Royal Indian Open

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Royal Indian Open
Tournament information
Location Pune [1]
India
Venue Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Category Challenger
SurfaceDeco Turf (Hard)
Draw32M/16Q/16D
Prize money US$125,000
Website royalindianopen.com

The Royal Indian Open is a tournament organized for female professional tennis players, played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a WTA Challenger Series tournament. It made its debut in 2012, in Pune, India. [2] It is played at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.

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In 2012, a tournament, classified as a WTA Challenger Series tournament, made its debut in Pune, India. [3] The Challenger tournament has since been relocated to Mumbai.

History

Pune is the fourth town in the history of India to host a WTA event, after Kolkata (2005–2007), Hyderabad (2003–2005) and Bangalore (2006–2008).[ citation needed ]

India's renewed participation through this Challenger event was originally supposed to be held in Delhi, [4] but on 17 October 2012, just a few weeks before the tournament's first edition, it was announced the event had been shifted to Pune.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, the tournament was featured as a WTA Challenger event, and named the Royal Indian Open. Pune is the fourth city in the history of India to host a WTA event, after Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Kolkata (Sunfeast Open). Later, Mumbai became the fifth city to do the same.[ citation needed ]

India's renewed participation through this Challenger event was originally supposed to be held in Delhi, [5] but on 17 October 2012, just a few weeks before the tournament's first edition, it was announced the event had been shifted to Pune, to be held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.[ citation needed ]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2012 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–2, 6–3
   WTA 125K series   
2010–11Not held
2009 Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
   ITF 50K event   

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2012 Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
Flag of Israel.svg Julia Glushko
Flag of Thailand.svg Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
6–0, 4–6, [10–8]
   WTA 125K series   
2010–11Not held
2009 Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico
Flag of Ukraine.svg Anastasiya Vasylyeva
Flag of Russia.svg Nina Bratchikova
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Ksenia Palkina
4–6, 6–3, [13–11]
   ITF 50K event   

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