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1972 Cincinnati Open

The 1972 Cincinnati Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix.

1973 Cincinnati Open

The 1973 Cincinnati Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1973 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix.

1977 Cincinnati Open

The 1977 Cincinnati Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Coney Island in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States that was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix.

1980 Bordeaux Open

The 1980 Bordeaux Open also known as the "Grand Prix Passing Shot" was a tennis tournament played on Clay Courts in Bordeaux in France that was part of the 1980 Volvo Grand Prix.

1982 Bordeaux Open

The 1982 Bordeaux Open also known as the "Grand Prix Passing Shot" was a tennis tournament played on Clay Courts in Bordeaux in France that was part of the 1982 Volvo Grand Prix.

1984 Bordeaux Open

The 1984 Bordeaux Open also known as the "Grand Prix Passing Shot" was a tennis tournament played on Clay Courts in Bordeaux in France that was part of the 1984 Volvo Grand Prix.

1986 Bordeaux Open

The 1986 Bordeaux Open also known as the "Grand Prix Passing Shot" was a tennis tournament played on Clay Courts in Bordeaux in France that was part of the 1986 Nabisco Grand Prix.

1987 Bordeaux Open

The 1987 Bordeaux Open also known as the "Grand Prix Passing Shot" was a tennis tournament played on Clay Courts in Bordeaux in France that was part of the 1987 Nabisco Grand Prix.

1988 Bordeaux Open

The 1988 Bordeaux Open also known as the "Grand Prix Passing Shot" was a tennis tournament played on Clay Courts in Bordeaux in France that was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix.

1994 Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships

The 1994 Light 'n' Lively Doubles Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort in Wesley Chapel, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1994 WTA Tour.

1996 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis

The 1996 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Mexico City in Mexico and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1996 America's Red Clay Court Championships

The 1996 America's Red Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sportsplex in Coral Springs, Florida in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1996 Bournemouth International

The 1996 Bournemouth International (also known as the 1996 Samsung Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth in England and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1996 Campionati Internazionali di San Marino

The 1996 Campionati Internazionali di San Marino was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio di Fonte dell'Ovo in the City of San Marino in San Marino and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1996 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

The 1996 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo in Italy and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open

The 1996 Cerveza Club Colombia Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Club Campestre El Rancho in Bogotá in Colombia and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1996 International ÖTV Raiffeisen Grand Prix

The 1996 International ÖTV Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sankt Pölten in Austria and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1996 Internazionali di Carisbo

The 1996 Internazionali di Carisbo was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bologna in Italy and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1996 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

The 1996 Rolling Rock U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Pinehurst, North Carolina in the United States and was part of the World Series of the 1996 ATP Tour.

1997 Croatian Bol Ladies Open

The 1997 Croatian Bol Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol in Croatia that was part of Tier IV of the 1997 WTA Tour.

1998 Piberstein Styrian Open

The 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Sportpark Piberstein in Maria Lankowitz in Austria that was part of Tier IV of the 1998 WTA Tour.

1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open

The 1999 Croatian Bol Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Bol, Croatia that was part of Tier IV of the 1999 WTA Tour.

1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic

The 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Cairo, Egypt that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour.

2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso

The 2001 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco in Mexico that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2001 WTA Tour.

2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

The 2001 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo in Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour.

2001 Generali Open

The 2001 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis Stadium Kitzbühel in Kitzbühel in Austria and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour.

2001 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix

The 2001 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sankt Pölten in Austria and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour.

2001 Mercedes Cup

The 2001 Mercedes Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart in Germany and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour.

2001 Open SEAT Godó

The 2001 Open SEAT Godó was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2001 ATP Tour.

2002 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso

The 2002 Abierto Mexicano Pegaso was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco in Mexico that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2002 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2002 WTA Tour.

2002 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

The 2002 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo in Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour.

2002 Generali Open

The 2002 Generali Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Tennis Stadium Kitzbühel in Kitzbühel in Austria and was part of the International Series Gold of the 2002 ATP Tour.

2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix

The 2002 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Sankt Pölten in Austria and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour.

2003 Abierto Mexicano Telefonica Movistar

The 2003 Abierto Mexicano Telefonica Movistar was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco in Mexico that was part of the International Series Gold of the 2003 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 2003 WTA Tour.

2003 CAM Open Comunidad Valenciana

The 2003 CAM Open Comunidad Valenciana was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Valencia in Spain and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour.

2003 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia

The 2003 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Palermo in Italy and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour.

2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

The 2004 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2004 ATP Tour.

2005 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad

The 2005 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Roy Emerson Arena in Gstaad in Switzerland and was part of the International Series of the 2005 ATP Tour.

2005 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

The 2005 Rome Masters (also known as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts.

2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel

The 2006 Abierto Mexicano Telcel was both a men's and women's tennis tournament on the 2006 ATP and WTA Tours that was played on outdoor clay courts and was held in Acapulco, Mexico.

2008 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

The 2008 Rome Masters (also known as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts.

2009 Mutua Madrileña Masters Madrid

The 2009 Madrid Masters (also known as the Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts.

Columbus Open

It was held in Columbus, Ohio in the United States and played on outdoor hard courts from 1971 to 1976, then played on outdoor clay courts from 1977 to 1979, and then played again on outdoor hard courts from 1980 to 1984.

Nürnberger Versicherungscup

The Nürnberger Versicheringscup is a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Nuremberg, Germany.

Prague Open

Held since 1992 but interrupted between 1999 and 2005, this WTA Tour event is a WTA International Tournaments and is played on outdoor clay courts at Tennis area Štvanice.

Westside Tennis Club

The club is unique in that it offers courts of all the Grand Slam surfaces: Rebound Ace (Australian Open), red clay (French Open), grass (Wimbledon), and DecoTurf (US Open).


see also

2001 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

The 2001 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2001 ATP Tour.

2002 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

The 2002 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2002 ATP Tour.

2003 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

The 2003 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Westside Tennis Club in Houston, Texas in the United States and was part of the International Series of the 2003 ATP Tour.

2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

The 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis event on the 2007 ATP Tour.

2008 Family Circle Cup

The event was hosted at the Family Circle Tennis Center, in Charleston, South Carolina, United States and was the second event of the clay court season, played on green clay.

2009 French Open – Women's Singles

The match was also the conclusion of a series of matches between them during the preceding clay court season, with Kuznetsova beating Safina to win the title in Stuttgart, and Safina avenging the loss by beating Kuznetsova in Rome.

2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

The second round produced major upsets mainly involving the Germans as clay-court specialist and 14th seed Juan Mónaco fell to Michael Berrer 6-4, 6-4, world no. 4 Andy Murray fell in just over an hour to Philipp Kohlschreiber and 15th seed Jürgen Melzer falling to Philipp Petzschner.

Schüttler Waske Tennis-University

The notable players Benjamin Becker, Janko Tipsarević, and Yen-Hsun Lu used the facilities in 2011 in order to prepare for the clay court season.