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ATP US Clay Court Championship: Can An American Man Win And Make It A Four-Peat?

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Wendi Oliveros is a diehard tennis fan that is known to set her clock at ridiculous hours to watch live action especially during the Australian Open. She is known for indulging in strawberries and cream during Wimbledon and has watched the US Open live several times.

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Published01 Apr 2025

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The ATP is loaded with talented American men’s singles tennis players.  Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe, and Sebastian Korda are ranked among the Top 25.  American men traditionally win the ATP tournaments in Delray, Dallas, and Houston, but that tradition has been broken in 2025 at Delray and Dallas. It seems no streak is safe this year. Can an American man break the trend and win the US Clay Court Championship in Houston this week?

Taylor Fritz Denied Three-Peat In Delray

World No. 4 Taylor Fritz won the Delray Open in 2023 and 2024.  Miomir Kecmanovic defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the 2025 final.

Dennis Shapovalov Prevailed In Dallas

Canadian Dennis Shapovalov played a brilliant week of tennis, his best in recent years.  He defeated Casper Ruud in the 2025 Dallas Open final.

Tommy Paul was the 2024 Dallas Open champion.

Americans Going For a Four-Peat At US Clay Court Championship

American tennis players are not usually associated with clay court success.  However, that is not true at Houston’s US Clay Court Championship held this week.

Three different American champions have been crowned: 2022 – Reilly Opelka, 2023 – Frances Tiafoe, 2024 – Ben Shelton.  Ben Shelton is not competing in this year’s event so it will be up to one of the other American men in the draw to bring home the trophy.

As of Tuesday morning, April 1, 13 American men are in contention, including recognizable names like Tommy Paul, Frances Tiafoe, Brandon Nakashima, Christopher Eubanks, Mackenzie McDonald, Jenson Brooksby, Michael Mmoh, and Alex Michelsen.

What About Doubles?

Bob and Mike Bryan won six US Clay Court Championship doubles titles, but in recent years, the American men have struggled as Australian teams have won the past three years.

There are promising American teams in the draw, including two fascinating ones that involve next-generation stars.  Alex Michelsen is teaming with Mackenzie McDonald.  Learner Tien is joining forces with Jenson Brooksby.  The US also has the second and third seeded doubles teams in Christian Harrison and Evan King and Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram.