Royal Indian Open
{{distinguish|Indian Open (tennis)|1996 India Open|Maharashtra Open|Indian Wells Masters|Bengaluru Open|WTA Indian Open}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2022}}
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{{Infobox tennis tournament
|type = defunct
|name=Royal Indian Open
|logo=
|logo size=200px
|current=
|city=Pune[http://thehindu.com/sport/tennis/wta-event-returns-to-pune/article4003180.ece/ 'WTA Challenger event returns to Pune'] The Hindu (Retrieved 17 October 2012)
|country=India
|venue=Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
|tier=Challenger
|surface=Deco Turf (Hard)
|draw=32M/16Q/16D
|prize money=US$125,000
|website=[http://royalindianopen.com/ royalindianopen.com]
|notes=
}}
The Royal Indian Open is a tournament organized for female professional tennis players, played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a WTA Challenger Series tournament. It made its debut in 2012, in Pune, India.[http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20120619/wta-challenger-series-to-go-to-india_2256076_2816929 'WTA Challenger series to go to India'] WTA (Retrieved 19 June 2012) It is played at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.
The Challenger tournament has since been relocated to Mumbai.
History
Pune is the fourth town in the history of India to host a WTA event, after Kolkata (2005–2007), Hyderabad (2003–2005) and Bangalore (2006–2008).{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
India's renewed participation through this Challenger event was originally supposed to be held in Delhi,[http://www.wtatennis.com/news/20120725/wta-challenger-series-heads-to-delhi_2256076_2859893 'WTA Challenger series heads to Delhi'] WTA (Retrieved 25 July 2012) but on 17 October 2012, just a few weeks before the tournament's first edition, it was announced the event had been shifted to Pune to be held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex..{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 2012, the tournament was featured as a WTA Challenger event, and named the Royal Indian Open. Pune is the fourth city in the history of India to host a WTA event, after Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Kolkata (Sunfeast Open). Later, Mumbai became the fifth city to do the same.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
Past finals
= Singles =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |||
| Year
!width="200"|Champion !width="200"|Runner-up !width="150"|Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | {{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6–2, 6–3 |
| style="background:silver;"
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑ WTA 125K series ↑ | |||
| |2010–11 | colspan=3 align=center | Not held | ||
| 2009 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Fujiwara | {{flagicon|SRB}} Bojana Jovanovski | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| bgcolor="#addfad"
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑ ITF 50K event ↑ |
= Doubles =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |||
| Year
!width="200"|Champions !width="200"|Runners-up !width="150"|Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nina Bratchikova {{flagicon|GEO}} Oksana Kalashnikova | {{flagicon|ISR}} Julia Glushko {{flagicon|THA}} Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 6–0, 4–6, [10–8] |
| style="background:silver;"
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑ WTA 125K series ↑ | |||
| |2010–11 | colspan=3 align=center | Not held | ||
| 2009 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicole Clerico {{flagicon|UKR}} Anastasiya Vasylyeva | {{flagicon|RUS}} Nina Bratchikova {{flagicon|KGZ}} Ksenia Palkina | 4–6, 6–3, [13–11] |
| bgcolor="#addfad"
| colspan="5" align="center" | ↑ ITF 50K event ↑ |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://royalindianopen.com/ Official website]
{{WTA 125s tournaments}}
{{ITF Women's Circuit}}
Category:Tennis tournaments in India
Category:Hard court tennis tournaments
Category:2012 establishments in India
Category:2013 disestablishments in India
Category:ITF Women's World Tennis Tour