Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Tour | WTA 250 WTA Tour |
Location | Nanchang, China |
Venue | Nanchang International Tennis Center |
Surface | Hard |
Draw | 32M/13Q/16D |
Prize money | $259,303 |
Website | jxopen.net |
Current champions (2023) | |
Singles | Kateřina Siniaková |
Doubles | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva |
The Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is held at the Nanchang Tennis Center in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China. It is also part of the China Open Series. The best performance of Chinese players in women's singles will receive a wild card from the China Open.
For the first two years, this was a WTA 125K series level tournament. However, beginning in 2016, it became one of the main WTA Tour level tournaments under the International classification.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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↓ WTA $125,000 event ↓ | |||
2014 | Peng Shuai | Liu Fangzhou | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
2015 | Jelena Janković | Chang Kai-chen | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
↓ WTA International event ↓ | |||
2016 | Duan Yingying | Vania King | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
2017 | Peng Shuai (2) | Nao Hibino | 6–3, 6–2 |
2018 | Wang Qiang | Zheng Saisai | 7–5, 4–0 ret. |
2019 | Rebecca Peterson | Elena Rybakina | 6–2, 6–0 |
2020 | Initially rescheduled to October, but later cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2022 | Cancelled by WTA | ||
2023 | Kateřina Siniaková | Marie Bouzková | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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↓ WTA $125,000 event ↓ | |||
2014 | Chuang Chia-jung Junri Namigata | Chan Chin-wei Xu Yifan | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
2015 | Chang Kai-chen Zheng Saisai | Chan Chin-wei Wang Yafan | 6–3, 4–6, [10–3] |
↓ WTA International event ↓ | |||
2016 | Liang Chen Lu Jingjing | Shuko Aoyama Makoto Ninomiya | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), [13–11] |
2017 | Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui | Alla Kudryavtseva Arina Rodionova | 6–3, 6–2 |
2018 | Jiang Xinyu (2) Tang Qianhui (2) | Lu Jingjing You Xiaodi | 6–4, 6–4 |
2019 | Wang Xinyu Zhu Lin | Peng Shuai Zhang Shuai | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
2020 | Initially rescheduled to October, but later cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2022 | Not held due to Peng Shuai disappearance | ||
2023 | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva | Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya | 6–4, 6–2 |
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