The Carson Challenger (also known as the USTA Player Development Classic and the USTA LA Tennis Open) was a tournament for professional female and male tennis players. The event on outdoor hardcourts was classified as a $50,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and was held in Carson, California in the United States from 2007 to 2011. In 2014, the tournament was a replacement for the Yakima Regional Hospital Challenger, as their clubhouse was destroyed by a fire earlier in the year.[1] The event was also previously part of the ATP Challenger Tour, from 2005 to 2010, with the exception of 2006.

Carson Challenger
Tournament information
Event nameUSTA Player Development Classic
USTA LA Tennis Open
LocationCarson, United States
VenueUSTA Training Center - West
SurfaceHard
Websitewww.usta.com/Carson
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$50,000
WTA Tour
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$50,000

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2010   Donald Young   Robert Kendrick 6–4, 6–4
2009 (2)   Michael Russell   Michael Yani 6–1, 6–1
2009 (1)   Wayne Odesnik   Scoville Jenkins 6–4, 6–4
2008   Amer Delic   Alex Bogomolov 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2007   Alex Bogomolov Jr.   Kei Nishikori 6–4, 6–3
2006 not held
2005   Justin Gimelstob   Amer Delic 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Women's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2014   Nicole Gibbs   Melanie Oudin 6–4, 6–4
2013–12 not held
2011   Camila Giorgi   Alexa Glatch 7–6(7–4), 6–1
2010   Coco Vandeweghe   Kristie Ahn 6–1, 6–3
2009   Valérie Tétreault   Alexandra Stevenson 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2008   Mashona Washington   Alexa Glatch 7–5, 6–4
2007   Jessica Kirkland   Lauren Albanese 7–6(7–2), 6–2

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2010   Brian Battistone
  Nicholas Monroe
  Artem Sitak
  Leonardo Tavares
5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
2009 (2)   Harsh Mankad
  Frederik Nielsen
  Carsten Ball
  Travis Rettenmaier
6–4, 6–4
2009 (1)   Scott Lipsky
  David Martin
  Lester Cook
  Donald Young
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 10–6
2008   Carsten Ball
  Travis Rettenmaier
  Ryler DeHeart
  Daniel King-Turner
6–4, 6–2
2007   Rajeev Ram
  Bobby Reynolds
  Víctor Estrella
  Alberto Francis
7–6(10–8), 6–2
2006 not held
2005   Goran Dragicevic
  Jan-Michael Gambill
  Cody Conley
  Ryan Newport
6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2014   Michaëlla Krajicek
  Olivia Rogowska
  Samantha Crawford
  Sachia Vickery
7–6(7–4), 6–1
2013–12 not held
2011   Alexandra Mueller
  Asia Muhammad
  Christina Fusano
  Yasmin Schnack
6–2, 6–3
2010   Lindsay Lee-Waters
  Megan Moulton-Levy
  Christina Fusano
  Courtney Nagle
6–1, 6–2
2009   Laura Granville
  Riza Zalameda
  Monique Adamczak
  Nicole Kriz
6–3, 6–4
2008   Romana Tedjakusuma
  Story Tweedie-Yates
  Kimberly Couts
  Anna Tatishvili
7–6(12–10), 4–6, [10–7]
2007   Kim Grant
  Sunitha Rao
  Angela Haynes
  Lindsay Lee-Waters
6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Carson tournament overview". USTA. July 1, 2014.
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