The Irving Tennis Classic (previously held as Dallas Tennis Classic) was a tennis tournament held annually in Irving, Texas, United States from 2012 until 2018. The event was one of main tournaments of the ATP Challenger Tour calendar and was played on outdoor hardcourts.
History The Irving Tennis Classic is one of the most prestigious Challenger tournaments since its foundation in 2012, when it replaced the BMW Tennis Championship. Held annually in mid-March, the tournament usually presents a high level in terms of player rankings, similar or even higher than some ATP 250 Series tournaments. This occurs because the tournament is scheduled in-between the Indian Wells Masters and the Miami Open. This way, Top 50 players and below that are eliminated early at Indian Wells come to play in Irving. The first two editions of the tournaments were named Dallas Tennis Classic, but the tournament has been held at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas since its first edition. As the Resort is actually located in Irving, the tournament was renamed in 2014 to reflect that. The official playing surface of the tournament is SportMaster Sport Surfaces.
Prestigious players that played in Irving include Marin Čilić, Tommy Haas, Jürgen Melzer, and David Goffin.
Past finals
Singles YearChampionRunner-upScore2012 Frank Dancevic Igor Andreev 7–6(7–4), 6–32013 Jürgen Melzer Denis Kudla 6–4, 2–6, 6–12014 Lukáš Rosol Steve Johnson 6–0, 6–32015 Aljaž Bedene Tim Smyczek 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–32016 Marcel Granollers Aljaž Bedene 6–1, 6–12017 Aljaž Bedene Mikhail Kukushkin 6–4, 3–6, 6–12018 Mikhail Kukushkin Matteo Berrettini 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore2012 Santiago González Scott Lipsky Bobby Reynolds Michael Russell 6–4, 6–32013 Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner Eric Butorac Dominic Inglot 6–3, 6–12014 Santiago González Scott Lipsky John-Patrick Smith Michael Venus 4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7]2015 Robert Lindstedt Sergiy Stakhovsky Benjamin Becker Philipp Petzschner 6–4, 6–42016 Nicholas Monroe Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Chris Guccione André Sá 6–2, 5–7, [10–4]2017 Marcus Daniell Marcelo Demoliner Oliver Marach Fabrice Martin 6–3, 6–42018 Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya Radu Albot Matthew Ebden6–2, 6–4
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References
External links Official website