ATX Open

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ATX Open
Tennisball current event.svg 2024 ATX Open
ATX Open Logo.svg
WTA Tour
Event nameATX Open
Founded2023
Location Austin
United States
VenueWestwood Country Club
Category WTA 250
Surface Hard outdoor
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$ 267,082
Website ATXOpen.com
Current champions (2024)
Singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yue
Doubles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls

The ATX Open is a professional women's tennis event held in Austin, Texas. The first edition took place from 27 February to 5 March 2023. [1] The ATX Open is part of the WTA Tour and is listed as a WTA 250 tournament. The tournament was awarded to Austin in March 2022. [2]

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The tournament is held at the Westwood Country Club on eleven outdoor hardcourts. [3] The tournament's host sponsors are Formentera Partners and Helmerich & Payne. [4]

The DropShot Tournament Series, founded by Bryan Sheffield, is the tournament's organizer and promoter. The DropShot Tournament Series manages a collection of professional tennis tournaments with a mission to help young athletes reach their full potential and support the Austin community.

The current singles champion is Yuan Yue, who won the second edition of the tournament in March 2024.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023 Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk Flag placeholder.svg Varvara Gracheva 6–3, 7–5
2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Yue Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Xiyu 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2023 Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe
Flag of Indonesia.svg Aldila Sutjiadi
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ellen Perez
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
2024 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Olivia Gadecki
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls
Flag of Poland.svg Katarzyna Kawa
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bibiane Schoofs
6–2, 6–4

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References

  1. "ATX Open event info" . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. "February 2023: a WTA stop in Austin, Texas". Tennis.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. "ATX Open tournament faq" . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "ATX Open sponsors" . Retrieved 17 February 2023.