Astana Open

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Astana Open
Tennisball current event.svg 2023 Astana Open
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Tournament information
Event nameAstana Open
Founded2020
Location Astana
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
VenueNational Tennis Center
Surface Hard (indoor)
Current champions (2023)
Men's singles Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino
Men's doubles Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Withrow
ATP Tour
Category ATP 250
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money$3,728,045 (2022)
WTA Tour
Category WTA 250
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money$235,238 (2021)

The Astana Open is a professional tennis tournament, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, at the end of October each year since 2020. The tournament is held on indoor hard courts. In 2020, it was primarily organised due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the 2020 season, because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [1] From 2021, the tournament is 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 is the first time in history that an ATP and a WTA tournament has been held in Kazakhstan.

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Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Millman Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino 7–5, 6–1
2021 Flag of South Korea.svg Kwon Soon-woo Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth 7–6(8–6), 6–3
↓  ATP Tour 500  ↓
2022 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 6–3, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
2023 Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Korda 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alison Van Uytvanck Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva 1–6, 6–4, 6–3

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
2020 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joran Vliegen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
7–5, 6–3
2021 Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Molteni
Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Vasilevski
6–1, 6–2
↓  ATP Tour 500  ↓
2022 Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
Flag of France.svg Adrian Mannarino
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Martin
6–4, 6–2
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Withrow
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers
7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7)

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2021 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Friedsam
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of Russia.svg Angelina Gabueva
Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Zakharova
6–2, 4–6, [10–5]

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  1. "ATP Announces Four New Events For 2020". www.atptour.com.
  2. WTA adds tournaments in Nur-Sultan, Cluj-Napoca and Columbus to 2021 calendar