The Taiwan Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Taipei, Taiwan. The tournament began in 2016 and was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for its first year.[1] Affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the Taiwan Open was an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. The Taiwan Open was discontinued from the 2019 season, with the Hua Hin Championships replacing it on the calendar.
| Taiwan Open | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2016 (as WTA tournament) |
| Location | Kaohsiung (2016) Taipei (since 2017) Taiwan |
| Venue | Yangming Tennis Center (2016) Taipei Arena (2017) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (since 2018) |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Surface | Hard - outdoors (2016) Hard - indoors (since 2017) |
| Draw | 32S / 24Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$226,750 (2017) |
| Website | taiwanopen.com.tw |
| Current champions (2018) | |
| Women's singles |  Tímea Babos |
| Women's doubles |  Duan Yingying Wang Yafan |
Results
editSingles
edit| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Venus Williams |
 Misaki Doi |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2017 |  Elina Svitolina |
Peng Shuai |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2018 | Tímea Babos |
Kateryna Kozlova |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 2019 | succeeded by Hua Hin Championships | ||
Doubles
edit| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan |
Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2017 | Chan Hao-ching (2) Chan Yung-jan (2) |
 Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 2018 | Duan Yingying Wang Yafan |
Nao Hibino Oksana Kalashnikova |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
| 2019 | succeeded by Hua Hin Championships | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Taiwan Open Moves To Taipei". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2016-04-21.