WTA Singapore Open

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WTA Singapore Open
Tennisball current event.svg 2025 Singapore Tennis Open
Tournament information
Event nameCarslberg Singapore Women's Open (1986–1988)
DHL Open (1989–1990)
Singapore Classic (1994)
Singapore Tennis Open (2025–)
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1986
Editions7
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.

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Results

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1987 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anne Minter Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Gerken 6–4, 6–1
1988 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Monique Javer Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi 7–6, 6–3
1989 Flag of New Zealand.svg Belinda Cordwell Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Kijimuta 6–1, 6–0
1990 Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Sawamatsu Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sarah Loosemore 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
1991
-
1993
Not held
1994 Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Sawamatsu Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat 7–5, 7–5
1995
-
2024
Not held
   WTA 250 tournament   
2025 Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Anna-Maria Fernandez
Flag of New Zealand.svg Julie Richardson
Flag of the United States.svg Sandy Collins
Flag of the United States.svg Sharon Walsh
6–3, 6–2
1987 Flag of the United States.svg Anna-Maria Fernandez
Flag of New Zealand.svg Julie Richardson
Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Gerken
Flag of the United States.svg Heather Ludloff
6–1, 6–4
1988 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Bykova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalia Medvedeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Svetlana Parkhomenko
7–6, 6–3
1989 Flag of New Zealand.svg Belinda Cordwell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elizabeth Smylie
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Henricksson
Flag of the United States.svg Beth Herr
6–7, 6–2, 6–1
1990 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis
Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
6–4, 6–1
1991
-
1993
Not held
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Patty Fendick
Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Radford
6–4, 6–1
   WTA 250 tournament   
2025 Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg

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References

  1. Need for stadium made plain by rain The Straits Times, 11 November 1986, Page 29. Websource: https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19861111-1.2.46.13.
  2. "Hologic WTA Tour returns to Singapore in 2025". wtatennis.com. 4 July 2024.