Hong Kong Open (tennis)

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Hong Kong Tennis Open
Tournament information
Founded1980
LocationHong Kong
VenueVictoria Park, Causeway Bay
CategoryWTA International
SurfaceHard / Outdoors
Draw32S / 16D / 24Q
Prize money$500,000
Websitehktennisopen.hk
Current champions (2018)
Women's singlesUkraine Dayana Yastremska
Women's doublesAustralia Samantha Stosur
China Zhang Shuai
Hong Kong Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSalem Open
TourATP Tour (1990–2002)
Grand Prix circuit (1973–1987)
Founded1973 (1973)
LocationHong Kong
VenueVictoria Park Tennis Centre
SurfaceHard (1973–2002)

The Hong Kong Open (currently sponsored by Prudential and called the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open) is a professional tennis tournament in Hong Kong SAR. Organised by the Hong Kong Tennis Association, the tournament is held annually in early October in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay on the WTA International tier.

The Hong Kong Tennis Open was previously named the Salem Open that began in 1973 and discontinued in 2002. The current tournament resumed in September 2014 in Hong Kong.

History[]

The Hong Kong Open (also known as the Salem Open[1]) was also previously a men's tennis tournament that was held in Hong Kong on the Grand Prix tour from (1973–1987) and the ATP Tour from (1990–2002). Players competed in the Victoria Park Tennis Centre, on outdoor hard courts. Michael Chang held the record number of wins with three titles.

In 2001, as with legislation restricting tobacco sponsorship, organisers controversially altered its official logo to include the logo of Perrier, causing anti-smoking campaigners to claim that the organisers exploited a loophole in its sponsorship clause.[2]

The men's tournament was replaced in 2003 by the Thailand Open.

A women's competition was also held in Hong Kong from 1980 to 1982; and then once more in 1993, as a Tier IV event on the WTA Tour. Wendy Turnbull won two titles in this competition. Starting from 2014, the Hong Kong Tennis Open was again held as a WTA International event and has attracted many top players since.

In July 2014, it was announced that Prudential Hong Kong would become the tournament's title sponsor to mark the return of elite women's professional tennis to Hong Kong after two decades. The Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2014 took place at the Victoria Park Tennis Stadium from 8–14 September. Among the competitors were women's doubles pair Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-wei and Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki.

In 2018, the tournament was awarded the WTA International Tournament of the Year.[3]

The 2019 Hong Kong Open was canceled due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.[4]

The 2020 and 2021 Hong Kong Open were canceled due to coronavirus epidemic. Amid public concern for the personal freedom of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai after her accusation of sexual assault by Communist Party officials, all WTA events in China, including Hong Kong were suspended until further notice.[5]

Results[]

Women's singles[]

Year Champion Runners-up Score
1980 Australia Wendy Turnbull United States Marcie Louie 6–0, 6–2
1981 Australia Wendy Turnbull (2) Italy Sabina Simmonds 6–3, 6–4
1982 Sweden Catrin Jexell United States Alycia Moulton 6–3, 7–5
1983–1992 not held
1993 Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting United States Marianne Witmeyer 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1994–2013 not held
2014 Germany Sabine Lisicki Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 6–3
2015 Serbia Jelena Janković Germany Angelique Kerber 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
2016 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki France Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
2017 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Australia Daria Gavrilova 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2018 Ukraine Dayana Yastremska China Wang Qiang 6–2, 6–1

Women's doubles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1980 Australia Wendy Turnbull
United States Sharon Walsh
Chile Silvana Urroz
United States Penny Johnson
6–1, 6–2
1981 United States Ann Kiyomura
United States Sharon Walsh (2)
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
Australia Susan Leo
6–3, 6–4
1982 United States Alycia Moulton
United States Laura DuPont
South Africa Yvonne Vermaak
South Africa Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold
6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1983–1992 Not held
1993 Germany Karin Kschwendt
Australia Rachel McQuillan
United States Debbie Graham
United States Marianne Witmeyer
1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
1994–2013 Not held
2014 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Australia Arina Rodionova
6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
2015 France Alizé Cornet
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
7–5, 6–4
2016 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
United Kingdom Naomi Broady
United Kingdom Heather Watson
6–3, 6–1
2017 Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching (2)
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan (2)
China Lu Jiajing
China Wang Qiang
6–1, 6–1
2018 Australia Samantha Stosur
China Zhang Shuai
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Belarus Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–4

Men's singles[]

Year Champion Runners-up Score
1973 Australia Rod Laver United States Charlie Pasarell 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1974 Not completed due to rain
1975 United States Tom Gorman United States Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1976 Australia Ken Rosewall Romania Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
1977 Australia Ken Rosewall United States Tom Gorman 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1978 United States Eliot Teltscher United States Pat DuPré 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1979 United States Jimmy Connors United States Pat DuPré 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1980 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl United States Brian Teacher 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
1981 United States Van Winitsky Australia Mark Edmondson 6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1982 United States Pat DuPré United States Morris Skip Strode 6–3, 6–3
1983 Australia Wally Masur United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. 6–1, 6–1
1984 Ecuador Andrés Gómez Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–2
1985 Ecuador Andrés Gómez United States Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1986 India Ramesh Krishnan Ecuador Andrés Gómez 7–6, 6–0, 7–5
1987 United States Eliot Teltscher Australia John Fitzgerald 6–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
1988–89 Not held
1990 Australia Pat Cash Austria Alex Antonitsch 6–3, 6–4
1991 Netherlands Richard Krajicek Australia Wally Masur 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1992 United States Jim Courier United States Michael Chang 7–5, 6–3
1993 United States Pete Sampras United States Jim Courier 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–2)
1994 United States Michael Chang Australia Pat Rafter 6–1, 6–3
1995 United States Michael Chang Sweden Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–1
1996 United States Pete Sampras United States Michael Chang 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1997 United States Michael Chang Australia Pat Rafter 6–3, 6–3
1998 Denmark Kenneth Carlsen Zimbabwe Byron Black 6–2, 6–0
1999 United States Andre Agassi Germany Boris Becker 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
2000 Germany Nicolas Kiefer Australia Mark Philippoussis 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
2001 Chile Marcelo Ríos Germany Rainer Schüttler 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2002 Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero Spain Carlos Moyá 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)

Men's doubles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Rod Laver
United States Paul Gerken
United States Brian Gottfried
6–3, 5–7, 17–15
1974 Not completed due to rain
1975 Netherlands Tom Okker
Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Sandy Mayer
6–3, 6–4
1976 United States Hank Pfister
United States Butch Walts
India Anand Amritraj
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–4, 6–2
1977 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick
United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
7–6, 6–3
1978 Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
United States Hank Pfister
United States Brad Rowe
5–7, 7–6, 6–1
1979 United States Pat DuPré
United States Robert Lutz
United States Steve Denton
United States Mark Turpin
6–3, 6–4
1980 United States Peter Fleming
United States Ferdi Taygan
United States Bruce Manson
United States Brian Teacher
7–5, 6–2
1981 United States Chris Dunk
United States Chris Mayotte
United States Marty Davis
Australia Brad Drewett
6–4, 7–6
1982 United States Charles Buzz Strode
United States Morris Skip Strode
Australia Kim Warwick
United States Van Winitsky
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1983 United States Drew Gitlin
Australia Craig Miller
United States Sammy Giammalva Jr.
United States Steve Meister
6–2, 6–2
1984 United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso
Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Paul McNamee
6–7, 6–3, 7–5
1985 Australia Brad Drewett
Australia Kim Warwick
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Czech Republic Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1986 United States Mike De Palmer
United States Gary Donnelly
Australia Pat Cash
Australia Mark Kratzmann
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
1987 Australia Mark Kratzmann
United States Jim Pugh
United States Marty Davis
Australia Brad Drewett
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1988–89 Not held
1990 Australia Pat Cash
Australia Wally Masur
United States Kevin Curren
United States Joey Rive
6–3, 6–3
1991 United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Todd Witsken
Canada Glenn Michibata
United States Robert Van't Hof
6–2, 6–4
1992 United States Brad Gilbert
United States Jim Grabb
Zimbabwe Byron Black
South Africa Byron Talbot
6–2, 6–1
1993 United States David Wheaton
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Sandon Stolle
Australia Jason Stoltenberg
6–1, 6–3
1994 United States Jim Grabb
New Zealand Brett Steven
Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Pat Rafter
W/O
1995 United States Tommy Ho
Australia Mark Philippoussis
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–1, 6–7, 7–6
1996 United States Patrick Galbraith
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
United States Kent Kinnear
United States Dave Randall
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
1997 Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Germany Karsten Braasch
United States Jeff Tarango
6–3, 6–4
1998 Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Alex O'Brien
South Africa Neville Godwin
Finland Tuomas Ketola
7–5, 6–1
1999 New Zealand James Greenhalgh
Australia Grant Silcock
United States Andre Agassi
United States David Wheaton
W/O
2000 Zimbabwe Wayne Black
South Africa Kevin Ullyett
Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý
Germany David Prinosil
6–1, 6–2
2001 Germany Karsten Braasch
Brazil André Sá
Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–0, 7–5
2002 United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Graydon Oliver
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
6–7, 6–4, 7–6

References[]

  1. ^ "Tobacco Ad Gallery (tobaccofreekids.org):Salem". Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
  2. ^ "HONG KONG OPEN TENNIS IN TOBACCO CONTROVERSY". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Tournament Info". Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Hong Kong Open postponed due to protests". Evening Express. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ^ "WTA pulls tournaments from China, Hong Kong". Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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