Founded in 1910, it has been held in nearly two dozen cities, and since 2001 has been held in Houston, Texas. It is the only remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.
Seven was American Jenson Brooksby’s lucky number this week at River Oaks. The qualifying wildcard entrant, ranked No. 507 at the beginning of the week, won seven consecutive matches, defeating each of the top three seeds on his way to the championship: No. 1 Paul, No. 2 Tiafoe, and No. 3 Tabilo.
Match 1 - Qualifiers
March 29, 2025 - (1) Federico Agustin Gomez v (Q) Jenson Brooksby
6-3, 7-6, 6-4
Match 2 - Qualifiers
March 30, 2025 - Patrick Maloney v (Q) Jenson Brooksby
6-4, 6-2
Match 3 - Round of 32
March 30, 2025 - Taro Daniel v Jenson Brooksby
6-4, 6-4
Jenson Brooksby of the United States enters court 1 prior to his Round of 32 Match
A broadcast camera slide signed by Jenson Brooksby after his first win on Court 1 against Taro Daniel.
Match 4 - Round of 16
April 2, 2025 - (3) Alejandro Tabilo v Jenson Brooksby
6-3, 6-4, 7-6
Brooksby enters Court 1 prior to his match against No. 3 Seed Alejandro Tabilo.
Match 5 - Quarter-final
April 4, 2025 - Aleksandar Kovacevic v Jenson Brooksby
6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Match 6 - Semi-final
April 5, 2025 - (1) Tommy Paul v Jenson Brooksby
7-6, 6-3, 7-6
Jenson Brooksby Makes History with Saturday Semifinal Win, lasting two hours and 43 minutes.
This match endured a rain delay, splitting it up after the first set, spanning from 1pm to 8pm.
The ball kids made good use of their time, playing a doubles match underneath the stadium.
After a grueling rain delay, Brooksby comes out on top over No. 1 seed and projected winner Tommy Paul
Match 7 - Final
April 6, 2025 - (2) Frances Tiafoe (former champion) v Jenson Brooksby
6-4, 6-2
Tiafoe
Brooksby
Jenson Brooksby defeats former champion and No. 2 Seed Frances Tiafoe, becoming the first US Clay singles qualifier champion in 25 years and the lowest ranked champion in US Clay history.
All of the Broadcast Slides signed by Brooksby
