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Shenzhen Open | |||||||||
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Tournament information | |||||||||
Founded | 2013 | ||||||||
Location | Shenzhen China | ||||||||
Venue | Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Center | ||||||||
Surface | Hard - outdoors | ||||||||
Website | shenzhenopentennis.com (WTA) | ||||||||
Current champions (2020) | |||||||||
Singles | Ekaterina Alexandrova | ||||||||
Doubles | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | ||||||||
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The Shenzhen Open (also known as the Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship purposes) is a professional women's tennis tournament. It is played on outdoor hard courts of the Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Center, which has 32 outdoor and indoor courts and a 4,000-seat stadium. [1] The tournament made its debut on the WTA Tour in 2013 in Shenzhen, China. The tournament takes place during the first week of the year, as a warm-up event two weeks prior to the Australian Open.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2013 | Li Na | Klára Zakopalová | 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
2014 | Li Na (2) | Peng Shuai | 6–4, 7–5 |
2015 | Simona Halep | Timea Bacsinszky | 6–2, 6–2 |
2016 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Alison Riske | 6–3, 6–2 |
2017 | Kateřina Siniaková | Alison Riske | 6–3, 6–4 |
2018 | Simona Halep (2) | Kateřina Siniaková | 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 |
2019 | Aryna Sabalenka | Alison Riske | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
2020 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | Elena Rybakina | 6–2, 6–4 |
2021 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2022 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2013 | Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovyeva | 6–0, 7–5 |
2014 | Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | 6–3, 6–4 |
2015 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | Liang Chen Wang Yafan | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
2016 | Vania King Monica Niculescu (2) | Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai | 6–1, 6–4 |
2017 | Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai | Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk | 6–1, 7–5 |
2018 | Irina-Camelia Begu Simona Halep | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | 6–1, 1–6, [10–8] |
2019 | Peng Shuai (2) Yang Zhaoxuan | Duan Yingying Renata Voráčová | 6–4, 6–3 |
2020 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | Duan Yingying Zheng Saisai | 6–2, 3–6, [10–4] |
2021 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2022 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation |
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