Lexus of Las Vegas Open
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The Lexus of Las Vegas Open is a professional tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ITF Women's Circuit
as part of the 50K tournament level. It is held annually at the Red Rock Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States, since 2009. American Varvara Lepchenko beat Sorona Cirstea 6-2, 6-2 to win the $7,315 first-place price money in the 2010 singles final. A native of Uzbekistan, Lepchenko has lived in the United States since 2001 after receiving political asylum and became a U.S. citizen in 2007. In the doubles final, Lindsay Lee-Waters and Megan Moulton-Levy rallied to beat the wild-card team of Irina Falconi and current former USC All-American Maria Sanchez, 1-6, 7-5, 10-4. Lee-Waters and Moulton-Levy split the $2,660 first-place prize money.
The tournament is run by co-directors Jordan Butler and Tyler Weekes.
The 2011 tournament will take place Sept. 27-Oct. 2.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ITF Women's Circuit
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...
as part of the 50K tournament level. It is held annually at the Red Rock Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States, since 2009. American Varvara Lepchenko beat Sorona Cirstea 6-2, 6-2 to win the $7,315 first-place price money in the 2010 singles final. A native of Uzbekistan, Lepchenko has lived in the United States since 2001 after receiving political asylum and became a U.S. citizen in 2007. In the doubles final, Lindsay Lee-Waters and Megan Moulton-Levy rallied to beat the wild-card team of Irina Falconi and current former USC All-American Maria Sanchez, 1-6, 7-5, 10-4. Lee-Waters and Moulton-Levy split the $2,660 first-place prize money.
The tournament is run by co-directors Jordan Butler and Tyler Weekes.
The 2011 tournament will take place Sept. 27-Oct. 2.
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Regina KulikovaRegina Kulikova Regina Kulikova is a professional Russian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 65th, which she reached on May 3, 2010. Her career high in doubles is 417th, which she reached on September 28, 2009... |
 Anikó KaprosAniko Kapros Anikó Kapros is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. Kapros won the Junior's singles title at the Australian Open in 2000... |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 2010 |  Varvara LepchenkoVarvara Lepchenko Varvara Lepchenko is an American female professional tennis player. She reached her singles career high of no. 74 on November 15, 2010. She has won six ITF titles during her career.-Early life and junior career:... |
 Sorana CîrsteaSorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :... |
6-2, 6-2 |