Bangalore Open
| Canara Bank Bangalore Open | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Editions | 6 |
| Location |
Bangalore India |
| Category | Tier II |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoors |
| Draw | 28S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | US$600,000 (2008) |
The Canara Bank Bangalore Open was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Bangalore, Karnataka, India from 2003 through to 2008. It was a WTA Tour event played on outdoor hardcourts. It was classified as a Tier 2 event with the prize Money of US$600,000. In 2008, this was the biggest women's tennis Tournament in South and Southeast Asia.
The 2008 edition was won by 26-year-old, 8 time grand-slam champion Serena Williams, who defeated Patty Schnyder 7-5, 6-3, in the finals, winning her 29th WTA Tour title.[1]
Following the restructure of the WTA Tour, there has been no WTA event in India since 2009.
History
The event started in 2003 as a Tier 4 event. It was held in SAAP Tennis Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana until 2005. In 2006, the event was upgraded to a Tier 3 event and was moved to Bangalore. In 2008, it was upgraded further to a Tier 2 event.
Sponsors
This event was sponsored by the Canara Bank.
Past finals
Singles
| Location | Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore | 2008 |  Serena Williams |  Patty Schnyder | 7–5, 6–3 |
| ↑ Tier II event ↑ | ||||
| 2007 |  Yaroslava Shvedova |  Mara Santangelo | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 2006 | Mara Santangelo |  Jelena Kostanić | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | |
| ↑ Tier III event ↑ | ||||
| Hyderabad | 2005 |  Sania Mirza |  Alona Bondarenko | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 2004 |  Nicole Pratt | Maria Kirilenko | 7–6, 6–1 | |
| 2003 |  Tamarine Tanasugarn |  Iroda Tulyaganova | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| ↑ Tier IV event ↑ | ||||
Doubles
| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 2003 | Elena Likhovtseva Iroda Tulyaganova | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Tatiana Poutchek | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Sania Mirza Liezel Huber |  Li Ting Sun Tiantian | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| 2005 | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | Li Ting Sun Tiantian | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Bangalore | 2006 | Sania Mirza Liezel Huber | Elena Vesnina Anastasia Rodionova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2007 |  Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung | Hsieh Su-wei Alla Kudryavtseva | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [11–9] | |
| 2008 | Peng Shuai Sun Tiantian | Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung | 6–4, 5–7, [10–8] |