The Chennai Open, also known as the WTA Indian Open, is a tournament for professional female tennis players, held since 2003 in various Indian cities. It is a WTA Tour event played on outdoor hardcourts.

Following the restructuring of the WTA Tour in 2009, there were no WTA tournaments in India until 2022 (except some WTA Challengers), when the tournament came back as a WTA 250 event, called the Chennai Open. After a three-year hiatus the tournament did return when the WTA announced that it would make a comeback the last week of October 2025.

History

The event started in 2003 as a Tier IV event. It was held in SAAP Tennis Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana until 2005. In 2006, the event was upgraded to a Tier III event, and was moved to Bangalore. In 2008, it was upgraded further to a Tier II event with a prize money of $600,000 – this made it the biggest women's tennis tournament in South and Southeast Asia that year.

The 2008 edition was won by 26-year-old, then eight-time Grand-Slam champion Serena Williams, who defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, winning her 29th WTA Tour title.

Sponsors

From 2003 to 2005, the event was sponsored by Andhra Pradesh Tourism (AP Tourism), and the tournament was named accordingly. In 2006 and 2007, the event was sponsored by Sony Ericsson, and the tournament was also named after the sponsor. In 2008, it was sponsored by the Canara Bank which would have continued to sponsor the event if it had been held 2009 onwards.

Past finals

Singles

LocationYearChampionRunner-upScore
Hyderabad
↓ Tier IV event ↓
2003Thailand Tamarine TanasugarnUzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova6–4, 6–4
2004Australia Nicole PrattRussia Maria Kirilenko7–6(7–3), 6–1
2005India Sania MirzaUkraine Alona Bondarenko6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Bengaluru
↓ Tier III event ↓
2006Italy Mara SantangeloCroatia Jelena Kostanić3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
2007Russia Yaroslava ShvedovaItaly Mara Santangelo6–4, 6–4
↓ Tier II event ↓
2008United States Serena WilliamsSwitzerland Patty Schnyder7–5, 6–3
2009–2021Not held
Chennai
↓ WTA 250 event ↓
2022Czech Republic Linda FruhvirtováPoland Magda Linette4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2023–2024Not held
2025Indonesia Janice TjenAustralia Kimberly Birrell6–4, 6–3

Doubles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Hyderabad
↓ Tier IV event ↓
2003Russia Elena Likhovtseva Uzbekistan Iroda TulyaganovaRussia Evgenia Kulikovskaya Belarus Tatiana Poutchek6–4, 6–4
2004South Africa Liezel Huber India Sania MirzaChina Li Ting China Sun Tiantian7–6(7–1), 6–4
2005China Yan Zi China Zheng JieChina Li Ting China Sun Tiantian6–4, 6–1
Bengaluru
↓ Tier III event ↓
2006South Africa Liezel Huber (2) India Sania Mirza (2)Russia Anastasia Rodionova Russia Elena Vesnina6–3, 6–3
2007Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jungChinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Russia Alla Kudryavtseva6–7(4–7), 6–2, [11–9]
↓ Tier II event ↓
2008China Peng Shuai China Sun TiantianChinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
2009–2021Not held
Chennai
↓ WTA 250 event ↓
2022Canada Gabriela Dabrowski Brazil Luisa StefaniAnna Blinkova Georgia (country) Natela Dzalamidze6–1, 6–2
2023–2024Not held
2025Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi Indonesia Janice TjenAustralia Storm Hunter Romania Monica Niculescu7–5, 6–4

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