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44-657: Tennis tournament Chengdu Open ATP Tour Event name Chengdu Open Tour ATP Tour Founded 2016 ; 8 years ago  ( 2016 ) Location Chengdu China Venue Sichuan International Tennis Center Category ATP 250 Surface Hard / Outdoor Prize money US$ 1,213,295 (2019) Website chengduopentennis .com Current champions ( 2024 ) Singles [REDACTED] Shang Juncheng Doubles [REDACTED] Sadio Doumbia [REDACTED] Fabien Reboul The Chengdu Open

88-575: A Davis Cup tie for his country earlier that month. The initial suspension of nine months, supported by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) , was later reduced by the ILTF to one month which meant that Pilic would not be allowed to play at Wimbledon. In response, the ATP threatened a boycott, stating that if Pilić was not allowed to compete, none should. After last-ditch attempts at

132-623: A career-high ranking of world No. 56 in April 2016, and won two ATP YEAT singles titles, at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in both 2009 and 2015 . He made his Davis Cup debut for the United States in 2021, and competed at the 2016 , the 2021 and the 2024 Olympic Games. Rajeev Ram was born in Denver to Raghav and Sushma Ram, both immigrants from India. His father was from Bangalore and his mother

176-425: A compromise failed, the ATP voted in favor of a boycott and as a result, 81 of the top players, including reigning champion Stan Smith and 13 of the 16 men's seeds, did not compete at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships . Three ATP players, Ilie Năstase , Roger Taylor and Ray Keldie , defied the boycott and were fined by the ATP's disciplinary committee. But the tour was still run by the tournament directors and

220-876: A level below the ATP Tour, and the ATP Champions Tour for seniors. Grand Slam tournaments, a small portion of the Olympic tennis tournament , the Davis Cup , the Hopman Cup and the introductory level Futures tournaments do not fall under the auspices of the ATP, but are overseen by the ITF instead and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Olympics. In these events, however, ATP ranking points are still awarded, with

264-518: A total of nine members, of which there are three representatives each from the Europe, Americas and the International Group of tournaments. Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram ( / r ə ˈ ʒ iː v ˈ r ɑː m / rə- ZHEEV RAHM ; born March 18, 1984) is an American professional tennis player who is a former World no. 1 in doubles. Ram is a six-time Grand Slam champion, having won

308-515: A total of up to 500 points. Players accumulate points over the four rounds and the playoffs and these are counted as one of a player's four best results from the 500 level events. An additional 125 points are given to a player who wins all 8 live rubbers and wins the Davis Cup. The ATP Tour comprises ATP Masters 1000 , ATP 500 , and ATP 250 . The ATP also oversees the ATP Challenger Tour ,

352-6854: Is a men's ATP Tour 250 series tournament played on outdoor hard courts . It was a new tournament added to the 2016 ATP World Tour and replaces the ATP Malaysian Open event held in Kuala Lumpur . It takes place at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu , China. Results [ edit ] Singles [ edit ] Year Champion Runner-up Score 2016 [REDACTED] Karen Khachanov [REDACTED] Albert Ramos Viñolas 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 2017 [REDACTED] Denis Istomin [REDACTED] Marcos Baghdatis 3–2 ret. 2018 [REDACTED] Bernard Tomic [REDACTED] Fabio Fognini 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 2019 [REDACTED] Pablo Carreño Busta [REDACTED] Alexander Bublik 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 2020–2022 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2023 [REDACTED] Alexander Zverev [REDACTED] Roman Safiullin 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 2024 [REDACTED] Shang Juncheng [REDACTED] Lorenzo Musetti 7–6, 6–1 Doubles [ edit ] Year Champion Runner-up Score 2016 [REDACTED] Raven Klaasen [REDACTED] Rajeev Ram [REDACTED] Pablo Carreño Busta [REDACTED] Mariusz Fyrstenberg 7–6, 7–5 2017 [REDACTED] Jonathan Erlich [REDACTED] Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [REDACTED] Marcus Daniell [REDACTED] Marcelo Demoliner 6–3, 7–6 2018 [REDACTED] Ivan Dodig [REDACTED] Mate Pavić [REDACTED] Austin Krajicek [REDACTED] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 6–2, 6–4 2019 [REDACTED] Nikola Ćaćić [REDACTED] Dušan Lajović [REDACTED] Jonathan Erlich [REDACTED] Fabrice Martin 7–6, 3–6, [10–3] 2020–2022 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2023 [REDACTED] Sadio Doumbia [REDACTED] Fabien Reboul [REDACTED] Francisco Cabral [REDACTED] Rafael Matos 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] 2024 [REDACTED] Sadio Doumbia [REDACTED] Fabien Reboul [REDACTED] Yuki Bhambri [REDACTED] Albano Olivetti 6–4, 4–6, [10–4] References [ edit ] ^ "Kuala Lumpur Relocates To Chengdu In 2016" . Retrieved 6 September 2016 . v t e Grand Prix / ATP Tour seasons Grand Prix 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 ATP Tour 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Association of Tennis Professionals v t e ATP Tour 250 (since 2009) Present Buenos Aires Marseille Delray Beach New Haven / Winston-Salem 2009, 2011–present: Kitzbühel 2009–2010, 2012–present: Lyon / Montpellier 2009–2014, 2017–2019, 2021–present: Eastbourne 2009–2014, 2020–present: Viña del Mar / Santiago 2009–2019, 2024–present: Brisbane 2009–2016, 2024–present: Bucharest Stuttgart Båstad Gstaad Umag Stockholm Metz 2009–2019, 2022–present: Houston Casablanca / Marrakech 's-Hertogenbosch 2009–2020, 2023–present: Auckland 2015–2019, 2021–present: Geneva 2015–2019, 2023–present: Chengdu 2016–present: Antwerp 2016–2019, 2021–present: Los Cabos 2020, 2022–present: Adelaide 2020–2021, 2023–present: Astana/Almaty 2021–present: Mallorca 2021, 2024-present: Belgrade 2 2024-present: Hong Kong Hangzhou Past 2009: Indianapolis 2009–2011: Johannesburg 2009–2012: Los Angeles 2009–2012, 2021–2022: Belgrade 2009–2013: San Jose Bangkok 2009–2013, 2015–2019, 2021: St. Petersburg 2009–2014: Halle Estoril (Oeiras) London Vienna 2009–2015: Zagreb Kuala Lumpur 2009–2019: Costa do Sauípe / São Paulo 2009–2019, 2022: Sydney 2009–2019, 2021–2024: Munich 2009–2021: Moscow 2009–2024: Doha Newport 2010–2019, 2021–2024: Atlanta 2010–2016: Nice 2013–2014: Düsseldorf 2013–2015: Bogotá 2014–2017: Memphis 2014–2018: Shenzhen 2015: Valencia 2015–2016: Nottingham 2015–2018: Quito Istanbul 2015–2024: Estoril (Cascais) 2016–2023: Sofia 2017–2019: Budapest 2017–2019, 2021–2024: Lyon 2017–2021: Antalya 2018–2020: New York 2019, 2023: Zhuhai 2019–2024: Córdoba 2020: Cologne Cologne 2 2020–2021: Cagliari 2021: Singapore Marbella Parma 2021–2022: Melbourne San Diego 2022: Florence Naples Seoul Tel Aviv Gijón 2022–2023: Adelaide 2 2022–2024: Dallas 2023: Banja Luka Predecessors: ATP World Series (1990–1999) ATP International Series (2000–2008) v t e Chengdu Open tournaments 2016 Doubles Singles 2017 Doubles Singles 2018 Doubles Singles 2019 Doubles Singles 2023 Doubles Singles Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chengdu_Open&oldid=1253067972 " Categories : Chengdu Open Tennis tournaments in China Hard court tennis tournaments Sport in Chengdu 2016 establishments in China Recurring sporting events established in 2016 Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Association of Tennis Professionals Launched in 1972 by Jack Kramer , Donald Dell , and Cliff Drysdale , it

396-455: Is from Delhi . Ram has described his knowledge of Hindi as "decent," but admitted that he unsuccessfully tried to learn Kannada , the language of his father's family. Ram attended Carmel High School in Carmel, Indiana . His father died of pancreatic cancer in 2019. In his junior career, Ram won a total of nine national junior titles, including singles and doubles. Among his titles were

440-584: The 2014 US Open (tennis) he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal partnering Scott Lipsky where they were defeated by top seeds and eventual champions, the Bryan brothers . At the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships , he reached his second career final and won his second career ATP singles title by defeating Ivo Karlović . At the Delray Beach Open , Ram reached his third career final and first singles final outside

484-438: The 2020 Australian Open , the 2021 US Open , the 2022 US Open , and the 2023 US Open in men's doubles with Joe Salisbury , as well as Australian Open mixed doubles titles in 2019 and 2021 alongside Barbora Krejčíková . Ram also won two silver medals, in mixed doubles with Venus Williams at the 2016 Olympics , and in doubles with Austin Krajicek at the 2024 Olympics . He also finished runner-up in men's doubles at

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528-605: The 2021 Australian Open , and in mixed doubles at the 2016 US Open . He became world No. 1 for the first time in October 2022, and has won 31 doubles titles on the ATP Tour , including five at Masters 1000 level, and 2 in singles. Ram has qualified for the ATP Finals on six occasions, winning the title in 2022 and in 2023 , having finished as runner-up in both 2016 and 2021 . Prior to his retirement from singles in 2017, Ram reached

572-632: The ATP World Tour Finals . Ram, with his partner Barbora Krejčíková won the Australian Open mixed doubles title. Ram, with his partner Joe Salisbury won the Australian Open men's doubles tournament, defeating Max Purcell and Luke Saville in the final. As a result, he reached a career high of world No. 5 in doubles, on February 3, 2020. Ram and partner Barbora Krejčíková won Australian Open mixed doubles tournament, defeating Matthew Ebden and Samantha Stosur . He also competed in

616-523: The Australian Open , Ram and Salisbury lost in the third round. In the U.S Sunshine Swing, the pair entered the Indian Wells Masters seeded second and falling in the third round to Grigor Dimitrov and Hubert Hurkacz . At the Miami Masters , they experienced another early exit in the fourth round. In the spring clay court season, Ram and Salisbury reached their maiden masters Quarterfinals of

660-512: The Grand Slam junior tournaments. He was the runner-up in juniors doubles at the 2002 Wimbledon , partnered with Brian Baker . Ram then delayed enrollment at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign until January 2003 so that he could continue to play tennis as an amateur on the pro circuit. During his one semester at Illinois, he won the national doubles title with Brian Wilson and helped

704-541: The International Tennis Federation (ITF), the ATP, and tournament directors from around the world. The ATP successfully requested that the MIPTC introduce a drug testing rule, making tennis the first professional sport to institute a drug-testing program. In May 1973 Nikola Pilić , Yugoslavia's number one tennis player, was suspended by his national lawn tennis association, who claimed he had refused to play in

748-505: The Paris Masters will qualify for the ATP Finals . At the beginning of the 2009 season, all accumulated ranking points were doubled to bring them in line with the new tournament ranking system. [ vedit   · edit source ] [ vedit   · edit source ] As of January 1, 2020, Andrea Gaudenzi is the Chairman of ATP and Massimo Calvelli is

792-776: The San Diego Aviators . He joined the Chicago Smash for its debut season, during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12. Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present. Held as Madrid Masters (indoor hard) until 2008, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present. Current through the 2024 Madrid Open . Held as Hamburg Masters (outdoor clay) until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present. Held as Madrid Masters (indoor hard) until 2008, and Shanghai Masters (outdoor hard) 2009 – present. Current through

836-523: The Tennis Masters Series tournaments became the new Masters 1000 level and ATP International Series Gold and ATP International Series events became ATP 500 level and 250 level events respectively. The Masters 1000 tournaments are Indian Wells , Miami , Monte Carlo , Madrid , Rome , Toronto/Montreal , Cincinnati , Shanghai and Paris . The end-of-year event, the ATP Finals , moved from Shanghai to London. Hamburg has been displaced by

880-568: The men's doubles tournament with partner Joe Salisbury to defend their title, but lost to Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek in the final. He reached the final and won his third Masters 1000 in Canada at the National Bank Open with Salisbury, defeating world No. 1 and No. 2 Croatians, Pavic and Mektic, his second final for the year at a Masters level after the Italian Open , where they lost to

924-709: The ATP, and as a concession it was decided that Monte Carlo would remain a Masters 1000 level event, with more prize money and 1000 ranking points, but it would no longer be a compulsory tournament for top-ranked players. Monte Carlo later dropped its suit. Hamburg was "reserved" to become a 500 level event in the summer. Hamburg did not accept this concession, but later lost its suit. The 500 level tournaments are Rotterdam , Dubai , Rio , Acapulco , Barcelona , Aegon Championships (Queens Club, London), Halle (Gerry Weber Open), Hamburg , Washington , Beijing , Tokyo , Basel and Vienna . The ATP & ITF have declared that Davis Cup World Group and World Group Playoffs award

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968-541: The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) moved the 2022 St. Petersburg Open from Saint Petersburg to Kazakhstan . In May 2022, the ATP stripped the Wimbledon tournament of its world ranking points over the tournament's decision to decline entries from Russian and Belarusian players . The UK Culture Secretary , Nadine Dorries , commented that the ATP's decision would send the "completely wrong message to both Putin and

1012-760: The Board of Directors, which has the power to accept or reject the council's suggestions. As of 2024, the Council consists of a President ( Matthew Ebden ), a Vice President ( Andrey Rublev ), three players who are ranked within the top 50 in singles ( Grigor Dimitrov , Alexander Zverev and Mackenzie McDonald ), two players who are ranked between 51 and 100 in singles ( Pedro Martínez and Dušan Lajović ), two top 100 players in doubles ( Wesley Koolhof and Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela ), one at-large member ( Pedro Cachin ), one alumni member ( Nicolás Pereira ), and one coach (Federico Ricci). The ATP Tournament Advisory Council consists of

1056-470: The Croatian pair. As a result, he returned to the top 5, on August 16, 2021. At the 2021 US Open Ram, partnering with Salisbury, reached the final, defeating Matthew Ebden / Max Purcell in a nearly-three-hour-long match, saving four match points in the quarterfinals and Sam Querrey / Steve Johnson in the semifinals. The pair won the men’s doubles tournament, defeating Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in

1100-758: The Fighting Illini go undefeated (32–0) and win the 2003 NCAA team championship . In 2007, he won five doubles Challenger titles partnering Bobby Reynolds , and reached three other finals on his way to a career-high doubles ranking of No. 62. On July 5, 2008, Ram won the Nielsen USTA Pro Tennis Championship in Winnetka, Illinois for his first career Challenger-level singles title. He won his first ATP doubles title in Chennai, India 2009 with compatriot Eric Butorac . On July 10, 2009, Ram accomplished

1144-471: The ITF. The limited player representation and influence within the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC) as well as dissatisfaction with the way the sport was managed and marketed culminated in a player mutiny in 1988 led by active tennis pros, including then world number one ranked Mats Wilander which changed the entire structure of the tour. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine ,

1188-612: The National Claycourt 14-and-under singles title, the boys' 16-and-under national championship, the 18-and-under Easter Bowl title, and the Target Cup tournaments. In addition to his nine junior titles, Ram played high school tennis at Carmel , earned All-State honors, became the state singles champion, and earned a scholarship in both 1998 and 1999. Rajeev earned a wildcard entry into the Juniors' 2001 US Open . Ram participated in all of

1232-623: The United States in the Davis Cup Finals group round. He won the silver medal with Austin Krajicek at the Paris Olympics . At the US Open , Ram and Salisbury went out in the third round to Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow , suffering their first loss at the tournament in four years after a run of 20 successive wins. Three weeks later they announced they had ended their partnership. Ram made his World TeamTennis debut in 2017 with

1276-778: The chief executive officer. Mark Young is the Vice Chairman, David Massey is the Executive Vice President for the European region and Alison Lee for the International group. The ATP Board of Directors includes the chairman, along with three tournament representatives and three player representatives. The player representatives are elected by the ATP Player Council. The current board members are: The twelve-member ATP Player Advisory Council delivers advisory decisions to

1320-481: The exception of the Olympics and Hopman Cup. The four-week ITF Satellite tournaments were discontinued in 2007. Players and doubles teams with the most ranking points (collected during the calendar year) play in the season-ending ATP Finals , which, from 2000 to 2008, was run jointly with the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The details of the professional tennis tour are: ATP publishes weekly rankings of professional players: ATP rankings (commonly known as

1364-593: The exception of those for the ATP Finals , whose points are dropped following the last ATP event of the year. The player with the most points by the season's end is the world No. 1 of the year. The ATP rankings Race to Turin is a calendar-year indicator of what the PIF ATP Rankings will be on the Monday after the end of the regular season. Players finishing in the top eight of the Emirates ATP Rankings following

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1408-477: The final. As a result, he reached a career high of world No. 4 in doubles, on September 20, 2021. He became World No. 2 on April 4, 2022 after reaching the quarterfinals at the 2022 Miami Open , losing to eventual champions Hubert Hurkacz and John Isner , with his partner Joe Salisbury who became World No. 1. He won the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters with Salisbury defeating sixth-seeded pair of Robert Farah and Juan Sebastián Cabal . He won his second Masters of

1452-462: The grass courts of the Hall of Fame Open, losing to Sam Querrey. At the Olympic Games , he won silver with Venus Williams in mixed doubles. Less than a month later, Ram and CoCo Vandeweghe advanced to the mixed doubles final at the US Open , where they were defeated in straight sets by Mate Pavić and Laura Siegemund . In men's doubles, Ram and partner Raven Klaasen reached the finals for

1496-453: The indoor hard court San Jose Open (over Christopher Kas from Germany and Alexander Peya from Austria) and the outdoor hard-court Delray Beach titles (over Alejandro Falla from Colombia and Xavier Malisse from Belgium). In June, he and Lipsky advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2011 French Open . In 2013, he teamed with Rohan Bopanna , and in Dubai, they reached the semifinals. At

1540-463: The men had their first television package to broadcast 19 tournaments. Coming online with their first website in 1995, this was followed by a multi-year agreement with Mercedes-Benz. Lawsuits in 2008, around virtually the same issues, resulted in a restructured tour. In 2009, ATP introduced a new tour structure called ATP World Tour consisting of ATP World Tour Masters 1000, ATP World Tour 500, and ATP World Tour 250 tier tournaments. Broadly speaking,

1584-511: The new clay court event at Madrid, which is a new combined men's and women's tournament. In 2011, Rome and Cincinnati also became combined tournaments. Severe sanctions are placed on top players skipping the Masters 1000 series events, unless medical proof is presented. Plans to eliminate Monte Carlo and Hamburg as Masters Series events led to controversy and protests from players as well as organisers. Hamburg and Monte Carlo filed lawsuits against

1628-581: The oldest first-time World No. 1 in the doubles rankings on October 3, 2022. He is the 18th American to become No. 1 in the rankings. The pair ended the year by winning the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, beating Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic 7-6, 6-4 in the final. Ram began his 2023 season at the Maharashtra Open with Joe Salisbury . The pair reached the semifinals before losing to 4th seeds Vliegen/Gille. Next, at

1672-473: The people of Ukraine". CEO Hamilton Jordan is credited with the "Parking Lot Press Conference" on 26 August 1988 during which the ATP announced their withdrawal from the MIPTC (then called the MTC) and the creation of their own tour from 1990 onwards. This re-organisation also ended a lawsuit with Volvo and Donald Dell . On 19 January 1989 the ATP published the calendar for the inaugural 1990 season. By 1991,

1716-595: The rare feat of winning a title as a lucky loser and also captured the doubles title. In Atlanta in July 2010, he won his first doubles title with American Scott Lipsky , defeating Rohan Bopanna and Kristof Vliegen for the outdoor hard-court Atlanta Tennis Championships . In the semifinals, Lipsky and Ram had defeated John Isner and James Blake . In November, they won a tournament in Eckental, Germany. Ram started 2011 strong, partnering with Lipsky in February to take

1760-563: The season at the 2022 Western & Southern Open with Salisbury. At the 2022 US Open , Ram and Salisbury defended their title, defeating Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the finals. This was the third Grand Slam title together for Ram and Salisbury. They became just the second team to repeat as men's doubles champions at this Major in the Open era other than Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde who went also back-to-back in New York. Ram became

1804-453: The season at the Rome Masters . At the 2023 US Open , Ram and Salisbury defended their title, defeating Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden in the finals. It was their third straight US Open title. In July 2024, Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek won the doubles match against Ukraine for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five-match qualifying series. Their victory secured a spot for

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1848-821: The unusual feat of winning four professional-level tennis matches in one day. At the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Rhode Island, the tournament had been rained out early in the week, pushing back many scheduled matches. On July 10, Ram advanced to the singles semifinals with wins over Samuel Groth and Jesse Levine and then partnered with Jordan Kerr to advance to the doubles semifinals with wins over Arnaud Clément / Olivier Rochus and Nicolas Mahut / Fabrice Santoro . Mahut, Santoro, and Rochus each played three matches that day, though none of them won all their matches. Ram then beat Rochus and Sam Querrey on consecutive days to capture his first ATP title. He accomplished

1892-452: The ‘world rankings’), a 52-week rolling ranking, and the ATP Race to Turin , a year to date ranking. All ATP players also have a Universal Tennis Rating , based on head-to-head results. The ATP rankings is used for determining qualification for entry and seeding in all tournaments for both singles and doubles. Within the ATP rankings period which is the past year, points are accumulated with

1936-473: Was first managed by Jack Kramer , as executive director, and Cliff Drysdale , as president. Jim McManus was a founding member. Kramer created the professional players' rankings system , which started the following year and is still in use. From 1974 to 1989, the men's circuit was administered by a sub-committee called the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC) . It was made up of representatives of

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