Talk:Legg Mason Tennis Classic

First open tennis tournaments in the U.S.
The Washington tournament didn't become in 1969 the second open professional tennis tournament held in the United States, after the U.S. Open. The first open tennis tournament i.e. open both to amateur and professional players was the U.S. Open commenced on October 13, ... 1937 at the Greenbrier Golf and Tennis Club, White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia with 28 pros and 10 obscure amateurs Three of the amateurs withdrew before the first round. Six others lost their first match in straight sets. The only winning amateur was Gordon Riach, who then lost in straight sets the next day. Because of their participation, Riach and five of the others were later officially barred from future U.S.L.T.A. amateur competition. The final winner was Karel Kozeluh. The open era was voted on March 30, 1968 and the first "open tournament of the open era" was the British hard court championship held on clay at Bournemouth (UK).

The "first open tournament of the open era held in the U.S.A." was the U.S. Open won in 1968 by Ashe and the "second open tournament of the open era held in the U.S.A." was the Pacific Southwest Open Championship held a few weeks after the 1968 U.S. Open and won by Laver over Rosewall 46 60 60. Therefore the Los Angeles tournament was an open one before the Washington tournament.

Before the open era many tournaments were labelled "Open" but it meant something like "Open to all amateur playing wishing to play the tournament" Carlo Colussi 13:23, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

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Request for wider input on discussion at WikiProject Tennis
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