Southern California Open
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San Diego Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 1971 |
Location | San Diego, California United States |
Venue | La Costa Resort and Spa (WTA) Barnes Tennis Center (ATP) |
Category | WTA Tier I (2004–2007) WTA Premier (2010–2013) WTA 125K series (2015) ATP 250 (2021–) |
Surface | Hardcourt / Outdoor |
Draw | 28S / 16SQ / 16D |
Prize money | $480,000 |
The Southern California Open currently known as The San Diego Open is an ATP 250 tournament held at the Barnes Tennis Centre in San Diego, California.
In August 2021, after the cancellation of the Asia Swing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barnes Tennis Centre San Diego was allocated a one year 250 tournament license. Prior to that, it used to be a WTA event which was last held as a WTA Challenger in 2015 at Carlsbad.
Positioned one week before the 1000 Indian Wells Masters and only a 2 hour 30 min drive from Indian Wells, the San Diego Open attracted a very strong line up of players including Denis Shapovalov, Andrey Rublev, Diego Schwartzman, Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray.[1] With 8 of the top 20 players attending and the ranking cut off being 42 to get into the main draw it was the second most competitive ATP 250 all season since Doha.
Daniel Vallverdu took on the position of managing director,[2] Ryan Redondo [3] was named the tournament director and Billie Jean King[4] accepted the role of honorary tournament chair.
After beating Murray in the second round and Dimitrov in the semifinal, the 22 year old Norwegian Casper Ruud went on to win the final of the 2021 San Diego Open, beating Cameron Norrie 6-0, 6-2, and was handed the trophy by Rod Laver. It was Ruud’s fifth trophy of the season moving him up to world No. 8, having won already the titles Geneva Open, Swiss Open, Kitzbühel and Stockholm.
ATP tournament history[]
The San Diego Open is an ATP 250 tournament held at the Barnes Tennis Centre in San Diego, California. In August 2021, after the cancellation of the Asia Swing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barnes Tennis Centre San Diego was allocated a one year 250 tournament license. Prior to that, it used to be a WTA event which was last held as a in 2015 at Carlsbad.
Positioned one week before the Indian Wells Masters and only a 2 hour drive from Indian Wells, the San Diego Open attracted a very strong line up of players including Denis Shapovalov, Andrey Rublev, Kei Nishikori, Grigor Dimitrov and Andy Murray. With 8 of the top 20 players attending and the ranking cut off being 42 to get in the main draw it is the second most competitive ATP 250 all season since Doha.
Daniel Vallverdu took on the position of managing director, was named the tournament director and Billie Jean King accepted the role of honorary tournament chairman.
WTA tournament history[]
The event was formed in 1984 by Raquel Giscafré as the Ginny of San Diego.[5][6] Prior to this there had been two previous women's tennis tournaments in San Diego: a Virginia Slims event in 1971 and the Wells Fargo Open, which ran from 1979 to 1982. Giscafre's former doubles partner, Jane Stratton, attained co-ownership of the tournament from 1986 until the event's cessation. The tournament has had various principal sponsors throughout its history, and has been played under the headings of the Great American Bank Classic, the Mazda Classic and the Toshiba Classic. The tournament was known for its strong player fields, location in the hills and atmosphere.
Although the tournament achieved Tier-I status only in 2004, it became a draw to the heavyweights in women's tennis since its inception in the 1980s, being a crucial warm-up tournament leading to the US Open. Past champions of the tournament include former world No.-1s Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Justine Henin, and Maria Sharapova. Six players won the tournament more than once, four of them consecutively. Graf holds the record for most wins (4); Venus Williams holds the record for most consecutive titles (3).
The tournament's purse doubled to $200,000 in 1989, when the sponsor changed to San Diego-based Great American Bank from Virginia Slims, a cigarette brand owned by Philip Morris.[7] The tournament moved from the San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club to the La Costa Resort and Spa in 1991, when the sponsor was changed to Mazda from Great American, which was in financial decline.[8] On September 7, 2009, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced the return of professional women's tennis to San Diego in 2010, under the sponsorship of Mercury Insurance. The Mercury Insurance Open was renamed the Southern California Open starting in 2013.
In 2014, the event was relocated to Tokyo, Japan.[9]
The tournament became the Carlsbad Classic in 2015, hosted by the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, California, from November 23–29.[10] As a WTA Challenger event, the Carlsbad Classic[11] featured a 32-player singles main draw, an 8-player qualifying draw, and an 8-team doubles draw with $125,000 in prize money. It was the first WTA tournament held during Thanksgiving week.
Sponsor history:
- Virginia Slims of San Diego: 1971, 1985–1988
- Wells Fargo Open: 1979–1982
- Ginny of San Diego: 1984
- Great American Bank Classic: 1989–1990
- Mazda Classic: 1991–1993
- Toshiba Classic; 1994–1998
- TIG Classic: 1999
- Acura Classic: 2000–2007
- Mercury Insurance Open: 2010–2012
- Southern California Open: 2013
- GoMacro: 2015
Past finals[]
Men's singles[]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2021 | Casper Ruud | Cameron Norrie | 6–0, 6–2 |
Women's singles[]
Prior tournaments in San Diego area[]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1971 | Billie Jean King | Rosemary Casals | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1979 | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 6–2 |
1980 | Tracy Austin (2) | Wendy Turnbull | 6–1, 6–3 |
1981 | Tracy Austin (3) | Pam Shriver | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
1982 | Tracy Austin (4) | Kathy Rinaldi | 7–6, 6–3 |
Subsequent and current organized event[]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
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1984 | Debbie Spence | Betsy Nagelsen | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4 | |
1985 | Annabel Croft | Wendy Turnbull | 6–0, 7–6(7–5) | |
1986 | Melissa Gurney | Stephanie Rehe | 6–2, 6–4 | |
1987 | Raffaella Reggi | Anne Minter | 6–0, 6–4 | |
1988 | Stephanie Rehe | Ann Grossman | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1989 | Steffi Graf | Zina Garrison | 6–4, 7–5 | |
1990 | Steffi Graf (2) | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1991 | Jennifer Capriati | Monica Seles | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–2) | |
1992 | Jennifer Capriati (2) | Conchita Martínez | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1993 | Steffi Graf (3) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 | |
1994 | Steffi Graf (4) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–2, 6–1 | |
1995 | Conchita Martínez | Lisa Raymond | 6–2, 6–0 | |
1996 | Kimiko Date | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 | |
1997 | Martina Hingis | Monica Seles | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
1998 | Lindsay Davenport | Mary Pierce | 6–3, 6–1 | |
1999 | Martina Hingis (2) | Venus Williams | 6–4, 6–0 | |
2000 | Venus Williams | Monica Seles | 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 | |
2001 | Venus Williams (2) | Monica Seles | 6–2, 6–3 | |
2002 | Venus Williams (3) | Jelena Dokić | 6–2, 6–2 | |
2003 | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
↓ Tier I tournament ↓ | ||||
2004 | Lindsay Davenport (2) | Anastasia Myskina | 6–1, 6–1 | |
2005 | Mary Pierce | Ai Sugiyama | 6–0, 6–3 | |
2006 | Maria Sharapova | Kim Clijsters | 7–5, 7–5 | |
2007 | Maria Sharapova (2) | Patty Schnyder | 6–2, 3–6, 6–0 | |
2008–2009 | not held | |||
2010 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3 | |
2011 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Vera Zvonareva | 6–3, 6–4 | |
2012 | Dominika Cibulková | Marion Bartoli | 6–1, 7–5 | |
2013 | Samantha Stosur | Victoria Azarenka | 6–2, 6–3 | |
2014 | not held | |||
↓ WTA 125 tournament ↓ | ||||
2015 | Yanina Wickmayer | Nicole Gibbs | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Men's doubles[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2021 | Joe Salisbury Neal Skupski |
John Peers Filip Polášek |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5] |
Women's doubles[]
Prior[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1971 | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King |
Françoise Dürr Judy Tegart Dalton |
6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1979 | Rosemary Casals (2) Martina Navratilova |
Betty Ann Grubb Stuart Ann Kiyomura |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
1980 | Tracy Austin Ann Kiyomura |
Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1981 | Kathy Jordan Candy Reynolds |
Rosemary Casals Pam Shriver |
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
1982 | Kathy Jordan (2) Paula Smith |
Patricia Medrado Cláudia Monteiro |
6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
Subsequent & current[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1984 | Betsy Nagelsen Paula Smith (2) |
Terry Holladay Iwona Kuczyńska |
6–2, 6–4 |
1985 | Candy Reynolds (2) Wendy Turnbull |
Rosalyn Fairbank Susan Leo |
6–4, 6–0 |
1986 | Beth Herr Alycia Moulton |
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank |
5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
1987 | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire |
Elise Burgin Sharon Walsh |
6–3, 6–4 |
1988 | Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington |
Betsy Nagelsen Dinky Van Rensburg |
7–6(12–10), 6–4 |
1989 | Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank |
Gretchen Magers Robin White |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
1990 | Patty Fendick (2) Zina Garrison |
Elise Burgin Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
1991 | Jill Hetherington (2) Kathy Rinaldi |
Gigi Fernández Nathalie Tauziat |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
1992 | Jana Novotná (2) Larisa Neiland |
Conchita Martínez Mercedes Paz |
6–1, 6–4 |
1993 | Gigi Fernández Helena Suková |
Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie |
6–4, 6–3 |
1994 | Jana Novotná (2) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Ginger Helgeson Rachel McQuillan |
6–3, 6–3 |
1995 | Gigi Fernández (2) Natasha Zvereva |
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Sandrine Testud |
6–2, 6–1 |
1996 | Gigi Fernández (3) Conchita Martínez |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1997 | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) |
Amy Frazier Kimberly Po |
6–3, 7–5 |
1998 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva (2) |
Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6–2, 6–1 |
1999 | Lindsay Davenport (2) Corina Morariu |
Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–4, 6–1 |
2000 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
Lindsay Davenport Anna Kournikova |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
2001 | Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva |
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
2002 | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová |
Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama |
6–2, 6–4 |
2003 | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama |
Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond |
6–4, 7–5 |
↓ Tier I tournament ↓ | |||
2004 | Cara Black (2) Rennae Stubbs (2) |
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
2005 | Conchita Martínez (2) Virginia Ruano Pascual |
Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama |
6–7(7–9), 6–1, 7–5 |
2006 | Cara Black (3) Rennae Stubbs (3) |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–2, 6–2 |
2007 | Cara Black (4) Liezel Huber |
Anna Chakvetadze Victoria Azarenka |
7–5, 6–3 |
2008–2009 | not held | ||
2010 | Maria Kirilenko Zheng Jie |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–4 |
2011 | Kvĕta Peschke Katarina Srebotnik |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears |
6–0, 6–2 |
2012 | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears |
Vania King Nadia Petrova |
6–2, 6–4 |
2013 | Raquel Kops-Jones (2) Abigail Spears (2) |
Chan Hao-ching Janette Husárová |
6–4, 6–1 |
2014 | not held | ||
2015 | Gabriela Cé Verónica Cepede Royg |
Oksana Kalashnikova Tatjana Maria |
1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
See also[]
- 1990 Great American Bank Classic
- List of tennis tournaments
References and footnotes[]
- ^ "San Diego Open 2021: Men's Singles Draw Preview and Prediction » FirstSportz".
- ^ Ganguly, Sudipto (2021-09-17). "San Diego auditions for permanent spot on calendar with strong field". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "Given a unique chance to host the pros, San Diego charged up to host "one of the toughest 250s"".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Named Honorary Tournament Chairperson for San Diego Open ATP 250 Tournament". 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Acura has come a long way, baby, but its run is ending". Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ Keith Kattan Raising Big Smiling Tennis Kids: A Complete Roadmap for Every Parent and Coach 2006 Page 208 "players-turned-entrepreneurs like Jane Stratton and Raquel Giscafré, who run a prestigious WTA tournament in San Diego "
- ^ Freeman, John (December 20, 1988). "New name, purse for Slims Tourney banking on new sponsor". Evening Tribune. p. D-3.
- ^ Freeman, John (November 3, 1990). "Tennis event will move to La Costa site". Evening Tribune. p. C-5.
- ^ "Carlsbad WTA tournament moves to Tokyo". tennis.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Carlsbad Classic". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Carlsbad Classic Tennis Homepage". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
External links[]
- Southern California Open
- Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
- Hard court tennis tournaments in the United States
- WTA Tour
- Virginia Slims tennis tournaments
- Carlsbad, California
- WTA 125K series
- Women's tennis tournaments in the United States
- Women's sports in California