US Clay

Shelton Secures Houston Title

HOUSTON/STARNBERG, April 8, 2024 Ben Shelton claimed his second ATP Tour career title, defeated defending champion Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in Sunday’s final of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club […]

Houston Awaits All-US-American Final

HOUSTON/STARNBERG, April 7, 2024 For the tenth time in the Open Era – and the fourth time since the ATP Tour tournament moved to River Oaks in 2008 – two US-Americans will play for the singles title at the Fayez […]

Tiafoe, Shelton Headline Houston Semi-Finals

HOUSTON/STARNBERG, April 6, 2024 At least one US-American has reached the semi-finals of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship for the 22nd straight edition of the tournament – the event’s entire tenure in Houston. This year, […]

Tiafoe Advances To Houston Quarterfinals

HOUSTON/STARNBERG, April 5, 2024 Aleksandar Kovacevic from United States played two of the longest matches recorded history (since 1995) of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship this week. His second round loss Thursday to No. 4 […]

Shelton Starts Houston Title Bid With Hard-Fought Win

HOUSTON/STARNBERG, April 4, 2024 Three US-Americans advanced to the quarterfinals of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Wednesday – No. 1 seed Ben Shelton, No. 5 seed Marcos Giron and 22-year-old Brandon Nakashima.  First ATP Tour QF on clay […]

Galan Wins Longest Tie-Break In U.S. Clay Houston History

HOUSTON/STARNBERG, April 3, 2024 Tournament history at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship was broken twice on Stadium Court in two different matches on Tuesday with both the longest tie-breaker played (by score) and the longest […]

Trio Of Top 20 Americans Headline Houston Field

HOUSTON, March 7, 2024 (Press Release) A trio of players who have claimed titles already in the 2024 season – Tommy Paul (Dallas), Jordan Thompson (Los Cabos) and Luciano Darderi (Cordoba) – are among the players on the initial entry list for the 2024 Fayez Sarofim […]

Opelka Wins US Clay Title In Houston

HOUSTON/STARNBERG, April 11, 2022 Reilly Opelka won his fourth ATP Tour career title with a 6-3, 7-6(7) win over fellow US-American John Isner at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship on Sunday. The No. 3 seed struck […]

Opelka Enters Third Final Of The Season In Houston

HOUSTON/STARNBERG, April 10, 2022 US-American Reilly Opelka entered his third ATP Tour final this season, good for second behind Rafael Nadal’s four, after a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Australian Nick Kyrgios at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay […]

Opelka To Face Kyrgios In Houston Semi-Final

HOUSTON/STARNBERG April 9, 2022 No. 3 seed Reilly Opelka defeated Houston-born Gijs Brouwer, who is representing the Netherlands, 6-3, 7-5 in Friday’s quarterfinals of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. In other action, Australian wild card […]