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The UAMS Health Little Rock Open is part of the ATP Challenger Tour.

UAMS Health Hosts 44th Little Rock Open at Rebsamen Tennis Center, May 25-June 1

By Andrew Vogler

| LITTLE ROCK — The 2025 UAMS Health Little Rock Open, an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour tournament, kicks off May 25 at Rebsamen Tennis Center in Little Rock and runs through June 1.

Admission is free to this year’s tournament, which will include men’s singles and men’s doubles match play featuring many of the highest-ranked tennis players in the world.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will again host the tournament with proceeds supporting the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Bone Marrow program.

“The Little Rock Open is an exciting partnership between UAMS, ATP, the City of Little Rock and our many generous sponsors. We are excited and honored by the collaboration that has made this event possible,” said Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, UAMS chancellor and CEO of UAMS Health. “The Cancer Institute’s Bone Marrow program will again receive the proceeds raised from the tournament, and we also hope to draw attention to this cause, especially the importance of these types of transplants and therapies that help fight cancer.”

It is the 44th year that Little Rock has hosted the hardcourt men’s tennis tournament. This is the tournament’s sixth year as an ATP Challenger Tour event, the second-highest tier of tennis competition.

There will be an opening ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 27.

“The Little Rock Open is a special event for Little Rock and Arkansas, and we are pleased to see that this tournament keeps improving,” said Chip Stearns, director of the UAMS Health Little Rock Open and director of Rebsamen Tennis Center. “There is already a lot of excitement about the tennis play and surrounding activities, and we are encouraging everyone to come out and watch some of the best tennis players in the world.”

Matches will be held on the following days:

  • Sunday, May 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (qualifying)
  • Monday, May 26, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (qualifying and first round)
  • Tuesday, May 27, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (first and second round)
  • Wednesday, May 28, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. (first and second round)
  • Thursday, May 29, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (round of 16)
  • Friday, May 30, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (quarterfinals and doubles semifinals)
  • Saturday, May 31, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. (semifinals and doubles final)
  • Sunday, June 1, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (final)

The Rebsamen Tennis Center will also host children from the Boys and Girls Club of Arkansas on May 28 from 4-5:30 p.m. for a tennis enrichment session. During the session, children will learn tennis techniques and rules from some of the tournament’s participants and volunteers.

There will also be a Family International Day tennis clinic at 5 p.m. May 29. It is free for everyone. No registration is required.

For more information about the UAMS Health Little Rock Open and to inquire about sponsor and volunteer opportunities, visit LittleRockOpen.com.

As of May 20, sponsors of the tournament include:

Tournament Host

  • City of Little Rock
  • Little Rock Convention Center & Visitors Bureau

Corporate Sponsor

  • Parker Cadillac

Admissions Sponsor

  • Legacy Termite & Pest Control

Stadium Court Sponsor

  • Bank OZK

Court One Sponsor

  • TRINITAS

Court 13 Sponsor

  • George Dunklin, Jr. Foundation

Finals Match Sponsor

  • Matt and Courtney Jones

Semifinals Match Sponsor

  • Rob Janes family

Ball Crew Sponsor

  • Revive Lifestyle Magazine

Tournament Store Sponsor

  • The Tennis Shoppe

Scoreboard Sponsor

  • ENFRA (previously Bernhard)

Event Sponsor/Sponsor Tent

  • Win and Natalie Rockefeller
  • Merrill Lynch – Smouni Group

Volunteer Sponsor

  • Ed and Paula Tinsley

Kids’ Day Sponsor

  • Arkansas Tennis Association

Player Lounge Sponsor

  • Entergy

Grand Slam Sponsor

  • Centennial Bank
  • Little Rock Athletic Centers
  • David and Jananne Reding
  • RockStar Passes
  • Stephens Insurance

Hospitality Sponsor

  • Arvest Bank
  • Baldwin Shell
  • Batchelor Tennis Academy
  • Bermudez Tennis Academy
  • Datamax
  • Friday Firm
  • Hatcher Agency
  • Chip and Michele Stearns

Ace Sponsor

  • The Human Resources Team
  • Kirk Bradshaw/Edward Jones Investments
  • Nosari Home Mortgage, Inc.
  • Riser Ford
  • Andrew and Jennifer Adkins
  • Carter Fairley
  • Otto Fry/Mat Miller
  • Meredith and Lee Reddmann
  • Josh and Lori Shemper

Media Sponsor

  • KATV
  • Flex 360
  • Lamar Advertising
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