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Legg Mason Tennis Classic

NameLegg Mason Tennis Classic
Logo Size75px
CityWashington, DC
CountryUnited States
VenueWilliam H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center
Category500 Series
SurfaceHard / Outdoors
Draw48S/32Q/16D
Prize Money$1,402,000
Web Siteleggmasontennisclassic.com

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The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held (as the Washington Star International) in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. The tournament was played on a clay court until 1986, after which it switched to hard. It has remained a hard court tournament ever since.

The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is now one of the United States Open Series of hard-court tournaments leading up to the US Open in September.

The tournament is produced by SFX Media & Events, a Blue Equity Company. Its lead sponsor is Legg Mason, a financial services company. Throughout its existence, the tournament has been closely associated with Donald Dell, founder of ProServ International, who was instrumental in creation of the tournament. The location of the tournament in Washington D.C. was chosen at the urging of Arthur Ashe, an early supporter.

It is held at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, a U.S. National Park. The tournament is accessible by taking the Metro to the UDC stop and then taking a free shuttle bus.

Legg Mason Tennis Classic Video

bit.ly A few people have asked for some hitting clips so here ya go =) I'm warming up with Yann Auzoux, a former professional tennis player. Not sure if this comes through on video, but the guy crushes the ball... very tough to handle! Also, in case you were wondering, we're playing on center court at the facility where the Legg Mason Tennis Classic is held.
1.82 min. | 4.83 user rating		 Andy Murray practicing with Brad Gilbert at Legg Mason.
0.50 min. | 2.16 user rating		 David Nalbandian ensured that the Legg Mason Tennis Classic trophy stayed in Argentine hands for the third straight year after defeating eighth-seeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 7-6(4) in Sunday's final in Washington DC Nalbandian's victory follows Tandil native Juan Martin del Potro's brace of victories in 2008 and 2009. For more information about the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, check out: www.leggmasontennisclassic.com For more 2010 Olympus US Open Series coverage, check out: www.usopenseries.com Copyright 2010, USTA.com
3.95 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Andy Roddick practicing at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2007. Gets a bit angry and smashes a ball
0.45 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Tomas Berdych practicing with Yen-Hsun Lu (off-camera) on a practice court at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Berdych is the top seed, his first career #1 seeding at a ATP 500 level tournament.
3.48 min. | 5.0 user rating
The trophy presentation of the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic. David Nalbandian defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-2 7-6 to win the title. During the ceremony, Baghdatis couldn't help but call David a pain in the @#% for playing so well.
7.08 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Lauren Lynch reports the latest from the US Open Series. Mike and Bob Bryan captured their record 62nd doubles championship and broke the record at the LA Open. Sam Querrey beat top-seeded Andy Murray and defended the Farmers Classic singles title. For her 21st birthday, Victoria Azarenka won her first title of the season at the Bank of the West Classic. The WTA Tour returns to San Diego this week for the Mercury Insurance Open and Andy Roddick was well prepared for the this week's ATP Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
6.77 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Lauren Lynch reports the latest from the US Open Series. Four American men- Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish, John Isner, and Ryan Sweeting- fell Thursday at the Legg Mason Open in Washington DC. For the first time in computer rankings history, an American player is not in the top 10. Roddick plans to pick himself off after his losses this season and to Gilles Simon. Coco Vandeweghe marks herself on the map after beating Vera Zvonareva in San Diego. The world no. 1 and 2, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, will be playing doubles together in Toronto. The Bryans Brothers and Sam Querry got to meet President Obama and play with kids at the White House.
4.43 min. | 3.66 user rating		 Juan Martín del Potro captures the title against Andy Roddick. Music by Dj Splash.
2.55 min. | 5.0 user rating		 David Nalbandian in a 1st round match against Rajeev Ram at Legg Mason Tennis Classic 2010.
1.63 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2009 AR Juan Martín del Potro US Andy Roddick 3 � 6, 7 � 5, 7 � 6(6)
2008 AR Juan Martín del Potro RS Viktor Troicki 6 � 3, 6 � 3
2007 US Andy Roddick US John Isner 6 � 4, 7 � 6(4)
2006 FR Arnaud Clément GB Andy Murray 7 � 6(3), 6 � 2
2005 US Andy Roddick US James Blake 7 � 5, 6 � 3
2004 AU Lleyton Hewitt LU Gilles Müller 6 � 3, 6 � 4
2003 GB Tim Henman CL Fernando González 6 � 3, 6 � 4
2002 US James Blake TH Paradorn Srichaphan 1 � 6, 7 � 6(5), 6 � 4
2001 US Andy Roddick NL Sjeng Schalken 6 � 2, 6 � 3
2000 ES Àlex Corretja US Andre Agassi 6 � 2, 6 � 3
1999 US Andre Agassi RU Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 � 6(3), 6 � 1
1998 US Andre Agassi AU Scott Draper 6 � 2, 6 � 0
1997 US Michael Chang CZ Petr Korda 5 � 7, 6 � 2, 6 � 1
1996 US Michael Chang ZA Wayne Ferreira 6 � 2, 6 � 4
1995 US Andre Agassi SE Stefan Edberg 6 � 4, 2 � 6, 7 � 5
1994 SE Stefan Edberg AU Jason Stoltenberg 6 � 4, 6 � 2
1993 IL Amos Mansdorf US Todd Martin 7 � 6(3), 7 � 5
1992 TCH Petr Korda SE Henrik Holm 6 � 4, 6 � 4
1991 US Andre Agassi TCH Petr Korda 6 � 3, 6 � 4
1990 US Andre Agassi US Jim Grabb 6 � 1, 6 � 4
1989 US Tim Mayotte US Brad Gilbert 3 � 6, 6 � 4, 7 � 5
1988 US Jimmy Connors EC Andrés Gómez 6 � 1, 6 � 4
1987 TCH Ivan Lendl US Brad Gilbert 6 � 1, 6 � 0
1986 TCH Karel Nováček FR Thierry Tulasne 6 � 1, 7 � 6
1985 FR Yannick Noah AR Martín Jaite 6 � 4, 6 � 3
1984 EC Andrés Gómez US Aaron Krickstein 6 � 2, 6 � 2
1983 AR José-Luis Clerc US Jimmy Arias 6 � 3, 3 � 6, 6 � 0
1982 TCH Ivan Lendl US Jimmy Arias 6 � 3, 6 � 3
1981 AR José-Luis Clerc AR Guillermo Vilas 7 � 5, 6 � 2
1980 US Brian Gottfried AR José-Luis Clerc 7 � 5, 4 � 6, 6 � 4
1979 AR Guillermo Vilas PY Víctor Pecci Sr. 7 � 6, 7 � 6
1978 US Jimmy Connors US Eddie Dibbs 7 � 5, 7 � 5
1977 AR Guillermo Vilas US Brian Gottfried 6 � 4, 7 � 5
1976 US Jimmy Connors MX Raúl Ramírez 6 � 2, 6 � 4
1975 AR Guillermo Vilas US Harold Solomon 6 � 1, 6 � 3
1974 US Harold Solomon AR Guillermo Vilas 1 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 4
1973 US Arthur Ashe NL Tom Okker 6 � 4, 6 � 2
1972 AU Tony Roche US Marty Riessen 3 � 6, 7 � 6, 6 � 4
1971 AU Ken Rosewall US Marty Riessen 6 � 2, 7 � 5, 6 � 1
1970 US Cliff Richey US Arthur Ashe 7 � 5, 6 � 1, 6 � 2
1969 BR Thomas Koch US Arthur Ashe 7 � 5, 9 � 7, 4 � 6, 2 � 6, 6 � 4

Doubles :
Year Champion Runner-up Score
2009 CZ Martin Damm
SE Robert Lindstedt		 PL Mariusz Fyrstenberg
PL Marcin Matkowski		 7 � 5, 7 � 6
2008 FR Marc Gicquel
SE Robert Lindstedt		 BR Bruno Soares
ZW Kevin Ullyett		 7 � 6, 6 � 3
2007 US Bob Bryan
US Mike Bryan		 IL Jonathan Erlich
IL Andy Ram		 7 � 6, 3 � 6, [10 � 7]
2006 US Bob Bryan
US Mike Bryan		 AU Paul Hanley
ZW Kevin Ullyett		 6 � 3, 5 � 7, [10 � 3]
2005 US Bob Bryan
US Mike Bryan		 ZW Wayne Black
ZW Kevin Ullyett		 6 � 4, 6 � 2
2004 ZA Chris Haggard
ZA Robbie Koenig		 US Travis Parrott
RU Dmitry Tursunov		 7 � 6, 6 � 1
2003 RU Yevgeny Kafelnikov
AM Sargis Sargsian		 ZA Chris Haggard
AU Paul Hanley		 7 � 5, 4 � 6, 6 � 2
2002 ZW Wayne Black
ZW Kevin Ullyett		 US Bob Bryan
US Mike Bryan		 3 � 6, 6 � 3, 7 � 5
2001 CZ Martin Damm
DE David Prinosil		 US Bob Bryan
US Mike Bryan		 7 � 6, 6 � 3
2000 US Alex O'Brien
US Jared Palmer		 US Andre Agassi
AM Sargis Sargsian		 7 � 5, 6 � 1
1999 US Justin Gimelstob
CA Sébastien Lareau		 ZA David Adams
ZA John-Laffnie de Jager		 7 � 5, 6 � 7, 6 � 3
1998 ZA Grant Stafford
ZW Kevin Ullyett		 ZA Wayne Ferreira
US Patrick Galbraith		 6 � 2, 6 � 4
1997 US Luke Jensen
US Murphy Jensen		 ZA Neville Godwin
NL Fernon Wibier		 6 � 4, 6 � 4
1996 CA Grant Connell
US Scott Davis		 US Doug Flach
US Chris Woodruff		 7 � 6, 3 � 6, 6 � 3
1995 FR Olivier Delaître
US Jeff Tarango		 CZ Petr Korda
CZ Cyril Suk		 1 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 2
1994 CA Grant Connell
US Patrick Galbraith		 SE Jonas Björkman
CH Jakob Hlasek		 6 � 4, 4 � 6, 6 � 3
1993 ZW Byron Black
US Rick Leach		 CA Grant Connell
US Patrick Galbraith		 6 � 4, 7 � 5
1992 US Bret Garnett
US Jared Palmer		 US Ken Flach
US Todd Witsken		 6 � 2, 6 � 3
1991 US Scott Davis
US David Pate		 US Ken Flach
US Robert Seguso		 6 � 4, 6 � 2
1990 CA Grant Connell
CA Glenn Michibata		 MX Jorge Lozano
US Todd Witsken		 6 � 3, 6 � 7, 6 � 2
1989 GB Neil Broad
ZA Gary Muller		 US Jim Grabb
US Patrick McEnroe		 6 � 7, 7 � 6, 6 � 4
1988 US Rick Leach
US Jim Pugh		 MX Jorge Lozano
US Todd Witsken		 6 � 3, 6 � 7, 6 � 2
1987 US Gary Donnelly
US Peter Fleming		 AU Laurie Warder
US Blaine Willenborg		 6 � 2, 7 � 6
1986 CL Hans Gildemeister
EC Andrés Gómez		 BR Ricardo Acioly
BR Cesar Kist		 6 � 3, 7 � 5
1985 CL Hans Gildemeister
PY Victor Pecci		 AU David Graham
HU Balázs Taróczy		 6 � 3, 1 � 6, 6 � 4
1984 CZ Pavel Složil
US Ferdi Taygan		 US Drew Gitlin
US Blaine Willenborg		 7 � 6, 6 � 1
1983 US Mark Dickson
BR Cassio Motta		 AU Paul McNamee
US Ferdi Taygan		 6 � 2, 1 � 6, 6 � 4
1982 MX Raúl Ramírez
US Van Winitsky		 CL Hans Gildemeister
EC Andrés Gómez		 7 � 5, 7 � 6
1981 MX Raúl Ramírez
US Van Winitsky		 CZ Pavel Složil
US Ferdi Taygan		 5 � 7, 7 � 6, 7 � 6
1980 CL Hans Gildemeister
EC Andrés Gómez		 US Gene Mayer
US Sandy Mayer		 6 � 4, 7 � 5
1979 US Marty Riessen
US Sherwood Stewart		 US Brian Gottfried
MX Raúl Ramírez		 2 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 4
1978 US Arthur Ashe
ZA Bob Hewitt		 US Fred McNair
MX Raúl Ramírez		 6 � 3, 6 � 4
1977 AU John Alexander
AU Phil Dent		 US Fred McNair
US Sherwood Stewart		 7 � 5, 7 � 5
1976 US Brian Gottfried
MX Raúl Ramírez		 US Arthur Ashe
US Jimmy Connors		 6 � 3, 6 � 3
1975 US Robert Lutz
US Stan Smith		 US Brian Gottfried
MX Raúl Ramírez		 7 � 5, 2 � 6, 6 � 1
1974 US Tom Gorman
US Marty Riessen		 CL Patricio Cornejo
CL Jaime Fillol		 7 � 5, 6 � 1
1973 AU Ross Case
AU Geoff Masters		 AU Dick Crealy
ZW Andrew Pattison		 2 � 6, 6 � 1, 6 � 4
1972 NL Tom Okker
US Marty Riessen		 AU John Newcombe
AU Tony Roche		 3 � 6, 6 � 3, 6 � 2
1971 NL Tom Okker
US Marty Riessen		 AU Bob Carmichael
AU Ray Ruffels		 7 � 6, 6 � 2
1970 ZA Bob Hewitt
ZA Frew McMillan		 RO Ilie Năstase
RO Ion Ţiriac		 7 � 5, 6 � 0
1969 CL Patricio Cornejo
CL Jaime Fillol		 US Robert Lutz
US Stan Smith		 4 � 6, 6 � 1, 6 � 4

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