- Countrywide Classic
Infobox ATP Tennis Tournament
Name = Countrywide Classic
Current =
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City =Los Angeles, California
Country = USA
Venue =Los Angeles Tennis Center
Category = International Series
Surface = Hard / Outdoors
Draw = 32S/32Q/16D
Prize_Money = $525,000
Web_site = [http://www.countrywideclassic.com/ countrywideclassic.com]
Notes =The Countrywide Classic (formerly known as the Mercedes-Benz Cup) is a
tennis tournament on the ATP Tour International Series held inLos Angeles, California ,United States . The tournament is held in July or August (August 4-10, 2008), and has hosted the top men (and until 1975, women) in the world since 1927. The one-week tournament is held at theLos Angeles Tennis Center atUCLA , which also hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics. The current draw has 32 singles seeds and 16 doubles seeds. Notable past champions includeRoy Emerson ,Arthur Ashe ,Billie Jean King ,Jimmy Connors ,John McEnroe ,Pete Sampras ,Michael Chang , andAndre Agassi .This tournament, with prize money in excess of $1,000,000, is one of the tournaments included in the U.S. Open Series. The matches are played on the Straus Stadium court with a capacity of 6,500 and the 1,500-capacity Grandstand court. Special events include First Republic Bank Kids Day, Fashion Day, Valspar Performance Challenge, and a Legends Invitational Singles competition.
Past winners
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External links
* [http://www.countrywideclassic.com/ Official website]
* [http://tickets.musicoil.com/ResultsVenue.aspx?venid=723&vname=Los+Angeles+Tennis+Center/ Countrywide Classic Tennis Tournament]
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