Guadalajara Open Akron

Last updated
Guadalajara Open Akron
Tournament information
Event nameGuadalajara Open Akron
Tour WTA Tour
Founded2022
Location Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Venue Panamerican Tennis Center
Category WTA 1000 (2022-2023)
WTA 500 (2024-present)
Surface Hard – outdoors
Draw56S / 28D
Prize moneyUS$2,788,468 (2023)
Website guadalajaraopen.com
Current champions (2023)
Singles Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari
Doubles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Hunter
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens

The Guadalajara Open (also known as the Guadalajara Open Akron for sponsorship reasons) is a professional women's tennis tournament held in Zapopan, Mexico. It takes place on outdoor hardcourts at the Panamerican Tennis Center, and is held in fall. A part of the WTA 1000 tournaments on the WTA Tour, it was introduced in 2022 [1] due to the vacancy in the calendar spurred by the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China following the Peng Shuai sexual assault and disappearance controversy and in Russia following that country's invasion of Ukraine. [2] [3] After successfully staging the 2021 WTA Finals in Guadalajara, the WTA rewarded the tournament organizers with the 1000-level event. [4] The tournament was held for two consecutive years as a replacement for the Wuhan Open. In 2024, the tournament was downgraded to a WTA 500 tournament as Wuhan made its return to the tour.

Contents

Results

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
   WTA 1000 tournament   
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 6–2, 6–3
2023 Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Dolehide 7–5, 6–3
   WTA 500 tournament   

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
   WTA 1000 tournament   
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Anna Danilina
Flag of Brazil.svg Beatriz Haddad Maia
7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Hunter (2)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of New Zealand.svg Erin Routliffe
3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
   WTA 500 tournament   

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peng Shuai</span> Chinese tennis player (born 1986)

Peng Shuai is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In February 2014, she was ranked as the world No. 1 doubles player by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), becoming the first Chinese tennis player to achieve that ranking in any discipline. She peaked at world No. 14 of the singles rankings in August 2011, and won two singles and 23 doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wang Qiang (tennis)</span> Chinese tennis player

Wang Qiang is a Chinese tennis player. She has won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 singles title, and 13 singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. Her best performance at a major tournament came at the 2019 US Open where she reached the quarterfinals. On 9 September 2019, Wang reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 12, becoming the second-highest ranked Chinese tennis player in history after Li Na. Alongside Li Na, Zheng Jie, Peng Shuai, Zhang Shuai and Zheng Qinwen, Wang is one of only six Chinese tennis players to have reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament.

The 2016 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the China Open for the men. It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2016 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2016 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from October 3 to October 9, 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peng Shuai career statistics</span> Statistics of Chinese tennis player

This is a list of the main career statistics of professional Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 WTA Tour</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 2022 WTA Tour was the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2022 tennis season. The 2022 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup, and the year-end championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 WTA Tour</span> Womens tennis circuit

The 2023 WTA Tour was the global elite women's professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2023 tennis season. The 2023 WTA Tour calendar comprised the Grand Slam tournaments, the WTA 1000 tournaments, the WTA 500 tournaments, the WTA 250 tournaments, the Billie Jean King Cup, the year-end championships, and the team events United Cup and Hopman Cup. 2023 also marked the return of the WTA to China, after strict COVID-19 protocols in the country and the disappearance of former tennis player Peng Shuai.

The 2022 WTA Finals was the professional women's championship tennis tournament run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) from October 31 to November 7, 2022. It was the 51st edition of the singles event and the 46th edition of the doubles competition. The tournament was held on an indoor hardcourt at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, marking the return of the tournament to the United States after 17 years, and was contested by the eight highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams of the 2022 WTA Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jasmin Open</span> Tennis tournament

The Jasmin Open is a tennis event held in Monastir, Tunisia. The first edition was played in October 2022. Jasmin Open is part of the WTA Tour and is listed as a WTA 250 tournament.

The 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts in Parma, Italy as an ATP Challenger Tour 125 event for the men and a WTA 250 event for the women. The fourth edition of the men's event was held between 13 and 19 June on the 2022 ATP Challenger Tour, while the second edition of the women's took place from 26 September to 1 October on the 2022 WTA Tour.

The 2022 WTA Slovenia Open is a WTA 250 tournament play on outdoor hard courts. It is the 8th edition of the Slovenia Open. The 2022 event took place at the Tennis Club Portorož in Portorož, Slovenia from 12 to 18 September 2022.

The 2022 Tallinn Open event was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts at the Forus Tennis Centre and held between 26 September and 2 October 2022. It was the first tournament in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA)'s history to be held in Tallinn, Estonia and was organized as a WTA 250 event on the 2022 WTA Tour.

The 2022 San Diego Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 2nd edition of the event for the men and the 1st edition of the Southern California Open for the women since 2015. The event is part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2022 ATP Tour and a WTA 500 event on the 2022 WTA Tour. It was held at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, United States, from September 19 through September 25, 2022 for the men, and from October 10 through October 16, 2022 for the women.

The 2022 Ostrava Open was a WTA tournament organised for female professional tennis players on indoor hard courts. The event took place at the Ostrava Arena in Ostrava, Czech Republic, from 3 through 9 October 2022.

The 2022 Transylvania Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Transylvania Open, and part of the WTA 250 series of the 2022 WTA Tour. It was held at the BT Arena in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from 10 until 16 October 2022.

The 2022 Jasmin Open was a WTA Tour tournament organised for female tennis players on outdoor hardcourts. The event took place at the Skanes Family Hotel in Monastir, Tunisia, from 3 through 9 October 2022.

The Tallinn Open was a tennis event held in Tallinn, Estonia. The first edition took place in October 2022. Tallinn Open is part of the WTA Tour and is listed as a WTA 250 tournament. The tournament was introduced in 2022 as a result of the cancellation of WTA events in China due to the Peng Shuai sexual assault and disappearance controversy. Estonia's top ranked player Anett Kontaveit played a major role in bringing the WTA event to Estonia after facing political resistance.

In 2022, the WTA calendar was still being affected by the cancellation of women's professional tennis tournaments in China and Russia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and concerns about the security and well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai after her allegations of sexual assault against Chinese Communist Party leader Zhang Gaoli. As a result, a WTA 1000 tournament was announced to be held in Guadalajara to compensate for it. This was one of the biggest women's tournaments ever hosted by Mexico, held on outdoor hard courts in October 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTA 1000 Series singles records and statistics</span> List of WTA 1000 records and statistics

WTA 1000 is a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour organized by the Women's Tennis Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WTA 1000 Series doubles records and statistics</span> List of WTA 1000 records and statistics

WTA 1000 is a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour organized by the Women's Tennis Association.

References

  1. "2022 WTA Tournaments".
  2. "WTA release updated tournament calendar with no events taking place in China over Peng Shuai issue" . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. "WTA set to name Guadalajara as new WTA 1000 event" . Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. "WTA open to Guadalajara expanding footprint on the tour calendar after success of year-end event" . Retrieved 8 October 2022.