Melzer Wins Dallas Tennis Classic
March 17, 2013 (Irving, Tex.) – The Dallas Tennis Classic, presented by Zodiac Watches, held its 2013 singles final match this afternoon, and Austria’s Jurgen Melzer came away with the championship. He defeated USA’s Denis Kudla, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.
Melzer also won the doubles title with Germany’s Philipp Petzschner later in the afternoon, as they defeated USA’s Eric Butorac & England’s Dominic Inglot, 6-3, 6-1.
“We congratulate Jurgen, Philipp, Denis, Eric and Dominic on a great showing at the tournament this week,” said Zoltan Papp, tournament director of the Dallas Tennis Classic. “The entire week was full of great matches. We’d like to thank our sponsors for their support and all of the fans for coming out and creating a fun atmosphere. We cannot wait for next year.”
Hockey great Mike Modano was on hand to present Melzer and Petzschner with Zodiac Watches as singles and doubles champions.
“I had a great time today,” said Modano. “I love the sport and it’s been a pleasure to be here representing Zodiac Watches at the Dallas Tennis Classic. This has been a fantastic week of tennis.”
The Dallas Tennis Classic, presented by Zodiac Watches, is an ATP Challenger event in
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its second year, and was played once again at the prestigious Four Seasons Resort and Club in Las Colinas.
The event is sanctioned by the ATP, the principal organizer of the men’s professional tennis tour. The Dallas Tennis Classic has the highest level of prize money on the ATP Challenger Tour, plus hospitality. The tournament enjoys an exception from other challenger events, in that players positioned 11-50 in the ATP rankings are allowed to enter, and those ranked top-10 in the world are allowed to receive a Wild Card to compete for a prize money purse of $125,000. The event features a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw.
The Dallas Tennis Classic is conveniently positioned on the ATP tournament schedule between the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., and the Sony Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., both of which are mandatory events for the top-50 ranked players. This slot on the tournament schedule has consistently seen draws that include the top players as they prepare for the Sony Open.
