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The Chennai Open has been India's largest tennis event since 1997.This is South Asia's only ATP Tennis event and it is held in Chennai, India. The event was started in 1996 as the Gold Flake Open. After starting out in April, it was moved to the first week of January in 2000. [1] The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. ... “Madras” redirects here. ... This article reads like an advertisement. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The final of the 2005 tournament featured Carlos Moya and Paradorn Srichaphan
The final of the 2005 tournament featured Carlos Moya and Paradorn Srichaphan

The event name was changed to TATA Open in 2002 following a change in the title sponsor. The event is currently co-sponsored by the Government of Tamil Nadu for five years beginning from 2005. The Games are played at the hard-court SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (480x640, 90 KB) Chennai Tennis Open final, January 2005, photo by Matthew Mayer Original here [1] File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:Matthewmayer/Gallery Chennai Open... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (480x640, 90 KB) Chennai Tennis Open final, January 2005, photo by Matthew Mayer Original here [1] File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): User:Matthewmayer/Gallery Chennai Open... Tata may mean: Tata Group, a company in India Tata Steel, an important component of the group Jamshetji Tata, known as the father of Indian industry J. R. D. Tata, pioneer aviator and founder of companies Ratan Tata, present chairman of the Tata Group Tata Airlines, now Air India Tata... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... SDAT Tennis Stadium, sometimes also called Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium, is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, and plays host for the Chennai Open ATP Tennis championships held in the first week of January every year. ...


The prize money for 2007 is US $436,000.

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Singles finals

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2007 Xavier Malisse Stefan Koubek 6-1, 6-3
2006 Ivan Ljubičić Carlos Moya 7-6, 6-2
2005 Carlos Moya Paradorn Srichaphan 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
2004 Carlos Moya Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5)
2003 Paradorn Srichaphan Karol Kučera 6-3, 6-1
2002 Guillermo Cañas Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4, 7-6(2)
2001 Michal Tabara Andrei Stoliarov 6-2, 7-6(4)
2000 Jerome Golmard Markus Hantschk 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
1999 Byron Black Rainer Schüttler 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
1998 Patrick Rafter Mikael Tillström 6-3, 6-4
1997 Mikael Tillström Alex Radulescu 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
1996 Thomas Enqvist Byron Black 8-2, 7-6(3)

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Xavier Malisse (born July 19, 1980) is a Belgian tennis player known mostly for his enormous right-handed forehand, great power and bad temper. ... Stefan Koubek (born January 2, 1977 in Klagenfurt) is a tennis player from Austria, who turned professional in 1994. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Ivan Ljubičić [] (born March 19, 1979) is a Croatian tennis player. ... Carles Moy Llompart, also known as Carlos Moy and Carlos Moy (born August 27, 1976), is a Spanish tennis player. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carles Moy Llompart, also known as Carlos Moy and Carlos Moy (born August 27, 1976), is a Spanish tennis player. ... Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carles Moy Llompart, also known as Carlos Moy and Carlos Moy (born August 27, 1976), is a Spanish tennis player. ... Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. ... Karol Kučera (born March 4, 1974) is a professional male tennis player from the Slovakia. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Guillermo Ignacio Cañas (born November 25, 1977) is an Argentine professional tennis player. ... Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michal Tabara (born October 16, 1979 in Uherské Hradiště) is a tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1997. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jerome Golmard (born September 9, 1973), is a French male tennis player. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Byron Black (born October 6, 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former touring professional tennis player. ... Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976, Korbach, Germany) is a professional tennis player from Germany. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Country: Australia Residence: Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 86 kg (190 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1991 Retired: 2002 Highest singles ranking: 1 (1999-07-26) Singles titles: 11 Career Prize Money: US$11,127,058 Grand Slam Record Titles: 2 Australian Open... Mikael Tillstrøm (born March 5, 1972 in Jonkoping) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1991. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mikael Tillstrøm (born March 5, 1972 in Jonkoping) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1991. ... Alex Rădulescu (born December 7, 1974 in Bucharest) is a former tennis player from Romania, who competed for Germany. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Thomas Enqvist (born March 13, 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional tennis player, and played on the ATP circuit since turning pro in 1991. ... Byron Black (born October 6, 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former touring professional tennis player. ...

Doubles finals

Year Champions Runners-up Score in final
2007 Xavier Malisse / Dick Norman Rafael Nadal / Bartolome Salva-Vidal 7-6, 7-6
2006 Michal Mertiňák / Petr Pála Prakash Amritraj / Rohan Bopanna 6-2, 7-5
2005 Rainer Schüttler / Yen-Hsun Lu Mahesh Bhupathi / Jonas Björkman 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(4)
2004 Rafael Nadal / Tommy Robredo Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-3
2003 Julian Knowle / Michael Kohlmann František Čermák / Leoš Friedl 7-6(1), 7-6(3)
2002 Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi Tomáš Cibulec / Ota Fukárek 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
2001 Byron Black / Wayne Black Barry Cowan / Mose Navarra 6-3, 6-4
2000 Julien Boutter / Christophe Rochus Prahlad Srinath / Saurav Panja 7-5, 6-1
1999 Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi Wayne Black / Neville Godwin 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
1998 Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi Olivier Delaitre / Max Mirnyi 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
1997 Leander Paes / Mahesh Bhupathi Oleg Ogorodov / Eyal Ran 7-6, 7-5
1996 Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti Byron Black / Sandon Stolle 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Xavier Malisse (born July 19, 1980) is a Belgian tennis player known mostly for his enormous right-handed forehand, great power and bad temper. ... Dick Norman (born March 1, 1971 in Waregem, Belgium) is a Belgian tennis player. ... Rafael Rafa Nadal Parera (IPA: ) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish tennis player. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Petr Pála (born October 2, 1975 in Prague) is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA) is a professional tennis player. ... Rohan Bopanna (born 4 March 1980) is an Indian professional tennis player. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976, Korbach, Germany) is a professional tennis player from Germany. ... Yen-Hsun Lu (born August 14, 1983 in Taoyuan, Taiwan) is the number one professional tennis player in Taiwan. ... Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born June 7, 1974, Madras, India) is a professional tennis player from India. ... Björkman (front) and Todd Woodbridge in the mens doubles final, Wimbledon 2004. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rafael Rafa Nadal Parera (IPA: ) (born June 3, 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca) is a Spanish tennis player. ... Tommy Robredo Garcés (born May 1, 1982 in Hostalric, Girona) is a professional tennis player from Spain. ... Jonathan Erlich (Born April 5, 1977, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Israel. ... Andy Ram (born April 10, 1980 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a professional tennis player from Israel; the first Israeli tennis player to win a Grand Slam event[1]. He reached sixteen doubles finals and won eight of them, mostly with partner Jonathan Erlich. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Julian Knowle (born April 29, 1974) is a male professional Austrian tennis player. ... František Čermák is a doubles player who is one of the best in the world. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful Indian tennis players on the Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles circuits. ... Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born June 7, 1974, Madras, India) is a professional tennis player from India. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Byron Black (born October 6, 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former touring professional tennis player. ... Wayne Hamilton Black (born November 17, 1973 in Harare) is a professional male tennis player from Zimbabwe. ... Barry Cowan (1948 - 2004) was a high-profile journalist and broadcaster with BBC Northern Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Julien Boutter (born on April 7, 1974 in Boulay, France) is a professional male tennis player from France. ... Christophe Rochus (born December 15, 1978, Namur) is a professional male tennis player from Belgium. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful Indian tennis players on the Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles circuits. ... Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born June 7, 1974, Madras, India) is a professional tennis player from India. ... Wayne Hamilton Black (born November 17, 1973 in Harare) is a professional male tennis player from Zimbabwe. ... Neville Godwin (born January 31, 1975 in Johannesburg) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1994. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful Indian tennis players on the Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles circuits. ... Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born June 7, 1974, Madras, India) is a professional tennis player from India. ... Olivier Delaitre (born June 1, 1967 in Metz) is a former tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1986. ... Max Mirnyi (nicknamed The Beast) (Belarusian: Максім Мірны, Maksim Mirny; born July 6, 1977) is a tennis player from Belarus. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leander Adrian Paes (born June 17, 1973) is currently one of the most successful Indian tennis players on the Mens Doubles and Mixed Doubles circuits. ... Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (born June 7, 1974, Madras, India) is a professional tennis player from India. ... Oleg Ogorodov (born July 16, 1972 in Tashkent) is a former tennis player from Uzbekistan, who turned professional in 1994. ... Eyal Ran Hits A Forehand Eyal Ran (born on November 21, 1972, in Kiriat Ono, Israel) is a professional tennis player. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Björkman (front) and Todd Woodbridge in the mens doubles final, Wimbledon 2004. ... Nicklas Kulti (born April 22, 1971, in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. ... Byron Black (born October 6, 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former touring professional tennis player. ... Sandon Stolle (born July 13, 1970 in Sydney, NSW, Australia) is a professional male tennis player from Australia and former World No. ...

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