Oracle_Challenger_Series_–_Houston References

Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
2019 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
Tournament information
Event name	Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
Founded	2018
Location	Houston, United States
Venue	Rice University George R. Brown Tennis Complex
Surface	Hard
Website	oraclechallengerseries.com
Current champions ( 2019)
Men's singles	Marcos Giron
Women's singles	Kirsten Flipkens
Men's doubles	Jonathan Erlich; Santiago González
Women's doubles	Ellen Perez ; Luisa Stefani
Category
ATP Tour
Category	ATP Challenger Tour
Draw	48S / 4Q / 16D
Prize money	$162,480
Category
WTA Tour
Category	WTA 125K series
Draw	48S / 4Q / 16D
Prize money	$162,480

The Oracle Challenger Series – Houston is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 125K series. It is held annually in Houston, United States since 2018. The ATP Challenger Tour returned to Houston, Texas for the first time since 2001, with the inaugural Oracle Challenger Series Houston making its debut in November.^[1] Held on the campus of Rice University, at the new $9 million George R. Brown Tennis Complex.^[2] Houston is will become one of just two U.S. cities to host tournaments on both the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour, with the ATP World tour tournament being the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. The Oracle Challenger Series – Houston is the second stop for the Oracle Challenger Series calendar. The winner of the Oracle Challenger Series earns a wild card into Indian Wells Masters.

Past finals

Men's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Marcos Giron	Ivo Karlović	7–5, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(11–9)
2018	Bradley Klahn	Roy Smith	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–4)

Women's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Kirsten Flipkens	CoCo Vandeweghe	7–6^(7–4), 6–4
2018	Peng Shuai	Lauren Davis	1–6, 7–5, 6–4

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Jonathan Erlich Santiago González	Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar	6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
2018	Austin Krajicek Nicholas Monroe	Marcelo Arévalo James Cerretani	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), [10–5]

Women's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Ellen Perez Luisa Stefani	Sharon Fichman Ena Shibahara	1–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2018	Maegan Manasse Jessica Pegula	Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos	1–6, 6–4, [10–8]