Hawaii Tennis Open

As of July 2022, The Hawaii Open is now the Waikiki Cup.

Hawaii Open Tennis Tournament
Tournament information
LocationHonolulu
United States
Venue
  • Stan Sheriff Center (2019)
  • Blaisdell Arena (2018)
  • Central Oahu Regional Park (2016,2017)
SurfaceHard – indoors
Draw5 men and 5 women
Websitewww.waikikicup.com
Current champions (2019 Hawaii Open)
Men's singlesUnited States Sam Querrey
Women's singlesUnited States Danielle Collins

The Hawaii Open is a hardcourt men's and women's professional tennis tournament held annually in Honolulu, Hawaii. The tournament features players from the WTA and ATP Tours. The invitational tournament occurs immediately before the ATP Tour and WTA Tour begin the new season in late December.

The Hawaii Open features three rounds of single-elimination matches played over three days in a best two-out-of-three set format. Third sets are played as a tie-break with the first to 10 points declared the winner.

History

The Hawaii Open tennis tournament began as a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) 125K series event in 2016. During the first two years as a WTA 125K series event, the tournament was held at the Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park. The tournament was held during Thanksgiving week in late November.

2018 Hawaii Open

In 2018, the tournament added a men's draw and became a men's and women's invitational tournament over three days, December 21, 22, and 23. The tournament featured six men and six women and moved to the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The tournament also featured a pro–am at Kailua Racquet Club and a Players Party held at the Prince Waikiki.

Men's entrants

  1.  Kei Nishikori (JPN)
  2.  Milos Raonic (CAN)
  3.  Ryan Harrison (USA)
  4.  Christian Harrison (USA)
  5.  Andre Ilagan (USA)
  6.  Phuc Huynh (USA)
  7.  Mackenzie McDonald (USA)[lower-roman 1]
  1. McDonald participated in the Hawaii Open Pro Am and other special events. He withdrew from match play due to injury.

Women's entrants

  1.  Elise Mertens (BEL)
  2.  Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
  3.  Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
  4.  Monica Puig (PUR)
  5.  CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)
  6.  Christina McHale (USA)

2019 Hawaii Open

The 2019 Hawaii Open presented by Ward Village and Hawaii Tourism was held December 26, December 27, and December 28, in Honolulu, at the Stan Sheriff Center. The tournament featured five men and five women and moved to the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. The tournament also featured a pro–am at the Four Seasons Tennis Centre and a Players Party held at Ward Village.

Entrants
  1.  Taylor Fritz (USA)
  2.  Sam Querrey (USA)
  3.  Jordan Thompson (AUS)[lower-alpha 1]
  4.  Brandon Nakashima (USA)
  5.  Christian Harrison (USA)
Draw
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Taylor Fritz      
bye      
1 United States Taylor Fritz 64 4
United States Brandon Nakashima 77 6
United States Christian Harrison 0 1
United States Brandon Nakashima 6 6
United States Brandon Nakashima 4 79 11
United States Sam Querrey 6 67 13
United States Sam Querrey
bye
United States Sam Querrey 4 6 10 Third Place Match
2 Australia Jordan Thompson 6 3 1
  bye       1 United States Taylor Fritz  
2 Australia Jordan Thompson       2 Australia Jordan Thompson  
Entrants
  1.  Angelique Kerber (GER)
  2.  Danielle Collins (USA)[lower-alpha 1]
  3.  Misaki Doi (JPN)
  4.  Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
  5.  Alyssa Tobita (USA)
Draw
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Danielle Collins      
bye      
1 United States Danielle Collins 6 6
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 3 4
United States Alyssa Tobita 1 1
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 6 6
1 United States Danielle Collins w/o
2 Germany Angelique Kerber
Japan Misaki Doi
bye
Japan Misaki Doi 1 62 Third Place Match
2 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 77
  bye        
2 Germany Angelique Kerber        

Mixed doubles

A mixed doubles match was added to replace the women's singles final due to player withdrawal.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2016 United States Catherine BellisChina Zhang Shuai6–4, 6–2
2017 China Zhang ShuaiSouth Korea Jang Su-jeong0–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2016Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Miyu Kato
United States Nicole Gibbs
United States Asia Muhammad
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]
2017Chinese Taipei Hsieh Shu-ying
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Japan Eri Hozumi
United States Asia Muhammad
6–1, 7–6(7–3)

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2018 Japan Kei Nishikori Canada Milos Raonic 7–6, 7–6
2019 United States Sam Querrey United States Brandon Nakashima 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [13–11]

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2018 Belgium Elise Mertens Canada Eugenie Bouchard 2–6, 7–5, [12–10]
2019 United States Danielle Collins Germany Angelique Kerber (walkover)

Mixed doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2019 United States Christian Harrison
United States Danielle Collins
United States Sam Querrey
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–6]

See also

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