Abu Dhabi Open

Abu Dhabi Open
WTA Tour
Event nameMubadala Abu Dhabi Open
TourWTA Tour
Founded2021
LocationAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
VenueZayed Sports City International Tennis Centre
CategoryWTA 500
SurfaceHard - outdoors
Draw28S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$ 922,573 (2024)
Current champions (2024)
SinglesKazakhstan Elena Rybakina
DoublesUnited States Sofia Kenin
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands

The Abu Dhabi Open is a WTA 500-level professional women's tennis tournament. It takes place on outdoor hardcourts, and was introduced in 2021 to be played in the month of January at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1] The tournament was introduced due to the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China and delay of tournaments in Australia because of COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] In 2023, the event was brought back to the tour as a replacement for St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy due to the suspension of WTA events in Russia because of their invasion of Ukraine. Another reason to host the tournament in Abu Dhabi was the strengthening of the Gulf season with the already established Dubai Tennis Championships and Qatar Total Open.[4]

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2021 Belarus Aryna Sabalenka Russia Veronika Kudermetova 6–2, 6–2
2022 Not held
2023 Switzerland Belinda Bencic Liudmila Samsonova 1–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
2024 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2021 Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara		 United States Hayley Carter
Brazil Luisa Stefani		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2022 Not held
2023 Brazil Luisa Stefani
China Zhang Shuai		 Japan Shuko Aoyama
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching		 3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2024 United States Sofia Kenin
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands		 Czech Republic Linda Nosková
United Kingdom Heather Watson		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021 WTA Tournaments".
  2. ^ "Tennis-2021 WTA season to begin in Abu Dhabi; Auckland, Shenzhen events scrapped". Reuters. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "APG provides consultancy services to 2021 opening week Premier in Abu Dhabi". 19 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Jabeur to headline inaugural Abu Dhabi Open as WTA Tour strengthens regional presence". 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.