WTA Indian Open

Tennis tournament

Indian Open
Tournament information
Founded	2003
Editions	7
Location	Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai^[1] India
Venue	SAAP Tennis Complex (2003–05) SDAT Tennis Stadium (2022–)
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Hard – outdoors
Draw	32S / 16Q / 8D
Prize money	$251,750 (2022)
Current champions (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.^[1]

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]

Past finals

Singles

Location	Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
Hyderabad
	↓ Tier IV event ↓
	2003	Tamarine Tanasugarn	Iroda Tulyaganova	6–4, 6–4
	2004	Nicole Pratt	Maria Kirilenko	7–6^(7–3), 6–1
	2005	Sania Mirza	Alona Bondarenko	6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Bengaluru
	↓ Tier III event ↓
	2006	Mara Santangelo	Jelena Kostanić	3–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3
	2007	Yaroslava Shvedova	Mara Santangelo	6–4, 6–4
	↓ Tier II event ↓
	2008	Serena Williams	Patty Schnyder	7–5, 6–3
	2009–2021	Not held
Chennai
	↓ WTA 250 event ↓
	2022	Linda Fruhvirtová	Magda Linette	4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Location	Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Hyderabad
	↓ Tier IV event ↓
	2003	Elena Likhovtseva Iroda Tulyaganova	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Poutchek	6–4, 6–4
	2004	Liezel Huber Sania Mirza	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	7–6^(7–1), 6–4
	2005	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	Li Ting Sun Tiantian	6–4, 6–1
Bengaluru
	↓ Tier III event ↓
	2006	Liezel Huber (2) Sania Mirza (2)	Anastasia Rodionova Elena Vesnina	6–3, 6–3
	2007	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	Hsieh Su-wei Alla Kudryavtseva	6–7^(4–7), 6–2, [11–9]
	↓ Tier II event ↓
	2008	Peng Shuai Sun Tiantian	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
	2009–2021	Not held
Chennai
	↓ WTA 250 event ↓
	2022	Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani	Anna Blinkova Natela Dzalamidze	6–1, 6–2

References

^ ^a ^b Chennai returns to international tennis map with 2022 WTA 250 tour
^ Serena reigns supreme

External links

Official website

WTA 250 tournaments (since 2021)

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Cluj-Napoca (2021)
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Parma (2021-2022)
Portorož (2021-2022)
Guadalajara (2021-2022)
Tallinn (2022)
Chennai (2022)
Linz (2021-2023)
Lyon (2021-2023)
Monterrey (2021-2023)
Strasbourg (2021-2023)
Bad Homburg (2021-2023)

v t e WTA Tier IV tournaments (1990–2008)
1990–1993 San Juan/Dorado 1990 Wichita 1990–1991 Albuquerque 1990–1991 Nashville 1990–1992 Birmingham 1990–1992 Brisbane 1990–1992 Geneva/Lucerne 1990–1992 Indianapolis 1990–1992 Oklahoma City 1990–1992 Paris 1990–1992 Strasbourg 1990–1992 Tokyo 1990–1992/1994–1998 Kitzbühel/Styria/Maria Lankowitz 1990/1994 Singapore/Kallang 1990–2000/2005–2008 Palermo 1990/2007–2008 Barcelona 1991–1992 Bayonne 1992–1993 Kuala Lumpur 1992–1997/2005–2008 Prague/Karlovy Vary 1992–1994 Taiwan 1993 Hong Kong 1993 San Marino 1993 Sapporo 1993–1994 Taranto 1993–1994/1997 Jakarta 1993/1999–2000 Curitba/Sao Paulo 1993/1999–2000/2002 Liege/Anvers/Brussels 1993–2000/2001–2008 Auckland 1993–2000/2005–2008 Pattaya 1993 Melbourne 1994–1996/2000–2002 Shanghai/Peking 1994–1997 Surabaya 1994–2000/2006–2008 Hobart 1995–1996 Bournemouth/Cardiff 1995 Nagoya 1996–1999 Bol 1996–2000/2005–2006 Budapest 1997 Cardiff 1998 Istanbul 1998 Sopot 1998–2000 Bogotá 1998–2000 Bratislava 1999 Prostějov 1999 Vienna 1999–2000 Warsaw 1999–2001 Knokke-Zoute 1999–2003/2005–2008 Estoril 1999–2008 Tashkent 2001 Basel 2001–2002 Porto 2001–2002 Waikoloa 2002–2003 Sarasota 2002–2008 Espoo/Stockholm 2003–2005 Hyderabad 2004–2008 Seoul 2005 Modena 2005–2008 Forest Hills 2005–2008 Portorož 2005–2008 Rabat/Fes 2006 Canberra

WTA Tier IV tournaments (1990–2008)

1990–1993 San Juan/Dorado
1990 Wichita
1990–1991 Albuquerque
1990–1991 Nashville
1990–1992 Birmingham
1990–1992 Brisbane
1990–1992 Geneva/Lucerne
1990–1992 Indianapolis
1990–1992 Oklahoma City
1990–1992 Paris
1990–1992 Strasbourg
1990–1992 Tokyo
1990–1992/1994–1998 Kitzbühel/Styria/Maria Lankowitz
1990/1994 Singapore/Kallang
1990–2000/2005–2008 Palermo 1990/2007–2008 Barcelona
1991–1992 Bayonne
1992–1993 Kuala Lumpur
1992–1997/2005–2008 Prague/Karlovy Vary
1992–1994 Taiwan
1993 Hong Kong
1993 San Marino
1993 Sapporo
1993–1994 Taranto
1993–1994/1997 Jakarta
1993/1999–2000 Curitba/Sao Paulo
1993/1999–2000/2002 Liege/Anvers/Brussels
1993–2000/2001–2008 Auckland
1993–2000/2005–2008 Pattaya
1993 Melbourne
1994–1996/2000–2002 Shanghai/Peking
1994–1997 Surabaya
1994–2000/2006–2008 Hobart
1995–1996 Bournemouth/Cardiff
1995 Nagoya
1996–1999 Bol
1996–2000/2005–2006 Budapest
1997 Cardiff
1998 Istanbul
1998 Sopot
1998–2000 Bogotá
1998–2000 Bratislava
1999 Prostějov
1999 Vienna
1999–2000 Warsaw
1999–2001 Knokke-Zoute
1999–2003/2005–2008 Estoril
1999–2008 Tashkent
2001 Basel
2001–2002 Porto
2001–2002 Waikoloa
2002–2003 Sarasota
2002–2008 Espoo/Stockholm
2003–2005 Hyderabad
2004–2008 Seoul
2005 Modena
2005–2008 Forest Hills
2005–2008 Portorož
2005–2008 Rabat/Fes
2006 Canberra

v t e WTA Tier III Tournaments (1990–2008)
1990 Houston 1990 Tampa 1990 Newport 1990–1991 San Diego 1990–1992 San Antonio 1990–1992 Sydney 1990–1992 Leipzig 1991–1992 Barcelona 1992–1994 Lucerne 1992–1994 Osaka 1993/2007–2008 Budapest 1993 Kitzbühel 1993–1994 Schenectady 1993–1994 Brisbane 1993–1997 Linz 1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis 1993–2008 Strasbourg 1993–2008 Tokyo Outdoor 1993–2008 Birmingham 1993–2008 Quebec City 1994–1995 Moscow (Ladies Open) 1995 San Juan 1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol 1995–1996 Jakarta 1995–1998/2002 Warsaw 1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup) 1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City 1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch 1997–2003 Madrid 1997–2008 Gold Coast 1998 Prague 1998 Boston 1999 Cairo 1999–2004 Sopot 1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali 2000–2004 Vienna 2001 Canberra 2001–2003 Doha 2001–2008 Bogotá 2001–2008 Acapulco 2004–2006 Hasselt 2004–2008 Cincinnati 2004–2008 Guangzhou 2005–2007 Bangkok 2005–2007 Kolkata 2005–2008 Istanbul 2006–2007 Bangalore 2007–2008 Bad Gastein 2008 Viña del Mar

WTA Tier III Tournaments (1990–2008)

1990 Houston
1990 Tampa
1990 Newport
1990–1991 San Diego
1990–1992 San Antonio
1990–1992 Sydney
1990–1992 Leipzig
1991–1992 Barcelona
1992–1994 Lucerne
1992–1994 Osaka
1993/2007–2008 Budapest
1993 Kitzbühel
1993–1994 Schenectady
1993–1994 Brisbane
1993–1997 Linz
1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis
1993–2008 Strasbourg
1993–2008 Tokyo Outdoor
1993–2008 Birmingham
1993–2008 Quebec City
1994–1995 Moscow (Ladies Open)
1995 San Juan
1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol
1995–1996 Jakarta
1995–1998/2002 Warsaw
1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup)
1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City
1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch
1997–2003 Madrid
1997–2008 Gold Coast
1998 Prague
1998 Boston
1999 Cairo
1999–2004 Sopot
1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali
2000–2004 Vienna
2001 Canberra
2001–2003 Doha
2001–2008 Bogotá
2001–2008 Acapulco
2004–2006 Hasselt
2004–2008 Cincinnati
2004–2008 Guangzhou
2005–2007 Bangkok
2005–2007 Kolkata
2005–2008 Istanbul
2006–2007 Bangalore
2007–2008 Bad Gastein
2008 Viña del Mar

v t e WTA Tier II tournaments (1990–2008)
1990–2008 Amelia Island 1990/1993–1995 Boca Raton 1990–1995 Houston 1990–2008 Los Angeles 1990–2008 Eastbourne 1990–1995 Brighton 1990–1996 Indian Wells/Palm Springs 1990–2002 Hamburg 1990–2008 Oakland/Stanford 1990–2008 Stuttgart 1990–1996 Tokyo (Nicherei) 1990–1992 Tokyo (Pan Pacific) 1991–1997 Chicago 1991–1992/1996–2005 Philadelphia 1993–1997 Barcelona/Madrid 1993–2008 Paris 1993–2003 Leipzig 1993–2008 Sydney 1996 Madrid 1997–2008 New Haven 1997–2002 Tokyo (Princess) 1998–2008 Linz 2000–2003 Scottsdale 2001–2008 Dubai 2002–2008 Antwerp 2003–2007 Warsaw 2003–2008 Shanghai/Beijing 2004–2007 Doha 2005–2007 Luxembourg City 2008 Bangalore 2008 Zürich

WTA Tier II tournaments (1990–2008)