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Malaysian Open (tennis)

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The Malaysian Open was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was originally founded the Malayan Championships.[1] The event has been held at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort and The Royal Selangor Golf Club. The tournament ran from 1921 to 1978. It was revived for a second time from 1992 through to 1995. It was staged for the third and final time from 2009 to 2018.

Malaysian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameMalayan Championships (1921–1963)
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship (1964–1978)
Malaysian Tennis Classic (1992–1993)
Malaysian Salem Open (1993-1995)
Malaysian Open (2009–2017)
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Abolished2017; 7 years ago (2017)
LocationIpoh
Petaling Jaya
Penang
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
VenueBukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort (2010–2012)
RSGC (since 2013)
SurfaceCarpet – indoors
Clay – outdoors
Hard – outdoors

History

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The first edition of the Malayan Championships was played in 1921 in Singapore. Women participated for the first time in 1925. In 1942 the event was suspended due to World War II and it resumed in 1948. On 16 September 1963 the country changed its name, from Malaya to Malaysia and the tournament became the Malaysian Open in 1964[2] (though only open to amateurs until 1969).

In 1992 the women's tournament was reestablished as the Malaysian Tennis Classic. It was competed on indoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament was part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, and was designated as a Tier IV event. Winners received $18,000. In both years it was held from 19 April to 26 April. The event was discontinued from 1993 onwards. In 1993 the men's tournament was revived as the Kuala Lumpur Open (aka Malaysia Salem Open) which ran until 1995. The men's event was played on hard courts in 1993 and on indoor carpet courts from 1994 to 1995. It was an event on the ATP World Series, replacing the Singapore Open for this period. Four Malaysian Players (V. Selvam, Mon S Sudesh, Martin. A and A. Lourdesamy) were banned for participating in the Bridgestone Open that was simultaneous with the Kuala Lumpur Open, as the Bridgestone Tournament wasn't sanctioned by the LTAM. Selvam's banned was lifted after two years by the LTAM.[citation needed]

In 2009 the men's tournament was revived as the Proton Malaysian Open that ran until 2015 as an ATP World Tour 250 fixture. In 2016 the men's event was replaced on the ATP tour by the Chengdu Open. In 2010 the women's tournament was revived for the second time. Initially, the organisers operated with a license directly from WTA. However, later on they cut a deal for a lease of WTA Palermo's license in late-2013.[citation needed]

In 2017, the Women's Tennis Association deleted reference to Israeli player Julia Glushko's nationality and Israel's flag from Glushko's profile on their website ahead of her scheduled participation at the Malaysian Open, when event organizers requested all references to her being Israeli be removed from the WTA website in order for her to be allowed to take part in the event.[3] The WTA subsequently reinstated them.[3]

The last men's Malaysian Open was held in 2015 and the women's in 2017, after which, WTA Palermo returned to the tour calendar in 2019.[4] The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour.[5]

Past finals

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Men's Singles

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Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
Malayan Championships
1921 Singapore   Shunjiro Nakamura   Khoo Hooi-Hye 6–4, 6–3
1922 Kuala Lumpur   Asaji Honda   Eric Oliver 6–3, 6–3
1923[6] Penang   Khoo Hooi-Hye   Scovell 6–2, 6–0
1924[7] Ipoh   Asano   Scovell 6–0, 6–3
1925 Singapore   Khoo Hooi-Hye   Kenneth Mano 6–3, 6–3
1926[8] Kuala Lumpur   Khoo Hooi-Hye   Chua Choon Leong 6–4, 6–2
1927[9] Kuala Lumpur   Khoo Hooi-Hye   Ong Ee Kong 6–1, 6–1
1928[10] Singapore   Paul Clerc   Khoo Hooi-Hye 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1929[11] Kuala Lumpur   Khoo Hooi-Hye   Lim Bong Soo 4–3 rtd.
1930 Singapore   Huyuh Van Giao   Nguyen van Chim w.o.
1931[12] Kuala Lumpur   Lim Bong Soo   Lam Say Kee 8–6, 7–5
1932[13] Singapore   Lim Bong Soo   Alexander Pitt 6–0, 6–2
1933[14] Kuala Lumpur   Lim Bong Soo   H. M. De Souza 9–7 rtd.
1934 Singapore   Chin Kee Onn   Yong Loon Chong Chim 6–2, 6–3
1935 Kuala Lumpur   Lim Bong Soo   Nguyen van Chim 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1936[15] Ipoh   Hildon Sansoni   Rolf Grut 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1937[16] Kuala Lumpur   Chin Kee Onn   Rolf Grut 6–2, 8–6
1938[17] Singapore   Samboedjo Hoerip   Lim Djoe Djiem 6–1, 6–2
1939[18] Ipoh   Chin Kee Onn   Yon bin Mian 6–3, 6–2
1940[19] Singapore   Kho Sin-Khie   Chin Kee Onn 6–3, 6–1
1941[20] Kuala Lumpur   Kho Sin-Khie   Chin Kee Onn 6–0, 6–2
1942-1947 Not held (due to world war two)
1948[21] Penang   S. C. Beaty   Goon Kok Lem 6–1, 6–2
1949 Singapore   Koon Hung Ip   Tan Liep Tjauw 6–3, 6–4
1950[22] Kuala Lumpur   Chew Bee Ong   Chin Kee Onn 6–4, 6–0
1951[23] Ipoh   Koon Hung Ip   S. C. Beaty 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1952[24] Penang   Koon Hung Ip   Chew Bee Ong 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
1953 Singapore   Neale Fraser   Chew Bee Ong 6–4, 6–3
1954[25] Kuala Lumpur   Chew Bee Ong   Rupert Ferdinands 6–4, 6–1
1955 Ipoh   Chew Bee Ong   Koon Hung Ip 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1956[26] Penang   Tan Liep Tjauw   Rupert Ferdinands 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1957[27] Singapore   Koon Hung Ip   Tan Liep Tjauw 6–3, 6–4
1958 Kuala Lumpur   Raymundo Deyro   Koo Hong Boo 7–5, 6–2
1959[28] Ipoh   Sumant Misra   Warren Jacques 6–1, 6–4
1960 Penang City   Atsushi Miyagi   Felicisimo Ampon 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1961 Kuala Lumpur   Johnny Jose   Felicisimo Ampon 6–1, 6–2
1962 Ipoh   Johnny Jose (2)   Ian Crookenden 6–4, 6–2
1963 Penang City   Ken Fletcher   Tony Roche 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship
1964[2] Kuala Lumpur   Takeshi Koura   Isao Watanabe w.o.
1965 Penang City   Bill Bowrey   John Newcombe 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
1966 Ipoh   Somparn Champisri   Seri Charuchinda 6–2, 6–2
1967 Kuala Lumpur   Allan Stone   Colin Stubs 6–1, 6–2
1968 Penang City   Doug Smith   Gondo Widjojo 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Open era
1969 Kuala Lumpur   Van Bay Vo   Elwyn McCabe 6–4, 2–1, ret.
1970 Kuala Lumpur   Colin Dibley   Van Thanh Vo 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1971 Kuala Lumpur   Ian Fletcher   Van Thanh Vo 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1972 Kuala Lumpur   Gondo Widjojo   Atet Wijono 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 3–2, ret.
1973 Kuala Lumpur   Anand Amritraj   Van Bay Vo 7–5, 0–6, 6–4, 7–5
1974 Kuala Lumpur   Peter McNamara   Felix Bautista Jr. 8–6, 6–3, 6–2
1975 Petaling Jaya   Trevor Little   Gondo Widjojo 6–3, 6–3
Malaysian Salem Open
1993 (Jan.) Kuala Lumpur   Richey Reneberg   Olivier Delaître 6–3, 6–1
1993 (Sept.) Kuala Lumpur   Michael Chang   Jonas Svensson 6–0, 6–4
1994 Kuala Lumpur   Jacco Eltingh   Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6, 2–6, 6–4
1995 Kuala Lumpur   Marcelo Ríos   Mark Philippoussis 7–6, 6–2
Proton Malaysian Open
2009 Kuala Lumpur   Nikolay Davydenko   Fernando Verdasco 6–4, 7–5
2010 Kuala Lumpur   Mikhail Youzhny   Andrey Golubev 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2011 Kuala Lumpur   Janko Tipsarević   Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–5
2012 Kuala Lumpur   Juan Mónaco   Julien Benneteau 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2013 Kuala Lumpur   João Sousa   Julien Benneteau 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
2014 Kuala Lumpur   Kei Nishikori   Julien Benneteau 7–6(7–4), 6–4
2015 Kuala Lumpur   David Ferrer   Feliciano López 7–5, 7–5

Women's Singles

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Incomplete roll
Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
Malayan Championships
1925 Singapore   Sybil Dando   Mary Holmes 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1926 Kuala Lumpur   Mrs N. Toft   Mrs Rule 6–2, 6–2
1927 Kuala Lumpur   Violet Howett Laing   Sybil Dando 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1928 Singapore   Violet Howett Laing (2)   Mrs Davies 6–4, 2–6, 8–6
1929 Kuala Lumpur   Miss E.M. Aitken   Mrs Zylstra 6–4, 6–3
1930 Singapore   Gwendoline Moon Allin   Mrs E.A. Taylor 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1931 Kuala Lumpur   Elizabeth Oldfield   Mrs Drew 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
1932 Singapore   Elizabeth Oldfield (2)   Mrs E.A. Taylor 6-3, 3-6, 9-7
1933 Kuala Lumpur   Elizabeth Oldfield (3)   Mrs Eileen Corbett 6-4, 6-4
1934 Singapore   Gwendoline Moon Allin (2)   Mrs M. Millar 6-3, 6-1
1935 Kuala Lumpur   Gwendoline Moon Allin (3)   Violet Howett Laing 6-3, 6-1
1936 Ipoh   Doreen Sansoni   Gwendoline Moon Allin 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1937 Kuala Lumpur   Doreen Sansoni (2)   Betty Humphrey 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1938 Singapore   Doreen Sansoni (3)   Joyce Grenier 6–4, 6–1
1939 Ipoh   Doreen Sansoni (4)   Gwendoline Moon Allin 6–2, 6–3
1940 Singapore   Joyce Grenier Carter   Nellie Chia 6–1, 6–0
1941 Kuala Lumpur   Joyce Grenier Carter (2)   Gwendoline Moon Allin 6–1, 6–0
1942-1947 Not held (due to world war two)
1948 Penang City   Joyce Grenier Fraser (3)   M. Eduardo 6–3, 6–1
1949 Singapore   Joyce Grenier Fraser (4)   Susan de Vries Batten 6–2, 6–4
1950 Kuala Lumpur   Helen Thackara Dew   Gladys Loke Chua 6–4, 6–3
1951 Ipoh   Helen Thackara Dew (2)   Susan de Vries Batten 6–1, 6–3
1952 Penang City   Helen Thackara Dew (3)   Mrs Koon Hung Ip 6–4, 6–3
1953 Singapore   Susan de Vries Batten   Mrs Martha Young 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1954 Kuala Lumpur   Monica Ereaut Sheridan   Gladys Loke Chua 6–0, 6–0
1955 Ipoh   Gladys Loke Chua   Helen Thackara Dew 6–3 8–6
1956 Penang City   Mrs K. Le Mercier   Mrs R. Hamilton 6–3, 6–3
1957 Singapore   Ranjani Jayasuriya   Katherine Leong 6–0, 6–0
1958 Kuala Lumpur   Heather MacFarlane Stirling   Mrs Tan Liep Tjiauw 14–12, 6–4
1959 Ipoh   Heather MacFarlane Stirling (2)   Mrs Sanguan Sucharitakul 6–3, 6–3
1960 Penang City   Mrs Sanguan Sucharitakul   Katherine Leong 4–0 ret.
1961 Kuala Lumpur   Reiko Miyagi   Desideria Ampon 6–3, 6–1
1962 Ipoh   Ethne Green   Judy Davidson 7–5 6–3
1963 Penang City   Noelene Turner   Ethne Green 8–6, 7–5
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship
1964 Kuala Lumpur   Phanow Sudsawasdi   Maisie Lai 6–4, 6–2
1965 Penang City   Phanow Sudsawasdi (2)   Phisamai Samerpong 7–5, 2–6, 6–0
1966 Ipoh   Phanow Sudsawasdi (3)   Mien Suhadi 6–8, 6–0, 6–3
1967 Kuala Lumpur   Lita Liem   Lany Kaligis 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1968 Penang City   Lita Liem (2)   Loanita Rachman ?
Open era
1969 Kuala Lumpur   Radhika Menon   Nguyen Thi Gioi 5–7, 6–1, 6-2
1970[29] Kuala Lumpur   Mrs Philippa Miall   Mrs Somsri Chotichuti 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1971 Kuala Lumpur   Cecilie Fleming   Somsri Klamssombuti 7–5, 6–4
1972 Kuala Lumpur   Mrs Philippa Miall (2)   Mrs Vera Kaspers 13–11, 6–1
1974 Kuala Lumpur   Lany Kaligis   Lita Liem Sugiarto 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
1975 Petaling Jaya   Lany Kaligis (2)   Lita Liem Sugiarto 6–2, 6–4
1976 Kuala Lumpur   Lita Liem Sugiarto   Suthasini Sirikaya 6–0, 6–3
1977 Kuala Lumpur   Duk-Hee Lee   Choi Kyung Mie 6–2, 6–1
1978 Kuala Lumpur   Chong Soog Yang   Carol Draper 7–5, 6–2
Malaysian Tennis Classic
1992 Kuala Lumpur   Yayuk Basuki   Andrea Strnadová 6–3, 6–0
1993 Kuala Lumpur   Nicole Provis   Ann Grossman 6–3, 6–2
Malaysian Open
2010 Kuala Lumpur   Alisa Kleybanova   Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2
BMW Malaysian Open
2011 Kuala Lumpur   Jelena Dokić   Lucie Šafářová 2–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4
2012 Kuala Lumpur   Hsieh Su-wei   Petra Martić 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret.
2013 Kuala Lumpur   Karolína Plíšková   Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
2014 Kuala Lumpur   Donna Vekić   Dominika Cibulková 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2015 Kuala Lumpur   Caroline Wozniacki   Alexandra Dulgheru 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
2016 Kuala Lumpur   Elina Svitolina   Eugenie Bouchard 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Alya Malaysian Open
2017 Kuala Lumpur   Ashleigh Barty   Nao Hibino 6–3, 6–2

Women's Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
Malaysian Tennis Classic
1992   Isabelle Demongeot
  Natalia Medvedeva		   Rika Hiraki
  Petra Langrová		 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
1993   Patty Fendick
  Meredith McGrath		   Nicole Arendt
  Kristine Kunce		 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Malaysian Open
2010   Chan Yung-jan
  Zheng Jie		   Anastasia Rodionova
  Arina Rodionova		 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7]
BMW Malaysian Open
2011   Dinara Safina
  Galina Voskoboeva		   Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
  Jessica Moore		 7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
2012   Chang Kai-chen
  Chuang Chia-jung		   Chan Hao-ching
  Rika Fujiwara		 7–5, 6–4
2013   Shuko Aoyama
  Chang Kai-chen (2) 		  Janette Husárová
  Zhang Shuai		 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12]
2014   Tímea Babos
  Chan Hao-ching		   Chan Yung-jan
  Zheng Saisai		 6–3, 6–4
2015   Liang Chen
  Wang Yafan		   Yuliya Beygelzimer
  Olga Savchuk		 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
2016   Varatchaya Wongteanchai
  Yang Zhaoxuan		   Liang Chen
  Wang Yafan		 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Alya Malaysian Open
2017   Ashleigh Barty
  Casey Dellacqua		   Nicole Melichar
  Makoto Ninomiya		 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Event names

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  • Malayan Championships (1921–63) men and women
  • Malaysian Open Tennis Championship (1964–78) men and women
  • Malaysian Tennis Classic (1992–93) women
  • Kuala Lumpur Open (aka Malaysia Salem Open) (1993–95) men
  • Proton Malaysian Open (2009-2013) men
  • Malaysian Open (2010) women (2014–15) men
  • BMW Malaysian Open (2011–16) women[30]
  • Alya Malaysian Open (2017) women

References

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