WTA Singapore Open | |
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2025 Singapore Tennis Open | |
Tournament information | |
Event name | Carslberg Singapore Women's Open (1986–1988) DHL Open (1989–1990) Singapore Classic (1994) Singapore Tennis Open (2025–) |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Founded | 1986 |
Editions | 7 |
Location | Singapore |
Venue | Kallang Tennis Centre |
Category | WTA 250 (2025-), Tier IV (1990, 1994) |
Surface | Hard / indoor (1986, 2025-) Hard / outdoor (1987–1994) |
The WTA Singapore Open is a WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament it was founded in 1986 as Carlsberg Singapore Women's Open, [1] the event ran till 1994, and resumed in 2025. It is held at the Kallang Tennis Centre in Singapore. The tournament is held on indoor hardcourts from 2025 onwards, [2] and was also held indoors in 1986, and then on outdoor hardcourts from 1987 to 1994. It is part of the WTA 250 tournaments and was part of the WTA Tier IV category in 1990 and 1994.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1986 | Gigi Fernández | Mercedes Paz | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
1987 | Anne Minter | Barbara Gerken | 6–4, 6–1 |
1988 | Monique Javer | Leila Meskhi | 7–6, 6–3 |
1989 | Belinda Cordwell | Akiko Kijimuta | 6–1, 6–0 |
1990 | Naoko Sawamatsu | Sarah Loosemore | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4 |
1991 - 1993 | Not held | ||
1994 | Naoko Sawamatsu | Florencia Labat | 7–5, 7–5 |
1995 - 2024 | Not held | ||
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓ | |||
2025 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1986 | Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson | Sandy Collins Sharon Walsh | 6–3, 6–2 |
1987 | Anna-Maria Fernandez Julie Richardson | Barbara Gerken Heather Ludloff | 6–1, 6–4 |
1988 | Natalia Bykova Natalia Medvedeva | Leila Meskhi Svetlana Parkhomenko | 7–6, 6–3 |
1989 | Belinda Cordwell Elizabeth Smylie | Ann Henricksson Beth Herr | 6–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
1990 | Jo Durie Jill Hetherington | Pascale Paradis Catherine Suire | 6–4, 6–1 |
1991 - 1993 | Not held | ||
1994 | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath | Nicole Arendt Kristine Radford | 6–4, 6–1 |
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓ | |||
2025 |
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