The Tennis Channel Open (its sponsored name) was a men's hard court tennis tournament also known as the Las Vegas Open. It was an ATP International Series event that was first founded as the WCT Scottsdale Open in 1986. That tournament by 2005 was officially known as the Scottsdale Open.

In 2005, The Tennis Channel purchased the tournament from IMG and moved it from Scottsdale to Las Vegas. In April 2008, The Tennis Channel announced that it was selling the tournament to the ATP, and the week the event had been held was now the first week of Davis Cup.

History Founded in 1986 as the WCT Scottsdale Open by 2005 that tournament was known as the Scottsdale Open. By the end of that year the Tennis Channel bought the rights to the event and moved it to Las Vegas where it was branded as the Tennis Channel Open in 2006 its sponsored name. The move to Las Vegas was to bring a top-level tour event back to the city to fill the gap left by the Alan King Tennis Classic that ended in 1985. It was succeeded later by a lower tier event the Las Vegas Challenger in 1997 that ran till 2000.

This event was an ATP World Series event from 1992 to 1999, then an ATP International Series event from 2000 that ran until 2008 when it was discontinued, when the Tennis Channel sold the rights to the event. In 2015 the Las Vegas Challenger event resumed. In 2023 it was renamed the Las Vegas Tennis Open.

Past finals The tournament had been in existence since 1986 located at the Scottsdale Radisson Resort. From 1987 to 2005 the tournament took place at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, where Andre Agassi was crowned champion four times.

Singles LocationYearChampionRunner-upScoreScottsdale1986 John McEnroe Kevin Curren 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 1987 Brad Gilbert Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 6–2 1988 Mikael Pernfors Glenn Layendecker 6–2, 6–4 1989 Ivan Lendl Stefan Edberg 6–2, 6–3 1990–91 Not held1992 Stefano Pescosolido Brad Gilbert 6–0, 1–6, 6–4 1993 Andre Agassi Marcos Ondruska 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 1994 Andre Agassi Luiz Mattar 6–4, 6–3 1995 Jim Courier Mark Philippoussis 7–6(7–2), 6–4 1996 Wayne Ferreira Marcelo Ríos 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 1997 Mark Philippoussis Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 1998 Andre Agassi Jason Stoltenberg 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 1999 Jan-Michael Gambill Lleyton Hewitt 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–4 2000 Lleyton Hewitt Tim Henman 6–4, 7–6(7–2) 2001 Francisco Clavet Magnus Norman 6–4, 6–2 2002 Andre Agassi Juan Balcells 6–2, 7–6(7–2) 2003 Lleyton Hewitt Mark Philippoussis 6–4, 6–4 2004 Vincent Spadea Nicolas Kiefer 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 2005 Wayne Arthurs Mario Ančić 7–5, 6–3 Las Vegas2006 James Blake Lleyton Hewitt 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 2007 Lleyton Hewitt Jürgen Melzer 6–4, 7–6(12–10)2008 Sam Querrey Kevin Anderson 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScoreScottsdale1986 Leonardo Lavalle Mike Leach Scott Davis David Pate 7–6, 6–4 1987 Rick Leach Jim Pugh Dan Goldie Mel Purcell 6–3, 6–2 1988 Scott Davis Tim Wilkison Rick Leach Jim Pugh 6–4, 7–6 1989 Rick Leach Jim Pugh Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 1990–91 Not held1992 Mark Keil Dave Randall Kent Kinnear Sven Salumaa 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 1993 Mark Keil Dave Randall Luke Jensen Sandon Stolle 7–5, 6–4 1994 Jan Apell Ken Flach Alex O'Brien Sandon Stolle 6–0, 6–4 1995 Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 1996 Patrick Galbraith Rick Leach Richey Reneberg Brett Steven 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 1997 Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez Jonas Björkman Rick Leach 6–3, 6–3 1998 Cyril Suk Michael Tebbutt Kent Kinnear David Wheaton 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 1999 Justin Gimelstob Richey Reneberg Mark Knowles Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 2000 Jared Palmer Richey Reneberg Patrick Galbraith David Macpherson 6–3, 7–5 2001 Donald Johnson Jared Palmer Marcelo Ríos Sjeng Schalken 7–6(7–3), 6–2 2002 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 7–5, 7–6(8–6) 2003 James Blake Mark Merklein Lleyton Hewitt Mark Philippoussis 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5) 2004 Rick Leach Brian MacPhie Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard 6–3, 6–1 2005 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley 7–5, 6–4 Las Vegas2006 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Jaroslav Levinský Robert Lindstedt 6–3, 6–2 2007 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 7–6(8–6), 6–2 2008 Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–4, 4–6, [10–8]

Event names Official WCT Scottsdale Open (1986–1987) WCT Scottsdale Classic (1988–1989) Arizona Tennis Championship's (1992–1996) Scottsdale Tennis Classic (1997–2004) Scottsdale Open (2005) Las Vegas Open (2006–2008) Sponsored Eagle Classic (1988 -1989) Purex Tennis Championships (1992–1993) Nuveen Championships (1994) MassMutual Championships (1995) Franklin Templeton Classic (1996–1997) Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic (1998–2000) Franklin Templeton Classic (2001–2004) Tennis Channel Open (2005- 2008)

See also The Tennis Channel Alan King Tennis Classic Las Vegas Challenger List of tennis tournaments

References

External links The Tennis Channel official website Tennis Channel Open homepPage