Talk:Dow Tennis Classic

Name changes
This tournament has been known as the "Dow Corning Tennis Classic" only since 2004. Should the article include its earlier history under other names?

Using http://ustauniversityonline.learn.com/files/pdf/7_Women_7s_Match_Results.pdf as a source we have


 * From 1989 to 1995 listed as – Women's $25,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI
 * In 1996 and 1997 it was known as – Women's $50,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI
 * Starting in 1998 the USTA apparently allowed tournaments to be named after the sponsors.
 * 1998: Women's $50,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning USTA Women's Challenger of Midland – Midland, MI
 * 1999: Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Women's Challenger of Midland – Midland, MI
 * 2000: Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Challenger of Midland – Midland, MI
 * 2001: Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Women's Challenger – Midland, MI
 * 2002: Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Women's Challenger – Midland, MI
 * 2003: Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Women's Challenger – Midland, MI
 * 2004: Dow Corning Tennis Classic – Midland, MI ($75,000)

I don't know if the slightly different used in 2000 was an error in the source document or if the tournament name changed for one year.

Searching the Google News archives for Dow Corning USTA Women's Challenger of Midland shows that name being used from 1998 to 2004.

A similar search for "Dow Corning Tennis Classic" shows that name started being used in January 2004 and is used up to the present.

The news reporting of the tournament names is less consistent in earlier years. Part of the issue here would be less coverage is available on-line and that at the time this was just one of over 100 stops on the circuit meaning it would not have had widespread coverage.
 * "Challenger Series" Midland tennis – only 9 hits with none that are useful
 * I tried to find mention of the 1989 results by by searching Gale CENGAGE for: 'tennis "Shaun Stafford" "Meredith McGrath" Midland' There was only one hit which was a June 24, 1990 New York Times article "WIMBLEDON '90; The Draw" reporting on the draw for men's and women's singles. "Midland" got in there because Meredith McGrath is from there.

Here are the full results from source document linked at the top of this message with some corrections added. 1989 – Women's $25,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI February 6-12
 * Singles: Shaun Stafford defeated Meredith McGrath 6-3, 6-3
 * Doubles: Il-Soon Kim &amp; Jeong-Myung Lee defeated Meredith McGrath &amp; Shaun Stafford 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

1990 – Women's $25,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI January 29-February 4
 * Singles: Linda Ferrando defeated Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-1
 * Doubles: Alissa Finerman &amp; Lisa Seemann defeated Ann Grossman &amp; Mary Pierce 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 (Alissa Finerman incorrectly listed as Alissa Finnerman)

1991 – Women's $25,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI January 29-February 3
 * Singles: Helen Kelesi defeated Meredith McGrath 6-2, 6-2
 * Doubles: Meredith McGrath &amp; Anne Smith defeated Katrina Adams &amp; Helen Kelesi 7-5, 7-5

1992 – Women's $25,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI January 28-February 2
 * Singles: Helen Kelesi defeated Clair Wegink 7-6, 7-6. The spelling of Clair's last name needs to be researched. Some sources use Wegink and others Wegnik. No reliable sources were located.
 * Doubles: Manon Bollegraf &amp; Meredith McGrath defeated Helen Kelesi &amp; Caroline Vis 6-3, 6-1

1993 – Women's $25,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI February 1-7
 * Singles: Ros Nideffer defeated Debbie Graham 7-6, 6-2
 * Doubles: Patty Fendick &amp; Meredith McGrath defeated Jean Ceniza &amp; Caroline Delisle 7-6, 6-2

1994 – Women's $25,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI January 31-February 6
 * Singles: Brenda Schultz defeated Meredith McGrath 6-2, 1-0 (ret.) (Some sources list this match as 6-2 (ret.))
 * Doubles: Erica Adams &amp; Jeri Ingram defeated Tracey Morton &amp; Vickie Paynter 6-1, 5-7, 6-4

1995 – Women's $25,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI January 30-February 5
 * Singles: Chanda Rubin defeated Brenda Schultz 6-3, 6-2 (Some sources list the score for this match as 6-2, 6-3) (Brenda Schultz corrected from Brenda Schultz-McCarthy as She was married, and changed her name to Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, two months after this tournament.)
 * Doubles: Chanda Rubin &amp; Brenda Schultz-McCarthy defeated Laxmi Poruri &amp; Varalee Sureephong 6-3, 6-2

1996 – Women's $50,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI February12-18
 * Singles: Anna Kournikova defeated Lindsay Lee 7-6(2), 6-1
 * Doubles: Angela Lettiere &amp; Corina Morariu defeated Katrina Adams &amp; Debbie Graham 7-6(4), 7-6(6)

1997 – Women's $50,000 Challenger Series – Midland, MI February 9
 * Singles: Kimberly Po defeated Meilen Tu 6-2, 6-3
 * Doubles: Angela Lettiere &amp; Nana Miyagi defeated Janet Lee &amp; Lindsay Lee 6-3, 6-2

1998 – Women's $50,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning USTA Women's Challenger of Midland – Midland, MI February 8
 * Singles: Alexandra Stevenson defeated Samantha Reeves 7-6(6), 6-1
 * Doubles: Catherine Barclay &amp; Kerry-Anne Guse defeated Olga Barabanschikova &amp; Erika de Lone 6-2, 6-4

1999 – Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Women's Challenger of Midland – Midland, MI February 15
 * Singles: Anne Kremer defeated Tara Snyder 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
 * Doubles: Liezel Horn &amp; Samantha Smith defeated Kirstin Freye &amp; Sonya Jeyaseelan 7-6(6), 0-6, 7-5

2000 – Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Challenger of Midland – Midland, MI February 13
 * Singles: Nicole Pratt defeated Yuka Yoshida 6-4, 6-3
 * Doubles: Nannie De Villiers &amp; Rika Hiraki defeated Surina DeBeer &amp; Tzipora Obziler 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 (Nannie De Villiers incorrectly listed as Nannie De Villers)

2001 – Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Women's Challenger – Midland, MI February 12
 * Singles: Yoon-Jeong Cho defeated Tara Snyder 6-3, 6-1
 * Doubles: Yvette Basting &amp; Elena Tatarkova defeated Jennifer Hopkins &amp; Petra Rampre 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 (Petra Rampre incorrectly listed as Patra Rampre)

2002 – Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Women's Challenger – Midland, MI February 4
 * Singles: Na Li defeated Mashona Washington 6-1, 6-2
 * Doubles: Janet Lee &amp; Elena Tatarkova defeated Maria Geznenge &amp; Michaela Pastikova 6-1, 6-3

2003 – Women's $75,000 Challenger Series – Dow Corning/USTA Women's Challenger – Midland, MI February 3
 * Singles: Bianka Lamade defeated Laura Granville 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
 * Doubles: Teryn Ashley &amp; Abigail Spears defeated Bethanie Mattek &amp; Shenay Perry 6-1, 4-6, 6-4

2004 – Dow Corning Tennis Classic – February 9 Midland, MI ($75,000)
 * Singles: Jill Craybas defeated Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 6-4
 * Doubles: Sofia Arvidsson &amp; Asa Svensson defeated Allison Baker &amp; Tara Snyder 7-6(5), 6-2

--Marc Kupper&#124;talk 23:36, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

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