The annual U.S. Open is the oldest currently running table tennis tournament in the United States.[1] It attracts over 600 athletes annually.[2] The first events were actually run by either the New York Table Tennis Club or the American Ping Pong Association. The first USA Table Tennis (USTTA)[3] tournament was held in 1934.
The U.S. Open has been previously held in various locations, including Anaheim, California; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Fort Lauderdale, Florida;[4] Grand Rapids, Michigan;[4][5] and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[6]
Due to its international nature, most events are played under International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rules and at times the tournament has been included as an ITTF Pro Tour / World Tour event.
List of champions edit
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∗ The Mixed Doubles played at the 2003 U.S. Open was a delayed closed event. See the 2002 U.S. Nationals results below.
References edit
- ^ "2010 U.S. Table Tennis Open Heading to Grand Rapids, Mich". USA Table Tennis. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "2010 U.S. Table Tennis Open Heading to Grand Rapids, Mich". United States Olympic Committee. 5 December 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Since late 1993, the USTTA has been "doing business as" USA Table Tennis or USATT. But the legal and original name of the organization is the United States Table Tennis Association, Inc. or USTTA
- ^ a b "2010 U.S. Table Tennis Open Heading to Grand Rapids, Mich" (PDF). West Michigan Sports Commission. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "2010 U.S. Open" (PDF). USA Table Tennis. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ Kaminski, Steve (3 July 2010). "Dell Sweeris hopes to get U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships back in Grand Rapids soon". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved 21 July 2010.