· Started in 1996
· From 1996 - 2001 it
was called as "Gold Flake Open"
· From 2002 - 2004 it
was called as "Tata Open"
· From 2005 it is being
called as "Chennai Open"
· It is currently part
of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals
(ATP) World Tour
· Stan Wawrinka is the
most successful player at the event, winning 4 titles (2011, 2014, 2015, and
2016) and reaching a further final (2010).
· Indian duo of Mahesh
Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the doubles titles four times between 1997 and
2002, and again in 2011.
· No Indians won the
Singles titles so far
· The highest for
Indian player in singles is Somdev Devvarman reaching finals in 2009
· World Player Rafael
Nadal played in Chennai Open in 2008 and ended as runner - up (cup was lifted
by Russia's Mikhail Youzhny)
Chennai
Open 2017
2017
is the first – ever all Indian Doubles finals at the Chennai Open
India
lastly won the Doubles title in 2011
|
Winner
|
Runner
|
Men’s Singles
|
Roberto Bauutista
Agut
(Spain)
|
Daniil Medvedev
Russia)
|
Men’s Doubles
|
Rohan Bopanna*
(India)
|
Purav Raja
(India)
|
Jeevan
Nedunchezhiyan^
(India)
|
Divij Sharan
(India)
|
· * à It is Rohan Bopanna’s 15th ATP title
and also his first win in Chennai Open
^ à It is Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan’s 1st ATP
title
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