wawrinka	6–3, 6–4
2010	Marcel Granollers Santiago Ventura	Lu Yen-hsun Janko Tipsarević	7–5, 6–2
2011	Mahesh Bhupathi (5) Leander Paes (5)	Robin Haase David Martin	6–2, 6–7^(3–7), [10–7]
2012	Leander Paes (6) Janko Tipsarević	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	6–4, 6–4
2013	Benoît Paire Stanislas Wawrinka	Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich	6–2, 6–1
2014	Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen	Marin Draganja Mate Pavić	6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
2015	Lu Yen-hsun (2) Jonathan Marray	Raven Klaasen Leander Paes	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
2016	Oliver Marach Fabrice Martin	Austin Krajicek Benoît Paire	6–3, 7–5
2017	Rohan Bopanna Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan	Purav Raja Divij Sharan	6–3, 6–4
↓ Pune ↓
2018	Robin Haase Matwé Middelkoop	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Gilles Simon	7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–5)
2019	Rohan Bopanna (2) Divij Sharan	Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara	6–3, 6–4
2020	André Göransson Christopher Rungkat	Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski	6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
2021	tournament not held, due to COVID-19 restrictions ^[12]
2022	Rohan Bopanna (3) Ramkumar Ramanathan	Luke Saville John-Patrick Smith	6–7^(10–12), 6–3, [10–6]
2023	Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen	Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan	6–4, 6–4

Television broadcast

Maharashtra Open is live and exclusively airs on Sports 18 HD channel and live streams on Jio cinema app in India.

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v t e ATP Tour 250 (since 2009)
Present	2009–present: Doha Buenos Aires Marseille Delray Beach New Haven / Winston-Salem 2009, 2011–present: Kitzbühel 2009–2010, 2012–present: Lyon / Montpellier 2009–2014, 2017–2019, 2021–present: Eastbourne 2009–2014, 2020–present: Viña del Mar / Santiago 2009–2019, 2021–present: Munich Stuttgart Newport Båstad Gstaad Umag Stockholm Metz 2009–2019, 2022–present: Houston Casablanca / Marrakech 's-Hertogenbosch 2009–2020, 2023–present: Auckland 2009–2020, 2022–present: Chennai / Pune 2010–2019, 2021–present Atlanta 2015–2019, 2021–present: Geneva Estoril (Cascais) 2015–2019, 2023–present: Chengdu 2016–present: Antwerp 2016–2019, 2021–present: Los Cabos 2017–2019, 2021–present: Lyon 2019–present: Córdoba 2019, 2023–present: Zhuhai 2020, 2022–present: Adelaide 2020–2021, 2023–present: Astana 2021–present: Mallorca 2022–present: Dallas Adelaide 2 Tel Aviv 2023: Banja Luka
Past	2009–2011: Johannesburg 2009–2012: Los Angeles 2009–2012, 2021–2022: Belgrade 2009–2013: San Jose Bangkok 2009–2013, 2015–2019, 2021: St. Petersburg 2009–2014: Halle London Vienna Estoril (Oeiras) 2009–2015: Zagreb Kuala Lumpur 2009–2016: Bucharest 2009–2019: Brisbane Costa do Sauípe / São Paulo 2009–2019, 2022: Sydney 2009–2021: Moscow 2010–2016: Nice 2013–2014: Düsseldorf 2013–2015: Bogotá 2014–2017: Memphis 2014–2018: Shenzhen 2015: Valencia 2015–2016: Nottingham 2015–2018: Quito Istanbul 2016–2022: Sofia 2017–2019 Budapest 2017–2021: Antalya 2018–2020: New York 2020: Cologne Cologne 2 2020–2021: Cagliari 2021: Singapore Marbella Belgrade 2 Parma 2021–2022: Melbourne San Diego 2022: Florence Seoul Gijón Naples
Predecessors: ATP World Series (1990–1999) ATP International Series (2000–2008)

v t e ATP International Series (2000–2008)
Regular	2000–2008: Adelaide Doha Chennai Sydney Auckland Santiago/Viña del Mar Delray Beach Marseille San Jose Scottsdale/Las Vegas Estoril Majorca/Valencia Orlando/Houston Munich Casablanca St. Pölten/Pörtschach Halle London 's-Hertogenbosch Nottingham Gstaad Newport Båstad Amsterdam/Amersfoort Umag Los Angeles Long Island/New Haven Bucharest Stockholm Moscow St. Petersburg Lyon Basel
Irregular	2000: Dubai San Marino Brighton Toulouse 2000–2001: Bogotá Atlanta 2000–2001, 2003–2007: Shanghai/Ho Chi Minh City/Mumbai 2000–2002: Hong Kong Tashkent 2000–2003: Copenhagen 2000–2006: Palermo 2001–2005: Milan 2001–2008: Buenos Aires Sopot/Warsaw Costa do Sauípe 2002: Stuttgart 2003–2008: Indianapolis Washington Bangkok Metz 2004–2008: Beijing 2006–2008: Zagreb
Predecessor: ATP World Series (1990–1999) Successor: ATP Tour 250 (since 2009)

v t e ATP World Series (1990–1999)
Regular	1990–1999: San Francisco / San Jose Kiawah Island / Charlotte / Birmingham / Pinehurst / Orlando Munich Estoril Genoa / St. Polten London 's-Hertogenbosch Newport Gstaad Båstad Hilversum / Amsterdam Los Angeles Umag Long Island Moscow Basel Lyon Adelaide Wellington Sydney Outdoor Auckland Orlando / Atlanta Hong Kong Bologna San Marino Palermo Prague Toulouse
Irregular	1990: Memphis Rio de Janeiro Sanremo Wembley Itaparica 1990–1991: Geneva Berlin 1990–1992, 1996: Singapore 1990, 1992–1999: Casablanca 1990–1992: Milan Guaruja Brisbane 1990–1994: Manchester Florence Schenectady Athens Madrid 1990–1995: Nice Bordeaux Vienna 1990–1996: Seoul Tel Aviv 1990–1998: Rotterdam Kitzbühel 1991: Brasília Birmingham, UK 1991–1992: Buzios 1991–1993: São Paulo Tampa 1991–1999: Copenhagen 1992: Maceió Cologne 1992–1993: Bolzano Taipei 1992–1994: Antwerp 1992–1995: Johannesburg / Durban / Sun City 1992–1997: Scottsdale 1993–1994: Zaragoza Osaka 1993–1995: Kuala Lumpur 1993–1996: Jakarta 1993–1999: Doha Delray Beach Santiago / Viña del Mar Marseille Buenos Aires Halle Beijing Bucharest Birmingham, USA Dubai Mexico City 1994: Oahu 1994–1995: Montevideo 1994–1997: Ostrava Bogotá 1995–1996: Bermuda Porto 1995–1999: Valencia / Marbella Nottingham Stockholm St. Petersburg 1996–1999: Chennai Shanghai Stuttgart Outdoor Zagreb Bournemouth / Brighton 1997–1999: Boston Tashkent
Successors: ATP International Series (2000–2008) ATP Tour 250 (since 2009)