WTA Shenzhen Open

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 the Australian Open.

Shenzhen Open
Tournament information
Founded2013 (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)

Past finals

Simona Halep has won singles and doubles titles in Shenzhen.

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013China Li NaCzech Republic Klára Zakopalová6–3, 1–6, 7–5
2014China Li Na (2) China Peng Shuai6–4, 7–5
2015Romania Simona HalepSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky6–2, 6–2
2016Poland Agnieszka RadwańskaUnited States Alison Riske6–3, 6–2
2017Czech Republic Kateřina SiniakováUnited States Alison Riske6–3, 6–4
2018Romania Simona Halep (2) Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková6–1, 2–6, 6–0
2019Belarus Aryna SabalenkaUnited States Alison Riske4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2020Russia Ekaterina AlexandrovaKazakhstan Elena Rybakina6–2, 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

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

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