| WTA Indian Open | |
|---|---|
| WTA Tour | |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Editions | 7 |
| Location | Hyderabad,Bangalore,Chennai[1] India |
| Venue | SAAP Tennis Complex(2003–05) SDAT Tennis Stadium(2022–) |
| Category | WTA 250 (2022, 2025-) |
| Surface | Hard – outdoors |
| Draw | 32S / 16Q / 16D |
| Prize money | $275,094 (2025) |
| Current champions (2025) | |
| Singles |  Janice Tjen |
| Doubles | Aldila SutjiadiJanice Tjen |
TheChennai Open, also known as theWTA Indian Open, is a tournament for professional female tennis players, held since 2003 in various Indian cities. It is aWTA Tour event played onoutdoor hardcourts.
Following the restructuring of the WTA Tour in 2009, there were no WTA tournaments in India until 2022 (except someWTA Challengers), when the tournament came back as aWTA 250 event, called theChennai Open.[1] After a three-year hiatus the tournament did return when theWTA announced that it would make acomeback the last week of October 2025.[2]
The event started in 2003 as a Tier IV event. It was held in SAAP Tennis Complex inHyderabad,Telangana until 2005. In 2006, the event was upgraded to a Tier III event, and was moved toBangalore. 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 inSouth andSoutheast Asia that year.
The2008 edition was won by 26-year-old, then eight-time Grand-Slam championSerena Williams, who defeatedPatty Schnyder in the final, winning her 29th WTA Tour title.[3]
From 2003–2005, the event was sponsored by Andhra Pradesh Tourism (AP Tourism), and the tournament was named accordingly. In 2006 and 2007, the event was sponsored bySony Ericsson, and the tournament was also named after the sponsor. In 2008, it was sponsored by theCanara Bank which would have continued to sponsor the event if it had been held 2009 onwards.
| Location | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | |||||
| ↓ Tier IV event ↓ | |||||
| 2003 |  Tamarine Tanasugarn |  Iroda Tulyaganova | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 2004 |  Nicole Pratt |  Maria Kirilenko | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 | ||
| 2005 |  Sania Mirza |  Alona Bondarenko | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 | ||
| Bengaluru | |||||
| ↓ Tier III event ↓ | |||||
| 2006 |  Mara Santangelo |  Jelena Kostanić | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||
| 2007 | Yaroslava Shvedova | Mara Santangelo | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| ↓ Tier II event ↓ | |||||
| 2008 |  Serena Williams |  Patty Schnyder | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 2009–2021 | Not held | ||||
| Chennai | |||||
| ↓ WTA 250 event ↓ | |||||
| 2022 |  Linda Fruhvirtová |  Magda Linette | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 2023–2024 | Not held | ||||
| 2025 | Janice Tjen | Kimberly Birrell | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | ||||
| ↓ Tier IV event ↓ | ||||
| 2003 | Elena LikhovtsevaIroda Tulyaganova | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Poutchek | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 2004 |  Liezel HuberSania Mirza |  Li TingSun Tiantian | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | |
| 2005 | Yan ZiZheng Jie | Li Ting Sun Tiantian | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Bengaluru | ||||
| ↓ Tier III event ↓ | ||||
| 2006 | Liezel Huber(2) Sania Mirza(2) | Anastasia RodionovaElena Vesnina | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 2007 |  Chan Yung-janChuang Chia-jung | Hsieh Su-weiAlla Kudryavtseva | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [11–9] | |
| ↓ Tier II event ↓ | ||||
| 2008 | Peng Shuai Sun Tiantian | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung | 6–4, 5–7, [10–8] | |
| 2009–2021 | Not held | |||
| Chennai | ||||
| ↓ WTA 250 event ↓ | ||||
| 2022 |  Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani |  Anna Blinkova Natela Dzalamidze | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 2023–2024 | Not held | |||
| 2025 | Aldila SutjiadiJanice Tjen | Storm Hunter Monica Niculescu | 7–5, 6–4 | |