The Almaty Open (formerly the Astana Open) is a professional

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tournament, held in

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, Kazakhstan. The tournament is held in October on indoor

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s. It was primarily organized due to the cancellation of many tournaments during the ATP 2020 season as a result of the

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. In 2021, the tournament was carried out as a combined event, with a women's tournament being played the week after the men's (as part of the

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). It was the first time in history that an ATP and a WTA tournament had been held in Kazakhstan. The WTA event would be discontinued the following year. In 2024, the tournament moved from its original location,

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, to Almaty.

Past finals

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

References

External links

WTA - official page

ATP - official page
{{WTA 250 tournaments Tennis tournaments in Kazakhstan ATP Tour 250 WTA 250 tournaments Hard court tennis tournaments Indoor tennis tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2020 2020 establishments in Kazakhstan