Czech tennis player Radek Stepanek became the oldest winner of the ATP Washington Classic when he defeated French top seed Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-4 in the championship match on 7 August 2011. He became the oldest winner of the title after Jimmy Connors in 1988.
With the victory Stepanek won his first ATP title in 2 and half years and the fifth of his career.
Stepanek, the oldest player in the world's top 100, became the ATP's oldest champion since France's Fabrice Santoro at 35 won at Newport in 2008, Washington's eldest winner since a 35-year-old Connors and a top-30 player after starting the week ranked 54th.
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