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| Royal Indian Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Location | Pune[1] India |
| Venue | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
| Category | Challenger |
| Surface | Deco Turf (Hard) |
| Draw | 32M/16Q/16D |
| Prize money | US$125,000 |
| Website | royalindianopen.com |
TheRoyal Indian Open is a tournament organized for female professionaltennis players, played onoutdoor hard courts. The event is classified as aWTA Challenger Series tournament. It made its debut in 2012, inPune, India.[2] It is played at theShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.
The Challenger tournament has since been relocated toMumbai.[3]
Pune is the fourth town in the history of India to host a WTA event, afterKolkata (2005–2007),Hyderabad (2003–2005) and Bangalore (2006–2008).[citation needed]
India's renewed participation through thisChallenger event was originally supposed to be held inDelhi,[3] but on 17 October 2012, just a few weeks before the tournament's first edition, it was announced the event had been shifted toPune to be held at theShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex..[citation needed]
In 2012, it became the second event (after theOEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of theWTA 125s.[citation needed]
In 2012, the tournament was featured as a WTA Challenger event, and named theRoyal Indian Open. Pune is the fourth city in the history of India to host a WTA event, afterBangalore,Hyderabad, andKolkata (Sunfeast Open). Later, Mumbai became the fifth city to do the same.[citation needed]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Elina Svitolina |  Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| ↑ WTA 125K series ↑ | ||||
| 2010–11 | Not held | |||
| 2009 | Rika Fujiwara |  Bojana Jovanovski | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| ↑ ITF 50K event ↑ | ||||
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Nina Bratchikova Oksana Kalashnikova |  Julia Glushko Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 6–0, 4–6, [10–8] | |
| ↑ WTA 125K series ↑ | ||||
| 2010–11 | Not held | |||
| 2009 |  Nicole ClericoAnastasiya Vasylyeva | Nina Bratchikova Ksenia Palkina | 4–6, 6–3, [13–11] | |
| ↑ ITF 50K event ↑ | ||||