DATE: July 11 - July 17, 2016
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: $515,025
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rajeev Ram
Seeds:
1. Steve Johnson
2. Ivo Karlovic
3. Gilles Muller
4. Marco Baghdatis
5. Vasek Pospisil
6. Adrian Mannarino
7. Dudi Sela
8. Donald Young
The Tournament:
The Hall of Fame Championships is an international tennis tournament that has been held every year in July since 1976 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Tthe tournament is the only event played on grass courts outside of Europe, and it offers the only opportunity to see professional men's tennis in the Northeast prior to the US Open. The Tennis Hall of Fame Inductions coincide with the tournament.
The Players:
Up until 2011, when John Isner won the tournament, the top seed had never triumphed at Newport, a trait that has led to the moniker "the Casino Curse," due to the location of the Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino. This year the top seed is Steve Johnson, and he is joined by Ivo Karlovic and Gilles Muller to head up the field. Defending champion Rajeev Ram returns but is unseeded.
About City
Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The City of Newport is located approximately 37 miles (60 km) south-east of Providence, 21 miles (34 km) south of Fall River, and 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major United States Navy training center. A major 18th-century port city, Newport contains a high number of surviving buildings from the colonial era of the United States. Src: Wikipedia
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Grass
PRIZE MONEY: $515,025
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Rajeev Ram
Seeds:
1. Steve Johnson
2. Ivo Karlovic
3. Gilles Muller
4. Marco Baghdatis
5. Vasek Pospisil
6. Adrian Mannarino
7. Dudi Sela
8. Donald Young
The Tournament:
The Hall of Fame Championships is an international tennis tournament that has been held every year in July since 1976 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. Tthe tournament is the only event played on grass courts outside of Europe, and it offers the only opportunity to see professional men's tennis in the Northeast prior to the US Open. The Tennis Hall of Fame Inductions coincide with the tournament.
The Players:
Up until 2011, when John Isner won the tournament, the top seed had never triumphed at Newport, a trait that has led to the moniker "the Casino Curse," due to the location of the Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino. This year the top seed is Steve Johnson, and he is joined by Ivo Karlovic and Gilles Muller to head up the field. Defending champion Rajeev Ram returns but is unseeded.
About City
Newport is a seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The City of Newport is located approximately 37 miles (60 km) south-east of Providence, 21 miles (34 km) south of Fall River, and 74 miles (119 km) south of Boston. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major United States Navy training center. A major 18th-century port city, Newport contains a high number of surviving buildings from the colonial era of the United States. Src: Wikipedia
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