1999 Tennis Channel Open
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The 1999 Tennis Channel Open
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
tennis
tournament held in Scottsdale, Arizona
in the United States
. The tournament was held from March 1 to March 8.
Jan-Michael Gambill
defeated
Lleyton Hewitt
7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-4
Justin Gimelstob
/ Richey Reneberg
defeated
Mark Knowles
/ Sandon Stolle
6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3
Tennis Channel Open
The Tennis Channel Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series which was held for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 to March 5, 2006. In the men's singles final, James Blake defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7–5, 2–6, 6–3...
was an Association of Tennis Professionals
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament held in Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Scottsdale is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The tournament was held from March 1 to March 8.
Men's Singles
Jan-Michael GambillJan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill is an American tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His highest singles ranking to date is World No. 14, which he first reached on June 18, 2001...
defeated
Lleyton HewittLleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
7-6 (7-2), 4-6, 6-4
- It was Gambill's only title of the year and the 1st of his career.
Men's Doubles
Justin GimelstobJustin Gimelstob
Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey and as of 2009 resided in Santa Monica, California....
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Richey RenebergRichey Reneberg
Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....
defeated
Mark KnowlesMark Knowles
Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick...
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Sandon StolleSandon Stolle
Sandon Stolle is a former professional male tennis player from Australia and former World No. 2 in doubles .Stolle is the son of former Australian tennis champion Fred Stolle...
6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3
- It was Gimelstob's 1st title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Reneberg's only title of the year and the 21st of his career.