Atlanta tennis championships have been in existence since 1988 but under different names. Initially, the tournament was called as the US men’s clay court tournament the name was subsequently changed to RCA championships. The reason for this change was because the Atlanta Athletic club changed its courts from clay court to hard court. After this name change, the schedule of the tournament was also changed and was timed to be played just before the US open championships. This made a great change in the popularity of the tournament because most players chose to play in this ATP event as a way of preparation for the subsequent US Open. The courts used in US open and Atlanta tennis championships are similar in nature and players could prepare themselves well by playing on similar types of surface, as a way of orientation. The Atlanta tennis championships had a continued popularity till the mid 2000s as many to players continued to participate in them. The excellent infrastructure and facilities could also accommodate a large number of spectators and the playing conditions also remain world class. Since then the tournament has seen a decline in player interest which is reflected in the dwindling spectator interest. N fact, during the years 2007 and 2008, there were no sponsors and the tournament was simply called as he Indianapolis tournament.

Since this tournament is an ATP event, the association decided to purchase the championships and resell the rights to other sponsors. Eventually, in 2009, the tournament was bought by an Atlanta based group and the tournament was renamed as the Atlanta Tennis tournament. This hard court tournament is played once every year and the current version is actually an amalgamation of the Indianapolis tournament and the original Atlanta tournament which was called as the Verizon tennis challenge. This relatively new tournament is being conducted for the past two years under the aegis of new organizers and new sponsors. Over the years, many top players have participated and won these championships and the some of the winners include Andre Agassi, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, etc. In the recent years, the Atlanta tennis championships have seen in player participation and spectator interest. The latest tournament was conducted in a new location within Atlanta – in Racquet club of the south premises and there were very good crowds during the tournament. The tournament is only for men and both singles and doubles matches are conducted on an annual basis.