Hua Hin Challenger

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Hua Hin Challenger
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameHua Hin Challenger
Tour WTA 125K series, ATP Challenger Tour
Founded2015
Abolished2017
Location Hua Hin, Thailand
Surface Hard - outdoors

The Hua Hin Challenger was a tennis tournament for professional male and female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event was classified as a $125,000 ATP Challenger Tour and WTA 125K series tournament and was held in Hua Hin District, Thailand, in 2015 and 2017.

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Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2015 Flag of Japan.svg Yūichi Sugita Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Millman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Whittington 6–2, 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2015 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 6–4, 6–7(8-10), 6–4
2017 Flag of Switzerland.svg Belinda Bencic Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2015 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Yen-hsun
Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
walkover
2017 Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Withrow
6–4, 5–7, [10–5]

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2015 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Chen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yafan
Flag of Thailand.svg Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zhaoxuan
6–3, 6–3
2017 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Duan Yingying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yafan (2)
Flag of Slovenia.svg Dalila Jakupović
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khromacheva
6–3, 6–3

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