The Maharashtra Open (known as Tata Open Maharashtra for sponsorship reasons) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pune, India. It is part of the ATP Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour. The inaugural event was held in New Delhi. It was then shifted to Chennai since its second edition, and from there it was moved to Pune in 2018, where it is held in January. The tournament is owned and organized by RISE Worldwide. It is the only tour level tennis event currently held in India. It is also the only South Asia's ATP tour professional tennis event. It is annually organised by Maharashtra Lawn Tennis Association (MLTA). History Maharashtra Open is held since 1996. In its first year it was located in New Delhi, then in Chennai where it was renamed as Chennai Open. The championship moved from there to Pune, a city of Maharashtra, in 2018 and was rebranded as Maharashtra Open. In 2021 due to COVID-19 and clash of dates with Australian Open it was not organised. Stadium Maharashtra Open is annually held at Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex at Pune in India. It is a hard court championship. Past finals Singles Doubles Sponsors Tata motors (Title sponsor) MMRDA 1xBat Panchshil Dunlop Indian tree (apparel partner) IMG Source - Television broadcast Maharashtra Open is live and exclusively airs on Sports 18 HD channel and live streams on Jio cinema app in India. See also Sports in India WTA Indian Open References External links ATP tournament profile Maharashtra Open Sports competitions in Pune ATP Tour Hard court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in India Recurring sporting events established in 1996 1996 establishments in Maharashtra Pune Maharashtra