The Royal Indian Open is a tournament organized for female professional
tennis player
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cove ...
s, played on
outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a
WTA Challenger Series
WTA 125 tournaments are an international series of professional women's tennis tournaments organized by the Women's Tennis Association since 2012.
In the past (2012–2015) sometimes called the WTA Challenger seriesPune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...
, India. It is played at the
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Pune, India. The complex is situated about 15 km from Pune downtown and 5 km from Hinjawadi. This complex was the venue for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Kh ...
.
In 2012, a tournament, classified as a
WTA Challenger Series
WTA 125 tournaments are an international series of professional women's tennis tournaments organized by the Women's Tennis Association since 2012.
In the past (2012–2015) sometimes called the WTA Challenger seriesPune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...
, India. The Challenger tournament has since been relocated to
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
.
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).
India's renewed participation through this ''Challenger'' event was originally supposed to be held in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
, 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
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million ...
.
In 2012, it became the second event (after the
OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the
WTA 125s.
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
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
,
Hyderabad
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, and
Kolkata (Sunfeast Open). Later, Mumbai became the fifth city to do the same.
India's renewed participation through this ''Challenger'' event was originally supposed to be held in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
,
'WTA Challenger series heads to Delhi'
''WTA'' (retrieved 25 July 2012) 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
The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Pune, India. The complex is situated about 15 km from Pune downtown and 5 km from Hinjawadi. This complex was the venue for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Kh ...
.
In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
See also
* WTA Indian Open
The WTA Indian Open is a tournament for professional female tennis players, held regularly since 2003 in various Indian cities. It was a WTA Tour event played on outdoor hardcourts. In 2008, it was classified as a Tier II event with the prize ...
* Mumbai Open
This was a former WTA 125K tennis tournament.
The tournament was not held between 2013–16 due to various reasons, but in 2017 it was reinstated as a WTA 125K series tournament and relocated to Mumbai.
The Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Assoc ...
References
External links
Official website
{{ITF Women's Circuit
WTA 125 tournaments
Tennis tournaments in India
Sport in Pune
Hard court tennis tournaments
2012 establishments in India
2013 disestablishments in India
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
2001 establishments in India