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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.
| Royal Indian Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Location | Pune[1] India |
| Venue | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
| Category | Challenger |
| Surface | Deco Turf (Hard) |
| Draw | 32M/16Q/16D |
| Prize money | US$125,000 |
| Website | royalindianopen.com |
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
editPune 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
editSingles
edit| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Elina Svitolina |
 Kimiko Date-Krumm |
6–2, 6–3 | |
| ↑ WTA 125K series ↑ | ||||
| 2010–11 | Not held | |||
| 2009 | Rika Fujiwara |
 Bojana Jovanovski |
5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| ↑ ITF 50K event ↑ | ||||
Doubles
edit| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Nina Bratchikova  Oksana Kalashnikova |
 Julia Glushko  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn |
6–0, 4–6, [10–8] | |
| ↑ WTA 125K series ↑ | ||||
| 2010–11 | Not held | |||
| 2009 |  Nicole Clerico Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
Nina Bratchikova  Ksenia Palkina |
4–6, 6–3, [13–11] | |
| ↑ ITF 50K event ↑ | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 'WTA Challenger event returns to Pune' The Hindu (Retrieved 17 October 2012)
- ^ 'WTA Challenger series to go to India' WTA (Retrieved 19 June 2012)
- ^ 'WTA Challenger series to go to India' WTA (retrieved 19 June 2012)
- ^ 'WTA Challenger series heads to Delhi' WTA (Retrieved 25 July 2012)
- ^ 'WTA Challenger series heads to Delhi' WTA (retrieved 25 July 2012)