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The 11th edition of the ATP Chennai Open, to be held from January 1 to 7, promises to be bigger and better. The impressive player field, led by world number two Rafael Nadal [Images] and
Argentina's David Nalbandian, is arguably the best in the history of the tournament. As many as 29 sponsors have lined up for the event and there is also Miss Earth Afghanistan 2003,
Vida Samadzai gracing the week-long event. India's first ATP International Series Tennis tournament will also be reaching to a worldwide audience in 2007. Chennai Open 2007 will be
telecast through 7 top international TV channels reaching more than one billion households across 140 countries worldwide. Canal +: Spain, SNTV, Fox TV, Argentina, Trans World Sports, Viasat
� Scandinavia (Viasat Sport Sweden, Viasat Sport Denmark and Viasat Sport Norway) and Bet & Win from Germany [Images] will broadcast the tournament. FOLLOWING IS A SYNONPSIS OF THE ATP
EVENT: Chennai Open Roll of Honor SINGLES DOUBLES 2006 Ivan Ljubicic Michael Mertinak / Petr Pala 2005 Carlos Moya [Images]
Rainer Schuttler / Yen-Hsun Lu 2004 Carlos Moya Rafael Nadal/Tommy Robredo 2003 Paradorn Srichaphan [Images] Michael
Kohlmann/Julian Knowles 2002 Guillermo Canas Mahesh Bhupathi [Images]/Leander Paes [Images] 2001 Michael Tabara Byron Black/Wayne Black 2000
Jerome Golmard Julien Boutter/Christophe Rochus 1999 Byron Black Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes 1998 Patrick Rafter Mahesh
Bhupathi /Leander Peas 1997 Mikael Tilstrom Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes 1996 Thomas Enqvist Jonas Bjorkman/ Nicolas Kulti No.1 or No.2 Seed to Win:
Ivan Ljubucic (1) - 2006 Carlos Moya (1) - 2005 Carlos Moya (1) - 2004 Paradorn Srichaphan (2) - 2003 Guillermo Canas (1) - 2002 Patrick Rafter (1) - 1998 Thomas Enqvist (1) - 1996 Reaching
Singles and Doubles Final in the Same Year: Byron Black - 1996 (with Sandon Stolle) Player to Reach Most Singles Finals: Srichaphan Paradorn - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Carlos Moya - 2004,
2005, 2006 Mikael Tillstrom - 1997, 1998 Byron Black - 1996, 1999 Longest Final in Games: 32 - 1997 - Mikael Tillstrom (6) def Alex Radulescu (5): 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 32 - 2004 - Carlos Moya (1)
def Paradorn Srichaphan (2): 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 32 - 2005 - Carlos Moya (1) def Paradorn Srichaphan (2): 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 Longest Match in Games: 36 - 1999 - Peter Wessels def Sargis Sargsian 6-7,
7-6, 6-4 36 - 2005 - Nicolas Devilder def Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 SHORTEST FINAL IN GAMES (OTHER THAN A RETIREMENT): 16 - 2003 - Srichaphan Paradorn (2) def Karol Kucera 6-3, 6-1
Shortest Match in Games (other than a match retirement): 13 - 1998 - Mikael Tillstrom (5) def Oleg Ogorodov 6-1, 6-0 TOP SEED TO LOSE IN 1RD OR 2RD: 1997 - Richard Krajicek (1) lost to
Andrei Pavel 5-7, 3-6 - 2RD 2000 - Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1) lost to Michal Tabara 4-6, 2-6 - 1RD 2001 - Magnus Norman (1) lost to Dent Taylor 63 76/3 - 1 RD Second Seed to Lose in 1RD or 2RD:
1997 - Thomas Enqvist (2) lost to Rainer Schuttler 6-6 rtd - 1RD 1999 - Karol Kucera (2) lost to Mikael Tillstrom 5-7 6-4 2-6 - 2 RD 2001 - Franco Squillari (2) lost to Mikhail Youzhny 67/4
61 62 - 1 RD Defending Champion to Lose in 1RD or 2RD: 1997 - Thomas Enqvist (2) lost to Rainer Schuttler 6-6 rtd. - 1RD 2000 - Byron Black (5) lost to (Q) Jaime Delgado 2-6, 6-7 - 1RD 2001
- Jerome Golmard (5) lost to Adrian Voinea 76 67/3 61 - 2RD Best Effort by a Wild Card, Qualifier, Special Exempt or Lucky Loser: 2006 - Wild Card - W - Ivan Ljubucic 2003 - Qualifier - QF -
Tomas Behrend 2001 - Qualifier - SF - Kristian Pless Qualifier - QF - Cyril Saulnier 2000 - Qualifier - QF - Jaime Delgado Lucky Loser - QF - Toumas Ketola 1997 -
Qualifier - QF - Rainer Schuttler 1996 - Wild Card - SF - Jonathan Stark Most Often in Singles Main Draw: Leander Paes - 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 Mahesh Bhupathi - 1996,
1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Jonathan Stark - 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Paradorn Srichaphan - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Carlos Moya - 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 Best Singles Record: Paradorn
Srichaphan 19-4 Carlos Moya 14-1 Top Seeded Team to Lose in 1RD or 2RD: 1998 - Woodforde / Woodbridge (1) lost to Clement/Golmard 6-7, 1-6 - 2RD Doubles No.1 or No.2 Seeds to Win: 2002 -
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (1) 2001 - Byron / Wayne Black (1) 1999 - Bhupathi / Paes (1) 1998 - Bhupathi / Paes (2) 1996 - Bjorkman / Kulti (2) Top Two Seeds in Doubles Final: 1996 -
Bjorkman / Kulti (2) def B. Black / Stolle (1) 1999 - Bhupathi / Paes (1) def W. Black / Godwin (2) Longest Doubles Final in Games: 37 - 2002 - Bhupathi / Paes def .Cibulec / Fekarek, 5-7, 6
-2, 7-5 Longest Doubles Match in Games: 36 - 1997 - Ogorodov / Ran def Leach/Stark (1) 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 Shortest Doubles Final in Games (other than a match retirement): 19 - 2000 - Boutter /
Rochus def Panja / Prahlad 7-5, 6-1 Shortest Doubles Match in Games (other than a match retirement): 14 - 1998 - Luxa / Ran def Hilpert /Thomas 6-0, 6-2 14 - 2001 - Black, B / Black, W def
Kutsenjo / Qureshi 6-2, 6-0 Doubles Team to Win Multiple Titles: Bhupathi/Paes - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002 Doubles Team to Reach Most Finals: Bhupathi/Paes - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002 Best Doubles
Record for a Team: Bhupathi/Paes 17-2 (one walkover does not count) BEST EFFORT BY PLAYERS FROM INDIA: SINGLES - Leander Paes - SF - 1998 DOUBLES - Bhupathi / Paes - Won - 1997, 1998, 1999,
2002 - Prakash /Bopanna - RU - 2006 - Panja / Prahlad - RU - 2000 - Bhupathi / Paes - SF - 2001
