The Jasmin Open is a tennis event held in

Monastir, Tunisia Monastir, also called Mestir ( ar, المنستير ', from the Greek "hermit's cell, monastery"), is a city on the central coast of Tunisia, in the Sahel area, some south of Sousse and south of Tunis. Traditionally a fishing port, Monastir is ...

. The first edition was played in October 2022. Jasmin Open is part of the

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and is listed as a WTA 250 tournament. The tournament was introduced in 2022 as a result of cancellation of WTA events in China due to the Peng Shuai sexual assault and disappearance controversy. Another significant reason to introduce this tournament was the rise of Tunisian player,

Ons Jabeur Ons Jabeur ( ar, أُنْس جَابِر, ʾUns Jābir, ; born 28 August 1994) is a Tunisian professional tennis player. She has a career high Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking of world No. 2 achieved on 27 June 2022. Jabeur is the curr ...

in the WTA rankings. The tournament is held at the Tennis Club de Monastir on outdoor

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History

The Jasmin Open Monastir was added to the 40th week of the season in May 2022 following cancellation of WTA events in China due to the

disappearance of Peng Shuai The disappearance of Peng Shuai occurred after 2 November 2021 when tennis star Peng Shuai accused former Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault three years earlier. Peng and Zhang had purportedly been involved in an extramarital affa ...

, who in November 2021 accused former Vice Premier

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of sexual violence. As a result of the

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at the end of February 2022, the ATP, WTA and ITF tennis governing bodies of the Grand Slams decided that Russian and Belarusian tennis players could continue to compete on the circuits, but not under the flags of Russia or Belarus until further notice. Belgian

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won her seventh singles title on the

circuit. The doubles was dominated by the Czech

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and the French

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, who fulfilled the role of favorites and turned their first joint participation in doubles competitions into a trophy.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

References

{{WTA 250 tournaments WTA Tour Tennis tournaments in Tunisia Hard court tennis tournaments 2022 establishments in Africa Recurring sporting events established in 2022

History

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

See also

References