The Carson Challenger (also known as the USTA Player Development Classic and the USTA LA Tennis Open) was a tournament for professional female and male tennis players. The event on outdoor hardcourts was classified as a $50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and was held in Carson, California in the United States from 2007 to 2011. In 2014, the tournament was a replacement for the Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger, as their clubhouse was destroyed by a fire earlier in the year.[1] The event was also previously part of the ATP Challenger Tour, from 2005 to 2010, with the exception of 2006.
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| Tournament information | |||||||||
| Event name | USTA Player Development Classic USTA LA Tennis Open | ||||||||
| Location | Carson, United States | ||||||||
| Venue | USTA Training Center - West | ||||||||
| Surface | Hard | ||||||||
| Website | www.usta.com/Carson | ||||||||
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Past finals edit
Men's singles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  Donald Young |
Robert Kendrick |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2009 (2) | Michael Russell |
Michael Yani |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 2009 (1) | Wayne Odesnik |
Scoville Jenkins |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2008 | Amer Delic |
Alex Bogomolov |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| 2007 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. |
 Kei Nishikori |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2006 | not held | ||
| 2005 | Justin Gimelstob |
Amer Delic |
7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
Women's singles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Nicole Gibbs |
Melanie Oudin |
6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 2013–12 | not held | ||||
| 2011 |  Camila Giorgi |
Alexa Glatch |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 | ||
| 2010 | Coco Vandeweghe |
Kristie Ahn |
6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 2009 |  Valérie Tétreault |
Alexandra Stevenson |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 2008 | Mashona Washington |
Alexa Glatch |
7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 2007 | Jessica Kirkland |
Lauren Albanese |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 | ||
Men's doubles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Brian Battistone Nicholas Monroe |
 Artem Sitak Leonardo Tavares |
5–7, 6–3, [10–4] |
| 2009 (2) |  Harsh Mankad Frederik Nielsen |
 Carsten Ball Travis Rettenmaier |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2009 (1) | Scott Lipsky David Martin |
Lester Cook Donald Young |
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 10–6 |
| 2008 | Carsten Ball Travis Rettenmaier |
Ryler DeHeart  Daniel King-Turner |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2007 | Rajeev Ram Bobby Reynolds |
 Víctor Estrella Alberto Francis |
7–6(10–8), 6–2 |
| 2006 | not held | ||
| 2005 | Goran Dragicevic Jan-Michael Gambill |
Cody Conley Ryan Newport |
6–4, 6–3 |
Women's doubles edit
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |  Michaëlla Krajicek Olivia Rogowska |
Samantha Crawford Sachia Vickery |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 | ||
| 2013–12 | not held | ||||
| 2011 | Alexandra Mueller Asia Muhammad |
Christina Fusano Yasmin Schnack |
6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 2010 | Lindsay Lee-Waters Megan Moulton-Levy |
Christina Fusano Courtney Nagle |
6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 2009 | Laura Granville Riza Zalameda |
Monique Adamczak Nicole Kriz |
6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 2008 |  Romana Tedjakusuma Story Tweedie-Yates |
Kimberly Couts  Anna Tatishvili |
7–6(12–10), 4–6, [10–7] | ||
| 2007 |  Kim Grant Sunitha Rao |
Angela Haynes Lindsay Lee-Waters |
6–4, 6–4 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Carson tournament overview". USTA. July 1, 2014.