WTA Shenzhen Open

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Shenzhen Open
Tournament information
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
LocationShenzhen
China
VenueShenzhen Longgang Tennis Center
SurfaceHard - outdoors
Websiteshenzhenopentennis.com (WTA)
Current champions (2020)
SinglesRussia Ekaterina Alexandrova
DoublesCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$775,000 (2020)

The Shenzhen Open (also known as the Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship purposes) is a professional women's tennis tournament. It is played on outdoor hard courts of the Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Center, which has 32 outdoor and indoor courts and a 4,000-seat stadium.[1] The tournament made its debut on the WTA Tour in 2013 in Shenzhen, China. The tournament takes place during the first week of the year, as a warm-up event two weeks prior to the Australian Open.

Past finals[edit]

Simona Halep has won singles and doubles titles in Shenzhen.

Women's singles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013 China Li Na Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
2014 China Li Na (2) China Peng Shuai 6–4, 7–5
2015 Romania Simona Halep Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 6–2, 6–2
2016 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska United States Alison Riske 6–3, 6–2
2017 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková United States Alison Riske 6–3, 6–4
2018 Romania Simona Halep (2) Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 6–1, 2–6, 6–0
2019 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka United States Alison Riske 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2020 Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 6–2, 6–4
2021 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation

Women's doubles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
6–0, 7–5
2014 Romania Monica Niculescu
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
6–3, 6–4
2015 Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
China Liang Chen
China Wang Yafan
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2016 United States Vania King
Romania Monica Niculescu (2)
China Xu Yifan
China Zheng Saisai
6–1, 6–4
2017 Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
China Peng Shuai
Romania Raluca Olaru
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
6–1, 7–5
2018 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Simona Halep
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2019 China Peng Shuai (2)
China Yang Zhaoxuan
China Duan Yingying
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–3
2020 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
China Duan Yingying
China Zheng Saisai
6–2, 3–6, [10–4]
2021 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Event Fact Sheet". www.shenzhenopentennis.com. 29 December 2012.

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