The Tennis Channel Open was a men's

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tournament on the

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which was held for the first time in

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from February 27 to March 5, 2006. In the men's singles final, James Blake defeated

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while the men's doubles title was won by Bob and

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. In 2005,

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purchased the tournament from

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and moved it from Scottsdale to Las Vegas. In April 2008, The Tennis Channel announced that it was selling the tournament to the ATP, and the week the event had been held was now the first week of

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Past finals

The tournament had been in existence since 1986 located at the Scottsdale Radisson Resort. From 1987–2005 the tournament took place at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, where Andre Agassi was crowned champion four times.

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

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Past finals

Singles

Doubles

See also

References

External links