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The Sarasota Open is a professional 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 played on outdoor green clay courts. It is currently part of the 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...

(ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Tennis Gardens at Longboat Key and Resort in Sarasota

Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, USA, since 2009.

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2011 2011 Sarasota Open The 2011 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida, United States between April 23 and May 1, 2011.-Seeds:...	James Blake James Blake James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...	Alex Bogomolov Jr.	6–2, 6–2
2010 2010 Sarasota Open The 2010 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida, United States between May 10 and May 16, 2010.-Seeds:...	Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...	Brian Dabul Brian Dabul Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.-Juniors career:Dabul was an outstanding player in juniors tennis, reaching #1 in the world in January, 2002.-2003 to 2007:...	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2009	James Ward James Ward (tennis) James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...	Carsten Ball Carsten Ball Carsten Thomas Ball is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the U.S., Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.-Tennis career:...	7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2011 2011 Sarasota Open The 2011 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida, United States between April 23 and May 1, 2011.-Seeds:...	Ashley Fisher Ashley Fisher Ashley Fisher is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia. Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour, but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking... Stephen Huss Stephen Huss (tennis) Stephen Huss , is a professional tennis player from Australia. He is also citizen of Sweden....	Alex Bogomolov Jr. Alex Kuznetsov Alex Kuznetsov ----Alex Kuznetsov is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old...	6–3, 6–4
2010 2010 Sarasota Open The 2010 Sarasota Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor green clay courts. It was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Longboat Key, Florida, United States between May 10 and May 16, 2010.-Seeds:...	Brian Battistone Brian Battistone Brian Battistone is an American professional tennis player. He was born in Santa Barbara, California and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada... Ryler DeHeart Ryler DeHeart Ryler DeHeart is an American professional tennis player. He reached his singles career high ranking of 174 on May 3, 2010. He is coached by Brad Dancer.-Professional career:...	Gero Kretschmer Gero Kretschmer Gero Kretschmer is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On June 14, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 316 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 158 achieved on February 21, 2010.... Alex Satschko Alex Satschko Alexander "Alex" Satschko is a German tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On February 2, 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 259 whilst his highest doubles ranking was 153 achieved on February 21, 2011....	5–7, 7–6(4), [10–8]
2009	Víctor Estrella Víctor Estrella Víctor Estrella is a professional tennis player from the Dominican Republic. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on August 15, 2011, when he became World number 206... Santiago González	Harsh Mankad Harsh Mankad ----Harsh Mankad is a professional tennis player from India. He is the grandson of cricketer Vinoo Mankad, and the son of cricketer Ashok Mankad, and tennis player Nirupama Vasant.... Kaes Van't Hof Kaes Van't Hof -Early life:Van't Hof was born in Newport Beach, California.In 2008, he won the 2008 Pac-10 singles championship and followed the win with the 2008 Pac-10 doubles championship with his partner, Farah...	6–2, 6–4

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