The US Men’s Clay Court Championships is an outdoor clay court tennis tournament on the Men’s Tour that is held in Houston, Texas.
The tournament is an ATP 250 event and is currently sponsored by Fayez Sarofim & Co.
2023 US Men’s Clay Court Championships
| Location: | Houston, Texas |
| Tour Level: | ATP 250 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Clay Court |
| Draw Size: | 28 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | $665,330 (2022) |
Dates
The 2023 US Men’s Clay Court Championships will take place from the 3rd to the 9th of April 2023, with the 2023 tournament taking place in the same week as the ATP tournaments in Marrakech, Morocco, and Estoril, Portugal, and the WTA tournaments in Charleston and Bogota.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 tournament are on sale now through the official tournament website.
Players
Tournament Organizers have confirmed that the draw for the 2023 tournament will include the 2022 singles finalists John Isner and Reilly Opelka (see tweet below).
THE 🤖BOTS🤖 ARE BACK!
— Fayez Sarofim & Co. US Clay (@mensclaycourt) November 30, 2022
🗞️: https://t.co/tYgvTU6ACd#USClay | @ReillyOpelka | @JohnIsner pic.twitter.com/wDH6YVOtKS
The full player entry list for 2023 has not been released yet but the following top ATP players were included in the entry list for the men’s singles event at the 2022 tournament in Houston.
- Taylor Fritz
- Cristian Garin
- Reilly Opelka
- John Isner
- Frances Tiafoe
- Jenson Brooksby
- Sam Querrey
Schedule
The 2023 tournament will be held from Monday, the 3rd of April 2023 to Sunday, the 9th of April 2023.
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| Monday, 3 April 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday, 4 April 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Wednesday, 5 April 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Thursday, 6 April 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Friday, 7 April 2023 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Saturday, 8 April 2023 | Semifinal Matches |
| Sunday, 9 April 2023 | Singles Final |
Singles Qualifying will take place on the 1st and 2nd of April 2023.
Draw
The draw for the singles and doubles events at the 2023 ATP Houston tennis tournament will not be released until closer to the start of the competition.
Men’s Singles: TBD
Men’s Singles Qualifying: TBD
Men’s Doubles: TBD
Prize Money and Points
The total prize fund for 2023 has not been confirmed yet but in 2022 it was $665,330.
How the prize money and points were split for the 2022 tournament is detailed below.
NB: The below will be updated once prize money for 2023 has been confirmed.
Men’s Singles
The winner of the Men’s Singles Event in 2022 won $90,495 and 250 ATP Points, with the runner up winning $52,790 and 150 ATP Points.
Both the prize money for the winner and runner up fell from the amount awarded at the 2019 tournament.
| Performance | 2022 Prize Money | ATP Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $90,495 | 250 |
| Finalist | $52,790 | 150 |
| Semifinalist | $31,035 | 90 |
| Quarterfinalist | $17,985 | 45 |
| 2nd Round | $10,440 | 20 |
| 1st Round | $6,380 | 0 |
Men’s Doubles (Per Team)
The winners of the Men’s Doubles Event in 2022 won $31,440 ($15,720) each) and 250 points, with the runner ups winning $16,820 ($8,410 each) and 150 points.
| Performance | 2022 Prize Money | ATP Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $31,440 | 250 |
| Finalist | $16,820 | 150 |
| Semifinalist | $9,860 | 90 |
| Quarterfinalist | $5,510 | 45 |
| Round 1 | $3,250 | 0 |
ATP Houston Past Champions and Runner Ups
The tournament has been a popular event on the ATP calendar for many years with past champions including tennis greats like Andy Roddick, Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, and Jimmy Connors.
The first US Clay Court Championships was played in 1910 with Melville Hammond Long winning the inaugural singles event after beating Walter Merrill Hall 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 in the final.
Men’s Singles
The current champion in the men’s singles event is Reilly Opelka who beat John Isner in the final in 2022 (6-3, 7-6).
Home favorite Andy Roddick holds the record for most singles titles in Houston in the open era with three titles to his name (2002, 2003, and 2005).
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Reilly Opelka | John Isner | 6-3, 7-6 |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Cristian Garín | Casper Ruud | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 2018 | Steve Johnson | Tennys Sandgren | 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 2017 | Steve Johnson | Thomaz Bellucci | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 2016 | Juan Mónaco | Jack Sock | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2015 | Jack Sock | Sam Querrey | 7-6, 7-6 |
| 2014 | Fernando Verdasco | Nicolás Almagro | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 2013 | John Isner | Nicolás Almagro | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2012 | Juan Mónaco | John Isner | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
The above list of winners and runner ups in the men’s singles goes back to 2012. For a full list, check out the official ATP Tour website.
Men’s Doubles
Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell are the current champions in the doubles event after beating Ivan Sabanov and Matej Sabanov in the doubles final in 2022.
Bob and Mike Bryan currently hold the record for most doubles titles in Houston with six doubles titles to their names (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2016).
| Year | Champions | Runner Ups | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell | Ivan Sabanov and Matej Sabanov | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 2021 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Santiago González and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | Ken and Neal Skupski | 3–6, 6–4, 10–6 |
| 2018 | Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald | Andre Begemann and Antonio Šančić | 6–7, 6–4, 11–9 |
| 2017 | Julio Peralta and Horacio Zeballos | Dustin Brown and Frances Tiafoe | 4–6, 7–5, 10–6 |
| 2016 | Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan | Víctor Estrella Burgos and Santiago González | 4–6, 6–3, 10–8 |
| 2015 | Ričardas Berankis and Teymuraz Gabashvili | Treat Huey and Scott Lipsky | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2014 | Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan | David Marrero and Fernando Verdasco | 4–6, 6–4, 11–9 |
| 2013 | Jamie Murray and John Peers | Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan | 1–6, 7–6, 12–10 |
| 2012 | James Blake and Sam Querrey | Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot | 7–6, 6–4 |
The above list of champions and runner ups in the men’s doubles in Houston goes back to 2012. For a full list, check out the official ATP Tour website.