The Los Angeles Tennis Center is a tennis facility located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, Los Angeles, California . The center opened May 20, 1984, and hosted the demonstration tennis event of the 1984 Summer Olympics . The UCLA Bruins tennis teams moved to the facility in 1985 (men) and 1997 (women). The NCAA Women's Tennis Championships were held at the LATC in 1984, 1987, and 1988, and the Men's Championships took place there in 1997.
11-927: The center hosted the Los Angeles Open , an ATP World Tour 250 event. The main grandstand surrounds three courts, and has a capacity of 5800 spectators. The Center hosted for many years the annual "Spring Sing" , UCLA's student talent show and the presentation of the George and Ira Gershwin Award. Winners included Angela Lansbury (1988), Ella Fitzgerald (1989), Ray Charles (1991), Debbie Allen (1992), Mel Torme (1994), Bernadette Peters (1995), Frank Sinatra (2000), Stevie Wonder (2002), k.d. lang (2003), James Taylor (2004), Burt Bacharach (2006), Quincy Jones (2007), Lionel Richie (2008), Julie Andrews (2009) and Brian Wilson (2011). For many years, graduation ceremonies and celebrations were also held at
22-691: A men-only event and integrated into the ATP's professional tennis circuit. The inaugural edition of the event, known as the Pacific Southwest Championships , was organized by Perry T. Jones and held at the Los Angeles Tennis Club (LATC) starting in October 1927. Bill Tilden and Kea Bouman were the first singles champions. The tournament quickly became a prestigious event on the tennis calendar. The tournament
33-581: Is a tennis facility located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Westwood, Los Angeles, California . The center opened May 20, 1984, and hosted the demonstration tennis event of the 1984 Summer Olympics . The UCLA Bruins tennis teams moved to the facility in 1985 (men) and 1997 (women). The NCAA Women's Tennis Championships were held at the LATC in 1984, 1987, and 1988, and
44-858: The Men's Championships took place there in 1997. The center hosted the Los Angeles Open , an ATP World Tour 250 event. The main grandstand surrounds three courts, and has a capacity of 5800 spectators. The Center hosted for many years the annual "Spring Sing" , UCLA's student talent show and the presentation of the George and Ira Gershwin Award. Winners included Angela Lansbury (1988), Ella Fitzgerald (1989), Ray Charles (1991), Debbie Allen (1992), Mel Torme (1994), Bernadette Peters (1995), Frank Sinatra (2000), Stevie Wonder (2002), k.d. lang (2003), James Taylor (2004), Burt Bacharach (2006), Quincy Jones (2007), Lionel Richie (2008), Julie Andrews (2009) and Brian Wilson (2011). For many years, graduation ceremonies and celebrations were also held at
55-549: The Los Angeles Tennis Center. 34°04′12″N 118°26′54″W / 34.069902°N 118.4483°W / 34.069902; -118.4483 Los Angeles Open (tennis) The Los Angeles Open was a former tennis tournament held in Los Angeles , United States from 1927 until 2012. It included a women's draw until 1974 when Linda Lewis won the last ladies title. Subsequently, it became
66-464: The Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Center hosted the 1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships , MTV Rock N' Jock , and the 2011 Coldplay concert. Presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke at the center before a large crowd on April 4, 2012. The 2015 JazzReggae Festival @ UCLA was held at the Tennis Center on April 25, 2015. The Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) has offices at
77-399: The Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Center hosted the 1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships , MTV Rock N' Jock , and the 2011 Coldplay concert. Presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke at the center before a large crowd on April 4, 2012. The 2015 JazzReggae Festival @ UCLA was held at the Tennis Center on April 25, 2015. The Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA) has offices at
88-494: The tournament director in 1970 when Jones retired. In the open era, the tournament was won by Rod Laver twice, a second and third time by Gonzales, Stan Smith , Arthur Ashe , Jimmy Connors , John McEnroe , Pete Sampras , Richard Krajicek , and Andre Agassi . In doubles, Bob and Mike Bryan won a record six titles. From 1975 to 1979 the tournament was played indoors at the Pauley Pavilion . Beginning in 1984,
99-653: The tournament was held at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA , which was built to host the 1984 Summer Olympics tennis event . The matches were played on the Straus Stadium court with a capacity of 6,500 and the 1,500-seat capacity Grandstand court. In its last years it was an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the ATP Tour and had a 28-player singles draw and 16-team doubles draw. The tournament, with prize money of $ 557,550 in 2012,
110-696: Was one of the events included in the US Open Series . Special events during the tournament's run included Kids Day, Fashion Day, Valspar Performance Challenge, and a Legends Invitational Singles competition. Colombian investors purchased the tournament's license for $ 1.5 million at the end of 2012 and moved the tournament to Bogotá where it was named the Claro Open Colombia . 34°04′12″N 118°26′53″W / 34.070°N 118.448°W / 34.070; -118.448 Los Angeles Tennis Center The Los Angeles Tennis Center
121-621: Was usually held in September and hosted the top men (and until 1975, women) in the world. Tournament winners from its beginning in 1927 until 1967 included most of the world's No. 1 tennis players: Bill Tilden , Ellsworth Vines , Don Budge , Fred Perry , Jack Kramer , Pancho Gonzales and amateur champions Roy Emerson and Barry MacKay . In the open era the event was known by various (sponsored) names including Farmers Classic , Countrywide Classic , Los Angeles Tennis Open , Pacific South West Open and Jack Kramer Open . Jack Kramer became
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