The Ningbo International Tennis Open is a
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...
tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
held in
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
, China. The event was part of the
WTA 125K series and is now part of the
ATP Challenger Tour
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. It is played on outdoor
hardcourt
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s. The men's event ended in 2012 but restarted in 2015. The event was previously called the Ningbo Challenger.
Past finals
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Men's singles
Men's doubles
External links
* http://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/tournamentId/3265/title/yinzhou-bank-international-womens-tennis-open
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ATP Challenger Tour
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WTA 125 tournaments
Tennis tournaments in China
Hard court tennis tournaments
Sport in Ningbo
Recurring sporting events established in 2010