Royal Indian Open
 2012 Royal Indian Open | ||
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| WTA 125K series | ||
| Location | Pune[1] India | |
| Venue | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | |
| Surface | Deco Turf (Hard) | |
| Draw | 32M/16Q/16D | |
| Prize money | US$125,000 | |
| Website | royalindianopen.com | |
The Royal Indian Open is a tournament organized for female professional tennis players, played on outdoor hard courts. The event is classified as a WTA Challenger Series tournament. It made its debut in 2012, in Pune, India.[2] It is played at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex.
Due to reasons yet unknown, the event has been cancelled since 2013.
History
Pune is the fourth town in the history of India to host a WTA event, after Kolkata (2005–2007), Hyderabad (2003–2005) and Bangalore (2006–2008).
India's renewed participation through this Challenger event was originally supposed to be held in Delhi,[3] but on 17 October 2012, just a few weeks before the tournament's first edition, it was announced the event had been shifted to Pune.
In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Elina Svitolina |  Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6-2, 6-3 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runner-ups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Nina Bratchikova  Oksana Kalashnikova |  Julia Glushko  Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 6–0, 4–6, [10–8] |
References
- ↑ 'WTA Challenger event returns to Pune' The Hindu (Retrieved October 17, 2012)
- ↑ 'WTA Challenger series to go to India' WTA (Retrieved June 19, 2012)
- ↑ 'WTA Challenger series heads to Delhi' WTA (Retrieved July 25, 2012)
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