With this extension, India and South Asia's only ATP tour event will continue to be held in Chennai until 2016. The 2013 event was the 18th edition of the tournament in India and 17th edition in Chennai.
Disclosing this at the price distribution ceremony after Serbian Janko Tipservic defeated Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain in the final, TNTA president M A Alagappan said, "We are delighted to announce that Tamil Nadu Tennis Association with the active support and patronage of the Tamil Nadu government has come to an agreement with IMG Reliance to continue the tournament from 2014 to 2016."
"The Chennai open remains the only ATP world tour event in South Asia. The Chennai Open provides a key opportunity for Indian players to compete with the best players in the world. We look forward to three more years of quality tennis in Chennai," he said. MORE
