U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
The
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is an annual
tennis tournament. In
2006 the event was held from April 10-16 at the
Westside Tennis Club in
Houston, Texas. The tournament has been held in several different cities over the years:
Indianapolis,
Indiana (1969-87),
Charleston,
South Carolina (1988-89),
Kiawah Island,
South Carolina (1990),
Charlotte,
North Carolina (1991-93),
Birmingham,
Alabama (1994),
Pinehurst,
North Carolina (1995-96) and
Orlando, Florida (1997-2000). During many of these years, the event was held on Har-Tru, or
green clay, but the tournament now is held on red clay typical of European courts. As the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is the last remaining ATP Tour level event held in the United States on clay, no such events are currently played on green clay. However, some lower tier tournaments (such as the Challenger event at
Forest Hills) are still played on green clay. The tournament currently lacks the prestige of other clay court tournaments held prior to the
French Open, particularly because the field rarely includes the top European or South American contenders for the French Open title.
Past singles winners:
*2006
Mardy Fish *2005
Andy Roddick *2004
Tommy Haas *2003
Andre Agassi *2002
Andy Roddick *2001
Andy Roddick *2000
Fernando Gonzalez *1999
Magnus Norman *1998
Jim Courier *1997
Michael Chang *1996
Fernando Meligini *1995
Thomas Enqvist *1994
Jason Stoltenberg *1993
Horacio de la Peña *1992
MaliVai Washington *1991
Jaime Yzaga *1990
David Wheaton *ATPtennis.com
