The WTA Auckland Open (currently sponsored by ASB Bank and called the ASB Classic) is a professional women's

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tournament in

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. The tournament is played annually, in the first week of January, at the

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in the suburb of Parnell, just east of the Central Business District. It is an International level tournament in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World Tour. The equivalent men's event, the ATP Auckland Open, is played in the following week, immediately ahead of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the

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. The Auckland Open is expected to return in 2023 after the 2021 and 2022 events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic owing travel restrictions for international visitors to New Zealand. 2014 Australian Open - Ana Ivanovic

Past results

Singles

Doubles

Original Auckland Open

1974–1982 singles

References

External links

Official website
{{WTA Tier V tournaments Tennis tournaments in New Zealand Sports competitions in Auckland Hard court tennis tournaments WTA Tour Recurring sporting events established in 1986 Summer events in New Zealand