| Malaysian Open | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Event Name: | Malayan Championships (1921–1963) Malaysian Open Tennis Championship (1964–1978) Malaysian Tennis Classic (1992–1993) Malaysian Salem Open (1993-1995) Malaysian Open (2009–2017) |
| Location: | Ipoh Petaling Jaya Penang Singapore Kuala Lumpur |
| Venue: | Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort (2010–2012) RSGC (since 2013) |
| Surface: | Carpet – indoors Clay – outdoors Hard – outdoors |
The Malaysian Open was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was originally founded the Malayan Championships.[1] The event has been held at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort and The Royal Selangor Golf Club. The tournament ran from 1921 to 1978. It was revived for a second time from 1992 through to 1995. It was staged for the third and final time from 2009 to 2018.
The first edition of the Malayan Championships was played in 1921 in Singapore. Women participated for the first time in 1925. In 1942 the event was suspended due to World War II and it resumed in 1948. On 16 September 1963 the country changed its name, from Malaya to Malaysia and the tournament became the Malaysian Open in 1964[2] (though only open to amateurs until 1969).
In 1992 the women's tournament was reestablished as the Malaysian Tennis Classic. It was competed on indoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament was part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, and was designated as a Tier IV event. Winners received $18,000. In both years it was held from 19 April to 26 April. The event was discontinued from 1993 onwards. In 1993 the men's tournament was revived as the Kuala Lumpur Open (aka Malaysia Salem Open) which ran until 1995. The men's event was played on hard courts in 1993 and on indoor carpet courts from 1994 to 1995. It was an event on the ATP World Series, replacing the Singapore Open for this period. Four Malaysian Players (V. Selvam, Mon S Sudesh, Martin. A and A. Lourdesamy) were banned for participating in the Bridgestone Open that was simultaneous with the Kuala Lumpur Open, as the Bridgestone Tournament wasn't sanctioned by the LTAM. Selvam's banned was lifted after two years by the LTAM.
In 2009 the men's tournament was revived as the Proton Malaysian Open that ran until 2015 as an ATP World Tour 250 fixture. In 2016 the men's event was replaced on the ATP tour by the Chengdu Open. In 2010 the women's tournament was revived for the second time. Initially, the organisers operated with a license directly from WTA. However, later on they cut a deal for a lease of WTA Palermo's license in late-2013.
In 2017, the Women's Tennis Association deleted reference to Israeli player Julia Glushko's nationality and Israel's flag from Glushko's profile on their website ahead of her scheduled participation at the Malaysian Open, when event organizers requested all references to her being Israeli be removed from the WTA website in order for her to be allowed to take part in the event.[3] The WTA subsequently reinstated them.[3]
The last men's Malaysian Open was held in 2015 and the women's in 2017, after which, WTA Palermo returned to the tour calendar in 2019.[4] The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour.[5]
| Year | Location | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayan Championships | |||||
| 1921 | Singapore |  Shunjiro Nakamura | Khoo Hooi-Hye | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1922 | Kuala Lumpur |  Eric Oliver | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1923[6] | Penang | Scovell | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| 1924[7] | Ipoh | Asano | Scovell | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1925 | Kenneth Mano | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| 1926[8] | Kuala Lumpur | Chua Choon Leong | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1927[9] | Kuala Lumpur | Ong Ee Kong | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 1928[10] | Singapore |  Paul Clerc | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1929[11] | Kuala Lumpur | 4–3 rtd. | |||
| 1930 | Singapore | Huyuh Van Giao | Nguyen van Chim | w.o. | |
| 1931[12] | Kuala Lumpur | Lam Say Kee | 8–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1932[13] | Singapore |  Alexander Pitt | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| 1933[14] | Kuala Lumpur | H. M. De Souza | 9–7 rtd. | ||
| 1934 | Chin Kee Onn | Yong Loon Chong Chim | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1935 | Lim Bong Soo | Nguyen van Chim | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1936[15] | Ipoh | Hildon Sansoni | Rolf Grut | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 | |
| 1937[16] | Kuala Lumpur | Chin Kee Onn | Rolf Grut | 6–2, 8–6 | |
| 1938[17] | Singapore | Samboedjo Hoerip | Lim Djoe Djiem | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1939[18] | Ipoh | Chin Kee Onn | Yon bin Mian | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1940[19] | Singapore | Chin Kee Onn | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 1941[20] | Kuala Lumpur | Chin Kee Onn | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| 1942-1947 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||||
| 1948[21] | Penang | S. C. Beaty | Goon Kok Lem | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1949 | Tan Liep Tjauw | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1950[22] | Kuala Lumpur | Chin Kee Onn | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| 1951[23] | Ipoh | S. C. Beaty | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 | ||
| 1952[24] | Penang | 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 | |||
| 1953 |  Neale Fraser | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 1954[25] | Kuala Lumpur | Rupert Ferdinands | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1955 | Chew Bee Ong | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | |||
| 1956[26] | Penang |  Tan Liep Tjauw | Rupert Ferdinands | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1957[27] | Singapore | Tan Liep Tjauw | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1958 | Raymundo Deyro | Koo Hong Boo | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 1959[28] | Ipoh | 6–1, 6–4 | |||
| 1960 | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 | ||||
| 1961 | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||
| 1962 | Johnny Jose (2) | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 1963 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | ||||
| Malaysian Open Tennis Championship | |||||
| 1964 | w.o. | ||||
| 1965 | John Newcombe | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 | |||
| 1966 | Ipoh |  Seri Charuchinda | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1967 | Allan Stone | 6–1, 6–2 | |||
| 1968 | Doug Smith | Gondo Widjojo | 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | ||
| Open era | |||||
| 1969 | Kuala Lumpur | Elwyn McCabe | 6–4, 2–1, ret. | ||
| 1970 | Kuala Lumpur |  Van Thanh Vo | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1971 | Kuala Lumpur | Ian Fletcher | Van Thanh Vo | 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1972 | Kuala Lumpur | Gondo Widjojo | Atet Wijono | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 3–2, ret. | |
| 1973 | Kuala Lumpur | Anand Amritraj | Van Bay Vo | 7–5, 0–6, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| 1974 | Kuala Lumpur | Peter McNamara | Felix Bautista Jr. | 8–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1975 | Petaling Jaya | Trevor Little | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Malaysian Salem Open | |||||
| 1993 (Jan.) | Kuala Lumpur | 6–3, 6–1 | |||
| 1993 (Sept.) | Kuala Lumpur | 6–0, 6–4 | |||
| 1994 | Kuala Lumpur | 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1995 | Kuala Lumpur | 7–6, 6–2 | |||
| Proton Malaysian Open | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 7–5, 7–5 |
Incomplete roll
| Year | Location | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayan Championships | |||||
| 1925 | Singapore | Sybil Dando | Mary Holmes | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | |
| 1926 | Kuala Lumpur | Mrs N. Toft | Mrs Rule | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1927 | Kuala Lumpur | Violet Howett Laing | Sybil Dando | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1928 | Singapore | Violet Howett Laing (2) | Mrs Davies | 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 | |
| 1929 | Kuala Lumpur | Miss E.M. Aitken | Mrs Zylstra | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1930 | Singapore | Gwendoline Moon Allin | Mrs E.A. Taylor | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| 1931 | Kuala Lumpur | Elizabeth Oldfield | Mrs Drew | 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 | |
| 1932 | Singapore | Elizabeth Oldfield (2) | Mrs E.A. Taylor | 6-3, 3-6, 9-7 | |
| 1933 | Kuala Lumpur | Elizabeth Oldfield (3) | Mrs Eileen Corbett | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1934 | Gwendoline Moon Allin (2) | Mrs M. Millar | 6-3, 6-1 | ||
| 1935 | Gwendoline Moon Allin (3) | Violet Howett Laing | 6-3, 6-1 | ||
| 1936 | Doreen Sansoni | Gwendoline Moon Allin | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 1937 | Kuala Lumpur | Doreen Sansoni (2) | Betty Humphrey | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | |
| 1938 | Singapore | Doreen Sansoni (3) | Joyce Grenier | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 1939 | Doreen Sansoni (4) | Gwendoline Moon Allin | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1940 | Singapore | Joyce Grenier Carter | Nellie Chia | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| 1941 | Kuala Lumpur | Joyce Grenier Carter (2) | Gwendoline Moon Allin | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| 1942-1947 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||||
| 1948 | Joyce Grenier Fraser (3) |  M. Eduardo | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 1949 | Joyce Grenier Fraser (4) | Susan de Vries Batten | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 1950 | Kuala Lumpur | Helen Thackara Dew | Gladys Loke Chua | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1951 | Helen Thackara Dew (2) | Susan de Vries Batten | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1952 | Helen Thackara Dew (3) | Mrs Koon Hung Ip | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1953 | Singapore | Susan de Vries Batten | Mrs Martha Young | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| 1954 | Kuala Lumpur | Monica Ereaut Sheridan | Gladys Loke Chua | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| 1955 | Gladys Loke Chua | Helen Thackara Dew | 6–3 8–6 | ||
| 1956 | Mrs K. Le Mercier | Mrs R. Hamilton | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1957 | Singapore | Ranjani Jayasuriya | Katherine Leong | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| 1958 | Heather MacFarlane Stirling | Mrs Tan Liep Tjiauw | 14–12, 6–4 | ||
| 1959 | Heather MacFarlane Stirling (2) | Mrs Sanguan Sucharitakul | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1960 | Mrs Sanguan Sucharitakul | Katherine Leong | 4–0 ret. | ||
| 1961 | Kuala Lumpur | Reiko Miyagi | Desideria Ampon | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1962 |  Ethne Green | Judy Davidson | 7–5 6–3 | ||
| 1963 | 8–6, 7–5 | ||||
| Malaysian Open Tennis Championship | |||||
| 1964 | Phanow Sudsawasdi | Maisie Lai | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1965 | Penang City | Phanow Sudsawasdi (2) | Phisamai Samerpong | 7–5, 2–6, 6–0 | |
| 1966 | Ipoh | Phanow Sudsawasdi (3) | Mien Suhadi | 6–8, 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1967 | Lita Liem | Lany Kaligis | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1968 | Lita Liem (2) | Loanita Rachman | ? | ||
| Open era | |||||
| 1969 | Kuala Lumpur | Radhika Menon | Nguyen Thi Gioi | 5–7, 6–1, 6-2 | |
| 1970[29] | Kuala Lumpur |  Mrs Philippa Miall | Mrs Somsri Chotichuti | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 1971 | Kuala Lumpur | Somsri Klamssombuti | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 1972 | Kuala Lumpur | Mrs Philippa Miall (2) | Mrs Vera Kaspers | 13–11, 6–1 | |
| 1974 | Kuala Lumpur | Lita Liem Sugiarto | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1975 | Petaling Jaya | Lany Kaligis (2) | Lita Liem Sugiarto | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1976 | Kuala Lumpur | Lita Liem Sugiarto | Suthasini Sirikaya | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1977 | Kuala Lumpur |  Duk-Hee Lee | Choi Kyung Mie | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1978 | Kuala Lumpur | Carol Draper | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Malaysian Tennis Classic | |||||
| 1992 | Kuala Lumpur | 6–3, 6–0 | |||
| 1993 | Kuala Lumpur | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| Malaysian Open | |||||
| 2010 | Kuala Lumpur |  Alisa Kleybanova | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| BMW Malaysian Open | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 2–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4 | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret. | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| Alya Malaysian Open | |||||
| Kuala Lumpur | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysian Tennis Classic | ||||
| 1992 | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |||
| 1993 | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | |||
| Malaysian Open | ||||
| 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7] | ||||
| BMW Malaysian Open | ||||
| 7–5, 2–6, [10–5] | ||||
| 7–5, 6–4 | ||||
| Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen (2) | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12] | |||
 Tímea BabosChan Hao-ching | Chan Yung-jan  Zheng Saisai | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Liang Chen Wang Yafan |  Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] | ||
| Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan | Liang Chen Wang Yafan | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] | ||
| Alya Malaysian Open | ||||
| Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua |  Nicole Melichar Makoto Ninomiya | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |