Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

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Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
Tennisball current event.svg 2024 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
ITF Women's Tour
Event nameAl Habtoor Tennis Challenge
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
VenueAl Habtoor Grand Resort, Autograph Collection
Category ITF Women's Circuit
Surface Hard
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$100,000+H
Website Official website

The Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge is a tournament for professional female tennis players, played on outdoor hardcourts. The event is classified as an ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates since 1998.

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History

The tournament began in 1998 as an $25,000 event. From 1999 to 2015, it was classified as a $75,000 event, however the 2004 edition was cancelled. In 2016, it was upgraded to a $100,000+H event.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2023 Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Tikhonova Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arianne Hartono 6–1, 6–4
2022 Flag of France.svg Elsa Jacquemot Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch 7–5, 6–2
2021 Flag of Ukraine.svg Daria Snigur Flag of Slovakia.svg Kristína Kučová 6–3, 6–0
2020 Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2019 Flag of Romania.svg Ana Bogdan Flag of Ukraine.svg Daria Snigur 6–1, 6–2
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová 6–3, 6–0
2017 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic Flag of Croatia.svg Ajla Tomljanović 6–4, 0–0 ret.
2016 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei Flag of Russia.svg Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6–2, 6–2
2015 Flag of Turkey.svg Çağla Büyükakçay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Koukalová 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
2014 Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–3, 6–4
2013 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 6–1, 6–2
2012 Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2011 Flag of Thailand.svg Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 6–4
2010 Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2009 Flag of Russia.svg Regina Kulikova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sandra Záhlavová 7–6(8–6), 6–3
2008 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
2007 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko Flag of Russia.svg Evgeniya Rodina 7–5, 6–2
2006 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Ekaterina Dzehalevich 6–1, 6–3
2005 Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli Flag of Estonia.svg Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–0
2004not held
2003 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Jelena Janković Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová 6–2, 7–5
2002 Flag of Indonesia.svg Angelique Widjaja Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe 7–5, 6–2
2001 Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou Flag of Hungary.svg Anikó Kapros 6–4, 6–4
2000 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adriana Gerši Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin 6–4, 6–3
1999 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 6–1, 6–1
1998 Flag of Hungary.svg Kira Nagy Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina 6–4, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2023 Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag placeholder.svg Vera Zvonareva
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olivia Nicholls
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
6–1, 2–6, [10–7]
2022 Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Volodko
6–1, 6–3
2021 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová
Flag of Russia.svg Angelina Gabueva
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Zakharova
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
2020 Flag of Georgia.svg Ekaterine Gorgodze
Flag of India.svg Ankita Raina
Flag of Spain.svg Aliona Bolsova
Flag of Slovenia.svg Kaja Juvan
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2019 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of Slovenia.svg Andreja Klepač
Flag of Spain.svg Georgina García Pérez
Flag of Spain.svg Sara Sorribes Tormo
7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
2018 Flag of Russia.svg Alena Fomina
Flag of Russia.svg Valentina Ivakhnenko
Flag of Hungary.svg Réka Luca Jani
Flag of Sweden.svg Cornelia Lister
7–5, 6–2
2017 Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Flag of Russia.svg Alena Fomina
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lesley Kerkhove
Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–3
2016 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Mandy Minella
Flag of Serbia.svg Nina Stojanović
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
2015 Flag of Turkey.svg Çağla Büyükakçay
Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Flag of Turkey.svg İpek Soylu
7–6(8–6), 6–4
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
2013 Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nadiia Kichenok
7–5, 6–1
2012 Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
7–5, 6–3
2011 Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova
Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Dulgheru
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2009 Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2008 Flag of France.svg Irena Pavlovic
Flag of Slovenia.svg Maša Zec Peškirič
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Chalova
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–3]
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marina Erakovic
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliana Fedak
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Lapushchenkova
7–6(7–1), 6–4
2006 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Valeria Bondarenko
6–3, 6–0
2005 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Navrátilová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Šromová
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
Flag of Russia.svg Olga Panova
7–5, 6–4
2004not held
2003 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi
Flag of Hungary.svg Kira Nagy
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Italy.svg Adriana Serra Zanetti
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002 Flag of Germany.svg Kirstin Freye
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander
Flag of Morocco.svg Bahia Mouhtassine
Flag of Indonesia.svg Angelique Widjaja
6–2, 6–4
2001 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander
Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi-Aracama
6–3, 6–0
2000 Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi-Aracama
Flag of Germany.svg Angelika Bachmann
Flag of Slovenia.svg Tina Križan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
1999 Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois
Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
1998 Flag of Indonesia.svg Wynne Prakusya
Flag of Thailand.svg Benjamas Sangaram
Flag of Hungary.svg Petra Gáspár
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Varmužová
7–6(7–1), 1–6, 6–3

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