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The Shenzhen Open (also known as the Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship purposes) is a professional women's tennis tournament. It is played on outdoor hardcourts of the Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Center, which has 32 outdoor and indoor courts and a 4,000-seat stadium.[1] The tournament made its debut on the WTA Tour in 2013 in Shenzhen, and takes place during the first week of the year, as a warm-up event two weeks prior to the Australian Open.
| Shenzhen Open | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||||||||
| Founded | 2013 | ||||||||
| Location | Shenzhen China | ||||||||
| Venue | Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Center | ||||||||
| Surface | Hard - outdoors | ||||||||
| Website | shenzhenopentennis.com (WTA) | ||||||||
| Current champions (2020) | |||||||||
| Singles |  Ekaterina Alexandrova | ||||||||
| Doubles |  Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | ||||||||
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Past finals
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Women's singles
edit| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Li Na |
Klára Zakopalová |
6–3, 1–6, 7–5 |
| 2014 | Li Na (2) |
Peng Shuai |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 2015 |  Simona Halep |
 Timea Bacsinszky |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2016 |  Agnieszka Radwańska |
 Alison Riske |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2017 | Kateřina Siniaková |
Alison Riske |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2018 | Simona Halep (2) |
Kateřina Siniaková |
6–1, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 2019 |  Aryna Sabalenka |
Alison Riske |
4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| 2020 | Ekaterina Alexandrova |
 Elena Rybakina |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 2021 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation | ||
Women's doubles
edit| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan |
 Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovyeva |
6–0, 7–5 |
| 2014 | Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová |
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok |
Liang Chen Wang Yafan |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| 2016 | Vania King Monica Niculescu (2) |
Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 2017 | Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai |
Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk |
6–1, 7–5 |
| 2018 | Irina-Camelia Begu Simona Halep |
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
6–1, 1–6, [10–8] |
| 2019 | Peng Shuai (2) Yang Zhaoxuan |
Duan Yingying Renata Voráčová |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2020 | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková |
Duan Yingying Zheng Saisai |
6–2, 3–6, [10–4] |
| 2021 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation | ||
References
edit- ^ "Event Fact Sheet". www.shenzhenopentennis.com. 29 December 2012.