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| Event name | Liuzhou Open Liuzhou International Challenger Bank of Liuzhou Cup | ||||||||
| Location | Liuzhou, China | ||||||||
| Venue | Liuzhou Tennis Center | ||||||||
| Surface | Hard / outdoors | ||||||||
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The Liuzhou Open is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit. It has been held annually in Liuzhou, China since 2016.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |  Denis Istomin | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
| 2018 |  Radu Albot |  Miomir Kecmanović | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Zhu Lin |  Arina Rodionova | 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 2018 | Wang Yafan |  Han Na-lae | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Wang Yafan |  Nao Hibino | 3–6, 6–4, 3–3, ret. |
| 2016 | Nina Stojanović | Jang Su-jeong | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin | Nam Ji-sung Song Min-kyu | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| 2018 | Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze |  Hsieh Cheng-peng  Christopher Rungkat | 6–3, 2–6, [10–3] |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui |  Ankita Raina  Rosalie van der Hoek | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2018 |  Eudice Chong Ye Qiuyu | Kang Jiaqi Lee So-ra | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Han Xinyun Makoto Ninomiya |  Jacqueline Cako  Laura Robson | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2016 | Veronika Kudermetova Aleksandra Pospelova | Jacqueline Cako Sabina Sharipova | 6–2, 6–4 |
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Gong Maoxin and Zhang Ze were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.
Wang Yafan was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.