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{{confused|Indian Open (tennis)|1996 India Open|Maharashtra Open|Indian Wells Masters|Bengaluru Open}}
{{confused|Indian Open (tennis)|1996 India Open|Maharashtra Open|Indian Wells Masters|Bengaluru Open|Royal Indian Open}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament
{{Infobox tennis tournament
| name                  = Mumbai Open
| name                  = Indian Open
| current              =  
| current              =  
| logo                  = Mumbai Open logo.png
| logo                  =  
| logo size            = 150px
| logo size            = 150px
| founded              = 2003
| founded              = 2003
| abolished            = 2018
| editions              = 7
| editions              = 9
| city                  = [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[Bangalore]], [[Pune]], [[Chennai]]<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/tennis-wta-chennai/article65413571.ece Chennai returns to international tennis map with 2022 WTA 250 tour]</ref>
| city                  = [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[Bangalore]], [[Pune]], [[Mumbai]]<ref>[http://thehindu.com/sport/tennis/wta-event-returns-to-pune/article4003180.ece/ 'WTA Challenger event returns to Pune'] ''[[The Hindu]]'' (retrieved 17 October 2012)</ref><br /><ref>[http://www.asianage.com/sports/tennis/141117/mumbai-open-to-start-from-saturday.html 'Mumbai Open to start from Saturday'] ''[http://www.asianage.com/ The Asian Age]'' (retrieved 15 November 2017)</ref>
|venue                  = SAAP Tennis Complex <small>(2003–05)</small>
|venue                  = SAAP Tennis Complex <small>(2003–05)</small><br /> [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] <small>(2012)</small><br />[[Cricket Club of India]] <small>(2017–18)</small>
| tier                  = [[WTA 250 tournaments|WTA 250]]
| tier                  = [[WTA Challenger Series|WTA 125]]
| country              = India
| country              = India
| surface              = [[DecoTurf]] ([[Hard court|hard]]) – outdoors
| surface              = [[Hard court|Hard]] – outdoors
| draw                  = 32{{abbr|S|Singles}} / 16{{abbr|Q|Qualification}} / 8{{abbr|D|Doubles}}  
| draw                  = 32{{abbr|S|Singles}} / 16{{abbr|Q|Qualification}} / 8{{abbr|D|Doubles}}  
| prize money          = $125,000 (2018)
| prize money          = $250,000 (2022)
| website              = [http://mumbaiopen.in/ mumbaiopen.in]
| website              =  
| notes                =  
| notes                =  
| completed event      = [[2018 Mumbai Open|2018]]
| completed event      = 2008
| singles              = {{flagicon|THA}} [[Luksika Kumkhum]]
| singles              = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]
| doubles              = {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natela Dzalamidze]] <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Veronika Kudermetova]]
| doubles              = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]] <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Tiantian]]
}}
}}


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 [[hardcourts|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 Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia]] that year. Following the restructure of the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] in 2008, there has been no WTA tournaments in India since. In 2012, a tournament, classified as a [[WTA Challenger Series]] tournament, made its debut in [[Pune]], India.<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20120619/wta-challenger-series-to-go-to-india_2256076_2816929 'WTA Challenger series to go to India'] ''WTA'' (retrieved 19 June 2012)</ref> The Challenger tournament has since been relocated to [[Mumbai]].
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 [[hardcourts|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 Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia]] that year. Following the restructure of the [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA]] in 2008, there has been no WTA tournaments in India since.  
 
For the first time since 2008, a WTA 250 tournament will be held in India in 2022.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/tennis-wta-chennai/article65413571.ece Chennai returns to international tennis map with 2022 WTA 250 tour]</ref>


==History==
==History==
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The [[2008 Bangalore Open|2008 edition]] was won by 26-year-old, then eight-time Grand-Slam champion [[Serena Williams]], who defeated [[Patty Schnyder]] in the finals, winning her 29th WTA Tour title.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080312204250/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/10/stories/2008031056132100.htm Serena reigns supreme]</ref>
The [[2008 Bangalore Open|2008 edition]] was won by 26-year-old, then eight-time Grand-Slam champion [[Serena Williams]], who defeated [[Patty Schnyder]] in the finals, winning her 29th WTA Tour title.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080312204250/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/10/stories/2008031056132100.htm Serena reigns supreme]</ref>
In 2012, the tournament was featured as a WTA Challenger event, and named the '''Royal Indian Open'''. Pune is the fourth city in the history of India to host a WTA event, after [[Bangalore]], [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], and [[Sunfeast Open|Kolkata (Sunfeast Open)]]. Later, Mumbai became the fifth city to do the same.{{fact|date=October 2018}}
India's renewed participation through this ''Challenger'' event was originally supposed to be held in [[Delhi]],<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20120725/wta-challenger-series-heads-to-delhi_2256076_2859893 'WTA Challenger series heads to Delhi'] ''WTA'' (retrieved 25 July 2012)</ref> but on 17 October 2012, just a few weeks before the tournament's first edition, it was announced the event had been shifted to Pune, to be held at the [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]].{{fact|date=October 2018}}
In 2012, it became the second event (after the [[OEC Taipei Ladies Open]]) to be part of the [[WTA 125s]].{{fact|date=October 2018}}
The tournament was not held between 2013–16 due to various reasons, but in 2017 it was reinstated as a [[WTA 125K series]] tournament & relocated to [[Mumbai]].
The Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and the Maharashtra State Government came together to reinstate the event, the first of its kind to be held in India since 2012 and the second overall in almost a decade. The [[Cricket Club of India]], a prestigious sporting venue in Mumbai hosted the tournament.{{fact|date=October 2018}}


==Sponsors==
==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. The 2017 and 2018 editions were sponsored by [[Larsen & Toubro]].
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==
==Past finals==
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! width=100|Location!! width=50|Year !! width=220|Champion !!  width=220|Runner-up !! width=140|Score
! width=100|Location!! width=50|Year !! width=220|Champion !!  width=220|Runner-up !! width=140|Score
|-
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! rowspan="3" style="background:#ededed" | [[Mumbai]]
! rowspan="3" style="background:#ededed" | [[Chennai]]
|-
| [[2018 Mumbai Open – Singles|2018]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Luksika Kumkhum]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Irina Khromacheva]] || 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
|-
| [[2017 Mumbai Open – Singles|2017]] || {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Aryna Sabalenka]] || {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Dalila Jakupović]] || 6–2, 6–3
|-
! rowspan="4" style="background:#ededed" | [[Pune]]
|-
||{{nowrap|2013–16}}|| colspan=3 align=center | ''Not held''
|-
|-
| [[2012 Royal Indian Open – Singles|2012]] || {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Elina Svitolina]] || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kimiko Date-Krumm]] || 6–2, 6–3
| 2022 || || ||
|-bgcolor="silver"
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑&nbsp;&nbsp; [[WTA 125K series]] event &nbsp;&nbsp;↑
|-
|-
! rowspan="7" style="background:#ededed" | [[Bangalore]]
|-bgcolor=#ECF2FF
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑&nbsp;&nbsp; [[WTA 250 tournaments|WTA 250 event]] &nbsp;&nbsp;↑
|-
|-
||2009–11|| colspan=3 align=center | ''Not held''
! rowspan="6" style="background:#ededed" | [[Bengaluru]]
||2009–2021|| colspan=3 align=center | Not held
|-
|-
|[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|2008]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]|| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder]] || 7–5, 6–3
|[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open|2008]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]]|| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Patty Schnyder]] || 7–5, 6–3
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|[[2007 Sony Ericsson International|2007]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yaroslava Shvedova]]|| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mara Santangelo]] || 6–4, 6–4
|[[2007 Sony Ericsson International|2007]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yaroslava Shvedova]]|| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mara Santangelo]] || 6–4, 6–4
|-
|-
|[[2006 Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open|2006]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} Mara Santangelo|| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Jelena Kostanić]] || 3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–3
|[[2006 Sony Ericsson Bangalore Open|2006]] || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mara Santangelo]]|| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Jelena Kostanić]] || 3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 6–3
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑&nbsp;&nbsp; [[WTA Tour|Tier III event]] &nbsp;&nbsp;↑
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑&nbsp;&nbsp; [[WTA Tour|Tier III event]] &nbsp;&nbsp;↑
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! width=100|Location!! width=50|Year !! width=220|Champions !!  width=220|Runners-up !! width=140|Score
! width=100|Location!! width=50|Year !! width=220|Champions !!  width=220|Runners-up !! width=140|Score
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background:#ededed" | [[Mumbai]]
! rowspan="3" style="background:#ededed" | [[Chennai]]
|-
| [[2018 Mumbai Open – Singles|2018]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Natela Dzalamidze]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Veronika Kudermetova]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Bibiane Schoofs]]<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Barbora Štefková]] || 6–4, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>
|-
| [[2017 Mumbai Open – Singles|2017]] || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Victoria Rodríguez (tennis)|Victoria Rodriguez]]<br />{{flagicon|NED}} Bibiane Schoofs || {{flagicon|SLO}} [[Dalila Jakupović]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Irina Khromacheva]]  || 7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="background:#ededed" | [[Pune]]
|-
||{{nowrap|2013–16}}|| colspan=3 align=center | ''Not held''
|-
|-
| [[2012 Royal Indian Open – Singles|2012]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Nina Bratchikova]] <br /> {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Oksana Kalashnikova]] || {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Julia Glushko]] <br /> {{flagicon|THA}} [[Noppawan Lertcheewakarn]] ||6–0, 4–6, [10–8]
| 2022 || || ||
|-bgcolor="silver"
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑&nbsp;&nbsp; [[WTA 125K series]] event &nbsp;&nbsp;↑
|-
|-
! rowspan="7" style="background:#ededed" | [[Bangalore]]
|-bgcolor=#ECF2FF
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑&nbsp;&nbsp; [[WTA 250 tournaments|WTA 250 event]] &nbsp;&nbsp;↑
|-
|-
||2009–11|| colspan=3 align=center | ''Not held''
! rowspan="6" style="background:#ededed" | [[Bengaluru]]
||2009–2021|| colspan=3 align=center | Not held
|-
|-
|[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Doubles|2008]] || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Tiantian]]|| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Yung-jan]]<br />{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chuang Chia-jung]]|| 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
|[[2008 Canara Bank Bangalore Open – Doubles|2008]] || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]]<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Sun Tiantian]]|| {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Yung-jan]]<br />{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chuang Chia-jung]]|| 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Royal Indian Open]]
* [[Mumbai Open]]
* [[Maharashtra Open]]
* [[List of tennis tournaments]]
* [[List of tennis tournaments]]


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* [http://mumbaiopen.in/ Official website]
* [http://mumbaiopen.in/ Official website]


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Not to be confused with Indian Open (tennis), 1996 India Open, Maharashtra Open, Indian Wells Masters, Bengaluru Open, or Royal Indian Open.

Template:Infobox tennis tournament

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 restructure of the WTA in 2008, there has been no WTA tournaments in India since.

For the first time since 2008, a WTA 250 tournament will be held in India in 2022.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

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 finals, winning her 29th WTA Tour title.[2]

Sponsors[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Singles[edit | edit source]

Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Chennai
2022
↑   WTA 250 event   ↑
Bengaluru 2009–2021 Not held
2008 United States Serena Williams Switzerland Patty Schnyder 7–5, 6–3
↑   Tier II event   ↑
2007 Russia Yaroslava Shvedova Italy Mara Santangelo 6–4, 6–4
2006 Italy Mara Santangelo Error creating thumbnail: File missing Jelena Kostanić 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
↑   Tier III event   ↑
Hyderabad 2005 India Sania Mirza Error creating thumbnail: File missing Alona Bondarenko 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
2004 Australia Nicole Pratt Russia Maria Kirilenko 7–6(7–3), 6–1
2003 Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iroda Tulyaganova 6–4, 6–4
↑   Tier IV event   ↑

Doubles[edit | edit source]

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Chennai
2022
↑   WTA 250 event   ↑
Bengaluru 2009–2021 Not held
2008 China Peng Shuai
China Sun Tiantian		 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		 6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
↑   Tier II event   ↑
2007 Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung		 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva		 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [11–9]
2006 South Africa Liezel Huber (2)
India Sania Mirza (2)		 Russia Anastasia Rodionova
Russia Elena Vesnina		 6–3, 6–3
↑   Tier III event   ↑
Hyderabad 2005 China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie		 China Li Ting
China Sun Tiantian		 6–4, 6–1
2004 South Africa Liezel Huber
India Sania Mirza		 China Li Ting
China Sun Tiantian		 7–6(7–1), 6–4
2003 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Iroda Tulyaganova		 Russia Eugenia Kulikovskaya
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tatiana Poutchek		 6–4, 6–4
↑   Tier IV event   ↑

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Chennai returns to international tennis map with 2022 WTA 250 tour
  2. ↑ Serena reigns supreme

External links[edit | edit source]

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