The Abu Dhabi Open is a
WTA 500-level professional women's tennis tournament. It takes place on outdoor
hardcourt
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a type of surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the s ...
s, and was introduced in 2021 to be played in the month of January at the
Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in the city of
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...
,
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
. The tournament was introduced due to the suspension of all WTA tournaments in China and delay of tournaments in Australia because of
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. In 2023, the event was brought back to the tour as a replacement for
St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy due to the suspension of WTA events in Russia because of their
invasion of Ukraine. Another reason to host the tournament in Abu Dhabi was the strengthening of the Gulf season with the already established
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) (formerly known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships'' and the ''Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Champ ...
and
Qatar Total Open.
Results
Singles
Doubles
See also
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Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) (formerly known for sponsorship reasons as the ''Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships'' and the ''Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Champ ...
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Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
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World Tennis Championship
References
External links
Official website
{{WTA 500 tournaments
Sport in the United Arab Emirates
Hard court tennis tournaments
WTA 500 tournaments
Annual events in the United Arab Emirates
2021 establishments in the United Arab Emirates