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The Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit as a $50,000+H event. It was held at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in the Soweto urban area of Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2009 to 2011. The event was not held in 2012 and came back to the ITF Circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour in 2013. In 2013 on the ITF Circuit, the even was downgraded from a $100,000+H to $50,000+H.
Soweto Open | |||||||||
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Defunct tennis tournament | |||||||||
Event name | Soweto Open | ||||||||
Location | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||
Venue | Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre | ||||||||
Surface | Hard | ||||||||
Website | Website | ||||||||
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Past finals
editMen's singles
editYear | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2013 | Vasek Pospisil | Michał Przysiężny | 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 4–1 ret. |
2012 | not held | ||
2011 | Izak van der Merwe | Rik de Voest | 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–3 |
2010 | Dustin Brown | Izak van der Merwe | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
2009 | Fabrice Santoro | Rik de Voest | 7–5, 6–4[1] |
Women's singles
editYear | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2013 | Tímea Babos | Chanel Simmonds | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1 |
2012 | not held | ||
2011 | Valeria Savinykh | Petra Cetkovská | 6–1, 6–3 |
2010 | Nina Bratchikova | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
2009 | Anastasija Sevastova | Eva Hrdinová | 6–2, 6–2 |
Men's doubles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2013 | Prakash Amritraj Rajeev Ram |
Purav Raja Divij Sharan |
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1) |
2012 | not held | ||
2011 | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Peya |
Andre Begemann Matthew Ebden |
6–2, 6–2 |
2010 | Nicolas Mahut Lovro Zovko |
Raven Klaasen Izak van der Merwe |
6–2, 6–2 |
2009 | George Bastl Chris Guccione |
Mikhail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev |
6–2, 4–6, [11–9][1] |
Women's doubles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2013 | Magda Linette Chanel Simmonds |
Samantha Murray Jade Windley |
6–1, 6–3 |
2012 | not held | ||
2011 | play cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding | ||
2010 | Vitalia Diatchenko Eirini Georgatou |
Marina Erakovic Tamarine Tanasugarn |
6–3, 5–7, [16–14] |
2009 | Naomi Cavaday Lesia Tsurenko |
Kristína Kučová Anastasija Sevastova |
6–2, 2–6, [11–9] |
References
edit- ^ a b "French 'Magician' beats De Voest to take Soweto Open title". The Witness. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2024.