Chennai tennis is a very popular sport of the Tamil Nadu state. Some great tennis players like Mahesh Bhupathi, Vijay Amritraj and Ramesh Krishnan are from Chennai. There are a large number of tennis academies in Chennai who provide training in the field. Chennai Open ATP Tennis Championships is held every year in the month of January at the SDAT Tennis Stadium.
Chennai tennis is one of the popular sports of the state of Tamil Nadu. The Britannia Amritraj Tennis Academy, which is one of the best tennis training academies of India, is located in Chennai. Some of the star players like Vijay Amritraj, Mahesh Bhupathi, Ramanathan Krishnan and Ramesh Krishnan are from Chennai.
Some of the former Men's Chennai Tennis Champions are as follows:
- Thomas Enqvist (1996)
- Mikael Tilstrom (1997)
- Patrick Rafter (1998)
- Byron Black (1999)
- Jerome Golmard (2000)
- Michal Tabara (2001)
- Guillermo Canas (2002)
- Paradorn Srichaphan (2003)
- Carlos Moya (2004)
- Carlos Moya (2005)
- Ivan Ljubicic (2006)
- Xavier Malisse (2007)
Some of the Chennai tennis academies that train in this particular sport are given below:
- Besant Nagar Club, New no. 21 (old no. 12), III Avenue, Besant Nagar
- Singaram Pillai Tennis Centre, Singaram Pillai Matriculation and Hr. Sec. School, Villivakkam
- Competitive Edge International Residential Tennis Academy, 2/191 Meenakshi Gardens, Thalambur Road, Navalur
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- SR Sports School, 27, Perumal Nagar, 3rd Street, Nanganallur
- Match Point Tennis Academy, 7(2), First Avenue, Shastri Nagar, Adyar
- Ace Tennis Academy, GCPGP, 29 Barnaby Road, Kilpauk
- Nungambakkam Tennis Club, Corporation Ground, Lake Area, Nungambakkam
- Daya Tennis Academy, 4/428 IV Main Rd, Swaminatha Nagar, Kottivakkam
- Rupa Tennis Academy, Mylapore Club, 39 Luz Church Road, Mylapore
- SDAT - Prince Tennis Academy, Adult Playfield, Block No. 8, Mogappair West
- St. Bedes Tennis Academy, 43 Karneeswarar Pagoda Street, Mylapore
- Classic Advanced Tennis Academy, 2/B, 57/28 Ist Main Road, Adyar
- Tennis Training Centre, Vaishnav College Campus, Arumbakkam
- Baig Tennis Centre, Income Tax Courts, 121 Nungambakkam High Road
- Krishnan Tennis Centre, 141 Old Mahabalipuram Road
Chennai Open
Every year, in the first week of January, the Chennai Open ATP Tennis championships are held with great enthusiasm. It was earlier known as the Gold Flake Open. It is being played since 1997. It takes place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium of Chennai. The event is co-sponsored by the government of Tamil Nadu. Chennai Open ATP Tennis championships organize two events, which are:
- Men’s Singles: It comprises of 32 players
- Men’s Doubles: It comprises of 16 teams.
Some notable players who have been a part of the Chennai Open are Mahesh Bhupathi, Boris Becker, Patrick Rafter, Leander Paes, Byron Black, Richard Krajicek, Carlos Moya and Yvgeny Kafelnikov.
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