6-546: Atlanta Open may refer to: Atlanta Open (tennis) , a men's tennis tournament on the ATP World Tour 250 Series Atlanta Classic , a defunct men's golf tournament on the PGA Tour Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Atlanta Open . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-699: 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. In 2011 the tournament moved to the Racquet Club of the South in suburban Atlanta. In 2012,
18-443: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atlanta_Open&oldid=737283771 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Atlanta Open (tennis) The Atlanta Open was a professional men's tennis tournament that
24-571: The tournament gained BB&T as title sponsor and changed its name to the BB&;T Atlanta Open. The 2012 and later editions have been held in Atlantic Station in midtown Atlanta. Temporary courts are constructed around the retail and residential area's central park. The main court has a capacity of 4,000 people. In 2015, the tournament was acquired from the USTA by GF Sports . For its first six years,
30-638: The tournament was acquired by GF Sports from its then-owners, the USTA. The event was removed from the 2025 calendar . 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
36-574: Was played in the Atlanta area in the United States from 2010 to 2024, usually during July or August. The tournament was 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 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,
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