The Memphis Open was a professional tennis tournament that ran from 1975 to 2017. From 1977 onwards, the event was held at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. The Memphis Open was the only ATP event in the United States which was played on indoor hardcourts; it usually took place in February. For part of its history it was a combined men's and women's tournament, but for its final four years it was solely a men's tournament.

The event was previously known under various sponsored names including the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, the Kroger St. Jude Championship, the Volvo Championships, the Cellular South Cup, and the Federal Express International and was for a period time part of the now defunct U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships.

The last singles champion of the Memphis Open was Ryan Harrison and the last doubles champions are Brian Baker and Nikola Mektić. The 2017 Memphis Open titles were the first career titles for all three men. As of 2018, the tournament has moved to New York as the new New York Open.

History

In 1974, Memphis cotton merchant William B. "Billy" Dunavant Jr. purchased the Memphis Athletic Club and began a $7 M expansion to transform the facility into what is now the Racquet Club of Memphis. What is now known as the Memphis Open was first played in 1975 on indoor carpet as part of the WCT. In 1977, the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships moved to Memphis from Salisbury, Maryland and increased the event's prize money to $220,000. The Memphis Open had the distinction (until 2014) of being the only private indoor racquet club in the world to host a men's and women's professional tennis event. The tournament was played on indoor carpet into the 1980s, but the club eventually changed its surface to hard courts.

In November 2001, the Racquet Club of Memphis purchased the rights to the WTA event in Oklahoma City and moved it to Memphis, where the tournament hosted both men's and women's events for 12 years. In 2008, the event was elevated to ATP 500 Series status. In 2014, the men's and women's events moved to Rio de Janeiro. Memphis then purchased the ATP 250 event in San Jose to keep professional tennis in the city.Tennis - ATP World Tour - ATP Approves Event In Rio de Janeiro From 2014 In late 2014, Tennis Rendezvous LLC, owned by the USTA and Golden Set Holdings LLC, purchased the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships and renamed it the Memphis Open. In 2015, the Memphis Open was sold again, purchased by New York-based financial management company GF Capital.

Over the years, the Memphis Open has counted nine ATP year-end No. 1 players among its winners: Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, and Andy Roddick. In 2016, Kei Nishikori won the event for a fourth consecutive time, tying Connors' record for the most overall Memphis titles.

In April 2017 the ATP announced that the tournament will relocate to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island, New York in 2018 after the event failed to find a title sponsor in Memphis.

Finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore1975 Harold Solomon Jiří Hřebec 2–6, 6–1, 6–41976 Vijay Amritraj Stan Smith 6–2, 0–6, 6–01977 Björn Borg Brian Gottfried 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–51978 Jimmy Connors Tim Gullikson 7–6(7–3), 6–31979 Jimmy Connors Arthur Ashe 6–4, 5–7, 6–31980 John McEnroe Jimmy Connors 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)1981 Gene Mayer Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 6–41982 Johan Kriek John McEnroe 6–3, 3–6, 6–41983 Jimmy Connors Gene Mayer 7–5, 6–01984 Jimmy Connors Henri Leconte 6–3, 4–6, 7–51985 Stefan Edberg Yannick Noah 6–1, 6–01986 Brad Gilbert Stefan Edberg 7–5, 7–6(7–3)1987 Stefan Edberg Jimmy Connors 6–3, 2–1 (retired)1988 Andre Agassi Mikael Pernfors 6–4, 6–4, 7–51989 Brad Gilbert Johan Kriek 6–2, 6–2 (retired)1990 Michael Stich Wally Masur 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–1)1991 Ivan Lendl Michael Stich 7–5, 6–31992 MaliVai Washington Wayne Ferreira 6–3, 6–21993 Jim Courier Todd Martin 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)1994 Todd Martin Brad Gilbert 6–4, 7–51995 Todd Martin Paul Haarhuis 7–6(7–2), 6–41996 Pete Sampras Todd Martin 6–4, 7–6(7–2)1997 Michael Chang Todd Woodbridge 6–3, 6–41998 Mark Philippoussis Michael Chang 6–3, 6–21999 Tommy Haas Jim Courier 6–4, 6–12000 Magnus Larsson Byron Black 6–2, 1–6, 6–32001 Mark Philippoussis Davide Sanguinetti 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–32002 Andy Roddick James Blake 6–4, 3–6, 7–52003 Taylor Dent Andy Roddick 6–1, 6–42004 Joachim Johansson Nicolas Kiefer 7–6(7–5), 6–32005 Kenneth Carlsen Max Mirnyi 7–5, 7–52006 Tommy Haas Robin Söderling 6–3, 6–22007 Tommy Haas Andy Roddick 6–3, 6–2 2008 Steve Darcis Robin Söderling 6–3, 7–6(7–5)2009 Andy Roddick Radek Štěpánek 7–5, 7–5 2010 Sam Querrey John Isner 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–32011 Andy Roddick Milos Raonic 7–6(9–7), 6–7(11–13), 7–52012 Jürgen Melzer Milos Raonic 7–5, 7–6(7–4)2013 Kei Nishikori Feliciano López 6–2, 6–3 2014 Kei Nishikori Ivo Karlović 6–4, 7–6(7–0) 2015 Kei Nishikori Kevin Anderson 6–4, 6–4 2016 Kei Nishikori Taylor Fritz 6–4, 6–4 2017 Ryan Harrison Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–1, 6–4 2018 see New York Open

Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1975 Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen Mark Cox Cliff Drysdale 1–6, 7–5, 6–41976 Vijay Amritraj Anand Amritraj Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner 6–3, 6–41977 Sherwood Stewart Fred McNair Robert Lutz Stan Smith 4–6, 7–6, 7–61978 Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez Phil Dent John Newcombe 3–6, 7–6, 6–21979 Tom Okker Wojciech Fibak Frew McMillan Dick Stockton 6–4, 6–41980 John McEnroe Brian Gottfried Rod Frawley Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–7, 7–61981 Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer Mike Cahill Tom Gullikson 7–6, 6–7, 7–61982 Kevin Curren Steve Denton John McEnroe Peter Fleming 7–6, 4–6, 6–21983 Peter McNamara Paul McNamee Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 6–3, 5–7, 6–41984 Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming Heinz Günthardt Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–01985 Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd Kevin Curren Steve Denton 1–6, 6–3, 6–41986 Ken Flach Robert Seguso Guy Forget Anders Järryd 6–4, 4–6, 7–61987 Anders Järryd Jonas Svensson Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 6–4, 6–21988 Kevin Curren David Pate Peter Lundgren Mikael Pernfors 6–2, 6–21989 Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg Scott Davis Tim Wilkison 7–6, 6–7, 6–11990 Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann Udo Riglewski Michael Stich 7–5, 6–21991 Michael Stich Udo Riglewski John Fitzgerald Laurie Warder 7–5, 6–31992 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Kevin Curren Gary Muller 7–6, 6–11993 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–5, 4–6, 7–61994 Byron Black Jonathan Stark Jim Grabb Jared Palmer 7–6, 6–41995 Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg Tommy Ho Brett Steven 4–6, 7–6, 6–11996 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–4, 7–51997 Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith Rick Leach Jonathan Stark 6–3, 3–6, 6–11998 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Ellis Ferreira David Roditi 6–3, 6–41999 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–3, 6–42000 Justin Gimelstob Sébastien Lareau Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 6–2, 6–42001 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark 6–3, 7–62002 Brian MacPhie Nenad Zimonjić Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–3, 3–6, [10–4]2003 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–2, 7–62004 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard 6–3, 6–42005 Simon Aspelin Todd Perry Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–42006 Ivo Karlović Chris Haggard James Blake Mardy Fish 0–6, 7–5, [10–5]2007 Eric Butorac Jamie Murray Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer 7–5, 6–32008 Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana 7–6(7–5), 6–22009 Mardy Fish Mark Knowles Travis Parrott Filip Polášek 7–6(9–7), 6–12010 John Isner Sam Querrey Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr 6–4, 6–42011 Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer 6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–3]2012 Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]2013 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan James Blake Jack Sock 6–1, 6-2 2014 Eric Butorac Raven Klaasen Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–4, 6-4 2015 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Santiago González Artem Sitak Donald Young 5–7, 7–6(7–1), [10–8]2016 Mariusz Fyrstenberg Santiago González Steve Johnson Sam Querrey 6–4, 6–42017 Brian Baker Nikola Mektić Ryan Harrison Steve Johnson 6–3, 6–4

Records Record Player(s) Count YearsWinner of mostMen's Singles titles Jimmy Connors Kei Nishikori 4 1977, 1978, 1983, 19842013, 2014, 2015, 2016Winner of most consecutiveMen's Singles titles Kei Nishikori 4 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016Most Men's Singles finals Jimmy Connors 6 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987Winner of most Men's Doubles titles (individual & team) Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde 4 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999Winner of most consecutive Men's Doubles titles (individual & team) Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde Mariusz Fyrstenberg & Santiago Gonzalez 2 1992, 1993 & 1998, 19992015, 2016Most Men's Doubles finals (individual & team) Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan 7 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014

See also List of tennis tournaments ATP World Tour

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