The Abu Dhabi Open is a WTA 500-level professional women's tennis tournament. It takes place on outdoor hardcourts, and was introduced in 2021 to be played in the month of January at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1] The tournament was introduced due to the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China and delay of tournaments in Australia because of COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] In 2023, the event was brought back to the tour as a replacement for St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy due to the suspension of WTA events in Russia because of their invasion of Ukraine. Another reason to host the tournament in Abu Dhabi was the strengthening of the Gulf season with the already established Dubai Tennis Championships and Qatar Total Open.[4]

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2023 Switzerland Belinda Bencic Liudmila Samsonova 1–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
2024 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–4
2025 Switzerland Belinda Bencic (2) United States Ashlyn Krueger 4–6, 6–1, 6–1

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2023 Brazil Luisa Stefani
China Zhang Shuai
Japan Shuko Aoyama
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2024 United States Sofia Kenin
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Linda Nosková
United Kingdom Heather Watson
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2025 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Australia Ellen Perez
France Kristina Mladenovic
China Zhang Shuai
6–2, 6–1

See also

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