And with that, the 2023 Akron Open, the longest continuous 3.0 USTA 3.0 tournament in all of Ohio, is on the docket! So now it's time to celebrate the upcoming event, which, due to health reasons, will be spread over a number of days during the month of July. Which gives us even more time to celebrate, so that's some lemonade out of lemons, eh?!
Based on our limited research, fleeting attention span, and inability to write anything of substance while at the same time attempting to avoid the three children running around the house, here are all the major Akron Open 3.0 records anyone (perhaps you?!) could ever want to know! Plus, as now the Akron Open is somewhat combined with the Towpath Shootouts and the Akron Open Series (i.e., one-day events), we've combined all those numbers, too! WHOA! ALL THE AKRON ONE COULD WANT!
3.0 Singles Records
Singles Tournament Appearances
9 - Joshua Grischow
8 - Timothy Benedict, Travis Haselswerdt
7 - Matt Birkbeck
6 - Paul Papas
5 - Thomas Green, Bob Shearer
4 - Ron Novak
Singles Wins
22 - Travis Haselswerdt
20 - Matt Birkbeck
16 - Joshua Grischow
12 - Bob Shearer
11 - Timothy Benedict
9 - William Baxter, Ron Novak
7 - Robert Corts, John Tomic
6 - Charles Graise, Benjamin Young
Singles Matches
35 - Matt Birkbeck
34 - Travis Haselswerdt
24 - Timothy Benedict, Joshua Grischow
17 - Paul Papas, Bob Shearer
14 - Ron Novak
12 - Thomas Green
9 - Robert Corts, Charles Graise, John Tomic
Singles Finals Appearances (Championship AND Consolation!)
5 (2, 3) - Matt Birkbeck
3 (3, 0) - Travis Haselswerdt
3 (2, 1) - Joshua Grischow
3 (1, 2) - Timothy Benedict
2 (0, 2) - William Baxter
2 (0, 2) - Dominic Manning
2 (1, 1) - Bob Shearer
3.0 Doubles Records
Doubles Tournament Appearances
5 - Lawrence Bach, Matt Birkbeck
4 - Timothy Benedict, Michael O'Connell, John Stein
3 - David Gann, Travis Haselswerdt, John Turley
Doubles Wins
8 - Michael O'Connell
7 - Robert Corts
6 - David Gann, William Fox, Travis Haselswerdt, Abhi Nash, Son To, Greg Starc, John Turley, Jim Wable
5 - Debabrata Ghosh
4 - Matt Birkbeck, Jesus Caldera, Ricardo Caldera, Reynaldo Guillermo, Robert McGriff
3 - Steve Balson, Blevins, Blevins, Thomas Green, Kevin Le, Leslie, Makarov, Keith Moeller, John Orti, Robert Schneider, Tim Schneider, Jeff Snyder
Doubles Matches
11 - Matt Birkbeck, Michael O'Connell
10 - Lawrence Bach
8 - Timothy Benedict, Robert Corts, David Gann, Debabrata Ghose, Travis Haselswerdt, Bob Shearer, John Stein, Son To, John Turley
6 - Thomas Green, John Ingersoll, Robert Schneider, Tim Schneider, Greg Starc, Makarov, Devender Vitti, Jim Wable
Doubles Finals Appearances (Championship AND Consolation Bracket)
4 (0, 4) - Matt Birkbeck
3 (2, 1) - John Turley
3 (3, 0) - William Fox, Ron Novak
2 (2, 0) - Jesus Caldera, Ricardo Caldera, Tim Lastoria, Greg Starc, Jim Wable
2 (1, 1) - Leslie, Robert McGriff, Michael O'Connell, Greg Snyder
2 (0, 2) - Timothy Benedict, John Stein, Dominguez, Makarov
Doubles Tandems
4x - Benedict/Stein
3x - O'Connell/To
2x - Gann/Haselswerdt, Starc/Wable, Canterbury/Parks, Leslie/Snyder, Birkbeck/Smith, Bean/Sherman, Caldera/Caldera, Fox/Novak
3.0 Overall Records
Overall Wins (Singles AND Doubles)
28 - Travis Haselswerdt (22 singles, 6 doubles)
24 - Matt Birkbeck (20 singles, 4 doubles)
16 - Joshua Grischow (16 singles, 0 doubles)
14 - Robert Corts (7 singles, 11 doubles), Bob Shearer (12 singles, 2 doubles), Ron Novak (9 singles, 5 doubles)
12 - Timothy Benedict (11 singles, 1 doubles),
12 - Michael O'Connell (4 singles, 8 doubles)
9 - William Baxter (9 singles, 0 doubles)
9 - Charles Graise (6 singles, 3 doubles)
8 - Thomas Green (5 singles, 3 doubles)
Overall Matches (Singles AND Doubles)
46 - Matt Birkbeck (35 singles, 11 doubles)
42 - Travis Haselswerdt (34 singles, 8 doubles)
32 - Timothy Benedict (24 singles, 8 doubles)
26 - Bob Shearer (18 singles, 8 doubles)
24 - Joshua Grischow (24 singles, 0 doubles)
23 - Ron Novak (14 singles, 9 doubles)
21 - Robert Corts (11 singles, 10 doubles)
19 - Michael O'Connell (8 singles, 11 doubles)
17 - Paul Papas (17 singles, 0 doubles)
15 - Charles Graise (9 singles, 6 doubles)
Conclusion
WOW! So many records! And who will add their name to the record books of the most illustrious 3.0 tournament known to all of Ohio?!
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