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tournament held in

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, from 2003 to 2013. Part of the

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, it was held in the third week of September. The tournament was relocated by the

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as the ATP Shenzhen Open since 2013. From 2005 to 2007, a WTA Tier III, the PTT Bangkok Open, was also held in the region before being discontinued.

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is the only man to have won the singles competition more than once, in 2004 and 2005, while

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and

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are the only doubles pair to have won the competition multiple times, in 2003 and 2006. In 2007,

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and Sanchai Ratiwatana became the first Thai champions of the event, winning in the final against Wimbledon doubles champion

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, and partner

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. In November 2013, the ATP announced that the tournament would be relocated to

, China, as the ATP Shenzhen Open.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

References

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Past finals

Singles

Doubles

See also

References