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The 16th edition of the Chennai open begins today and with a stronger array of players this time, let’s have a look at the past champions at Chennai.
Leander Paes has been the most successful campaigner at Chennai, having won six doubles titles, while Mahesh Bhupathi has five to his name. In the singles category, Marin Cilic and Carlos Moya have two titles each.
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Milos Raonic | Janko Tipsarevi? |
| 2011 | Stanislas Wawrinka | Xavier Malisse |
| 2010 | Marin ?ili? | Stanislas Wawrinka |
| 2009 | Marin ?ili? | Somdev Devvarman |
| 2008 | Mikhail Youzhny | Rafael Nadal |
| 2007 | Xavier Malisse | Stefan Koubek |
| 2006 | Ivan Ljubi?i? | Carlos Moyá |
| 2005 | Carlos Moyá | Paradorn Srichaphan |
| 2004 | Carlos Moyá | Paradorn Srichaphan |
| 2003 | Paradorn Srichaphan | Karol Ku?era |
| 2002 | Guillermo Cañas | Paradorn Srichaphan |
| 2001 | Michal Tabara | Andrei Stoliarov |
| 2000 | Jérôme Golmard | Markus Hantschk |
| 1999 | Byron Black | Rainer Schüttler |
| 1998 | Patrick Rafter | Mikael Tillström |
Doubles
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Leander Paes Janko Tipsarevi? | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
| 2011 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | Robin Haase David Martin |
| 2010 | Marcel Granollers Santiago Ventura | Lu Yen-hsun Janko Tipsarevi? |
| 2009 | Eric Butorac Rajeev Ram | Jean-Claude Scherrer Stanislas Wawrinka |
| 2008 | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | Marcos Baghdatis Marc Gicquel |
| 2007 | Xavier Malisse Dick Norman | Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá-Vidal |
| 2006 | Michal Merti?ák Petr Pála | Prakash Amritraj Rohan Bopanna |
| 2005 | Yen-hsun Lu Rainer Schüttler | Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman |
| 2004 | Rafael Nadal Tommy Robredo | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
| 2003 | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann | František ?ermák Leoš Friedl |
| 2002 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | Tomáš Cibulec Ota Fukárek |
| 2001 | Byron Black Wayne Black | Barry Cowan Mosé Navarra |
| 2000 | Julien Boutter Christophe Rochus | Saurav Panja Prahlad Srinath |
| 1999 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | Wayne Black Neville Godwin |
| 1998 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | Olivier Delaître Max Mirnyi |
| 1997 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | Oleg Ogorodov Eyal Ran |
| 1996 | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | Byron Black Sandon Stolle |
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Edited by Staff Editor
