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s, played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a

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, India. It is played at the

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. In 2012, a tournament, classified as a

, India. The Challenger tournament has since been relocated to

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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

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, 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, ( 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 As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

. 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

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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

,'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

. In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

References

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