China Open (tennis)

China Open
LocationBeijing
China
VenueNational Tennis Center (2009–present)
Beijing Tennis Center (2004–2008)
SurfaceHard / Outdoors
chinaopen.com.cn
 ATP World Tour
Category500 Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize MoneyUS$2,100,000[1]
 WTA Tour
CategoryPremier Mandatory
Draw60S/32Q/28D
Prize MoneyUS$4,500,000[2]

The China Open (formerly the Beijing Salem Open) is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in Asia.

In 1998, the tournament was dropped from the ATP tour calendar, but was reinstated in 2004, the same year as the WTA Tour women's singles and doubles events, previously held in Shanghai, were moved to Beijing.

In 2006, the China Open became the first tournament outside of the United States to utilize the Hawk-Eye system in match play.[3]

Novak Djokovic is the only player to have won the title five times. Djokovic and Michael Chang hold the record for consecutive wins with three titles. In doubles, the Bryan Brothers are the only doubles pair to have won consecutive titles.

Past finals

Men's Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2014Serbia Novak DjokovicCzech Republic Tomáš Berdych6–0, 6–2
2013Serbia Novak DjokovicSpain Rafael Nadal6–3, 6–4
2012Serbia Novak DjokovicFrance Jo-Wilfried Tsonga7–6(7–4), 6–2
2011Czech Republic Tomáš BerdychCroatia Marin Čilić3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2010Serbia Novak DjokovicSpain David Ferrer6–2, 6–4
2009Serbia Novak DjokovicCroatia Marin Čilić6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2008United States Andy RoddickIsrael Dudi Sela6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
2007Chile Fernando GonzálezSpain Tommy Robredo6–1, 3–6, 6–1
2006Cyprus Marcos BaghdatisCroatia Mario Ančić6–4, 6–0
2005Spain Rafael NadalArgentina Guillermo Coria5–7, 6–1, 6–2
2004Russia Marat SafinRussia Mikhail Youzhny7–6(7–4), 7–5
1998–2003No tournament
1997United States Jim CourierSweden Magnus Gustafsson7–6(12–10), 3–6, 6–3
1996United Kingdom Greg RusedskiCzech Republic Martin Damm7–6(7–5), 6–4
1995United States Michael ChangItaly Renzo Furlan7–5, 6–3
1994United States Michael ChangSweden Anders Järryd7–5, 7–5
1993United States Michael ChangCanada Greg Rusedski7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 6–4

Women's Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2014Russia Maria SharapovaCzech Republic Petra Kvitová 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2013United States Serena WilliamsSerbia Jelena Janković 6–2, 6–2
2012Belarus Victoria AzarenkaRussia Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–1
2011Poland Agnieszka RadwańskaGermany Andrea Petkovic7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2010Denmark Caroline WozniackiRussia Vera Zvonareva6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2009Russia Svetlana KuznetsovaPoland Agnieszka Radwańska6–2, 6–4
  Premier Mandatory tournament  
2008Serbia Jelena JankovićRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova6–3, 6–2
2007Hungary Ágnes SzávaySerbia Jelena Janković6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–2
2006Russia Svetlana KuznetsovaFrance Amélie Mauresmo6–4, 6–0
2005Russia Maria KirilenkoGermany Anna-Lena Grönefeld6–3, 6–4
2004United States Serena WilliamsRussia Svetlana Kuznetsova4–6, 7–5, 6–4
2003Russia Elena DementievaUnited States Chanda Rubin6–3, 7–6(8–6)
  Tier II  
2002Israel Anna SmashnovaRussia Anna Kournikova6–2, 6–3
2001United States Monica SelesAustralia Nicole Pratt6–2, 6–3
2000United States Meghann ShaughnessyUzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova7–6(7–2), 7–5
1997–1999No tournament
1996Chinese Taipei Wang Shi-tingChina Chen Li-Ling6–3, 6–4
1995United States Linda WildChinese Taipei Wang Shi-ting7–5, 6–2
1994Indonesia Yayuk BasukiJapan Kyoko Nagatsuka6–4, 6–2
  Tier IV  

Men's Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2014Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău
France Julien Benneteau
Canada Vasek Pospisil
6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–5]
2013Belarus Max Mirnyi
Romania Horia Tecău
Italy Fabio Fognini
Italy Andreas Seppi
6–4, 6–2
2012United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Uzbekistan Denis Istomin
6–3, 6–2
2011France Michaël Llodra
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
2010United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
2009United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
United States Andy Roddick
6–4, 6–2
2008Australia Stephen Huss
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
Australia Ashley Fisher
United States Bobby Reynolds
7–5, 6–4
2007South Africa Rik de Voest
Australia Ashley Fisher
South Africa Chris Haggard
Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun
6–7, 6–0, [10–6]
2006India Mahesh Bhupathi
Croatia Mario Ančić
Germany Michael Berrer
Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
6–4, 6–3
2005United States Justin Gimelstob
Australia Nathan Healey
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2004United States Justin Gimelstob
United States
Graydon Oliver
United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.
United States Taylor Dent
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
1998–2003No tournament
1997India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
United States Jim Courier
United States Alex O'Brien
7–5, 7–6
1996Czech Republic Martin Damm
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
Germany Patrik Kühnen
South Africa Gary Muller
6–4, 7–5
1995United States Tommy Ho
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Belgium Dick Norman
Netherlands Fernon Wibier
7–6, 7–6
1994United States Tommy Ho
United States Kent Kinnear
South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
7–6, 6–3
1993United States Paul Annacone
United States Doug Flach
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 6–3

Women's Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2014Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
China Peng Shuai
Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
6–4, 6–4
2013 Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
Russia Vera Dushevina
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–2, 6–2
2012 Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
India Sania Mirza
7–5, 7–5
2011Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–3, 6-4
2010Belarus Olga Govortsova
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–7(2–7), 6–1, [10–7]
2009Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Peng Shuai
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
6–3, 6–1
  Premier Mandatory tournament  
2008Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
China Han Xinyun
China Xu Yi-Fan
6–1, 6–3
2007Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
China Han Xinyun
China Xu Yi-Fan
7–6(7–1), 6–3
2006Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Russia Anna Chakvetadze
Russia Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–4
2005Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi
China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
6–2, 6–4
2004Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Russia Dinara Safina
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Venezuela María Vento-Kabchi
6–4, 6–4

Sponsors

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Coordinates: 40°01′08″N 116°22′23″E / 40.019°N 116.373°E