Malaysian Open (tennis) explained

Malaysian Open
Type:defunct
Event Name:Malayan Championships (1921–1948)
Malaysian International Championships (1949–1970)
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship(1971–1978)
Malaysian Tennis Classic (1992–1993)
Malaysian Open (2009–1917)
Editions:57
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.

History

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, it resumed in 1947. In 1949 the tournament was rebranded as the Malaysian International Championships. On 16 September 1963 the country changed its name, from Malaya to Malaysia. In 1971 the tournament was rebranded as the Malaysian Open Tennis Championship,[2] which continued through till 1978 before it ceased to be held.

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]

Past finals

Men's Singles

Incomplete roll

YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore
Malayan Championships
1921 Singapore Khoo Hooi-Hye6–4, 6–3
1922 Kuala Lumpur Eric Oliver 6–3, 6–3
1925Singapore Kenneth Mano 6–3, 6–3
1930Kula Lumpur Nguyen van Chim w.o.
1934 Yong Loon Chong Chim 6–2, 6–3
1935 Lim Bong Soo Nguyen van Chim 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1942/1947Not held (due to world war two)
Malaysian International Championships
1949 Kuala Lumpur Liep-Tjiauw Tan6–3, 6–4
1953Singapore Neale Fraser Chew Bee Ong 6–4, 6–3
1955 Chew Bee Ong Koon Hung Ip 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1958 Raymundo Deyro Koo Hong Boo7–5, 6–2
1960 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1961 Kuala Lumpur 6–1, 6–2
1962 Johnny Jose (2)6–4, 6–2
1963 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1964w.o.
1965 Penang City John Newcombe6–4, 1–6, 6–1
1966 Ipoh Seri Charuchinda6–2, 6–2
1967 Allan Stone6–1, 6–2
1968 Doug Smith Gondo Widjojo6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Open era
1969 Kuala Lumpur Elwyn McCabe6–4, 2–1, ret.
Malaysia International Championships
1970 Kuala Lumpur Van Thanh Vo6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship
1971 Kuala Lumpur Ian Fletcher Van Thanh Vo6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1972 Kuala Lumpur Gondo Widjojo Atet Wijono4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 3–2, ret.
1973 Kuala Lumpur Anand Amritraj Van Bay Vo7–5, 0–6, 6–4, 7–5
1974 Kuala Lumpur Peter McNamara Felix Bautista Jr.8–6, 6–3, 6–2
1975 Petaling Jaya Trevor Little6–3, 6–3
Malaysian Salem Open
1993 (Jan.) Kuala Lumpur6–3, 6–1
1993 (Sept.) Kuala Lumpur6–0, 6–4
1994 Kuala Lumpur7–6, 2–6, 6–4
1995 Kuala Lumpur7–6, 6–2
Proton Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur6–4, 7–5
Kuala Lumpur6–7(7–9), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Kuala Lumpur6–4, 7–5
Kuala Lumpur7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Kuala Lumpur2–6, 7–5, 6–4
Kuala Lumpur7–6(7–4), 6–4
Kuala Lumpur7–5, 7–5

Women's Singles

Incomplete roll

YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore
Malayan Championships
1925Singapore Sybil Dando Mary Holmes 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1926Kuala Lumpur Mrs N. Toft Mrs Rule 6–2, 6–2
1927Kuala Lumpur Violet Howett Laing Sybil Dando 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1928Singapore Violet Howett Laing (2) Mrs Davies 6–4, 2–6, 8–6
1929Kuala Lumpur Miss E.M. Aitken Mrs Zylstra6–4, 6–3
1930Singapore Gwendoline Moon Allin Mrs E.A. Taylor3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1931Kuala Lumpur Elizabeth Oldfield Mrs Drew6-3, 2-6, 6-4
1932Singapore Elizabeth Oldfield (2) Mrs E.A. Taylor6-3, 3-6, 9-7
1933Kuala Lumpur Elizabeth Oldfield (3) Mrs Eileen Corbett6-4, 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
1937Kuala Lumpur Doreen Sansoni (2) Betty Humphrey 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1938Singapore Doreen Sansoni (3) Joyce Grenier6–4, 6–1
1939 Doreen Sansoni (4) Gwendoline Moon Allin 6–2, 6–3
1940Singapore Joyce Grenier Carter Nellie Chia 6–1, 6–0
1941Singapore Joyce Grenier Carter (2) Gwendoline Moon Allin 6–1, 6–0
1943/1947Not held (due to world war two)
Malaysian International Championships
1948 Joyce Grenier Fraser (3) M. Eduardo6–3, 6–1
1949 Joyce Grenier Fraser (4) Susan de Vries Batten6–2, 6–4
1950Kuala 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
1953Singapore Susan de Vries Batten Mrs Martha Young6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1954Kuala Lumpur Monica Ereaut Sheridan Gladys Loke Chua6–0, 6–0
1955 Gladys Loke Chua Helen Thackara Dew6–3 8–6
1956 Mrs K. Le Mercier Mrs R. Hamilton6–3, 6–3
1957Singapore Ranjani Jayasuriya Katherine Leong6–0, 6–0
1958 Heather MacFarlane Stirling Mrs Tan Liep Tjiauw14–12, 6–4
1959 Heather MacFarlane Stirling (2) Mrs Sanguan Sucharitakul 6–3, 6–3
1960 Mrs Sanguan Sucharitakul Katherine Leong4–0 ret.
1961 Kuala Lumpur Reiko Miyagi Desideria Ampon6–3, 6–1
1962 Ethne Green Judy Davidson 7–5 6–3
1963 8–6, 7–5
1964 Phanow Sudsawasdi Maisie Lai6–4, 6–2
1965 Penang City Phanow Sudsawasdi (2) Phisamai Samerpong7–5, 2–6, 6–0
1966 Ipoh Phanow Sudsawasdi (3) Mien Suhadi6–8, 6–0, 6–3
1967 Lita Liem Lany Kaligis6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1968 Lita Liem (2) Loanita Rachman?
Open era
1969 Kuala Lumpur Radhika Menon Nguyen Thi Gioi5–7, 6–1, 6-2
Malaysia International Championships
1970[6] Kuala Lumpur Mrs Philippa Miall Mrs Somsri Chotichuti4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship
1971Kuala 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 Sugiarto7–5, 3–6, 6–3
1975 Petaling Jaya Lany Kaligis (2) Lita Liem Sugiarto6–2, 6–4
1976 Kuala Lumpur Lita Liem Sugiarto Suthasini Sirikaya6–0, 6–3
1977 Kuala Lumpur Duk-Hee Lee Choi Kyung Mie6–2, 6–1
1978Kuala Lumpur Carol Draper7–5, 6–2
Malaysian Tennis Classic
1992 Kuala Lumpur6–3, 6–0
1993Kuala Lumpur6–3, 6–2
Malaysian Open
2010 Kuala Lumpur Alisa Kleybanova6–3, 6–2
BMW Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur2–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4
Kuala Lumpur2–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret.
Kuala Lumpur1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Kuala Lumpur5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Kuala Lumpur4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Kuala Lumpur6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Alya Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur6–3, 6–2

Women's Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
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 Babos
Chan 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

Event names

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lawn Tennis: Tournament Dates . Perth West Australian . Newspaper Archive . 10 October 1928 . Perth, Australia . 28.
  2. Book: New Zealand News . 1971 . New Zealand Embassy . 9 . 26 . https://books.google.com/books?id=17HiAAAAMAAJ&dq=Malayan+Open+tennis+1971&pg=RA8-PA9 . en . Sport.
  3. Web site: Israeli tennis player has flag taken off WTA site before Malaysian Open. Times of Israel.
  4. News: Carbon Worldwide pulls plug on WTA Malaysian Open. 2017-11-06. NST Online. 2018-05-15. en.
  5. Web site: WTA Kuala Lumpur, Alya Malaysian Open - Women's Singles . www.grandslamhistory.com . Grand Slam History . 7 January 2023 . en.
  6. Barrett, John. Tingay, Lance. West, Peter. (1971) World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. Queen Anne Press. London. . p.287.
  7. Web site: Women's Tennis Association - Official Website. Women's Tennis Association.