The Guadalajara Open Akron is a
WTA 1000
WTA 1000 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour, governed by the Women's Tennis Association. The old WTA Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 tournaments merged into a single highest tier and it is implemented since the r ...
-level professional women's tennis tournament. It takes place on outdoor
hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and ...
s, and was introduced in 2022 to be played in the month of October at the
Panamerican Tennis Center in the city of
Zapopan
Zapopan () is a city and municipality located in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Part of the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, the population of Zapopan city proper makes it the second largest city in the state, very close behind the population of ...
, Mexico (
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...
metro area). The tournament was introduced due to the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China following the
Peng Shuai sexual assault and disappearance controversy. After successfully staging the
2021 WTA Finals
The 2021 WTA Finals, also known by its sponsored name Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara, was the women's championship tennis tournament run by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as part of the 2021 WTA Tour. It took place at the Panamerican Tennis ...
in Guadalajara, the tournament organizers were hoping to host another big event in 2022 for which they were rewarded by WTA.
Results
Singles
Doubles
See also
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Abierto Zapopan
The Abierto Zapopan, also known as Abierto Akron Zapopan for sponsorship reasons, was a WTA 250-level professional women's tennis tournament. It used to take place on outdoor hardcourts, around the month of March at the Panamerican Tennis Cente ...
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Jalisco Open
The Jalisco Open (currently known as Zurich Jalisco Open presentado por Aeromexico y Lacoste for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament held in Zapopan, Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Mexico since 2011. The event is part of the ATP Challenger ...
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Guadalajara Open
The Guadalajara Open is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit in 1978. The event was held in Guadalajara, Mexico and was played on outdoor clay courts. Unseeded Gene Mayer won the singles title while San ...
References
External links
Official website{{WTA 1000 tournaments
Tennis tournaments in Mexico
Hard court tennis tournaments
WTA Tour
Annual events in Mexico
2022 establishments in Mexico