Guadalajara Open Akron Explained

Guadalajara Open Akron
Founded:2022
City:Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Tier:WTA 1000 (2022-2023)
WTA 500 (2024-present)
Event Name:Guadalajara Open Akron
Surface:Hard – outdoors
Draw:56 / 28
Prize Money:US$2,788,468 (2023)
Website:guadalajaraopen.com
Completed Event:2023
Singles: Maria Sakkari
Doubles: Storm Hunter
Elise Mertens

The Guadalajara Open (also known as the Guadalajara Open Akron presented by Santander for sponsorship reasons) is a professional women's tennis tournament held in Zapopan, Mexico. It takes place on outdoor hardcourts at the Panamerican Tennis Center, and is held in fall. A part of the WTA 1000 tournaments on the WTA Tour, it was introduced in 2022[1] due to the vacancy in the calendar spurred by the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China following the Peng Shuai sexual assault and disappearance controversy and in Russia following that country's invasion of Ukraine.[2] [3] After successfully staging the 2021 WTA Finals in Guadalajara, the WTA rewarded the tournament organizers with the 1000-level event.[4] The tournament was held for two consecutive years as a replacement for the Wuhan Open. In 2024, the tournament was downgraded to a WTA 500 tournament as Wuhan made its return to the tour.

Results

Singles

YearChampionRunner-up Score
↓  WTA 1000 tournament  ↓
2022 Jessica Pegula 6–2, 6–3
2023 Maria Sakkari 7–5, 6–3
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓  WTA 1000 tournament  ↓
Storm Sanders
Luisa Stefani
7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
2023 Storm Hunter (2)
Elise Mertens
3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 WTA Tournaments.
  2. Web site: WTA release updated tournament calendar with no events taking place in China over Peng Shuai issue. 8 October 2022.
  3. Web site: WTA set to name Guadalajara as new WTA 1000 event. 8 October 2022.
  4. Web site: WTA open to Guadalajara expanding footprint on the tour calendar after success of year-end event. 8 October 2022.