WTA Indian Open explained

Indian Open
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Founded:2003
Editions:7
City:Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai[1]
Venue:SAAP Tennis Complex (2003–05)
SDAT Tennis Stadium (2022–)
Tier:WTA 250
Country:India
Surface:Hard – outdoors
Draw:32 / 16 / 8
Prize Money:$251,750 (2022)
Completed Event:2022
Singles: Linda Fruhvirtová
Doubles: Gabriela Dabrowski
Luisa Stefani

The WTA Indian Open is a tournament for professional female tennis players, held regularly since 2003 in various Indian cities. It was a WTA Tour event played on outdoor hardcourts. In 2008, it was classified as a Tier II event with the prize money of $600,000 – this made it the biggest women's tennis tournament in South and Southeast Asia that year. Following the restructuring of the WTA Tour in 2009, there were no WTA tournaments in India until 2022 except some WTA Challengers.

For the first time since 2008, a WTA 250 tournament will be held in India in 2022.

History

The event started in 2003 as a Tier IV event. It was held in SAAP Tennis Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana until 2005. In 2006, the event was upgraded to a Tier III event, and was moved to Bangalore. In 2008, it was upgraded further to a Tier II event.

The 2008 edition was won by 26-year-old, then eight-time Grand-Slam champion Serena Williams, who defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, winning her 29th WTA Tour title.[2]

Sponsors

From 2003–2005, the event was sponsored by Andhra Pradesh Tourism (AP Tourism), and the tournament was named accordingly. In 2006 and 2007, the event was sponsored by Sony Ericsson, and the tournament was also named after the sponsor. In 2008, it was sponsored by the Canara Bank which would have continued to sponsor the event if it had been held 2009 onwards.

Past finals

Singles

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Hyderabad
↓   Tier IV event   ↓
6–4, 6–4
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Sania Mirza6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Bengaluru
↓   Tier III event   ↓
Mara Santangelo3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Yaroslava Shvedova6–4, 6–4
↓   Tier II event   ↓
Serena Williams7–5, 6–3
2009–2021Not held
Chennai
↓   WTA 250 event   ↓
4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

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Hyderabad
↓   Tier IV event   ↓
6–4, 6–4
7–6(7–1), 6–4
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
Li Ting
Sun Tiantian
6–4, 6–1
Bengaluru
↓   Tier III event   ↓
Liezel Huber (2)
Sania Mirza (2)
6–3, 6–3
6–7(4–7), 6–2, [11–9]
↓   Tier II event   ↓
Peng Shuai
Sun Tiantian
Chan Yung-jan
Chuang Chia-jung
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
2009–2021Not held
Chennai
↓   WTA 250 event   ↓
6–1, 6–2

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/tennis-wta-chennai/article65413571.ece Chennai returns to international tennis map with 2022 WTA 250 tour
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080312204250/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/10/stories/2008031056132100.htm Serena reigns supreme