Hong Kong Open (tennis)

Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong Open
Tournament information
Event name	Salem Open
Tour	ATP Tour (1990–2002); Grand Prix circuit (1973–1987)
Founded	1973
Location	Hong Kong
Venue	Victoria Park Tennis Centre
Surface	Hard (1973–2002)

Hong Kong Tennis Open
Hong Kong Tennis Open
2023 Hong Kong Tennis Open
Tournament information
Founded	1980
Location	Hong Kong
Venue	Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Hard / Outdoors
Draw	32S / 16D / 16Q
Prize money	$259,303
Website	hktennisopen.hk
Current champions (2023)
Women's singles	Leylah Fernandez
Women's doubles	Tang Qianhui ; Tsao Chia-yi

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.

Victoria Park Tennis Centre (right)

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 Hong Kong Open has not been held since 2018. The 2019 Hong Kong Open was canceled due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.[4] The 2020 and 2021 Hong Kong Open were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Due to concerns regarding the security and well-being of tennis player Peng Shuai after her allegations of sexual assault against Chinese Communist Party leader Zhang Gaoli, all WTA events in China, including Hong Kong, were suspended indefinitely.[5]

As announced by the Association of Tennis Professionals in June 2023, the men's tournament will be relocated from Pune, Maharashtra and will be brought back to Hong Kong in January 2024.[6] The tournament will take place from 1-7 January on outdoor hard courts with a total prize money of more than $650,000. The tournament is expected to be a stop for players on their way to the Australian Open.[7]

Results

Women's singles

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Score
1980	Wendy Turnbull	Marcie Louie	6–0, 6–2
1981	Wendy Turnbull (2)	Sabina Simmonds	6–3, 6–4
1982	Catrin Jexell	Alycia Moulton	6–3, 7–5
1983–1992	not held
1993	Wang Shi-ting	Marianne Witmeyer	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1994–2013	not held
2014	Sabine Lisicki	Karolína Plíšková	7–5, 6–3
2015	Jelena Janković	Angelique Kerber	3–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–1
2016	Caroline Wozniacki	Kristina Mladenovic	6–1, 6–7^(4–7), 6–2
2017	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Daria Gavrilova	5–7, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
2018	Dayana Yastremska	Wang Qiang	6–2, 6–1
2019–22	Not held
2023	Leylah Fernandez	Kateřina Siniaková	3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1980	Wendy Turnbull Sharon Walsh	Silvana Urroz Penny Johnson	6–1, 6–2
1981	Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh (2)	Anne Hobbs Susan Leo	6–3, 6–4
1982	Alycia Moulton Laura duPont	Yvonne Vermaak Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1983–1992	Not held
1993	Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan	Debbie Graham Marianne Witmeyer	1–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2
1994–2013	Not held
2014	Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Arina Rodionova	6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
2015	Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova	Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač	7–5, 6–4
2016	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	Naomi Broady Heather Watson	6–3, 6–1
2017	Chan Hao-ching (2) Chan Yung-jan (2)	Lu Jiajing Wang Qiang	6–1, 6–1
2018	Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai	Shuko Aoyama Lidziya Marozava	6–4, 6–4
2019–22	Not held
2023	Tang Qianhui Tsao Chia-yi	Oksana Kalashnikova Aliaksandra Sasnovich	7–5, 1–6, [11–9]

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

References

"Tobacco Ad Gallery (tobaccofreekids.org):Salem". Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
"HONG KONG OPEN TENNIS IN TOBACCO CONTROVERSY". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011.
"Tournament Info". Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
"Hong Kong Open postponed due to protests". Evening Express. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
"WTA pulls tournaments from China, Hong Kong". Retrieved 1 December 2021.
"Hong Kong benefits from India's misfortune with ATP Tour set to return to city". South China Morning Post. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
"ATP Announces Return Of ATP 250 Event In Hong Kong | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

External links

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[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.

[6] "Hong Kong benefits from India's misfortune with ATP Tour set to return to city". South China Morning Post. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[7] "ATP Announces Return Of ATP 250 Event In Hong Kong | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

ATP International Series (2000–2008)
Regular	2000–2008: Adelaide Doha Chennai Sydney Auckland Santiago/Viña del Mar Delray Beach Marseille San Jose Scottsdale/Las Vegas Estoril Majorca/Valencia Orlando/Houston Munich Casablanca St. Pölten/Pörtschach Halle London 's-Hertogenbosch Nottingham Gstaad Newport Båstad Amsterdam/Amersfoort Umag Los Angeles Long Island/New Haven Bucharest Stockholm Moscow St. Petersburg Lyon Basel
Irregular	2000: Dubai San Marino Brighton Toulouse 2000–2001: Bogotá Atlanta 2000–2001, 2003–2007: Shanghai/Ho Chi Minh City/Mumbai 2000–2002: Hong Kong Tashkent 2000–2003: Copenhagen 2000–2006: Palermo 2001–2005: Milan 2001–2008: Buenos Aires Sopot/Warsaw Costa do Sauípe 2002: Stuttgart 2003–2008: Indianapolis Washington Bangkok Metz 2004–2008: Beijing 2006–2008: Zagreb
Predecessor: ATP World Series (1990–1999) Successor: ATP Tour 250 (since 2009)

ATP World Series (1990–1999)
Regular	1990–1999: San Francisco / San Jose Kiawah Island / Charlotte / Birmingham / Pinehurst / Orlando Munich Estoril Genoa / St. Polten London 's-Hertogenbosch Newport Gstaad Båstad Hilversum / Amsterdam Los Angeles Umag Long Island Moscow Basel Lyon Adelaide Wellington Sydney Outdoor Auckland Orlando / Atlanta Hong Kong Bologna San Marino Palermo Prague Toulouse
Irregular	1990: Memphis Rio de Janeiro Sanremo Wembley Itaparica 1990–1991: Geneva Berlin 1990–1992, 1996: Singapore 1990, 1992–1999: Casablanca 1990–1992: Milan Guaruja Brisbane 1990–1994: Manchester Florence Schenectady Athens Madrid 1990–1995: Nice Bordeaux Vienna 1990–1996: Seoul Tel Aviv 1990–1998: Rotterdam Kitzbühel 1991: Brasília Birmingham, UK 1991–1992: Buzios 1991–1993: São Paulo Tampa 1991–1999: Copenhagen 1992: Maceió Cologne 1992–1993: Bolzano Taipei 1992–1994: Antwerp 1992–1995: Johannesburg / Durban / Sun City 1992–1997: Scottsdale 1993–1994: Zaragoza Osaka 1993–1995: Kuala Lumpur 1993–1996: Jakarta 1993–1999: Doha Delray Beach Santiago / Viña del Mar Marseille Buenos Aires Halle Beijing Bucharest Birmingham, USA Dubai Mexico City 1994: Oahu 1994–1995: Montevideo 1994–1997: Ostrava Bogotá 1995–1996: Bermuda Porto 1995–1999: Valencia / Marbella Nottingham Stockholm St. Petersburg 1996–1999: Chennai Shanghai Stuttgart Outdoor Zagreb Bournemouth / Brighton 1997–1999: Boston Tashkent
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WTA International tournaments (2009–2020)
2009–2020	Auckland Hobart Acapulco Monterrey Bogotá Istanbul Fes/Marrakesh/Rabat Strasbourg 's-Hertogenbosch Osaka/Tokyo/Hiroshima Guangzhou Seoul Linz Luxembourg City
2011–2020	Washington D.C.
2013–2020	Shenzhen
2014–2020	Bucharest Hong Kong Tianjin
2015–2020	Prague Nottingham
2016–2020	Gstaad/Lausanne Nanchang
2019–2020	Hua Hin Jūrmala Palermo
2020	Lyon
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