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| Zhengzhou Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Zhengzhou |
| Founded | 2014; 11 years ago (2014) |
| Location | Zhengzhou, China |
| Venue | Zhongyuan Tennis Training Base Management Center |
| Category | ITF (2014-2016) WTA 125K (2017-2018) WTA Premier (2019) WTA 500 (2023) |
| Surface | Hard |
| Draw | 28S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | $780,637 |
| Website | WTA Zhengzhou Open |
| Current champions (2023) | |
| Singles |  Zheng Qinwen |
| Doubles |  Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe |
TheZhengzhou Open was a tournament for professional femaletennis players played on outdoorhardcourts. The event was held inZhengzhou, China, since 2014 as an ITF and then as aWTA 125 tournament in 2017 and 2018.Subsequently, it was upgraded and from 2019 onward was classified as aWTA Premier level tournament, replacing theConnecticut Open in the United States. After a three-year hiatus, the tournament returned in 2023 for one year as aWTA 500 event.
In 2024, WTA announced that this WTA 500 event hasmoved to Ningbo.[1]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ITF event ↓ | |||
| 2014 | Zhang Kailin | Xu Yifan | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Wang Yafan | Duan Yingying | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2016 |  Anastasia Pivovarova | Lu Jingjing | 6–4, 6–4 |
| ↓ WTA 125K event ↓ | |||
| 2017 | Wang Qiang | Peng Shuai | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–1 ret. |
| 2018 | Zheng Saisai | Wang Yafan | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| ↓ WTA Premier event ↓ | |||
| 2019 |  Karolína Plíšková |  Petra Martić | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2020 | Initially rescheduled to October, but later cancelled, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | |||
| ↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓ | |||
| 2023 | Zheng Qinwen | Barbora Krejčíková | 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ITF event ↓ | |||
| 2014 |  Chan Chin-weiLiang Chen | Han XinyunZhang Kailin | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2015 |  Han Na-laeJang Su-jeong | Liu Chang Zhang Ling | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 2016 | Xun FangyingYou Xiaodi |  Akgul Amanmuradova Michaela Hončová | 1–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| ↓ WTA 125K event ↓ | |||
| 2017 | Han XinyunZhu Lin |  Jacqueline Cako Julia Glushko | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2018 | Duan YingyingWang Yafan |  Naomi Broady Yanina Wickmayer | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| ↓ WTA Premier event ↓ | |||
| 2019 | Nicole MelicharKvěta Peschke | Yanina Wickmayer Tamara Zidanšek | 6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
| 2020 | Initially rescheduled to October, but later cancelled, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | |||
| ↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓ | |||
| 2023 | Gabriela DabrowskiErin Routliffe |  Shuko AoyamaEna Shibahara | 6–2, 6–4 |