| TATA Open Maharashtra | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament information | |
| 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 (since 2018-- present)[1] |
| Sponsor | Tata |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Location | Pune, Maharashtra, India New Delhi (1996) Chennai (1997-2017) Pune (since 2018) India |
| Venue | Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex (2018 -- present)[1] |
| Category | ATP World Series (1996-1997) ATP International Series (1998-2008) |
| Surface | Hard - Outdoors |
| Draw | 28S / 16Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$430,530 (2022) |
| Most singles titles | Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) (4 times) |
| Most consecutive titles | Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) (2014-2016)[1] |
| Current champion | João Sousa (Portugal), (2022)[1] |
| Website | maharashtraopen.com |
| Current champions (2022) | |
| Singles |  João Sousa |
| Doubles |  Rohan Bopanna Ramkumar Ramanathan |
Maharashtra Open[3] (known as Tata Open Maharashtra for sponsorship reasons) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pune, India. It is part of the ATP Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour.
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.[4] The tournament is owned and organized by RISE Worldwide.[5] It is the only tour level tennis event currently held in India.[6] It is also the only South Asia's ATP tour professional tennis event.[7]
It is annually organised by Maharashtra Lawn Tennis Association (MLTA).[8]
The 2022 edition is taking place behind closed doors, that is without audience, due to measures to restrain the diffusion of COVID-19 pandemic. It began on 31 January.[9]
History
Maharashtra Open is held since 1996. In its first year it was located in New Delhi, then in Chennai where it was renamed as Chennai Open. The championship moved from there to Pune, a town of Maharashtra, in 2018 and was rebranded as Maharashtra Open.[10]
In 2021 due to COVID-19 and clash of dates with Australian Open it was not organised.[11]
Stadium
Maharashtra Open is annually held at Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex at Pune in India. It is a hard court championship.[12]
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
Television broadcast
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Maharashtra Open is live and exclusively appears on Star sports select 1 channel in India and live streams on Disney Plus Hotstar app.[14][15]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Tata Open 2022 Maharashtra All You Need to Know: ATP 250 Event in Numbers". News18. 2022-01-31. Retrieved .
- ^ "Pune | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved .
- ^ "Tata Open Maharashtra - South Asia's only ATP World Tour Tennis Tournament". www.maharashtraopen.com. Retrieved .
- ^ Marar, Nandakumar (6 December 2017). "India's ATP event becomes Tata Open again". The Hindu. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "IMG Reliance rebranded as RISE Worldwide". mint. 2021-01-27. Retrieved .
- ^ "Indian players relieved they have not lost only ATP World Tour event". TOI. PTI. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 2018.
- ^ "Tata Open to be rescheduled, organisers in talks with ATP for new dates". Sportstar. Retrieved .
- ^ "Change in ATP schedule means no big stars for India's only ATP event". The Indian Express. 2020-02-02. Retrieved .
- ^ "Tata Open 2022 Maharashtra All You Need to Know: ATP 250 Event in Numbers". News18. Retrieved .
- ^ "Maharashtra Open doubtful for 2021 ATP season". Olympics.com. Retrieved .
- ^ "Maharashtra Open dropped from early 2021 ATP calendar, may return later". Olympics.com. Retrieved .
- ^ Basu, Sohinee. "Tata Open Maharashtra 2020: Where to watch and live stream details". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved .
- ^ a b Sudarchan, N (2022-01-05). "Tata Open Maharashtra on schedule despite Omicron surge". Sportstar. Retrieved 2022.
- ^ "Star Sports to broadcast Tata Open Maharashtra 2022". mint. 2022-01-31. Retrieved .
- ^ "Star sports to broadcast tata open Maharashtra". Disney Plus Hotstar. Retrieved .
External links
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