Tennis tournament
The Shenzhen Open (also known as the Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship purposes) is a professional women's tennis tournament. It is played on outdoor hardcourts of the Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Center, which has 32 outdoor and indoor courts and a 4,000-seat stadium.[ 1] The tournament made its debut on the WTA Tour in 2013 in Shenzhen , and takes place during the first week of the year, as a warm-up event two weeks prior to the Australian Open .
Simona Halep has won singles and doubles titles in Shenzhen.
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2013
Li Na
Klára Zakopalová
6–3, 1–6, 7–5
2014
Li Na (2)
Peng Shuai
6–4, 7–5
2015
Simona Halep
Timea Bacsinszky
6–2, 6–2
2016
Agnieszka Radwańska
Alison Riske
6–3, 6–2
2017
Kateřina Siniaková
Alison Riske
6–3, 6–4
2018
Simona Halep (2)
Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 2–6, 6–0
2019
Aryna Sabalenka
Alison Riske
4–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–3
2020
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Elena Rybakina
6–2, 6–4
2021
cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022
cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
2013
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan
Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovyeva
6–0, 7–5
2014
Monica Niculescu Klára Zakopalová
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok
6–3, 6–4
2015
Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok
Liang Chen Wang Yafan
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2016
Vania King Monica Niculescu (2)
Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai
6–1, 6–4
2017
Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai
Raluca Olaru Olga Savchuk
6–1, 7–5
2018
Irina-Camelia Begu Simona Halep
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2019
Peng Shuai (2) Yang Zhaoxuan
Duan Yingying Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–3
2020
Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková
Duan Yingying Zheng Saisai
6–2, 3–6, [10–4]
2021
cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022
cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation
2009–2020 2011–2020 2013–2020 2014–2020 2015–2020 2016–2020 2019–2020 2020 Defunct