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ROforITmeTr champions
YEAR CHAMPION OPPONENT

1931 Ellsworth Vines Bruce Barnes 1965 Ramanathan Kr. Cliff Richey 1996 Christian Ruud Jeff Tarango
1966
1932 Wilmer Allison Jake Hess 1967 Marty Mulligan Nicola Pilic 1997 Jason Stoltenberg Alex O’brien
1968
1933 Frank Parker George Lott 1969 John Newcombe Tony Roche 1998 Mariano Zabaleta Xavier Malisse
1970
1934 Lester Stoefen Wilmer Allison 1971 Cliff Richey Boro Jovanovic 1999 Vince Spadea Jason Stolten
1972
1935 Bryan Grant Wilmer Allison 1973 Zeliko Franulovic Rafail Osuna 2000 Magnuss Larsson Roger Federer
1974
1936 Bryan Grant Wilmer Allison 1975 Clark Graebner Cliff Richey 2001 Andrea Pavel Christian Ruud
1976
1937 Bryan Grant Wilmer Allison 1977 Cliff Richey Clark Graebner 2002 Michel Kratochvil Wayne Ferreira
1978
1938 Wayne Sabin Ernest Sutter 1979 Rob Laver Bjorn Borg 2003 James Blake Wayne Ferreira
1980
1939 Frank Guernsey Frank Kovacs 1981 Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle 2004 Co-Champions Hugo Armando
1982
1940 Bobby Riggs Bryan Grant 1983 Rod Laver Bjorn Borg Jiri Novak
1984
1941 Frank Kovaks Bryan Grant 1985 Ken Rosewall Cliff Drysdale 2005 James Blake Dmitry Tursunov
1986
42-45 Discontinued During War 1987 Harold Solomon Ken Rosewall 2006 Victor Hanescu Juan Monaco
1988
1946 Gardnar Mulloy Billy Talbert 1989 Adriano Panatta Vitas Gerulaitis 2007 Dmitry Tursunov Nicholas Massu
1990
1947 Jack Kramer Gardnar Mulloy 1991 Brian Gottfried Ilie Nastase
1992
1948 Frank Parker Billy Talbert 1993 Jose Higueras Gene Mayer
1994
1949 Ted Schroeder Billy Talbert 1995 Ivan Lendl Eddie Dibbs

1950 Bob Falkenburg Ted Schroeder Guillermo Vilas Sammy Giamalva

1951 Art Larsen Vic Siexas Ivan Lendl Jose-Luis Clerc

1952 Gardnar Mulloy Art Larsen Ivan Lendl Paul McNamee

1953 Gardnar Mulloy Vic Siexas Mark Dickson Sammy Gimalva

1954 Dick Savitt Ham Richardson Paul McNamee Anders Jarryd

1955 Tony Trabert Vic Siexas Jimmy Arias Mats Wilander

1956 Ham Richardson Vic Siexas Jimmy Arias Jonas Svensson

1957 Herb Flam Mervyn Rose Henri Leconte Michael Chang

1958 Barry Mackay Luis Ayala Magnus Gustafsson Bruno Oresar

1959 Bernard Bartzen Dick Savitt Richey Reneberg Magnus Gust

1960 Barry Mackay Neale Fraser Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson

1961 Rod Laver Roy Emerson Bryan Shelton Jeff Tarango

1962 Rob Laver Roy Emerson Richey Reneberg Todd Martin

1963 Manuel Santana Chuck McKinley Magnus Larsson Richey Rene

1964 Roy Emerson Nicola Pilic Mikael Tillstrom Richard From

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SINGLES CHAMPIONS 1910 - 2018

1910 Melville H. Long 1939 Frank A. Parker 1968 Clark Graebner 1997 Michael Chang 2009 Lleyton Hewitt
1911 Walter T. Hayes 1940 W. Donald McNeill 1969 Zeljko Franulovic 1998 Jim Courier 2010 Juan Ignacio Chela
1912 Richard N. Williams II 1941 Frank A. Parker 1970 Cliff Richey 1999 Magnus Norman 2011 Ryan Sweeting
1913 John R. Strachan 1942 Seymour Greenberg 1971 Zeljko Franulovic 2000 Fernando Gonzalez 2012 Juan Monaco
1914 Clarence J. Griffin 1943 Seymour Greenberg 1972 Bob Hewitt 2001 Andy Roddick 2013 John Isner
1915 Richard N. Williams II 1944 Francisco Segura 1973 Manuel Orantes 2002 Andy Roddick 2014 Fernando Verdasco
1916 Willis E. Davis 1945 William F. Talbert 1974 Jimmy Connors 2003 Andre Agassi 2015 Jack Sock
1917 Samuel Hardy 1946 Frank A. Parker 1975 Manuel Orantes 2004 Tommy Haas 2016 Juan Monaco
1918 William T. Tilden II 1947 Frank A. Parker 1976 Jimmy Connors 2005 Andy Roddick 2017 Steve Johnson
1919 William Johnston 1948 Richard A. Gonzalez 1977 Manuel Orantes 2006 Mardy Fish 2018 Steve Johnson
1920 William Johnston 1949 Richard A. Gonzalez 1978 Jimmy Connors 2007 Ivo Karlovic
1921 Walter T. Hayes 1950 Herbert Flam 1979 Jimmy Connors 2008 Marcel Granollers
1922 William T. Tilden II 1951 Tony Trabert 1980 Jose-Luis Clerc
1923 William T. Tilden II 1952 Arthur Larsen 1981 Jose-Luis Clerc
1924 William T. Tilden II 1953 E. Victor Seixas Jr. 1982 Jose Higueras
1925 William T. Tilden II 1954 Bernard Bartzen 1983 Jimmy Arias
1926 William T. Tilden II 1955 Tony Trabert 1984 Andres Gomez
1927 William T. Tilden II 1956 Herbert Flam 1985 Ivan Lendl
1928 Not held 1957 E. Victor Seixas Jr. 1986 Andres Gomez
1929 Emmett Pare 1958 Bernard Bartzen 1987 Mats Wilander
1930 Bryan M. Grant Jr. 1959 Bernard Bartzen 1988 Andre Agassi
1931 H. Ellsworth Vines Jr. 1960 Barry MacKay 1989 Jay Berger
1932 George M. Lott Jr. 1961 Bernard Bartzen 1990 David Wheaton
1933 Frank A. Parker 1962 Charles R. McKinley 1991 Jaime Yzaga
1934 Bryan M. Grant Jr. 1963 Charles R. McKinley 1992 MaliVai Washington
1935 Bryan M. Grant Jr. 1964 Dennis Ralston 1993 Horacio de la Pena
1936 Bobby Riggs 1965 Dennis Ralston 1994 Jason Stoltenberg
1937 Bobby Riggs 1966 Cliff Richey 1995 Thomas Enqvist
1938 Bobby Riggs 1967 Arthur Ashe 1996 Fernando Meligeni

DOUBLES CHAMPIONS 1910 - 2018

1910 Fred G. Anderson 1933 Jack Tidball 1955 Hamilton Richardson 1977 Pat Cornejo 1999 Jim Courier
Walter T. Hayes C. Gene Mako Tony Trabert Jaime Fillol Todd Woodbridge
1911 J. Homer Winston 1934 J. Donald Budge 1956 Francisco Contreras 1978 Gene Mayer 2000 Leander Paes
Hugh C. Whitehead C. Gene Mako Alejandro Olmedo Hank Pfister Jan Siemerink
1912 Harold H. Hackett 1935 J. Gilbert Hall 1957 Ashley J. Cooper 1979 John McEnroe 2001 Mahesh Bhupathi
W. Merrill Hall Berkeley Bell Neale Fraser Gene Mayer Leander Paes
1913 John R. Strachan 1936 Bobby Riggs 1958 Samuel Giammalva 1980 Kevin Curren 2002 Mardy Fish
Clarence J. Griffin Wayne Sabin Barry MacKay Steve Denton Andy Roddick
1914 Nat Browne 1937 John McDiarmid 1959 Bernard Bartzen 1981 Kevin Curren 2003 Mark Knowles
Claude Wayne Eugene McCauliff Grant Golden Steve Denton Daniel Nestor
1915 George M. Church 1938 Joseph R. Hunt 1960 Bob Hewitt 1982 Sherwood Stewart 2004 James Blake
Dean Mathey Lewis Wetherell Marting Mulligan Ferdi Taygan Mardy Fish
1916 George M. Church 1939 Frank A. Parker 1961 Charles McKinley 1983 Mark Edmondson 2005 Mark Knowles
Dean Mathey C. Gene Mako Dennis Ralston Sherwood Stewart Daniel Nestor
1917 Charles S. Garland 1940 Robert Harman 1962 Ramsey Earnhart 1984 Ken Flach 2006 Michael Kohlmann
Sam Hardy Robert C. Peacock Marty Riessen Robert Seguso Alexander Waske
1918 Charles S. Garland 1941 John A. Kramer 1963 Clark Graebner 1985 Ken Flach 2007 Bob Bryan
Sam Hardy Frederick Schroeder Jr. Marty Riessen Robert Seguso Mike Bryan
1919 William M. Johnston 1942 William F. Talbert 1964 Charles McKinley 1986 Hans Gildemeister 2008 Rainer Schuettler
Sam Hardy William Reedy Dennis Ralston Andres Gomez Ernest Gulbis
1920 Vincent Richards 1943 Earl Cochell 1965 Clark Graebner 1987 Laurie Warder 2009 Bob Bryan
Roland Roberts Robert Kimbrell Marty Riessen Blaine Willenborg Mike Bryan
1921 Clifton B. Herd 1944 Francisco Segura 1966 Clark Graebner 1988 Pieter Aldrich 2010 Bob Bryan
Walter T. Hayes William F. Talbert Marty Riessen Danie Visser Mike Bryan
1922 Ralph H. Burdick 1945 Francisco Segura 1967 Clark Graebner 1989 Mikael Pernfors 2011 Bob Bryan
Fred Bastian William F. Talbert Marty Riessen Tobias Svantesson Mike Bryan
1923 Howard Kinsey 1946 William F. Talbert 1968 Bob Lutz 1990 Scott Davis 2012 James Blake
Robert Kinsey Gardnar Mulloy Stan Smith David Pate Sam Querrey
1924 Howard Kinsey 1947 Frederick Schroeder Jr. 1969 Bill Bowrey 1991 Rick Leach 2013 Jamie Murray
Robert Kinsey Jack Tuero Clark Graebner Jim Pugh John Peers
1925 Harvey Snodgrass 1948 Sam Match 1970 Arthur Ashe 1992 Steve DeVries 2014 Bob Bryan
Walter Wesbrook Tom Chambers Clark Graebner David Macpherson Mike Bryan
1926 Lewis N. White 1949 E. Victor Seixas Jr. 1971 Jan Kodes 1993 Rikard Bergh 2015 Ricardas Berankis
Louis Thalheimer Sam Match Zeljko Franulovic Trevor Kronemann Teymuraz Gabashvili
1927 John Hennessey 1950 Herb Flam 1972 Bob Hewitt 1994 Richey Reneberg 2016 Bob Bryan
Lucien E. Williams Arthur Larsen Frew McMillan Christo van Rensburg Mike Bryan
1928 NOT HELD 1951 Hamilton Richardson 1973 Robert Carmichael 1995 Todd Woodbridge 2017 Julio Peralta
1929 J. Gilbert Hall Tony Trabert Frew McMillan Mark Woodforde Horacio Zeballos
Frederic Mercur 1952 Grant Golden 1974 Jimmy Connors 1996 Pat Cash 2018 Max Mirnyi
1930 J. Gilbert Hall Arthur Larsen Ilie Nastase Patrick Rafter Philipp Oswald
Frederic Mercur 1953 Bernard Bartzen 1975 Juan Gisbert 1997 Mark Merklein
1931 H. Ellsworth Vines Jr. Grant Golden Manuel Orantes Vincent Spadea
Keith Gledhill 1954 E. Victor Seixas, Jr. 1976 Brian Gottfried 1998 Grant Stafford
1932 George M. Lott, Jr. Tony Trabert Raul Ramirez Kevin Ullyett
Bryan M. Grant Jr.

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LangTstRonOPHY
The graceful trophy was first presented in 1957 by the insurance firm of Langham, Langston and Burnett,
in the memory of Ernest Langston. An international tennis figure, Mr. Langston served as the general
chairman of the River Oaks Tennis Tournament for eight years and his personal influence was responsible
for attracting the nation’s top-ranked player here.

To carry on the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in the fine tradition of sportsmanship personified
by Ernest Langston is an imposing challenge. It is towards this end that the winners of the trophy strive.

LANGSTON TROPHY RECIPIENTS 1957-2017

1957 Barry MacKay 1988 Sammy Giammalva 2011 John Isner
1958 Don Candy Jonas Svensson 2012 Ryan Sweeting
1959 Billy Talbert 1989 Magnus Gustafsson 2013 Van Barry
1960 Roy Emerson 1990 Henri Leconte 2014 Fernando Verdasco
1961 Wolfgang Stuck 1991 Richey Reneberg 2015 Sam Querrey
1962 Chuck McKinley 1992 Bjorn Borg 2016 Feliciano Lopez
1963 Manuel Santana 1993 Todd Martin 2017 Wayne Bryan
1964 Rafael Osuna 1994 Jimmy Connors 2018 Bob Bryan
1965 Ramanathan Krishnan 1995 Jason Stoltenberg Mike Bryan
1966 Marty Mulligan 1996 Luke Jensen John Isner
1967 Butch Seewagen Murphy Jensen Steve Johnson
1968 Rafael Osuna 1997 Boris Becker Sam Querrey
1969 Stan Smith 1998 Steve Bryan Jack Sock
1970 Clark Graebner 1999 Rod Laver Frances Tiafoe
1971 Frank Froehling 2000 Richey Reneberg
1972 Roger Taylor 2001 Roy Emerson
1973 Fred Stolle 2002 Fred Stolle
1974 Bjorn Borg 2003 Wayne Ferreira
1975 Vijay Amritraj 2004 Jiri Novak
1976 Vitas Gerulaitis 2005 James Blake
1977 John Alexander 2006 Pete Sampras
1978 Brian Gottfried 2007 Dmitry Tursunov
1979 Manuel Orantes 2008 James & Thomas Blake
1980 Jamie Fillol 2009 Lleyton Hewitt
1981 Eddie Dibbs 2010 Bob Bryan
1982 Peter McNamara Mike Bryan
1983 Bill Scanlon
1984 Paul McNamee
1985 Mats Wilander
1986 Yannick Noah
1987 Jimmy Arias
Peter Lundgren
Bruno Oresar
Mikael Pernfors
Derrick Rostagno
Jonas Svensson

Steve Johnson accepted the 2018 Langston
Trophy on behalf of a group of players that
graciously donated funds to assist with the
court resurfacing project at Sunnyside Park.

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MAIN DRAW SINGLES HOUSTON, TX USA • APRIL 9-15, 2018 • RED CLAY • FINANCIAL COMMITMENT $623,710

STATUS NAT

1 1 USA ISNER, John J. ISNER [1] J. ISNER [1]
2 BYE 64 62
H. LAAKSONEN
3 WC GER BROWN, Dustin 64 63 S. JOHNSON [6]
4 SUI LAAKSONEN, Henri 76(4) 46 76(5)
F. TIAFOE
5 USA TIAFOE, Frances 63 63 S. JOHNSON [6]
6 WC USA MCDONALD, Mackenzie 63 64
S. JOHNSON [6]
7 USA ESCOBEDO, Ernesto 36 76(5) 62 S. JOHNSON [6]
8 6 USA JOHNSON, Steve 75 67(4) 62
J. SOCK [3]
9 3 USA SOCK, Jack J. SOCK [3]
10 BYE H. ZEBALLOS 64 64
61 62
11 ARG ZEBALLOS, Horacio T. FRITZ
12 Q JPN NISHIOKA, Yoshihito T. FRITZ 63 36 64
67(3) 62 76(6)
13 USA SMYCZEK, Tim T. FRITZ
14 USA FRITZ, Taylor R. HARRISON [7] 36 60 63
64 63
15 Q SRB KECMANOVIC, Miomir I. KARLOVIC 6
16 7 USA HARRISON, Ryan D. KUDLA 75 75
64 76(4) steve
17 5 ESP VERDASCO, Fernando JOHNSON
18 Q USA KUDLA, Denis I. KARLOVIC
76(5) 64 76(2) 26 64

19 JPN DANIEL, Taro B. FRATANGELO I. KARLOVIC
20 CRO KARLOVIC, Ivo 61 61 36 62 63

21 USA FRATANGELO, Bjorn N. KYRGIOS [4] N. KYRGIOS [4]
22 AUS THOMPSON, Jordan 67(2) 61 62
T. SANDGREN [8]
23 BYE 62 62 T. SANDGREN [8]
24 4 WC AUS KYRGIOS, Nick 76(2) 76(4)
N. KICKER
25 8 USA SANDGREN, Tennys 63 62 T. SANDGREN [8]
26 SLO KAVCIC, Blaz 62 76(3)
G. PELLA
27 ARG KICKER, Nicolas 63 62 T. SANDGREN [8]
28 USA YOUNG, Donald 46 75 63
S. QUERREY [2]
29 Q USA KOZLOV, Stefan G. PELLA
30 ARG PELLA, Guido 26 76(4) 76(3)

31 BYE
32 2 USA QUERREY, Sam

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2 QUERREY, Sam 14 FINALIST $52,340 150
3 SOCK, Jack
4 KYRGIOS, Nick 16 SEMI-FINALIST $28,350 90
5 VERDASCO, Fernando
6 JOHNSON, Steve 24 QUARTER-FINALIST $16,155 45 WITHDRAWALS
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STATUS NAT

1 1 USA BRYAN, Bob B. BRYAN
USA BRYAN, Mike M. BRYAN [1]
61 61
2 PR JPN DANIEL, Taro
JPN NISHIOKA, Yoshihito K. SKUPSKI
N. SKUPSKI B. BRYAN
GBR SKUPSKI, Ken 61 76(0) M. BRYAN [1]
46 63 10-6
3 M. MIRNYI
P. OSWALD M. MIRNYI
GBR SKUPSKI, Neal 63 76(0) P. OSWALD
67(4) 76(1) 11-9
FRA MARTIN, Fabrice S. LIPSKY M. MIRNYI
T. SANDGREN A. BEGEMANN P. OSWALD
4 26 64 10-6 A. SANCIC 64 26 10-6
76(4) 62
IND RAJA, Purav A. BEGEMANN max
A. SANCIC D. BROWN MIRNYI
5 3 CHI PERALTA, Julio 63 64 F. TIAFOE
ARG ZEBALLOS, Horacio 76(5) 63 &
S. GONZALEZ
BLR MIRNYI, Max D. YOUNG [4] philipp
63 46 10-1 OSWALD
6
I. KARLOVIC 67(2) 64 11-9
AUTOSWALD, Philipp D. NESTOR
76(6) 64 A. BEGEMANN
USA SOCK, Jack A. SANCIC
D. BROWN 63 36 10-7
7 F. TIAFOE
62 76(4)
USA WITHROW, Jackson

USA LIPSKY, Scott

8

USA SANDGREN, Tennys

GER BEGEMANN, Andre

9

CRO SANCIC, Antonio

USA MONROE, Nicholas

10

AUS SMITH, John-Patrick

ARG DURAN, Guillermo

11

ARG MOLTENI, Andres

12 4 MEXGONZALEZ, Santiago
USA YOUNG, Donald

13 WC CRO KARLOVIC, Ivo
CAN NESTOR, Daniel

AUS KYRGIOS, Nick

14

AUS REID, Matt

15 WC GER BROWN, Dustin
USA TIAFOE, Frances

16 2 USA HARRISON, Ryan
JPN MCLACHLAN, Ben

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2 HARRISON, Ryan / MCLACHLAN, Ben 46 FINALIST $15,870 90
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TORPan5ki0ngs 1 Novak Djokovic 10,955
SUCCESS IN HOUSTON
RANKINGS ARE AS OF MARCH 4 2 Rafael Nadal 8,365

9 JOHN ISNER2018, Quarterfinalist • 2017, Quarterfinalist 3 Alexander Zverev 6,595
2016, Semifinalist • 2015, Second Round
2014, Second Round • 2013, Champion 4 Roger Federer 4,600
2012, Finalist • 2011, Quarterfinalist
2010, Second Round • 2009, Quarterfinalist 5 Juan Martin del Potro 4,585
2008, First Round
33 NICK 6 Kevin Anderson 4,295
KYRGIOS
2018, Quarterfinalist 7 Kei Nishikori 4,190

37 JEREMY 8 Dominic Them 3,800
CHARDY
2015, Quarterfinalist 9 JOHN ISNER 3,405
2009, Second Round
2008, First Round 10 Stefanos Tsitsipas 3,175
38 STEVE
JOHNSON 11 Marin Cilic 3,095
2018, Champion
2017, Champion 12 Borna Coric 2,695
2016, First Round
2015, Second Round 13 Karen Khachanov 2,675
2014, Second Round
2012, First Round 14 Milos Raonic 2,275

46TAYLOR 15 Daniil Medvedev 2,230
FRITZ
2018, Semifinalist 16 Marco Cecchinato 2,091

48 CAMERON 17 Fabio Fognini 1,885
NORRIE
U.S. Clay Main Draw Debut 18 Nikoloz Basilashvili 1,865

19 Gael Monfils 1,740

20 Pablo Carreno Busta 1,705

21 David Goffin 1,650

22 Roberto Bautista Agut 1,545

23 Kyle Edmund 1,520

24 Alex de Minaur 1,508

25 Denis Shapovalov 1,485

26 Diego Schwartzman 1,485

27 Richard Gasquet 1,340

28 Grigor Dimitrov 1,310

29 Gilles Simon 1,305

30 Lucas Pouille 1,265

31 Marton Fucsovics 1,220

32 Laslo Djere 1,211

33 NICK KYRGIOS 1,205

34 Guido Pella 1,205

35 Frances Tiafoe 1,200

36 Fernando Verdasco 1,200

37 JEREMY CHARDY 1,180

38 STEVE JOHNSON 1,170

39 Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,160

40 Stan Wawrinka 1,130

41 Joao Sousa 1,107

42 John Millman 1,091

43 Mikhail Kukushkin 1,075

44 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 1,039

45 Dusan Lajovic 1,010

46 TAYLOR FRITZ 970

47 Andreas Seppi 960

48 CAMERON NORRIE 957

49 Matthew Ebden 956

50 Martin Klizan 941

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PLAYER RANK

JOHN ISNER 9

NICK KYRGIOS 33

JEREMY CHARDY 37

STEVE JOHNSON 38

TAYLOR FRITZ 46

CAMERON NORRIE 48

SAM QUERREY 51

REILLY OPELKA 59
MACKENZIE MCDONALD 62
DENIS KUDLA 65

CHRISTIAN GARIN 72

PABLO CUEVAS 73

YOSHIHITO NISHIOKA 74

JORDAN THOMPSON 77

BERNARD TOMIC 82

TENNYS SANDGREN 84

HUGO DELLIEN 87

IVO KARLOVIC 89

BRADLEY KLAHN 90

RYAN HARRISON 104

GUILLERMO GARCIA-LOPEZ 109

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Making his 10th U.S. Clay appearance, Sam Querrey HEIGHT 6’6”
has twice reached the finals at River Oaks, finishing
as runner-up in 2010 and 2015.

The Southern Californian returns to Houston just over
a year removed from reaching a career high of No. 11
in the ATP Rankings.

Twice in his career, Querrey has defeated the RIGHT-HANDED
defending champion and World No. 1 player at TWO-HANDED
Wimbledon, downing Novak Djokovic in the
2016 third round and Andy Murray in the 2017 BACKHAND
quarterfinals to reach his first career
Major semifinal.

Querrey has reached at least one final
in each of the past four seasons,
having won 10 total titles from 18
finals in his career.

In doubles, Querrey reached
this year’s Australian Open
semifinals with Ryan Harrision,
has reached a pair of U.S. Clay
doubles finals, winning the
title with James Blake in 2012
and finishing as runner-up
with John Isner in 2011.

Querrey married Abby Dixon AGE 31
last June.
1987

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HEIGHT 6’10” John Isner enjoyed one his most successful pro seasons in 2018.
He finished in the Top 10 for the first time in his career following his
biggest title – at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami – and his best

career Grand Slam result, a semifinal at Wimbledon.

Isner, who will turn 34 later this month, has won more than 30 matches and
finished ranked in the Top 20 for nine straight seasons. He has finished as

the No. 1 American in six of those nine seasons, and his 14 titles are the most
among active U.S. players.

AGE 33 The 2013 U.S. Clay champion is the only player to have appeared in every
edition of the event since it moved to River Oaks in 2008 and boasts a 15-10
1985
record here. Last year, during his quarterfinal against Steve Johnson, Isner
hit his 10,000th career ace, becoming the fourth ATP player to reach that

milestone. To commemorate the moment, the ball from that point was
taken out of play and is now on display at the International Tennis
Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.

During his college career at the University
of Georgia, Isner was a four-time
All-American. In 2007, he was the
NCAA singles runner-up while

winning the doubles and team titles.

RIGHT-HANDED Isner married Madison McKinley
TWO-HANDED in December 2017, and they

BACKHAND welcomed a daughter, Hunter,
in Sept. 2018. The family now
lives in Dallas.

Isner has participated in “Aces for
Animals” campaigns to provide food
to shelters in the cities he is playing
while also organizing events to support
the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive
Cancer Center, where his mother has

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French veteran Jeremy Chardy is making his third appearance at River Oaks.
The 32-year-old returns for the first time since reaching the quarterfinals in 2015.

HEIGHT 6’2” AGE 32 Chardy has reached a final on all three surfaces in his career,
including his first on a grass court last summer
1987 in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. His lone career
title came 10 years ago on clay
RIGHT-HANDED in Stuttgart.
TWO-HANDED
A quarterfinal at the 2013
BACKHAND Australian Open propelled Chardy

into the Top 25 of the ATP
Rankings for the first time in

his career.

As a junior, Chardy won the
Wimbledon title and finished as

runner-up at the U.S. Open,
falling to 2011 U.S. Clay Champion

Ryan Sweeting in that final.

In 2017, Chardy helped France win the
Davis Cup. In his career he has also
claimed six Challenger titles and
been an ATP doubles winner
four times.

Jeremy married
Susan Gossage in 2017.

WEIGHT

165 LBS

RESIDENCE LONDON, ENGLAND
BIRTHPLACE PAU, FRANCE
COACH JAMES DAVIDSON

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Steve Johnson carries a nine-match winning streak as he returns to HEIGHT 6’2”
River Oaks as U.S. Clay’s two-time defending champion.

The first player to repeat as U.S. Clay champion since Andy Roddick in
2001-02, Johnson is seeking to be just the third player to three-peat in
the 100-plus year history of the tournament. He would join Bobby Riggs
(1936-38) and the winner of a tournament record six straight Bill Tilden
(1922-27). In the 84-year history of tournament tennis at River Oaks,
the only back-to-back-to-back winner was Bitsy Grant (1935-37).

Johnson has won four titles overall,
including one in each of the past
three seasons. He reached
a career-best three ATP
Finals in 2018.

The Californian has won RIGHT-HANDED
at least 25 matches in TWO-HANDED
four straight seasons.
In doubles, he has one BACKHAND
title from four finals,
and also claimed a
bronze medal at the 2016
Rio Olympics where he
teamed with Jack Sock.

Winning streaks are nothing AGE 29
new for Johnson. He won 72
matches in a row to finish off his 1989
college career at the University
of Southern California, a tenure WEIGHT 190 LBS
that included back-to-back
NCAA singles titles and four
straight team titles for
the Trojans.

Steve married Kendall Bateman
one week after winning the
U.S. Clay title in 2018.

RESIDENCE REDONDO BEACH, CA, USA

BIRTHPLACE ORANGE, CA, USA

COACH CRAIG BOYNTON

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STEVE JOHNSON

EXPLAINS HIS MUanSdTAMCorHeE!
Sure, Steve Johnson is the two-time defending champion at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court
Championship, the first back-to-back winner since Andy Roddick in 2001-02.

And yes, Johnson could become the first three-peater since Bobby Riggs way back when in 1936-38.

But more important,

WHO IS JOHNSON'S MUSTACHE MENTOR?

You never hear that HOW MANY PAIRS OF SNEAKERS DOES HE Ken: You have the most
discussed on ESPN. Chris WEAR DURING A TOURNAMENT? famous old-school mustache
Fowler and Brad Gilbert can

talk about forehands and drop volleys on the pro tour. Who was your tennis

for five sets, but do they ever wonder … mustache mentor?

isn't it weird that tennis fans aren't allowed absolutely necessary for a pro to break STEVE: I don’t know if I had a mentor.
to cheer during a point? Well, here at River out a new racket every nine games? I just do it on the road because we
Oaks, we don't shy away from asking the get bored and it’s fun and it’s goofy.
tough questions. So here you go, 10 offbeat STEVE: Yes and no. Strings that Sometimes I get comparisons to Stan
questions for Steve Johnson. we use are totally different (from Smith back in the day. We have a USC
a recreational player’s strings).

KEN HOFFMAN: When fans watch tennis The strings that Roger Federer uses, connection. I know a few people probably

players sign autographs after a match, the way he strings his rackets, the strings would like me to shave it off. I have an easy

it looks like they’re just scribbling their lose tension. I change rackets after two personality and the mustache just changes

initials. Is that because they want to save ball changes. You never want to lose things up a bit. It’s just a fun thing.

time, or because it’s hard to sign a fuzzy a point because you broke a string or some Ken: When you plan your tennis year, do
ball? How do you sign your on-court other equipment malfunction. When you you enter tournaments where you think
autographs, initials or whole name?” break a string, it always happens at the you can win the most ATP points, cities
wrong time, like break point down. you enjoy visiting, or events with the most
STEVE JOHNSON: I’m trying to get to Tennis is hard enough, you never want prize money?
as many people as I can after a match. your equipment to let you down.
When I’m signing a tennis ball I’m inclined STEVE: It’s easy for someone like myself.
to go with my initials. If someone gives KEN: How many pairs of sneakers do you I enjoy playing in the States. That's no
me a photo or something that has some go through during a tournament? Do you secret. It’s the same with John (Isner) and
substance to it, I will go with a full wear a new pair every match? Sam (Querrey). We have familiarity with
signature if there’s enough space. If it’s the events and the fans and the cities.
a kid’s hat with 40 other signatures on it, STEVE: On a hard court, I probably go So geography is first with me. Then you
I don’t want to ruin everybody else’s, and through two or three pairs of shoes during kind of look at what cities you enjoy
I’ll just make my little mark on it. Tennis a tournament, which hopefully will be five the most. Sometimes the schedule will
balls are a little tough to sign because of or six matches. It’s like changing rackets give you two European cities the week
their size and shape and the felt on them. during a match, I never want to lose before the French Open. You pick the one
a point or slip or have a misstep because

KEN: Tennis etiquette says that when you I didn’t have enough traction on my shoe. where you feel most comfortable. Prize

hit a net cord or a winner off your frame, Everybody’s different, some guys don’t money is definitely last on my list. At the

you’re supposed to apologize. go through that many pairs of shoes. end of the day, you go where you can be

Why on Earth would you apologize? I don’t like it when a shoe gets old because most successful, win as many matches as

Sorry for what? It has to be the phoniest your foot moves around in there. I like possible and get where you want to be at

gesture in all of sports. Baseball players a new shoe that I can tie as tight as the end of the year. You're in this for the

don't apologize to the pitcher if they get possible and run and never worry about long haul.

a bad hop single. Most recreational players it. I guess I wear new shoes every two River Oaks in an easy decision for me.
would say, “If I could hit a net cord winner matches probably. Half of my tournament wins are in
every time … I’d do it every time.” Are you Houston. I think I’ve played there six or
really sorry when you hit a lucky shot for KEN: Rank them in order of your on-court seven times. Even when I was losing in the
a winner? preference: wearing nothing on your first or second round. Houston was always
head, backwards baseball hat, frontwards

STEVE: Me? Not really. I don’t apologize baseball cap, visor, floppy Rod Laver hat, one of my favorite tournaments. I’m really

too often unless it’s one of my closer regular headband, skinny Euro headband. glad I was able to put it together the last

friends. It’s more of a gesture. It doesn’t STEVE: Forwards baseball cap is No. 1. couple of years in Houston. I love the city.
happen all that often, but I’m just happy I’m always wearing a hat on and off the The people are phenomenal. It’s not often
to win the point. I’ll take a point any court. Backwards hat is No. 2. I wear it we get to play at a club like River Oaks.
way I can get it – net cord, shank, mishit, backwards when I’m indoors because Most of the events are at a big tennis
whatever you want to call it. I think a lot there’s no sun to deal with, but I'm still facility with no club feel to it. The people
of the guys feel the same way. Apologizing sweating a lot. I will go with a headband who put it on are fantastic. River Oaks is
is really just a courtesy. In practice, we’ll during practice half the time just to always my first clay event of the year –
joke around and say, “If you’re really that change it up. A headband keeps the hair from now until the time I’m done.
sorry, let’s replay the point.” Nobody ever out of my eyes when it gets long and too
takes you up on that offer. crazy to manage. Floppy hat I save for the Ken: Do tennis players really need a hitting
partner, a chef, physio, trainer, two separate

KEN: I use one racket and I wait until beach or when I’m cruising with buddies. coaches, and 12-member entourage? The

I break a string to get it re-strung. Is it I never wear a visor and that small Rolling Stones don't go on tour with as

headband thing hasn’t quite made it to many people as Roger Federer's "team."

my repertoire yet.

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STEVE: I think for some people, yes. Ken: Tennis also maybe the only sport that otfifniimsortRhsweateIilucvwyl’emnaearatyiyOdlrsoentafvmhreekoen.symt
You look at Roger, you don’t realize how doesn't allow coaching during the match.
much is on his plate on a daily basis. In fact, a player will be penalized if they
He may be the best of all time. At every get signals from their coach in the stands.
event he goes to, he has interviews and Would you be in favor of on-court coaching
this and that and things he’s contractually in men's tennis?
obligated to do with sponsors.
Every person you see in his box has a Steve: Yeah, I would personally be in favor
responsibility and is there to make Roger’s of coaching. It was that way for me in
life easier. Roger needs a large team. college, so it wouldn't be new. Coaching
That's not the case for me. Sam Querrey is allowed in the women's game, but it’s a
and I are very close, have been for a long little shocking to me that it’s televised. I
time, we grew up together. For the last don’t think it should be televised. It needs
few years, we’ve shared a coach and to be private, left between the coach and
shared a physio. We don’t need a team player. Occasionally, you'll see a coach
24/7 all over us. We’re both easy going and wear a microphone in the NBA or NFL,
accommodate each other’s schedule. but television doesn't air them going over
X's and O's, which is what a coach would
Ken: Fans have to be silent on the ATP tour, be doing in tennis. What if one player's
while fans are encouraged to scream and coach previously coached his opponent?
holler during Team Tennis. Which do you That could be an issue and it wouldn't be
prefer? Most other sports would never good for the game. Plus you might need
think to ask fans to be quiet. somebody's finger on the mute button.

STEVE: Yeah, more fan involvement
is something we need in the game,
and something that’s coming.
There will be movement in that
direction. They won’t make people
wait for changeovers to get
to their seats. There will need
to be a learning curve.
Things have been done
the current way for so long.
For me, I think it will be
a good thing. I don't have
a hard time with fans
cheering. The noise doesn't
get me, it's the flash
photography I don't like.
It takes your eye off the ball
for a split second, and it's hard
enough to see the ball already.

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HEIGHT 6’4”
HEIGHT 6’3”

Twins Bob and Mike Bryan have reunited in 2019, and will return to River Oaks
to an event they won six times for their 17th U.S. Clay appearance. The California
twins own a 40-10 record at the tournament.

The duo split in the second half of 2018 after MIKE
Bob sustained a hip injury. In August he
underwent an operation for hip resurfacing RIGHT-HANDED
with an implant. ONE-HANDED

While Bob was on the disabled list, BACKHAND
Mike partnered with Jack Sock to
win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and
the ATP Finals, allowing Mike
to return to the No. 1
doubles ranking.

As a tandem, Bob

and Mike hold

every conceivable

record for a team,

including having

won 117 titles

together. They have

finished as the No. 1 team

on the ATP World Tour a record 10 times,

and they are the winningest duo in

history, claiming more than 1,000

match wins since their debut at the AGE 40
1995 U.S. Open.
1978
The brothers are also legends off the

court, signing endless autographs,

jamming for fans in their

eponymous band, winning the ATP

185 LBSTour Fan Favorite Award 13 times
WEIGHT

and also being honored here with

195 LBSthe Langston Sportsmanship Award.
WEIGHT

Their father, Wayne, who was their
first coach, will once again serve as
our center court emcee during the
tournament.

Bob, who is two minutes younger
than Mike, married Michelle Alvarez,
in 2010. They have three children:
Micaela (7), Bobby, Jr. (5) and Richie (3).

BIRTHPLACE CAMARILLO, CA, USA BOB

COACH DAVID MACPHERSON LEFT-HANDED
COACH DAVE MARSHALL ONE-HANDED

BACKHAND

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Twenty-one-year-old Southern Californian Taylor Fritz made quite
the U.S. Clay debut in 2018, beating a trio of fellow Americans –
including 2015 River Oaks winner Jack Sock –
reach the semifinals.

Quick success is nothing new for Fritz. As an AGE 21 RIGHT-HANDED
18-year-old, in just his third-ever ATP Tour TWO-HANDED
event, he reached the final, falling to Kei 1997
Nishikori at Memphis in February 2016. BACKHAND
He was the youngest ATP finalist in nearly WEIGHT
a decade, and was the youngest
American in an ATP final since 190 LBS
17-year-old Michael Chang won the
1989 Wembley title.

Before his 18th birthday, Fritz broke
through on the Challenger circuit,
winning back-to-back titles
during the fall of 2015. He now
owns five career
Challenger titles.

The 2016 ATP Newcomer of
the Year, Fritz was the No. 1
junior player in the world in
2015 after winning the U.S.
Open and reaching the Roland
Garros final.

Fritz’s mother, Kathy May,
played professional tennis,
reaching the WTA Top 10 while
winning seven career titles,
including the 1976 U.S. Women’s
Clay Court Championship.

Taylor married fellow tennis
player Raquel Pedraza in 2016,
and they welcomed their first
son, Jordon, in January 2017.

RESIDENCE RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA, USA

BIRTHPLACE RANCHO SANTA FE, CA, USA

COACH PAUL ANNACONE
COACH DAVID NAINKIN

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This 21-year-old returns to River Oaks HEIGHT 6’11”
where he made his ATP Tour debut
in 2016. The 6-foot-11 Floridian will be AGE 21
playing his third U.S. Clay main draw.
1997
Last season he surged into the
Top 100 after reaching his first ATP RIGHT-HANDED
quarterfinal in Delray Beach. He also TWO-HANDED
claimed three Challenger titles from
finals last year. BACKHAND

This February, he fired 156 aces while
winning the first title of his ATP career at
the New York Open. That victory propelled
him into the Top 60 of the ATP rankings for
the first time.

In 2015, Opelka won the Wimbledon
Boys title and reached a high of
No. 4 on the junior rankings.

Opelka was born in Michigan
but has lived in Florida
since age 4.

BIRTHPLACE ST. JOSEPH, MI, USA WEIGHT 225 LBS

RESIDENCE WEST PALM BEACH, FL, USA
COACH JAY BERGER
COACH JEAN-YVES AUBONE

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Australia’s Nick Kyrgios returns to River Oaks for a second U.S. Clay appearance after reaching the
quarterfinals last year in his debut. In 2014, at the age of 19, Kyrgios announced himself to the world with
a win over No. 1 Rafael Nadal on his way to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. He was the youngest to defeat
the No. 1 ranked player at a Major since Nadal himself did so in 2005.

The 23-year-old now owns five career titles, most recently claiming the Acapulco title in February with
wins over Nadal, John Isner, Stan Wawrinka and Alexander Zverev. In 2018, injuries slowed him and forced
him from more than a dozen events after a promising start with the Brisbane title in the opening week.
His 2017 campaign was highlighted by finals at the ATP 1000 event in Cincinnati and ATP 500 in Beijing.

HEIGHT 6’11” Kyrgios posted his best year in 2016,
winning three titles and recording
a career-best 39 match wins.

A former junior No. 1, he won the 2013
Australian Open boys’ title and was a
three-time junior doubles champion
at Majors.

He has created the Nick Kyrgios
Foundation to support

under-privileged youth.

WEIGHT 187 LBS

AGE 23

1995

RIGHT-HANDED
TWO-HANDED

BACKHAND

RESIDENCE NASSAU, BAHAMAS
BIRTHPLACE CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA

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