Thailand Open (tennis)

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Thailand Open
ATP Tour
Location Bangkok
Flag of Thailand Thailand
Venue Impact Arena
Category International Series
Surface Hard / Indoors
Draw 32S/32Q/16D
Prize Money $550,000
Website thailandopen.org

The Thailand Open is tennis tournament held in the city of Bangkok, in the country of Thailand. The last three editions of the Thailand Open were held in the third week of September. Held since 2003, both men's singles and doubles are held at the tournament. Since 2005 there is also a tournament for female tennis players: the PTT Bangkok Open.

Roger Federer is the only man to have won the Men's Singles competition more than once; and has also made an appearance in the doubles final with Yves Allegro. The Ram/Elrich team are the only doubles pair to have won the competition more than once.

In 2007, Sonchat Ratiwatana and Sanchai Ratiwatana became the first Thai winners, triumphing over Wimbledon doubles champion Michaël Llodra and Nicolas Mahut, the number 3 seeds.

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[edit] Past finals

[edit] Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2003 Flag of the United States Taylor Dent Flag of Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–3, 7–6(7-5)
2004 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer Flag of the United States Andy Roddick 6–4, 6–0
2005 Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Murray 6–3, 7–5
2006 Flag of the United States James Blake Flag of Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 6–3, 6–1
2007 Flag of Russia Dmitry Tursunov Flag of Germany Benjamin Becker 6–2, 6–1

[edit] Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2003 Flag of Israel Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel Andy Ram
Flag of Australia Andrew Kratzmann
Flag of Finland Jarkko Nieminen
6–3, 7–6(4)
2004 Flag of the United States Justin Gimelstob
Flag of the United States Graydon Oliver
Flag of Switzerland Yves Allegro
Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2005 Flag of Australia Paul Hanley
Flag of India Leander Paes
Flag of Israel Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel Andy Ram
6–7(5), 6–1, 6–2
2006 Flag of Israel Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel Andy Ram
Flag of the United Kingdom Andy Murray
Flag of the United Kingdom Jamie Murray
6–2, 2–6, 10–4
2007 Flag of Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of France Michaël Llodra
Flag of France Nicolas Mahut
3–6, 7–5, 10–7

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