Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com’s ATP CHAMPIONS TOUR legends event is the only ATP Champions Tour event in the U.S. The field consists of players who have been ranked World No. 1, a Grand Slam singles finalist, a singles player on a victorious Davis Cup team or have received a Wildcard.
Format: A mix of 7 singles and doubles matches in total. Match format is best 2 out of 3 sets (no ad scoring), split sets 7-point match tie breaker.
DELRAY BEACH: Second ATP Champions Tour appearance. Six-time doubles champions with a 30-7 record in the ATP 250 event, reaching the final eight times. The 2020 title came in their final ATP Tour tournament. CAREER: The winningest team in the history of the sport with 119 titles, including 16 Major titles. They are the only doubles or singles players to sweep all four Grand Slams, nine ATP Masters 1000 events, the ATP Finals and Olympics winning gold in London (2012) and bronze in Beijing (2008). The Bryan Brothers also have the most victories by any doubles team in U.S. Davis Cup history with a 24-5 record including winning the Davis Cup in 2007. The Bryan Brothers finished No. 1 in team rankings 10 times during their career. PERSONAL: Identical twins with Mike older than Bob by two minutes. California natives were coached by their parents Wayne and Kathy starting at the age of two. Won more than 100 junior titles together. Played at Stanford University for two years, helping them win NCAA team titles twice. Created the Bryan Bros. Band and have held concerts at tournaments and charity events around the world. Hold an annual Bryan Brothers Foundation event to raise money for kids in Ventura County. Bob is married with three kids; Mike is married with one child. Photo cred: Andrew Patron
DELRAY BEACH: Second ATP Champions Tour appearance. Played ATP Tour event eight times, with best success coming when the tournament was in Coral Springs with a final in 1997 and semifinal in 1996. CAREER: Luke won four titles with his brother including the 1993 French Open. That season they finished as the No. 5 duo on the ATP Tour. The duo also finished as runner-up on seven occasions. Luke overall won an additional six titles with four other partners. PERSONAL: Brothers were born in Michigan. Luke, who is two years older, is nicknamed “Dual Hand Luke” for his ability to play with both hands. Luke won the Boys 18s Nationals, Clay Courts and Hard Courts in 1984 then won All-American honors while playing at the University of Southern California.
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Second ATP Champions Tour appearance. Six-time doubles champions with a 30-7 record in the ATP 250 event, reaching the final eight times. The 2020 title came in their final ATP Tour tournament. CAREER: The winningest team in the history of the sport with 119 titles, including 16 Major titles. They are the only doubles or singles players to sweep all four Grand Slams, nine ATP Masters 1000 events, the ATP Finals and Olympics winning gold in London (2012) and bronze in Beijing (2008). The Bryan Brothers also have the most victories by any doubles team in U.S. Davis Cup history with a 24-5 record including winning the Davis Cup in 2007. The Bryan Brothers finished No. 1 in team rankings 10 times during their career. PERSONAL: Identical twins with Mike older than Bob by two minutes. California natives were coached by their parents Wayne and Kathy starting at the age of two. Won more than 100 junior titles together. Played at Stanford University for two years, helping them win NCAA team titles twice. Created the Bryan Bros. Band and have held concerts at tournaments and charity events around the world. Hold an annual Bryan Brothers Foundation event to raise money for kids in Ventura County. Bob is married with three kids; Mike is married with one child. Photo cred: Andrew Patron
RADEK STEPANEK (CZE)
RADEK STEPANEK (CZE)
DELRAY BEACH: Partnered with Leander Paes to win the ATP 250 doubles title in 2004. Making first appearance on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach. CAREER: Finished with 18 doubles titles with eight different partners and five singles titles on the ATP Tour. Reached five Grand Slam doubles finals, winning titles with Paes at the 2012 Australian Open and the 2013 US Open. Captured a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Peaked as the World No. 4 doubles player on Nov. 12, 2012 after reaching the ATP Tour Finals semifinals with Paes. Qualified for two ATP Tour Finals (2012 and 2013). Broke into Top 10 and achieved career-high No. 8 ranking on July 10, 2006 after reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Captured six ATP Challenger Tour singles titles, highlighted by three titles and a 15-0 campaign in 2013. PERSONAL: Began playing tennis at age three with his father, Vlastimil, who is a tennis coach. Mother, Hana, is a librarian; brother, Martin, is a policeman. Hometown is Karvina, the industrial mining town in the north of Czech Republic near the Polish border. Hobbies are playing football, floorball and hockey (wanted to be a goalie as a youngster). Photo Cred: Peter Staples ATP
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Second ATP Champions Tour appearance. Played ATP Tour event eight times, with best success coming when the tournament was in Coral Springs with a final in 1997 and semifinal in 1996. CAREER: Luke won four titles with his brother including the 1993 French Open. That season they finished as the No. 5 duo on the ATP Tour. The duo also finished as runner-up on seven occasions. Luke overall won an additional six titles with four other partners. PERSONAL: Brothers were born in Michigan. Luke, who is two years older, is nicknamed “Dual Hand Luke” for his ability to play with both hands. Luke won the Boys 18s Nationals, Clay Courts and Hard Courts in 1984 then won All-American honors while playing at the University of Southern California.
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Making his fourth ATP Champions Tour appearance, being a two-time champion in the event. During ATP 250 career, posted an 11-8 record, winning the 2006 title in his debut. Currently holds the fifth-most appearances in tournament history with nine. CAREER: Spent eight years in the top 20 of ATP rankings, reaching a career-high of No. 2 in 2002. Won 15 titles in his career, including winning eight consecutive finals from 2004-12. Overall, contested 28 finals, including finishing with the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A three-time semifinalist at the Australian Open, he also reached one Wimbledon semifinal. Over the course of his career, he defeated Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras at least three times each. The 2004 and 2012 ATP Comeback Player of the Year, he underwent nine surgeries during his career (right shoulder, right elbow, right hip, right foot, right ankle and left ankle). PERSONAL: Serves as Tournament Director of combined events in Indian Wells. Wife is actress Sara Foster. They have two daughters.
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Making second appearance on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach, helping Team USA to a victory over Team International in 2014 with Andy Roddick and Aaron Krickstein. Two-time winner of the ATP 250 event, winning the Delray Beach titles in 2001 and 2003. Became the second player in Delray Beach Open history to win both the singles and doubles titles in 2001. Also became the second two-time champion in tournament history. Played in Delray Beach seven times. CAREER: Collected three career singles titles and five doubles titles. Reached the 2000 Wimbledon quarterfinals and held a career-high ranking of No. 14. Career-high doubles ranking came in 2002 at No. 23. Has won over 200 singles matches and over 100 doubles matches on the ATP Tour. PERSONAL: Began playing tennis at age five at North Park Racquet Club in Spokane. As a youngster, modeled his game after former American greats Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. Enjoys spending time at the beach and collecting Jaguar cars (owns six). In People Magazine, was selected as one of “50 Most Beautiful People in the World 2000”. Also signed a contract with the Ford Modeling Agency. A big fan of the Utah Jazz in the NBA. Enjoys watching basketball and beach volleyball.
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Playing the ATP Champions Tour here for the fourth time. Also played the ATP Tour tournament on four occasions. CAREER: Won five career Challenger titles in eight finals. Reached a career-high ranking of No. 69 in 2012. Reached the Houston doubles final in ’09. Born a Canadian, the lefty represented the US from 2007–12 before becoming eligible to play for Canada in 2013 on the Davis Cup team. Put together a 24-1 freshman record All-American season (‘06-‘07) at the University of Florida where he was named National Rookie of the Year. Was 21-0 in regular season dual matches and reached the NCAA quarterfinals. In the juniors, won the 2001 USTA Clay Court 14 Nationals singles title, the boys’ 16s doubles title and the 2005 Junior Wimbledon doubles title. Reached the Jr. Wimbledon singles quarterfinals in 2005. PERSONAL: Levine has coached WTA top 10 and US Open finalist Madison Keys, Top 50 WTA Jessica Pegula as well as helping out 2017 Delray Beach Open finalist Milos Raonic. Inducted into the Ottawa Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in June of 2018. Jesse is also a Talent scout for Nike, TV broadcaster, and is the Tennis Director at Boca Bridges. Photo cred: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Partnered with Leander Paes to win the ATP 250 doubles title in 2004. Making first appearance on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach. CAREER: Finished with 18 doubles titles with eight different partners and five singles titles on the ATP Tour. Reached five Grand Slam doubles finals, winning titles with Paes at the 2012 Australian Open and the 2013 US Open. Captured a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Peaked as the World No. 4 doubles player on Nov. 12, 2012 after reaching the ATP Tour Finals semifinals with Paes. Qualified for two ATP Tour Finals (2012 and 2013). Broke into Top 10 and achieved career-high No. 8 ranking on July 10, 2006 after reaching the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Captured six ATP Challenger Tour singles titles, highlighted by three titles and a 15-0 campaign in 2013. PERSONAL: Began playing tennis at age three with his father, Vlastimil, who is a tennis coach. Mother, Hana, is a librarian; brother, Martin, is a policeman. Hometown is Karvina, the industrial mining town in the north of Czech Republic near the Polish border. Hobbies are playing football, floorball and hockey (wanted to be a goalie as a youngster). Photo Cred: Peter Staples ATP
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Making his fourth ATP Champions Tour appearance, being a two-time champion in the event. During ATP 250 career, posted an 11-8 record, winning the 2006 title in his debut. Currently holds the fifth-most appearances in tournament history with nine. CAREER: Spent eight years in the top 20 of ATP rankings, reaching a career-high of No. 2 in 2002. Won 15 titles in his career, including winning eight consecutive finals from 2004-12. Overall, contested 28 finals, including finishing with the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A three-time semifinalist at the Australian Open, he also reached one Wimbledon semifinal. Over the course of his career, he defeated Andre Agassi, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras at least three times each. The 2004 and 2012 ATP Comeback Player of the Year, he underwent nine surgeries during his career (right shoulder, right elbow, right hip, right foot, right ankle and left ankle). PERSONAL: Serves as Tournament Director of combined events in Indian Wells. Wife is actress Sara Foster. They have two daughters.
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Making second appearance on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach, helping Team USA to a victory over Team International in 2014 with Andy Roddick and Aaron Krickstein. Two-time winner of the ATP 250 event, winning the Delray Beach titles in 2001 and 2003. Became the second player in Delray Beach Open history to win both the singles and doubles titles in 2001. Also became the second two-time champion in tournament history. Played in Delray Beach seven times. CAREER: Collected three career singles titles and five doubles titles. Reached the 2000 Wimbledon quarterfinals and held a career-high ranking of No. 14. Career-high doubles ranking came in 2002 at No. 23. Has won over 200 singles matches and over 100 doubles matches on the ATP Tour. PERSONAL: Began playing tennis at age five at North Park Racquet Club in Spokane. As a youngster, modeled his game after former American greats Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe. Enjoys spending time at the beach and collecting Jaguar cars (owns six). In People Magazine, was selected as one of “50 Most Beautiful People in the World 2000”. Also signed a contract with the Ford Modeling Agency. A big fan of the Utah Jazz in the NBA. Enjoys watching basketball and beach volleyball.
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Playing the ATP Champions Tour here for the fourth time. Also played the ATP Tour tournament on four occasions. CAREER: Won five career Challenger titles in eight finals. Reached a career-high ranking of No. 69 in 2012. Reached the Houston doubles final in ’09. Born a Canadian, the lefty represented the US from 2007–12 before becoming eligible to play for Canada in 2013 on the Davis Cup team. Put together a 24-1 freshman record All-American season (‘06-‘07) at the University of Florida where he was named National Rookie of the Year. Was 21-0 in regular season dual matches and reached the NCAA quarterfinals. In the juniors, won the 2001 USTA Clay Court 14 Nationals singles title, the boys’ 16s doubles title and the 2005 Junior Wimbledon doubles title. Reached the Jr. Wimbledon singles quarterfinals in 2005. PERSONAL: Levine has coached WTA top 10 and US Open finalist Madison Keys, Top 50 WTA Jessica Pegula as well as helping out 2017 Delray Beach Open finalist Milos Raonic. Inducted into the Ottawa Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in June of 2018. Jesse is also a Talent scout for Nike, TV broadcaster, and is the Tennis Director at Boca Bridges. Photo cred: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Making his fourth ATP Champions Tour appearance. CAREER: Won 15 career singles titles including two ATP Masters 1000s. Was finalist on eight other occasions. He played a then-record 56 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments in his career, reaching a pair of Australian Open semifinals. In 1995-96, he became first player from South Africa to complete back-to-back Top 10 seasons. In doubles, he won 11 titles. In addition, he won first Olympic medal for South Africa in 32 years with a doubles silver at the 1992 Barcelona games. As a junior, he was No. 1 ranked doubles player and won 1998 US Open. PERSONAL: Has been back on tour as a coach, including working with former Delray Beach winner Frances Tiafoe in 2020 and Marin Cilic before that. Photo cred: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Making his fourth ATP Champions Tour appearance. CAREER: Won 15 career singles titles including two ATP Masters 1000s. Was finalist on eight other occasions. He played a then-record 56 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments in his career, reaching a pair of Australian Open semifinals. In 1995-96, he became first player from South Africa to complete back-to-back Top 10 seasons. In doubles, he won 11 titles. In addition, he won first Olympic medal for South Africa in 32 years with a doubles silver at the 1992 Barcelona games. As a junior, he was No. 1 ranked doubles player and won 1998 US Open. PERSONAL: Has been back on tour as a coach, including working with former Delray Beach winner Frances Tiafoe in 2020 and Marin Cilic before that. Photo cred: Andrew Patron
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Making first appearance on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach. Played singles in the ATP 250 event in Delray Beach, advancing to the round-robin stage. CAREER: Became the first African-American to win the Boys’ 18 USTA National Hard Court singles championship in 2004. Recorded wins over No. 12-ranked Dominik Hrbaty, No. 13-ranked Jarkko Nieminen and No. 18-ranked Vince Spadea. PERSONAL: Served as associate head coach for the men’s tennis programs at Oklahoma State after previously coaching at Wisconsin, Washington and Kennesaw State. Earned sociology degree while coaching at Washington.
LEARN MOREDELRAY BEACH: Making first appearance on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach. Played singles in the ATP 250 event in Delray Beach, advancing to the round-robin stage. CAREER: Became the first African-American to win the Boys’ 18 USTA National Hard Court singles championship in 2004. Recorded wins over No. 12-ranked Dominik Hrbaty, No. 13-ranked Jarkko Nieminen and No. 18-ranked Vince Spadea. PERSONAL: Served as associate head coach for the men’s tennis programs at Oklahoma State after previously coaching at Wisconsin, Washington and Kennesaw State. Earned sociology degree while coaching at Washington.
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