The China Open is an annual men's and women's professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The women's event is a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour, while the men's is an ATP Tour 500 event on the ATP Tour. The tournament was first held in its current iteration in 2004 as a back-to-back event for 4 years, though followed on from a Beijing event in 1993 to 1997. In 2008, it became a combined event for the first time.
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Founded | 1993 | ||||||||
Location | Beijing (1993–present) China | ||||||||
Venue | Beijing International Tennis Center (1993–1997) Beijing Tennis Center (2004–2008) National Tennis Center (2009–present) | ||||||||
Surface | Carpet / Indoor (1993–1997) Hard / Outdoor (2004–current) | ||||||||
Website | chinaopen.com | ||||||||
Current champions (2019) | |||||||||
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In 2006, the China Open became the first tournament outside the United States to use the Hawk-Eye system in match play.[3]
Novak Djokovic is the only player to have won the title six times and holds the distinction of having never lost a match at the China Open. Djokovic holds the record for consecutive wins with four titles. In doubles, the Bryan Brothers are the only doubles pair to have won consecutive titles.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwańska and Caroline Wozniacki hold the record for most titles won in the women's tournament, with two titles each.
Past finalsEdit
Women's singlesEdit
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2004 | Serena Williams | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
2005 | Maria Kirilenko | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6–3, 6–4 |
2006 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–0 |
2007 | Ágnes Szávay | Jelena Janković | 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–2 |
2008 | Jelena Janković | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–3, 6–2 |
2009 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6–2, 6–4 |
2010 | Caroline Wozniacki | Vera Zvonareva | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
2011 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Andrea Petkovic | 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 |
2012 | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Sharapova | 6–3, 6–1 |
2013 | Serena Williams (2) | Jelena Janković | 6–2, 6–2 |
2014 | Maria Sharapova | Petra Kvitová | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
2015 | Garbiñe Muguruza | Timea Bacsinszky | 7–5, 6–4 |
2016 | Agnieszka Radwańska (2) | Johanna Konta | 6–4, 6–2 |
2017 | Caroline Garcia | Simona Halep | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
2018 | Caroline Wozniacki (2) | Anastasija Sevastova | 6–3, 6–3 |
2019 | Naomi Osaka | Ashleigh Barty | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
2020 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
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2022 | Suspended (due to Peng Shuai allegation) |
Men's singlesEdit
Women's doublesEdit
Men's doublesEdit
NotesEdit
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ ATP Tour profile
- ^ WTA Tour profile Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Tennis stars support Hawk-Eye decision Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine