Atlanta Open (tennis)
| Atlanta Open | |
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 2016 BB&T Atlanta Open
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| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Venue | Atlantic Station (2012–pres) |
| Category | 250 series(2010–present) |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Draw | 28S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | $693,425 |
| Website | Official Website |
| Current champions | |
| Men's singles |
 Nick Kyrgios
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| Men's doubles |
 Horacio Zeballos Andrés Molteni
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The Atlanta Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the BB&T Atlanta Open), is a professional men's tennis tournament that has been played in the Atlanta area in the United States since 2010, usually during July or August. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts as part of the USTA's US Open Series, the seven-week summer season lead-up to the U.S. Open.
The event was previously held in Indianapolis from 1988 until it was moved to Atlanta after 2009. The Atlanta Open was known as the Atlanta Tennis Championships for its first two years before signing BB&T as a title sponsor in 2012. In 2015, the tournament was acquired by GF Sports from its then-owners, the USTA.
The current singles champion of the Atlanta Open is Nick Kyrgios, the first non-American to win the event, and the current doubles champions are Horacio Zeballos and Andrés Molteni.
In 2009, the Association of Tennis Professionals purchased the license for the tournament in Indianapolis because of low ticket sales and a struggle to attract top players. In December 2009 it was announced that the ATP had sold the license to a group in Atlanta, Georgia, where it would be held at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Prior to 2010 Atlanta had previously held a tennis tournament known as the Verizon Tennis Challenge from 1992 to 2001. That tournament, also held at the Atlanta Athletic Club, included Andy Roddick, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and John McEnroe among its past champions.
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