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The WTA Indian Open is a tournament for professional female tennis players, held regularly since 2003 in various Indian cities. It was a
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event played on outdoor hardcourts. In 2008, it was classified as a Tier II event with the prize money of $600,000 – this made it the biggest women's tennis tournament in
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that year. Following the restructuring of the WTA in 2009, there were no WTA tournaments in India until 2022 except some WTA Challengers. For the first time since 2008, a WTA 250 tournament will be held in India in 2022.


History

The event started in 2003 as a Tier IV event. It was held in SAAP Tennis Complex in
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until 2005. In 2006, the event was upgraded to a Tier III event, and was moved to
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. In 2008, it was upgraded further to a Tier II event. The 2008 edition was won by 26-year-old, then eight-time Grand-Slam champion
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, who defeated
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Sponsors

From 2003–2005, the event was sponsored by Andhra Pradesh Tourism (AP Tourism), and the tournament was named accordingly. In 2006 and 2007, the event was sponsored by
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, and the tournament was also named after the sponsor. In 2008, it was sponsored by the
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which would have continued to sponsor the event if it had been held 2009 onwards.


Past finals


Singles


Doubles


See also

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Royal Indian Open 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. It is played at t ...
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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 ...
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Maharashtra Open The Maharashtra Open (known as Tata Open Maharashtra for sponsorship reasons) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Pune, India. It is part of the ATP Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour. The inaugural event ...
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References


External links


Official website
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