The Winston-Salem Open is a men's professional tennis tournament played on the ATP Tour at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the United States. It made its debut at Winston-Salem in 2011 and is part of the ATP 250 tournaments.[1] It was previously held in Long Island and New Haven before it was sold and relocated to Winston-Salem, creating a new tournament.[2]
The Winston-Salem Open was awarded the 2016 ATP Tour 250 Tournament of the Year.
History
The event started on Long Island's Jericho hamlet as a four-player singles exhibition in 1981, the event, first known as the Hamlet Challenge Cup, developed into a larger draw competition, and saw winning numerous top players in the 1980s, including Ivan Lendl and an eighteen-year-old Andre Agassi in 1988.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] In 1990, the Long Island tournament became part of the tour as it entered the newly created Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour, being sponsored by numerous companies including; Norstar Bank in 1990 and 1991,[12] Waldbaum's from 1992 to 1995 and from 1997 to 2000,[12] Genovese Drug Stores in 1996,[13] and TD Waterhouse from 2002 until the move to New Haven,[14] adding names like Stefan Edberg, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Magnus Norman, Paradorn Srichaphan and Lleyton Hewitt to its list of champions.
In 2005 the USTA decided to purchase the men's tournament of Long Island, New York and merge it with the Women's event at New Haven.[15] This move created the first large joint ATP–WTA tournament leading to the US Open.[16] The tournament remained a joint event until 2011 when the men's and women's events became separated, and the men's tournament relocated to Winston-Salem.[2] The tournament will ignore its history with the ATP calling it a new event.[1]
Tournament
The tournament is part of the US Open Series and is typically held in August the week prior to the US Open. It used to be one of six 250 level events on tour played in the United States but from 2025 it is one of only three. In 2016, the tournament received recognition as one of the ATP World Tour 250 Tournaments of the Year.
Ivan Lendl holds the record for most singles titles at five, winning in 1984–1986, 1989 and 1991; he also holds the record for most singles titles won in a row, at three. The only doubles team to win back-to-back titles is Jonathan Stark and Kevin Ullyett.
Past finals
Singles
Location
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Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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Long Island (exhibition)
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1981 |
Brian Teacher |
Yannick Noah |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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1982 |
Gene Mayer |
Johan Kriek |
6–2, 6–3
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1983 |
Gene Mayer |
Heinz Günthardt |
6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–0
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1984 |
Ivan Lendl |
Andrés Gómez |
6–2, 6–4
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1985 |
Ivan Lendl |
Jimmy Connors |
6–1, 6–3
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1986 |
Ivan Lendl |
John McEnroe |
6–2, 6–4
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1987 |
Jonas Svensson |
David Pate |
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
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1988 |
Andre Agassi |
Yannick Noah |
6–3, 0–6, 6–4
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1989 |
Ivan Lendl |
Mikael Pernfors |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
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Long Island
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1990 |
Stefan Edberg |
Goran Ivanišević |
7–6, 6–3
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1991 |
Ivan Lendl |
Stefan Edberg |
6–3, 6–2
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1992 |
Petr Korda |
Ivan Lendl |
6–2, 6–2
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1993 |
Marc Rosset |
Michael Chang |
6–4, 3–6, 6–1
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1994 |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Cédric Pioline |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
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1995 |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Jan Siemerink |
7–6(7–0), 6–2
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1996 |
Andrei Medvedev |
Martin Damm |
7–5, 6–3
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1997 |
Carlos Moyá |
Patrick Rafter |
6–4, 7–6(7–1)
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1998 |
Patrick Rafter |
Félix Mantilla |
7–6(7–3), 6–2
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1999 |
Magnus Norman |
Àlex Corretja |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3
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2000 |
Magnus Norman |
Thomas Enqvist |
6–3, 5–7, 7–5
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2001 |
Tommy Haas |
Pete Sampras |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
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2002 |
Paradorn Srichaphan |
Juan Ignacio Chela |
5–7, 6–2, 6–2
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2003 |
Paradorn Srichaphan |
James Blake |
6–2, 6–4
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2004 |
Lleyton Hewitt |
Luis Horna |
6–3, 6–1
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New Haven
|
2005 |
James Blake |
Feliciano López |
3–6, 7–5, 6–1
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2006 |
Nikolay Davydenko |
Agustín Calleri |
6–4, 6–3
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2007 |
James Blake |
Mardy Fish |
7–5, 6–4
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2008 |
Marin Čilić |
Mardy Fish |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
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2009 |
Fernando Verdasco |
Sam Querrey |
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
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2010 |
Sergiy Stakhovsky |
Denis Istomin |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Winston-Salem
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2011 |
John Isner |
Julien Benneteau |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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2012 |
John Isner |
Tomáš Berdych |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(11–9)
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2013 |
Jürgen Melzer |
Gaël Monfils |
6–3, 2–1, ret.
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2014 |
Lukáš Rosol |
Jerzy Janowicz |
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
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2015 |
Kevin Anderson |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
6–4, 7–5
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2016 |
Pablo Carreño Busta |
Roberto Bautista Agut |
6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), 6–4
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2017 |
Roberto Bautista Agut |
Damir Džumhur |
6–4, 6–4
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2018 |
Daniil Medvedev |
Steve Johnson |
6–4, 6–4
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2019 |
Hubert Hurkacz |
Benoît Paire |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
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2021 |
Ilya Ivashka |
Mikael Ymer |
6–0, 6–2
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2022 |
Adrian Mannarino |
Laslo Djere |
7–6(7–1), 6–4
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2023 |
Sebastián Báez |
Jiří Lehečka |
6–4, 6–3
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2024 |
Lorenzo Sonego |
Alex Michelsen |
6–0, 6–3
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Doubles
Location
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Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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Long Island
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1990 |
Guy Forget
Jakob Hlasek |
Udo Riglewski
Michael Stich |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
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1991 |
Eric Jelen
Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Doug Flach
Diego Nargiso |
0–6, 6–4, 7–6
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1992 |
Francisco Montana
Greg Van Emburgh |
Gianluca Pozzi
Olli Rahnasto |
6–4, 6–2
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1993 |
Marc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil |
Arnaud Boetsch
Olivier Delaître |
6–7, 7–5, 6–2
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1994 |
Olivier Delaître
Guy Forget |
Andrew Florent
Mark Petchey |
6–4, 7–6
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1995 |
Cyril Suk
Daniel Vacek |
Rick Leach
Scott Melville |
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
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1996 |
Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen |
Hendrik Dreekmann
Alexander Volkov |
6–3, 7–6
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1997 |
Marcos Ondruska
David Prinosil |
Mark Keil
T.J. Middleton |
6–4, 6–4
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1998 |
Julian Alonso
Javier Sánchez |
Brandon Coupe
Dave Randall |
6–4, 6–4
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1999 |
Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro |
Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries |
7–5, 6–4
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2000 |
Jonathan Stark
Kevin Ullyett |
Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries |
6–4, 6–4
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2001 |
Jonathan Stark
Kevin Ullyett |
Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek |
6–1, 6–4
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2002 |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mike Bryan |
Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner |
6–3, 6–4
|
2003 |
Robbie Koenig
Martín Rodríguez |
Martin Damm
Cyril Suk |
6–3, 7–6
|
2004 |
Antony Dupuis
Michaël Llodra |
Yves Allegro
Michael Kohlmann |
6–2, 6–4
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New Haven
|
2005 |
Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez |
Rajeev Ram
Bobby Reynolds |
6–4, 6–3
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2006 |
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 6–3
|
2007 |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Nenad Zimonjić |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 6–3
|
2008 |
Marcelo Melo
André Sá |
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles |
7–5, 6–2
|
2009 |
Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer |
Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett |
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
|
2010 |
Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecău |
Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
6–4, 7–5
|
Winston-Salem
|
2011 |
Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
Christopher Kas Alexander Peya |
7–6(7–2), 6–4
|
2012 |
Santiago González Scott Lipsky |
Pablo Andújar Leonardo Mayer |
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
|
2013 |
Daniel Nestor Leander Paes |
Treat Huey Dominic Inglot |
7–6(12–10), 7–5
|
2014 |
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah |
Jamie Murray John Peers |
6–3, 6–4
|
2015 |
Dominic Inglot Robert Lindstedt |
Eric Butorac Scott Lipsky |
6–2, 6–4
|
2016 |
Guillermo García-López Henri Kontinen |
Andre Begemann Leander Paes |
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–8]
|
2017 |
Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău |
Julio Peralta
Horacio Zeballos |
6–3, 6–4
|
2018 |
Jean-Julien Rojer
Horia Tecău |
James Cerretani
Leander Paes |
6–4, 6–2
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2019 |
Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo |
Nicholas Monroe
Tennys Sandgren |
6–7(6–8), 6–1, [10–3]
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2021 |
Marcelo Arévalo
Matwé Middelkoop |
Ivan Dodig
Austin Krajicek |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–6]
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2022 |
Matthew Ebden Jamie Murray |
Hugo Nys
Jan Zieliński |
6–4, 6–2
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2023 |
Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow |
Lloyd Glasspool Neal Skupski |
6–3, 6–4
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2024 |
Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow |
Julian Cash Robert Galloway |
6–4, 6–3
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References
- ^ a b "Winston-Salem To Host New Tournament". ATP. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "ATP World Tour event relocated from New Haven to Winston-Salem". www.usopenseries.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ Judy Weinberg. "LI Sports: A Chronology". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "Mayer Beats Kriek". The New York Times. August 30, 1982. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "Gene Mayer Wins, Beating Gunthardt". The New York Times. August 29, 1983. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "Gomez Is Beaten By Lendl, 6-2, 6-4". The New York Times. August 27, 1984. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "Lendl Defeats Connors". The New York Times. October 11, 1985. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "Lendl Dominates McEnroe To Win Final". The New York Times. August 25, 1986. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "Tennis; Manuela Maleeva Defeats Hanika". The New York Times. August 31, 1987. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "Agassi, Graf Win Final Tune-Ups; Both Say They Are Ready for Beginning of U.S. Open Today". The Washington Post. August 29, 1988. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. OPEN '89; Lendl Tested in Final But Prevails as Usual". The New York Times. August 28, 1989. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ a b Staff, Long Island Tennis Magazine (March 1, 2009). "The Girls Are Back in Town". longislandtennismagazine.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
- ^ "GENOVESE DRUG STORES, INC. TO SPONSOR HAMLET CUP; WORLD'S TOP PLAYERS TO COME TO LONG ISLAND - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^ "TD Waterhouse Inks Title Deal For ATP's Stop On The Island - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012.
- ^ "USTA buys ATP event, moves it to New Haven". USA Today. Associated Press. May 9, 2005. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
- ^ USTA (May 10, 2005). "USTA purchases ATP men's tournament to create first combined summer event". Retrieved October 19, 2010.
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