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Hong Kong Open (tennis)


FieldValue
nameHong Kong Tennis Open
typejoint
logo size250px
cityCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
founded1980
venueVictoria Park Centre Court, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
WTA tierWTA 250
ATP categoryATP 250
surfaceHard / Outdoors
draw32S / 16D / 24Q
WTA prize money$275,094
ATP prize money$700,045 (2026)
website
completed event2025 ATP, 2025 WTA
men's singlesFRA Alexandre Müller
men's doublesNED Sander Arends
GBR Luke Johnson
women's singlesCAN Victoria Mboko
women's doublesCHN Jiang Xinyu
CHN Wang Yafan

| men's singles = FRA Alexandre Müller | men's doubles = NED Sander Arends GBR Luke Johnson | women's singles = CAN Victoria Mboko | women's doubles = CHN Jiang Xinyu CHN Wang Yafan

The Hong Kong Open is a professional tennis tournament played annually at the Victoria Park Centre Court in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The men's tournament is named the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open, an ATP 250 tournament leading up to the Australian Open, and is held in early January every year starting in 2024. The women's tournament is named the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, a WTA 250 tournament, and is held in early October every year starting in 2014.

The Hong Kong Tennis Open was previously named the Salem Open that began in 1973 and discontinued in 2002. After a 21-year absence, the men's tournament resumed in January 2024. The women's tournament commenced in 1980 and was discontinued two years later. In 1993, the tournament returned for one year before being discontinued until 2014 where it has become a permanent fixture of the Asian swing on the WTA Tour.

History

The Hong Kong Open (also known as the Salem Open) was also previously a men's tennis tournament that was held in Hong Kong on the Grand Prix tour from (1973–1987) and the ATP Tour from (1990–2002). Players competed in the Victoria Park Tennis Centre, on outdoor hard courts. Michael Chang held the record number of wins with three titles.

In 2001, as with legislation restricting tobacco sponsorship, organizers controversially altered its official logo to include the logo of Perrier, causing anti-smoking campaigners to claim that the organizers exploited a loophole in its sponsorship clause.

The men's tournament was replaced in 2003 by the Thailand Open.

A women's competition was also held in Hong Kong from 1980 to 1982; and then once more in 1993, as a Tier IV event on the WTA Tour. Wendy Turnbull won two titles in this competition. Beginning in 2014, the Hong Kong Tennis Open resumed after a two decade absence, sponsored by the Hong Kong-based insurance company Prudential. The tournament was honored as the WTA International Tournament of the Year in 2018.

After the 2018 edition, the tournament was cancelled for 4 years due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests in 2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong from 2020 to 2022. In 2023, the WTA returned to Hong Kong and held its first edition since 2018 in 2023.

As announced by the Association of Tennis Professionals in June 2023, the ATP 250 license belonging to Pune, Maharashtra was relocated to Hong Kong. The first iteration of the tournament took place from 1–7 January on outdoor hard courts with a total prize money of more than $650,000. The tournament, sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong), is expected to be a stop for players on their way to the Australian Open.

Results

Men's singles

YearChampionRunners-upScore
1973AUS Rod LaverUSA Charlie Pasarell6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1974Not completed due to rain
1975USA Tom GormanUSA Sandy Mayer6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1976AUS Ken RosewallROU Ilie Năstase1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
1977AUS Ken Rosewall (2)USA Tom Gorman6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1978USA Eliot TeltscherUSA Pat DuPré6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1979USA Jimmy ConnorsUSA Pat DuPré7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1980TCH Ivan LendlUSA Brian Teacher5–7, 7–6, 6–3
1981USA Van WinitskyAUS Mark Edmondson6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1982USA Pat DuPréUSA Morris Skip Strode6–3, 6–3
1983AUS Wally MasurUSA Sammy Giammalva Jr.6–1, 6–1
1984ECU Andrés GómezTCH Tomáš Šmíd6–3, 6–2
1985ECU Andrés Gómez (2)USA Aaron Krickstein6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1986IND Ramesh KrishnanECU Andrés Gómez7–6, 6–0, 7–5
1987USA Eliot Teltscher (2)AUS John Fitzgerald6–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
1988–89Not held
1990AUS Pat CashAUT Alex Antonitsch6–3, 6–4
1991NED Richard KrajicekAUS Wally Masur6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1992USA Jim CourierUSA Michael Chang7–5, 6–3
1993USA Pete SamprasUSA Jim Courier6–3, 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–2)
1994USA Michael ChangAUS Pat Rafter6–1, 6–3
1995USA Michael ChangSWE Jonas Björkman6–3, 6–1
1996USA Pete Sampras (2)USA Michael Chang6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1997USA Michael Chang (3)AUS Pat Rafter6–3, 6–3
1998DEN Kenneth CarlsenZIM Byron Black6–2, 6–0
1999USA Andre AgassiDEU Boris Becker6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
2000DEU Nicolas KieferAUS Mark Philippoussis7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
2001CHI Marcelo RíosDEU Rainer Schüttler7–6(7–3), 6–2
2002ESP Juan Carlos FerreroESP Carlos Moyá6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)
2003–23Not held
2024Andrey RublevFIN Emil Ruusuvuori6–4, 6–4
2025FRA Alexandre MüllerJPN Kei Nishikori2–6, 6–1, 6–3

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1973AUS Colin Dibley
AUS Rod LaverUSA Paul Gerken
USA Brian Gottfried6–3, 5–7, 17–15
1974Not completed due to rain
1975NED Tom Okker
AUS Ken RosewallAUS Bob Carmichael
USA Sandy Mayer6–3, 6–4
1976USA Hank Pfister
USA Butch WaltsIND Anand Amritraj
ROU Ilie Năstase6–4, 6–2
1977AUS Syd Ball
AUS Kim WarwickUSA Marty Riessen
USA Roscoe Tanner7–6, 6–3
1978AUS Mark Edmondson
AUS John MarksUSA Hank Pfister
USA Brad Rowe5–7, 7–6, 6–1
1979USA Pat DuPré
USA Robert LutzUSA Steve Denton
USA Mark Turpin6–3, 6–4
1980USA Peter Fleming
USA Ferdi TayganUSA Bruce Manson
USA Brian Teacher7–5, 6–2
1981USA Chris Dunk
USA Chris MayotteUSA Marty Davis
AUS Brad Drewett6–4, 7–6
1982USA Charles Buzz Strode
USA Morris Skip StrodeAUS Kim Warwick
USA Van Winitsky6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1983USA Drew Gitlin
AUS Craig MillerUSA Sammy Giammalva Jr.
USA Steve Meister6–2, 6–2
1984USA Ken Flach
USA Robert SegusoAUS Mark Edmondson
AUS Paul McNamee6–7, 6–3, 7–5
1985AUS Brad Drewett
AUS Kim WarwickSUI Jakob Hlasek
CZE Tomáš Šmíd3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1986USA Mike De Palmer
USA Gary DonnellyAUS Pat Cash
AUS Mark Kratzmann7–6, 6–7, 7–5
1987AUS Mark Kratzmann
USA Jim PughUSA Marty Davis
AUS Brad Drewett6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1988–89Not held
1990AUS Pat Cash
AUS Wally MasurUSA Kevin Curren
USA Joey Rive6–3, 6–3
1991USA Patrick Galbraith
USA Todd WitskenCAN Glenn Michibata
USA Robert Van't Hof6–2, 6–4
1992USA Brad Gilbert
USA Jim GrabbZIM Byron Black
RSA Byron Talbot6–2, 6–1
1993USA David Wheaton
AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Sandon Stolle
AUS Jason Stoltenberg6–1, 6–3
1994USA Jim Grabb
NZL Brett StevenSWE Jonas Björkman
AUS Pat RafterW/O
1995USA Tommy Ho
AUS Mark PhilippoussisAUS John Fitzgerald
SWE Anders Järryd6–1, 6–7, 7–6
1996USA Patrick Galbraith
RUS Andrei OlhovskiyUSA Kent Kinnear
USA Dave Randall6–3, 6–7, 7–6
1997CZE Martin Damm
CZE Daniel VacekGER Karsten Braasch
USA Jeff Tarango6–3, 6–4
1998ZIM Byron Black
USA Alex O'BrienRSA Neville Godwin
FIN Tuomas Ketola7–5, 6–1
1999NZL James Greenhalgh
AUS Grant SilcockUSA Andre Agassi
USA David WheatonW/O
2000ZIM Wayne Black
RSA Kevin UllyettSVK Dominik Hrbatý
GER David Prinosil6–1, 6–2
2001GER Karsten Braasch
BRA André SáCZE Petr Luxa
CZE Radek Štěpánek6–0, 7–5
2002USA Jan-Michael Gambill
USA Graydon OliverAUS Wayne Arthurs
AUS Andrew Kratzmann6–7, 6–4, 7–6
2003–23Not held
2024ESA Marcelo Arévalo
CRO Mate PavićBEL Sander Gillé
BEL Joran Vliegen7–6(7–3), 6–4
2025NED Sander Arends
GBR Luke JohnsonKaren Khachanov
Andrey Rublev7–5, 6–4, [10–7]

Women's singles

YearChampionRunners-upScore
1980AUS Wendy TurnbullUSA Marcie Louie6–0, 6–2
1981AUS Wendy Turnbull (2)ITA Sabina Simmonds6–3, 6–4
1982SWE Catrin JexellUSA Alycia Moulton6–3, 7–5
1983–1992not held
1993TPE Wang Shi-tingUSA Marianne Witmeyer6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1994–2013not held
2014GER Sabine LisickiCZE Karolína Plíšková7–5, 6–3
2015SRB Jelena JankovićGER Angelique Kerber3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1
2016DEN Caroline WozniackiFRA Kristina Mladenovic6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
2017RUS Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaAUS Daria Gavrilova5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2018UKR Dayana YastremskaCHN Wang Qiang6–2, 6–1
2019–22Not held
2023CAN Leylah FernandezCZE Kateřina Siniaková3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2024Diana ShnaiderGBR Katie Boulter6–1, 6–2
2025CAN Victoria MbokoESP Cristina Bucșa7–5, 6–7(9–11), 6–2

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1980AUS Wendy Turnbull
USA Sharon WalshCHI Silvana Urroz
USA Penny Johnson6–1, 6–2
1981USA Ann Kiyomura
USA Sharon Walsh (2)GBR Anne Hobbs
AUS Susan Leo6–3, 6–4
1982USA Alycia Moulton
USA Laura duPontRSA Yvonne Vermaak
RSA Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1983–1992Not held
1993GER Karin Kschwendt
AUS Rachel McQuillanUSA Debbie Graham
USA Marianne Witmeyer1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
1994–2013Not held
2014CZE Karolína Plíšková
CZE Kristýna PlíškováAUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
AUS Arina Rodionova6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
2015FRA Alizé Cornet
KAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaESP Lara Arruabarrena
SLO Andreja Klepač7–5, 6–4
2016TPE Chan Hao-ching
TPE Chan Yung-janGBR Naomi Broady
GBR Heather Watson6–3, 6–1
2017TPE Chan Hao-ching (2)
TPE Chan Yung-jan (2)CHN Lu Jiajing
CHN Wang Qiang6–1, 6–1
2018AUS Samantha Stosur
CHN Zhang ShuaiJPN Shuko Aoyama
BLR Lidziya Marozava6–4, 6–4
2019–22Not held
2023CHN Tang Qianhui
TPE Tsao Chia-yiGEO Oksana Kalashnikova
Aliaksandra Sasnovich7–5, 1–6, [11–9]
2024NOR Ulrikke Eikeri
JPN Makoto NinomiyaJPN Shuko Aoyama
JPN Eri Hozumi6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
2025CHN Jiang Xinyu
CHN Wang YafanJPN Momoko Kobori
THA Peangtarn Plipuech6–4, 6–2

References

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