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Royal Indian Open
Tournament information
LocationPune[1]
India
VenueShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
CategoryChallenger
SurfaceDeco Turf (Hard)
Draw32M/16Q/16D
Prize moneyUS$125,000
Websiteroyalindianopen.com

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.[2] It is played at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.

In 2012, a tournament, classified as a WTA Challenger Series tournament, made its debut in Pune, India.[3] The Challenger tournament has since been relocated to Mumbai.

History

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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]

India's renewed participation through this Challenger event was originally supposed to be held in Delhi,[4] 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.[citation needed]

In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.[citation needed]

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]

India's renewed participation through this Challenger event was originally supposed to be held in Delhi,[5] 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]

In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.[citation needed]

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2012 Ukraine Elina Svitolina Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–2, 6–3
↑   WTA 125K series   ↑
2010–11 Not held
2009 Japan Rika Fujiwara Serbia Bojana Jovanovski 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
↑   ITF 50K event    ↑

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2012 Russia Nina Bratchikova
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Israel Julia Glushko
Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
6–0, 4–6, [10–8]
↑   WTA 125K series   ↑
2010–11 Not held
2009 Italy Nicole Clerico
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
Russia Nina Bratchikova
Kyrgyzstan Ksenia Palkina
4–6, 6–3, [13–11]
↑   ITF 50K event    ↑

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 'WTA Challenger event returns to Pune' The Hindu (Retrieved 17 October 2012)
  2. ^ 'WTA Challenger series to go to India' WTA (Retrieved 19 June 2012)
  3. ^ 'WTA Challenger series to go to India' WTA (retrieved 19 June 2012)
  4. ^ 'WTA Challenger series heads to Delhi' WTA (Retrieved 25 July 2012)
  5. ^ 'WTA Challenger series heads to Delhi' WTA (retrieved 25 July 2012)
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