Atlanta Open (tennis)

This article is about men's tennis. For the succeeding circuit, see Verizon Tennis Challenge.

The Atlanta Open was a professional men's tennis tournament that 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, the tournament was acquired by GF Sports from its then-owners, the USTA.^[3]

Atlanta Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	2010
Location	Atlanta, Georgia United States
Venue	Atlantic Station (2012–2024)[1]
Category	ATP Tour 250 (2010–2024)
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Draw	28S/32Q/16D
Prize money	$756,020 (2024)[2]
Website	atlantaopentennis.com
Current champions (2024)
Singles	Yoshihito Nishioka
Doubles	Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow

The event was removed from the 2025 calendar.^[4]

History

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.^[5] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] In 2012, the tournament gained BB&T as title sponsor and changed its name to the BB&T Atlanta Open.^[7] 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.^[8] In 2015, the tournament was acquired from the USTA by GF Sports.^[9]

For its first six years, the Atlanta Open singles was dominated by Americans. Mardy Fish, Andy Roddick, and John Isner were the only men to win the event before Australian Nick Kyrgios defeated Isner in the 2016 final. Isner, a former Georgia Bulldog and local favorite, owns the tournament records for most finals (9) and most titles (6).

Eddie Gonzalez served as Atlanta Open Tournament Director from 2014-2022.

Finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2010	Mardy Fish	John Isner	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2011	Mardy Fish (2)	John Isner	3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2
2012	Andy Roddick	Gilles Müller	1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2
2013	John Isner	Kevin Anderson	6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
2014	John Isner (2)	Dudi Sela	6–3, 6–4
2015	John Isner (3)	Marcos Baghdatis	6–3, 6–3
2016	Nick Kyrgios	John Isner	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
2017	John Isner (4)	Ryan Harrison	7–6(8–6), 7–6(9–7)
2018	John Isner (5)	Ryan Harrison	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
2019	Alex de Minaur	Taylor Fritz	6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2020	Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	John Isner (6)	Brandon Nakashima	7–6(10–8), 7–5
2022	Alex de Minaur (2)	Jenson Brooksby	6–3, 6–3
2023	Taylor Fritz	Aleksandar Vukic	7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
2024	Yoshihito Nishioka	Jordan Thompson	4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2010	Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram	Rohan Bopanna Kristof Vliegen	6–3, 6–7(4–7), [12–10]
2011	Alex Bogomolov, Jr. Matthew Ebden	Matthias Bachinger Frank Moser	3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2012	Matthew Ebden Ryan Harrison	Xavier Malisse Michael Russell	6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
2013	Édouard Roger-Vasselin Igor Sijsling	Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray	7–6(8–6), 6–3
2014	Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock	Steve Johnson Sam Querrey	6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
2015	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Colin Fleming Gilles Müller	4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–4]
2016	Andrés Molteni Horacio Zeballos	Johan Brunström Andreas Siljeström	7–6(7–2), 6–4
2017	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	Wesley Koolhof Artem Sitak	6–3, 6–4
2018	Nicholas Monroe John-Patrick Smith	Rajeev Ram Ryan Harrison	3–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
2019	Dominic Inglot Austin Krajicek	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6–4, 6–7(5–7), [11–9]
2020	Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Reilly Opelka Jannik Sinner	Steve Johnson Jordan Thompson	6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–3]
2022	Thanasi Kokkinakis Nick Kyrgios	Jason Kubler John Peers	7–6(7–4), 7–5
2023	Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow	Max Purcell Jordan Thompson	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
2024	Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow	André Göransson Sem Verbeek	4–6, 6–4, [12–10]

Records

Record	Player(s)	Count	Years
Winner of most Men's Singles titles	John Isner	6	2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021
Winner of most consecutive Men's Singles titles	John Isner	3	2013, 2014, 2015
Most Men's Singles finals	John Isner	9	2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Most Matches Played	John Isner	44	2010–2023
Most Matches Won	John Isner	37	2010–2023
Most Matches Won %	John Isner	84.09%	2010–2023
Most Appearances	John Isner	13	2010–2023
Winner of most Men's Doubles titles (individual)	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Matthew Ebden Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow	2	2015, 2017 2015, 2017 2011, 2012 2023, 2024 2023, 2024
Winner of most consecutive Men's Doubles titles (individual)	Matthew Ebden Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow	2	2011, 2012 2023, 2024 2023, 2024

See also

• WCT Atlanta Championships – men's tournament
• WTA Atlanta – women's tournament
• List of tennis tournaments