Abu Dhabi Open

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Abu Dhabi Open
Tournament information
Event nameMubadala Abu Dhabi Open
Tour WTA Tour
Founded2021
LocationAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Venue Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard - outdoors
Draw28S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$ 922,573 (2024)
Current champions (2024)
Singles Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina
Doubles Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands

The Abu Dhabi Open is a WTA 500-level professional women's tennis tournament. It takes place on outdoor hardcourts, and was introduced in 2021 to be played in the month of January at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [1] The tournament was introduced due to the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China and delay of tournaments in Australia because of COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [3] In 2023, the event was brought back to the tour as a replacement for St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy due to the suspension of WTA events in Russia because of their invasion of Ukraine. Another reason to host the tournament in Abu Dhabi was the strengthening of the Gulf season with the already established Dubai Tennis Championships and Qatar Total Open. [4]

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Results

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2021 Flag of Belarus.svg Aryna Sabalenka Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Kudermetova 6–2, 6–2
2022Not held
2023 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic Flag placeholder.svg Liudmila Samsonova 1–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
2024 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina Flag placeholder.svg Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2021 Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara
Flag of the United States.svg Hayley Carter
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2022Not held
2023 Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Kenin
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Nosková
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
6–4, 7–6(7–4)

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