The NECC–ITF Women's Tennis Tournament (named after sponsor
National Egg Coordination Committee
National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) is an association of poultry farmers in India with more than 25,000 members. Its programmes include market intervention, price support operations, egg promotion campaigns, consumer education, market ...
(NECC)) is a
tennis
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tournament on the
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmenta ...
, under the tier of the
WTA Tour
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, played on outdoor
hardcourt
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s. It has been held annually at the
Deccan Gymkhana Club in
Pune
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
, India since 2001.
History
It is held yearly since 2001 in
Pune, Maharashtra
Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...
, India. It was a $10,000 event from 2001–2005, and was upgraded to $25,000 in 2006–2008. In 2009, it was a $50,000. Since 2010, it has been a $25,000 event.
Akgul Amanmuradova
Akgul Charievna Amanmuradova (; born June 23, 1984) is an inactive professional tennis player from Uzbekistan. At 1.90 metres in height, she is one of the tallest female tennis players in history.
Amanmuradova has won two doubles titles ...
has been the most successful at the event, winning two titles.
Results
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
ITF search
{{DEFAULTSORT:Necc-ITF Women's Tennis Championships
Tennis tournaments in India
Sports competitions in Pune
Hard court tennis tournaments
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Recurring sporting events established in 2001
2001 establishments in Maharashtra