The Maharashtra Open (known as Tata Open Maharashtra for sponsorship reasons) was an annual men's

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championship since 1996. It was held in

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(since 2018) and was part of the

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, before it was moved to

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in 2024. Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA), the governing body of Tennis in

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annually organised at

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. It was a hard court championship and men's singles and doubles matches were organised. The inaugural event was held in

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. It was then shifted to

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since its second edition, and from there it was moved to Pune in 2018, where it is held in January. The tournament is owned and organized by ''RISE Worldwide''. It was the only tour level tennis event currently held in India. It was also the only South Asia's ATP tour professional tennis event.

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and

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were the holders in doubles in

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History

Maharashtra Open was held since 1996. In its first year it was located in New Delhi, then in Chennai where it was renamed as Chennai Open. The championship moved from there to Pune, a city of Maharashtra, in 2018 and was rebranded as the ''Maharashtra Open''. In 2021 due to COVID-19 and clash of dates with

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it was not organised.

Stadium

Maharashtra Open was held at the Mhalunge

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Tennis Complex at Pune in India. It is a hard court championship.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

Television broadcast

Maharashtra Open is live and exclusively airs on Sports 18 HD channel and live streams on ''

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References

External links

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ATP tournament profile
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