Thailand Open (Pattaya) Explained

PTT Thailand Open
Type:defunct
Founded:1991
Abolished:2015
Editions:24
City:Pattaya
Country:Thailand
Venue:Dusit Thani Hotel
Tier:Tier V (1991–1992, 2001–2003)
Tier IV (1993–2000, 2005–2008)
International Series (2009–2015)
Surface:Hardcourt (outdoor)
Draw:32S / 16D
Prize Money:$250,000

The Thailand Open (also known as PTT Pattaya Open) was a women's tennis tournament held in Pattaya, Thailand. Held since 1991, this WTA Tour event was classified as an International tournament and was played on hardcourts.

The event was part of the Tier V series from 1991 to 1992 and then again from 2001 to 2003. It was a Tier IV event from 1993 to 2000 and was promoted back to Tier IV in 2005, after a year's hiatus. Starting in 2009, the tournament became an International Series event. The 2015 PTT Thailand Open was the last edition.

Daniela Hantuchová holds the record for the most singles titles won with three: 2011, a successful title defence in 2012, and 2015.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1991 Yayuk Basuki Naoko Sawamatsu6–2, 6–2
1992 Sabine Appelmans Andrea Strnadová7–5, 3–6, 7–5
1993 Yayuk Basuki (2) Marianne Werdel6–3, 6–1
1994 Sabine Appelmans (2) Patty Fendick6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–2
1995 Barbara Paulus Yi Jingqian6–4, 6–3
1996 Ruxandra Dragomir Tamarine Tanasugarn7-6(7–4), 6-4
1997 Henrieta Nagyová Dominique van Roost7–5, 6–7(6–8), 7–5
1998 Julie Halard-Decugis Li Fang6–1, 6–2
1999 Magdalena Maleeva Anne Kremer4–6, 6–1, 6–2
2000 Anne Kremer Tatiana Panova6–1, 6–4
2001 Patty Schnyder Henrieta Nagyová6–0, 6–4
2002 Angelique Widjaja Cho Yoon-jeong6–2, 6–4
2003 Henrieta Nagyová (2) Ľubomíra Kurhajcová6–4, 6–2
2005 Conchita Martínez Anna-Lena Grönefeld6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2006 Shahar Pe'er Jelena Kostanić Tošić6–3, 6–1
20077–5, 3–6, 7–5
20086–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
7–5, 6–1
Vera Zvonareva (2) 6–4, 6–4
6–0, 6–2
Daniela Hantuchová (2) 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
Maria Kirilenko Sabine Lisicki5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Ekaterina Makarova Karolína Plíšková6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Daniela Hantuchová (3) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1991 Nana Miyagi
Suzanna Wibowo
Rika Hiraki
Akemi Nishiya
6–1, 6–4
1992 Isabelle Demongeot
Natalia Medvedeva
Pascale Paradis-Mangon
Sandrine Testud
6–1, 6–1
1993 Cammy MacGregor
Catherine Suire
Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
1994 Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
Yayuk Basuki
Nana Miyagi
7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–3
1995 Jill Hetherington
Kristine Kunce
Kristin Godridge
Nana Miyagi
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996 Miho Saeki
Yuka Yoshida
Tina Križan
Nana Miyagi
6–2, 6–3
1997 Kristine Kunce (2)
Corina Morariu
Florencia Labat
Dominique van Roost
6–3, 6–4
1998 Julie Halard-Decugis
Els Callens
Rika Hiraki
Aleksandra Olsza
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1999 Åsa Svensson
Émilie Loit
Evgenia Koulikovskaya
Patricia Wartusch
6–1, 6–4
2000 Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–3
2001 Åsa Carlsson (2)
Iroda Tulyaganova
Liezel Huber
Wynne Prakusya
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2002 Kelly Liggan
Renata Voráčová
Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Tatiana Panova
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
2003 Li Ting
Sun Tiantian
Wynne Prakusya
Angelique Widjaja
6–4, 6–3
2005 Marion Bartoli
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Marta Domachowska
Silvija Talaja
6–3, 6–2
2006 Li Ting (2)
Sun Tiantian (2)
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
20076–4, 7–6(7–4)
2008 Hsieh Su-wei
Vania King
6–4, 6–3
2009 Yulia Beygelzimer
Vitalia Diatchenko
6–3, 6–2
2010 Marina Erakovic
Tamarine Tanasugarn (2)
Anna Chakvetadze
Ksenia Pervak
7–5, 6–1
2011 Sun Shengnan
Zheng Jie
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2012 Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
20136–3, 6–2
20143–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–6]
2015 Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan (2)
Shuko Aoyama
Tamarine Tanasugarn
2–6, 6–4, [10–3]

See also