Carson Challenger

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Carson Challenger
Tournament information
Event nameUSTA Player Development Classic
USTA LA Tennis Open
Location Carson, United States
VenueUSTA Training Center - West
Surface Hard
Website www.usta.com/Carson
ATP Tour
Category ATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$50,000
WTA Tour
Category ITF Women's Circuit
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$50,000

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.

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Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young Flag of the United States.svg Robert Kendrick 6–4, 6–4
2009 (2) Flag of the United States.svg Michael Russell Flag of the United States.svg Michael Yani 6–1, 6–1
2009 (1) Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Odesnik Flag of the United States.svg Scoville Jenkins 6–4, 6–4
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Amer Delic Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bogomolov 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Bogomolov Jr. Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 6–4, 6–3
2006not held
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gimelstob Flag of the United States.svg Amer Delic 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Gibbs Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Oudin 6–4, 6–4
2013–12not held
2011 Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch 7–6(7–4), 6–1
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe Flag of the United States.svg Kristie Ahn 6–1, 6–3
2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valérie Tétreault Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Stevenson 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Mashona Washington Flag of the United States.svg Alexa Glatch 7–5, 6–4
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Kirkland Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Albanese 7–6(7–2), 6–2

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Battistone
Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Monroe
Flag of Russia.svg Artem Sitak
Flag of Portugal.svg Leonardo Tavares
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
2009 (2) Flag of India.svg Harsh Mankad
Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Rettenmaier
6–4, 6–4
2009 (1) Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg David Martin
Flag of the United States.svg Lester Cook
Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 10–6
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carsten Ball
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Rettenmaier
Flag of the United States.svg Ryler DeHeart
Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel King-Turner
6–4, 6–2
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Reynolds
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella
Flag of the United States.svg Alberto Francis
7–6(10–8), 6–2
2006not held
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Goran Dragicevic
Flag of the United States.svg Jan-Michael Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg Cody Conley
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Newport
6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Rogowska
Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Crawford
Flag of the United States.svg Sachia Vickery
7–6(7–4), 6–1
2013–12not held
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Alexandra Mueller
Flag of the United States.svg Asia Muhammad
Flag of the United States.svg Christina Fusano
Flag of the United States.svg Yasmin Schnack
6–2, 6–3
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 Christina Fusano
Flag of the United States.svg Courtney Nagle
6–1, 6–2
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville
Flag of the United States.svg Riza Zalameda
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Monique Adamczak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Kriz
6–3, 6–4
2008 Flag of Indonesia.svg Romana Tedjakusuma
Flag of the United States.svg Story Tweedie-Yates
Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Couts
Flag of Georgia.svg Anna Tatishvili
7–6(12–10), 4–6, [10–7]
2007 Flag of South Africa.svg Kim Grant
Flag of India.svg Sunitha Rao
Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 6–4

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References

  1. "Carson tournament overview". USTA . July 1, 2014.