River Oaks Tennis Tournament is also known as River Oaks International Tennis Tournament . The tournament is not a part of the Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP Tour. The River Oaks Tennis Tournament has been held for a long time since 1931. The permanent venue for the tournament is the River Oaks Country Club at Houston in Texas. Since its appearance, the River Oaks Tennis Tournament has been held regularly at that venue.
In spite of not being a part of the ATP Tour, the
River Oaks Tennis Tournament is considered as a highly prestigious tournament in the circuit of professional tennis players. The tournament has attracted many top players of the world of tennis.
River Oaks Tennis Tournament is played on clay courts. The schedule of the tournament include both men's singles and doubles competitions. In the singles competition 24 players participate, while 12 teams compete for the doubles title during the
River Oaks Tennis Tournament . Every year the tournament is usually held during the month of April. In 2007, the tournament was held between April 2 and April 8. The winners of the 2007
River Oaks Tennis Tournament received total prize money worth $ 300,000.
The first men's singles title during the 1931 River Oaks Tennis Tournament was won by Ellsworth Vines . Dmitry Turusnov was the winner of singles competition in the 2007 River Oaks Tennis Tournament . Turusnov defeated Nicolas Massu in the final match. The doubles title during the 2007 tournament was won by Diego Hartfield and Juan Monaco . Other tennis players, who have won the River Oaks Tennis Tournament at various points of their careers, are Bryan Grant, Bobby Riggs, Bob Falkneburg, G ardner Mulloy, Barry MacKay, Bernard Bartzen, Rod Laver, Manuel Santana, Ramanathan Krishnan, Ken Rosewall, Brian Gottfried, Ivan Lendl, Guillermo Vilas, Jimmy Arias, Henri Leconte, Magnus Gustafsson, Mariano Zabaleta, Magnuss Larsson, James Blake and Victor Hanescu.
