The Shenzhen Open (also known as the Shenzhen Gemdale Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional women's tennis tournament. It was played on outdoor hardcourts of the Shenzhen Longgang Tennis Center, which has 32 outdoor and indoor courts and a 4,000-seat stadium.[1] The tournament made its debut on the WTA Tour in 2013 in Shenzhen, and took place during the first week of the year, as a warm-up event two weeks prior to the Australian Open.

Shenzhen Open
Tournament information
Founded2013; 13 years ago (2013)
LocationShenzhen
China
VenueShenzhen Longgang Tennis Center
SurfaceHard - outdoors
Websiteshenzhenopentennis.com (WTA)
Current champions (2020)
SinglesRussia Ekaterina Alexandrova
DoublesCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$775,000 (2020)

Li Na is the singles title leader, tied with Simona Halep, with two titles, and the only player to successfully defend her title in 2014, defeating Peng Shuai in an All-Chinese final.[2]

Past finals

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Simona Halep has won singles and doubles titles in Shenzhen.

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2013China Li NaCzech Republic Klára Zakopalová6–3, 1–6, 7–5
2014China Li Na (2) China Peng Shuai6–4, 7–5
2015Romania Simona HalepSwitzerland Timea Bacsinszky6–2, 6–2
2016Poland Agnieszka RadwańskaUnited States Alison Riske6–3, 6–2
2017Czech Republic Kateřina SiniakováUnited States Alison Riske6–3, 6–4
2018Romania Simona Halep (2) Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková6–1, 2–6, 6–0
2019Belarus Aryna SabalenkaUnited States Alison Riske4–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2020Russia Ekaterina AlexandrovaKazakhstan Elena Rybakina6–2, 6–4
2021 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Ukraine Irina Buryachok
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
6–0, 7–5
2014Romania Monica Niculescu
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
6–3, 6–4
2015Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
China Liang Chen
China Wang Yafan
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2016United States Vania King
Romania Monica Niculescu (2)
China Xu Yifan
China Zheng Saisai
6–1, 6–4
2017Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
China Peng Shuai
Romania Raluca Olaru
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
6–1, 7–5
2018Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Simona Halep
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2019China Peng Shuai (2)
China Yang Zhaoxuan
China Duan Yingying
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–3
2020Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
China Duan Yingying
China Zheng Saisai
6–2, 3–6, [10–4]
2021 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Peng Shuai sexual assault allegation

References

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  1. "Event Fact Sheet". www.shenzhenopentennis.com. 29 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. "Li Wins All-Chinese Final In Shenzhen". WTA. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
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