2005 RCA Championships
Encyclopedia
The 2005 RCA Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the International Series
of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center
in Indianapolis, Indiana
, United States
, from July 18 through July 25, 2005. It was the first event of the 2005 US Open series.
The singles draw featured...
Robby Ginepri
def. Taylor Dent
, 4–6, 6–3, 3–0 (retired)
Paul Hanley
/ Graydon Oliver
def.
Simon Aspelin
/
Todd Perry
, 6–2, 3–1 (retired)
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 played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center
Indianapolis Tennis Center
Indianapolis Tennis Center was the venue for the Indianapolis Tennis Championships tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana. Built in 1979, it reportedly held 10,000 spectators and also was the site of the tennis events for the 1987 Pan American Games. Demolition on the venue took place in the summer...
in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, United States
United States
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, from July 18 through July 25, 2005. It was the first event of the 2005 US Open series.
The singles draw featured...
Singles
Robby GinepriRobby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
def.
Taylor DentTaylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.-Early career and back injury:He won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport , Bangkok , Memphis , and Moscow , and reached the finals of three other events on tour...
, 4–6, 6–3, 3–0 (retired)
- It was Robby Ginepri's 1st title of the year, and his 2nd overall.
Doubles
Paul HanleyPaul Hanley (tennis)
Paul Jason Hanley is a professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles. His parents, Jay and Judy, co-own a tennis centre, one of the main reasons Hanley pursued a career in the sport.He lost the 2005 Wimbledon finals in mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis...
/
Graydon OliverGraydon Oliver
Graydon Oliver is an American professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he won four titles during his career....
def.
Simon AspelinSimon Aspelin
Simon Aspelin is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998...
/
Todd PerryTodd Perry
----Todd Perry is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998. He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin...
, 6–2, 3–1 (retired)