Tennis Championships of Maui

Tennis Championships of Maui
2017 Tennis Championships of Maui
Defunct tennis tournament
LocationLahaina, Maui, United States
VenueRoyal Lahaina Tennis Ranch at the Royal Lahaina Resort
Websitetennischampionshipsofmaui.com
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$50,000

History

The tournament was first held in 2010 as the Honolulu Challenger, an ATP Challenger Tour event played on outdoor hard courts in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1]  

In 2013, the event was moved to the island of Maui and rebranded as the Tennis Championships of Maui. Beginning in 2014, it was staged at the Royal Lahaina, Hawaii Tennis Ranch, part of the Royal Lahaina Resort in Lahaina, Hawaii.[2]  

In 2016, the tournament briefly expanded to include a women’s ITF $50,000 event, which was won by Christina McHale in singles and Asia Muhammad and Maria Sanchez (tennis) in doubles.[3]  

The men’s edition continued through 2017, after which it was discontinued.[4]  

Tournament details

The event was classified as an ATP Challenger Tour tournament with a draw size of 32 singles, 32 qualifying, and 16 doubles teams. The surface was outdoor hard courts, and the prize money was US$50,000.[1]  

Notable champions

  • Go Soeda of Japan won the singles title twice (2011 and 2012), making him the only repeat champion in the event’s history.[5]  
  • South Korean player Chung Hyeon won the 2017 singles title, shortly before reaching the semifinals of the 2018 Australian Open.[6]

Past finals

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2010 Michael Russell Grega Žemlja 6–0, 6–3
2011 Ryan Harrison Alex Kuznetsov 6–4, 3–6, 6–4[7]
2012 Go Soeda Robby Ginepri 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2013 Go Soeda (2) Mischa Zverev 7–5, 7–5
2014 Bradley Klahn Yang Tsung-hua 6–2, 6–3
2015 Jared Donaldson Nicolas Meister 6–1, 6–4[8]
2016 Wu Di Kyle Edmund 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2017 Chung Hyeon Taro Daniel 7–6(7–3), 6–1

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2010 Kevin Anderson
Ryler DeHeart
Im Kyu-tae
Martin Slanar
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [15–13]
2011 Ryan Harrison
Travis Rettenmaier
Robert Kendrick
Alex Kuznetsov
Walkover
2012 Amer Delić
Travis Rettenmaier (2)
Nicholas Monroe
Jack Sock
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2013 Lee Hsin-han
Peng Hsien-yin
Tennys Sandgren
Rhyne Williams
6–7(1–7), 6–2, [10–5]
2014 Denis Kudla
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Daniel Kosakowski
Nicolas Meister
6–3, 6–2
2015 Jared Donaldson
Stefan Kozlov
Chase Buchanan
Rhyne Williams
6–3, 6–4
2016 Jason Jung
Dennis Novikov
Alex Bolt
Frank Moser
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
2017 Austin Krajicek
Jackson Withrow
Bradley Klahn
Tennys Sandgren
6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2016 Christina McHale Raveena Kingsley 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Women's doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2016 Asia Muhammad
Maria Sanchez
Jessica Pegula
Taylor Townsend
6–2, 3–6, [10–6]

References

  1. ^ a b "ATP Tour – Maui Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ^ "The SportMaster Tennis Championships of Maui". Kāʻanapali Resort. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ "ITF Pro Circuit – Maui 2016". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ^ Polking, Mark (29 January 2018). "Chung captures Maui Challenger ahead of Australian Open breakthrough". Tennis.com. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. ^ "ATP Tour – Maui Past Finals". ATP Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ^ Newberry, Paul (22 January 2018). "Hyeon Chung shocks Djokovic to reach Australian Open quarterfinals". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Harrison upbeat after first challenger victory". Tennis.com. February 2, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  8. ^ McNamara, Kevin (February 2, 2015). "Jared Donaldson enjoys biggest tennis win of pro career in Maui". The Providence Journal. Retrieved November 21, 2024.