Almaty Open | |||||||||
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Tournament information | |||||||||
Event name | Almaty Open | ||||||||
Founded | 2020 | ||||||||
Location | Almaty (2024-present) Astana (2020-2023) Kazakhstan | ||||||||
Venue | Daulet National Tennis Centre (2020-2023) | ||||||||
Surface | Hard (indoor) | ||||||||
Website | https://ktf.kz/en/tournaments/international/ | ||||||||
Current champions (2024) | |||||||||
Men's singles | Karen Khachanov | ||||||||
Men's doubles | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe | ||||||||
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The Almaty Open (formerly the Astana Open) is an October professional tennis tournament, held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The tournament is held on indoor hard courts.
It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] In 2021, the tournament was carried out as a combined event, with a women's tournament being played the week after the men's (as part of the WTA Tour). [2] It was the first time in history that an ATP and a WTA tournament had been held in Kazakhstan. The WTA event would be discontinued the following year. In 2024, the tournament moved from its original location, Astana, to Almaty. [3]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
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↓ Astana ↓ | ||||
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ | ||||
2020 | John Millman | Adrian Mannarino | 7–5, 6–1 | |
2021 | Kwon Soon-woo | James Duckworth | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 | |
↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓ | ||||
2022 | Novak Djokovic | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6–3, 6–4 | |
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ | ||||
2023 | Adrian Mannarino | Sebastian Korda | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
↓ Almaty ↓ | ||||
2024 | Karen Khachanov | Gabriel Diallo | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
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Astana | ||||
2021 | Alison Van Uytvanck | Yulia Putintseva | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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↓ Astana ↓ | ||||
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ | ||||
2020 | Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 7–5, 6–3 | |
2021 | Santiago González Andrés Molteni | Jonathan Erlich Andrei Vasilevski | 6–1, 6–2 | |
↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓ | ||||
2022 | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić | Adrian Mannarino Fabrice Martin | 6–4, 6–2 | |
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ | ||||
2023 | Nathaniel Lammons Jackson Withrow | Mate Pavić John Peers | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7) | |
↓ Almaty ↓ | ||||
2024 | Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe | Nicolás Barrientos Skander Mansouri | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [14–12] |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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Astana | ||||
2021 | Anna-Lena Friedsam Monica Niculescu | Angelina Gabueva Anastasia Zakharova | 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
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