Maharashtra Open

TATA Open Maharashtra
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name
  • McDowell Open
    (1996)
  • Gold Flake Open
    (1997–2001)
  • Tata Open
    (2002–2004)
  • Chennai Open
    (2005–2009)
  • Aircel Chennai Open
    (2010–2017)
  • Tata Open Maharashtra
    (2018–2023)[1]
Sponsor
Tata motors
Founded1996 (1996)
Abolished2023
Editions27
LocationPune
India
VenueMhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex (2018 — present)[1]
Category
SurfaceHard – Outdoors
Draw28S/16Q/16D
Prize moneyUS$713,495 (2023)
Most singles titlesStan Wawrinka
Websitemaharashtraopen.com
Current champions (2023)
Singles Tallon Griekspoor
Doubles Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
ATP Tour
CategoryATP 250

The Maharashtra Open[2] (known as Tata Open Maharashtra for sponsorship reasons) was an annual men's ATP Tour 250 Tennis championship since 1996. It was held in Pune (since 2018) and was part of the ATP Tour, before it was moved to Hong Kong in 2024.[3]

Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), the governing body of Tennis in Maharashtra state annually organised at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. It was a hard court championship and men's singles and doubles matches were organised.[4][5]

The inaugural event was held in New Delhi. It was then shifted to Chennai since its second edition, and from there it was moved to Pune in 2018, where it is held in January.[6] The tournament is owned and organized by RISE Worldwide.[7] It was the only tour level tennis event currently held in India.[8] It was also the only South Asia's ATP tour professional tennis event.[4]

Tallon Griekspoor of Netherlands was the last title holder in singles and Belgium’s Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen were the holders in doubles in 2023.[9]

History

The Maharashtra Open was held since 1996. In its first year it was located in New Delhi, then in Chennai where it was renamed as the Chennai Open. The championship moved from there to Pune, a city of Maharashtra, in 2018 and was rebranded as the Maharashtra Open.[10]

In 2021 due to COVID-19 and a clash of dates with the Australian Open it was not held.[11]

Stadium

Maharashtra Open was held at the Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex at Pune in India. It is a hard court championship.[12]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓ New Delhi ↓
1996 Thomas Enqvist Byron Black 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
↓ Chennai ↓
1997 Mikael Tillström Alex Rădulescu 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1998 Patrick Rafter Mikael Tillström 6–3, 6–4
1999 Byron Black Rainer Schüttler 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
2000 Jérôme Golmard Markus Hantschk 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
2001 Michal Tabara Andrei Stoliarov 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2002 Guillermo Cañas Paradorn Srichaphan 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2003 Paradorn Srichaphan Karol Kučera 6–3, 6–1
2004 Carlos Moyá Paradorn Srichaphan 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
2005 Carlos Moyá (2) Paradorn Srichaphan 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2006 Ivan Ljubičić Carlos Moyá 7–6(8–6), 6–2
2007 Xavier Malisse Stefan Koubek 6–1, 6–3
2008 Mikhail Youzhny Rafael Nadal 6–0, 6–1
2009 Marin Čilić Somdev Devvarman 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2010 Marin Čilić (2) Stan Wawrinka 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)
2011 Stan Wawrinka Xavier Malisse 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
2012 Milos Raonic Janko Tipsarević 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
2013 Janko Tipsarević Roberto Bautista Agut 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
2014 Stan Wawrinka (2) Édouard Roger-Vasselin 7–5, 6–2
2015 Stan Wawrinka (3) Aljaž Bedene 6–3, 6–4
2016 Stan Wawrinka (4) Borna Ćorić 6–3, 7–5
2017 Roberto Bautista Agut Daniil Medvedev 6–3, 6–4
↓ Pune ↓
2018 Gilles Simon Kevin Anderson 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2019 Kevin Anderson Ivo Karlović 7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5)
2020 Jiří Veselý Egor Gerasimov 7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–3
2021 tournament not held, due to COVID-19 restrictions[13]
2022 João Sousa Emil Ruusuvuori 7–6(11–9), 4–6, 6–1
2023 Tallon Griekspoor Benjamin Bonzi 4–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓ New Delhi ↓
1996 Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti		 Byron Black
Sandon Stolle		 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
↓ Chennai ↓
1997 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 Oleg Ogorodov
Eyal Ran		 7–6, 7–5
1998 Mahesh Bhupathi (2)
Leander Paes (2)		 Olivier Delaître
Max Mirnyi		 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
1999 Mahesh Bhupathi (3)
Leander Paes (3)		 Wayne Black
Neville Godwin		 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
2000 Julien Boutter
Christophe Rochus		 Saurav Panja
Prahlad Srinath		 7–5, 6–1
2001 Byron Black
Wayne Black		 Barry Cowan
Mosé Navarra		 6–3, 6–4
2002 Mahesh Bhupathi (4)
Leander Paes (4)		 Tomáš Cibulec
Ota Fukárek		 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
2003 Julian Knowle
Michael Kohlmann		 František Čermák
Leoš Friedl		 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
2004 Rafael Nadal
Tommy Robredo		 Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
2005 Lu Yen-hsun
Rainer Schüttler		 Mahesh Bhupathi
Jonas Björkman		 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
2006 Michal Mertiňák
Petr Pála		 Prakash Amritraj
Rohan Bopanna		 6–2, 7–5
2007 Xavier Malisse
Dick Norman		 Rafael Nadal
Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal		 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
2008 Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 Marcos Baghdatis
Marc Gicquel		 6–4, 7–5
2009 Eric Butorac
Rajeev Ram		 Jean-Claude Scherrer
Stan Wawrinka		 6–3, 6–4
2010 Marcel Granollers
Santiago Ventura		 Lu Yen-hsun
Janko Tipsarević		 7–5, 6–2
2011 Mahesh Bhupathi (5)
Leander Paes (5)		 Robin Haase
David Martin		 6–2, 6–7(3–7), [10–7]
2012 Leander Paes (6)
Janko Tipsarević		 Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 6–4, 6–4
2013 Benoît Paire
Stanislas Wawrinka		 Andre Begemann
Martin Emmrich		 6–2, 6–1
2014 Johan Brunström
Frederik Nielsen		 Marin Draganja
Mate Pavić		 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
2015 Lu Yen-hsun (2)
Jonathan Marray		 Raven Klaasen
Leander Paes		 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2016 Oliver Marach
Fabrice Martin		 Austin Krajicek
Benoît Paire		 6–3, 7–5
2017 Rohan Bopanna
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan		 Purav Raja
Divij Sharan		 6–3, 6–4
↓ Pune ↓
2018 Robin Haase
Matwé Middelkoop		 Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Gilles Simon		 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)
2019 Rohan Bopanna (2)
Divij Sharan		 Luke Bambridge
Jonny O'Mara		 6–3, 6–4
2020 André Göransson
Christopher Rungkat		 Jonathan Erlich
Andrei Vasilevski		 6–2, 3–6, [10–8]
2021 tournament not held, due to COVID-19 restrictions[13]
2022 Rohan Bopanna (3)
Ramkumar Ramanathan		 Luke Saville
John-Patrick Smith		 6–7(10–12), 6–3, [10–6]
2023 Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen		 Sriram Balaji
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan		 6–4, 6–4

Sponsors

  • Tata motors (Title sponsor)
  • MMRDA
  • 1xBat
  • Panchshil
  • Dunlop
  • Indian tree (apparel partner)
  • IMG

Source -[14]

Television broadcast

Maharashtra Open is live and exclusively airs on Sports 18 HD channel and live streams on Jio cinema app in India.

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Tennis: India's only ATP 250 event set to relocate outside the country as Pune's contract ends". Scroll.in. 9 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Tata Open to be rescheduled, organisers in talks with ATP for new dates". Sportstar. 20 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Change in ATP schedule means no big stars for India's only ATP event". The Indian Express. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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  7. ^ "IMG Reliance rebranded as RISE Worldwide". mint. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Indian players relieved they have not lost only ATP World Tour event". TOI. PTI. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Maharashtra Open 2023: India's N Sriram Balaji-Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan lose doubles final". Olympics.
  10. ^ "Maharashtra Open doubtful for 2021 ATP season". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Maharashtra Open dropped from early 2021 ATP calendar, may return later". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  12. ^ Basu, Sohinee (2 February 2020). "Tata Open Maharashtra 2020: Where to watch and live stream details". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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  14. ^ Maharashtra Open website
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