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LA Tennis Open
ATP World Tour
Location	Los Angeles, California  United States
Venue	Los Angeles Tennis Center
Category	ATP World Series (1990–1997) ATP International Series (1998–2008) ATP World Tour 250 series (2009–current)
Surface	Hard / Outdoors
Draw	28S/32Q/16D
Prize money	$700,000
Website	LA Tennis Open

Main Entrance to the Countrywide Classic at UCLA's L.A. Tennis Center.

The LA Tennis Open, presented by Farmers Insurance, (formerly known as the Countrywide Classic, Mercedes-Benz Cup and the Pacific Southwest Championships) is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Los Angeles, California, United States. The tournament is held in July or August (July 26-August 1, 2010), and has hosted the top men (and until 1975, women) in the world since 1927.

The one-week tournament is held at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA, which also hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics. The current format has a 28 singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. Notable past champions include Roy Emerson, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, and Andre Agassi. In doubles, the Bob and Mike Bryan have won a record five titles.

This tournament, with prize money of $700,000, is one of the tournaments included in the Olympus US Open Series. The matches are played on the Straus Stadium court with a capacity of 6,500 and the 1,500-capacity Grandstand court. Special events include Kids Day, Fashion Day, Valspar Performance Challenge, and a Legends Invitational Singles competition.

Straus Stadium at the L.A. Tennis Center, on the UCLA campus.

Grandstand court at the LA Tennis Open.

Past winners

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2009	Sam Querrey	Carsten Ball	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
2008	Juan Martin del Potro	Andy Roddick	6–1, 7–6(2)
2007	Radek Štěpánek	James Blake	7–6(7), 5–7, 6–2
2006	Tommy Haas	Dmitry Tursunov	4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2005	Andre Agassi	Gilles Müller	6–4, 7–5
2004	Tommy Haas	Nicolas Kiefer	7–6(6), 6–4
2003	Wayne Ferreira	Lleyton Hewitt	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
2002	Andre Agassi	Jan-Michael Gambill	6–2, 6–4
2001	Andre Agassi	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–2
2000	Michael Chang	Jan-Michael Gambill	6–7(2), 6–3, retired
1999	Pete Sampras	Andre Agassi	7–6(3), 7–6(1)
1998	Andre Agassi	Tim Henman	6–4, 6–4
1997	Jim Courier	Thomas Enqvist	6–4, 6–4
1996	Michael Chang	Richard Krajicek	6–4, 6–3
1995	Michael Stich	Thomas Enqvist	6–7(7), 7–6(4), 6–2
1994	Boris Becker	Mark Woodforde	6–2, 6–2
1993	Richard Krajicek	Michael Chang	0–6, 7–6(3), 7–6(5)
1992	Richard Krajicek	Mark Woodforde	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1991	Pete Sampras	Brad Gilbert	6–2, 6–7(5), 6–3
1990	Stefan Edberg	Michael Chang	7–6, 2–6, 7–6
1989	Aaron Krickstein	Michael Chang	2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1988	Mikael Pernfors	Andre Agassi	6–2, 7–5
1987	David Pate	Stefan Edberg	6–4, 6–4
1986	John McEnroe	Stefan Edberg	6–2, 6–3
1985	Paul Annacone	Stefan Edberg	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
1984	Jimmy Connors	Eliot Teltscher	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1983	Gene Mayer	Johan Kriek	7–6, 6–1
1982	Jimmy Connors	Mel Purcell	6–2, 6–1
1981	John McEnroe	Sandy Mayer	6–7, 6–3, 6–3
1980	Gene Mayer	Brian Teacher	6–3, 6–2
1979	Peter Fleming	John McEnroe	6–4, 6–4
1978	Arthur Ashe	Brian Gottfried	6–2, 6–4
1977	Stan Smith	Brian Gottfried	7–5, 3–6 6–4
1976	Brian Gottfried	Arthur Ashe	6–2, 6–2
1975	Arthur Ashe	Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1974	Jimmy Connors	Harold Solomon	6–3, 6–1
1973	Jimmy Connors	Tom Okker	7–5, 7–6
1972	Stan Smith	Roscoe Tanner	6–4, 6–4
1971	Pancho Gonzalez	Jimmy Connors	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1970	Rod Laver	John Newcombe	4–6, 6–4, 7–6
1969	Pancho Gonzalez	Cliff Richey	6–0, 7–5
1968	Rod Laver	Ken Rosewall	4–6, 6–0, 6–0
1967	Roy Emerson	Marty Riessen	12–14, 6–3, 6–4
1966	Allen Fox	Roy Emerson	6–3, 6–3
1965	Dennis Ralston	Arthur Ashe	6–4, 6–3
1964	Roy Emerson	Dennis Ralston	6–3, 6–3
1963	Arthur Ashe	Whitney Reed	2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1962	Roy Emerson	Rod Laver	16–14, 6–3
1961	Jon Douglas	Roy Emerson	6–2, 1–6, 6–4
1960	Barry MacKay	Earl Buchholz	5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1959	Roy Emerson	Ramanathan Krishnan	6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
1958	Ham Richardson	Alex Olmedo	7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 9–7
1957	Vic Seixas	Gilbert Shea	9–7, 6–3, 6–4
1956	Herbert Flam	Ken Rosewall	4–6, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
1955	Tony Trabert	Herbert Flam
1954	Vic Seixas
1953	Ken Rosewall	Vic Seixas	6–4, 1-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
1952	Vic Seixas	Frank Sedgman	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1951	Frank Sedgman	Tony Trabert	6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1950	Frank Sedgman	Ted Schroeder	9–7, 6–3, 6–2
1949	Pancho Gonzalez	Ted Schroeder	6–3, 9–11, 8–6, 6–4
1948	Ted Schroeder	Frank Parker	4-6, 7-9, 7-5, retired
1947	Jack Kramer	Ted Schroeder	10-8, 6-4, 6-4
1946	Jack Kramer	Ted Schroeder	6–2, 6–8, 6–2, 8–6
1945	Frank Parker	Herbert Flam	6–2, 6–4
1944	Frank Parker
1943	Jack Kramer	Pancho Segura	0–6, 6–1, 6–2
1942	Frank Parker	Pancho Segura	6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1941	Frank Parker	Frank Kovacs
1940	Robert Riggs	Donald McNeill	5-7. 2-6, 6-0, 12-10, 6-3
1939	John Bromwich	Ferenc Puncec
1938	Adrian Quist	Harry Hopman	6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
1937	Donald Budge	Gottfried von Cramm	2–6, 7–5, 6–4, 7–5
1936	Donald Budge	Fred Perry	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1935	Donald Budge	Roderich Menzel	1–6, 11–9, 6–3, retired
1934	Fred Perry	Lester Stoefen	10–8, 6–4, 6–3
1933	Fred Perry	Jiro Satoh	6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5
1932	Fred Perry	Jiro Satoh	6–2, 6–4, 7–5
1931	Ellsworth Vines	Fred Perry	8–10, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1930	Ellsworth Vines	Gregory Mangin
1929	John Doeg	John Van Ryn	8–10, 7–5, 9–7, 8–6
1928	Henri Cochet	Christian Boussus	2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1927	William Tilden	Francis Hunter	6–2, 6–4, 6–2

External links

• Official website