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Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

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Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
Current event 2024 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
ITF Women's Tour
Event nameAl Habtoor Tennis Challenge
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
VenueAl Habtoor Grand Resort, Autograph Collection
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
SurfaceHard
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$100,000+H
WebsiteOfficial website

The Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge is a tournament for professional female tennis players, played on outdoor hardcourts. The event is classified as an ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates since 1998.

History

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The tournament began in 1998 as an $25,000 event. From 1999 to 2015, it was classified as a $75,000 event, however the 2004 edition was cancelled. In 2016, it was upgraded to a $100,000+H event.

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2024 United Kingdom Jodie Burrage Polina Kudermetova 6–3, 6–3
2023 Anastasia Tikhonova Netherlands Arianne Hartono 6–1, 6–4
2022 France Elsa Jacquemot Poland Magdalena Fręch 7–5, 6–2
2021 Ukraine Daria Snigur Slovakia Kristína Kučová 6–3, 6–0
2020 Romania Sorana Cîrstea Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2019 Romania Ana Bogdan Ukraine Daria Snigur 6–1, 6–2
2018 China Peng Shuai Slovakia Viktória Kužmová 6–3, 6–0
2017 Switzerland Belinda Bencic Croatia Ajla Tomljanović 6–4, 0–0 ret.
2016 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6–2, 6–2
2015 Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay Czech Republic Klára Koukalová 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
2014 Romania Alexandra Dulgheru Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–3, 6–4
2013 Slovakia Jana Čepelová Italy Maria Elena Camerin 6–1, 6–2
2012 Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm Kazakhstan Yulia Putintseva 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2011 Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn France Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 6–4
2010 India Sania Mirza Serbia Bojana Jovanovski 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2009 Russia Regina Kulikova Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová 7–6(8–6), 6–3
2008 Russia Vitalia Diatchenko Poland Urszula Radwańska 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
2007 Russia Maria Kirilenko Russia Evgeniya Rodina 7–5, 6–2
2006 Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko Belarus Ekaterina Dzehalevich 6–1, 6–3
2005 France Marion Bartoli Estonia Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–0
2004 not held
2003 Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Janković Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 6–2, 7–5
2002 Indonesia Angelique Widjaja Japan Shinobu Asagoe 7–5, 6–2
2001 Greece Eleni Daniilidou Hungary Anikó Kapros 6–4, 6–4
2000 Czech Republic Adriana Gerši Italy Tathiana Garbin 6–4, 6–3
1999 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Luxembourg Anne Kremer 6–1, 6–1
1998 Hungary Kira Nagy Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina 6–4, 6–1

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2024 Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc
Anastasia Tikhonova
Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag
Elena Pridankina
6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–8]
2023 Hungary Tímea Babos'
Vera Zvonareva
United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls
United Kingdom Heather Watson
6–1, 2–6, [10–7]
2022 Hungary Tímea Babos
France Kristina Mladenovic
Poland Magdalena Fręch
Ukraine Kateryna Volodko
6–1, 6–3
2021 Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Slovakia Viktória Kužmová
Russia Angelina Gabueva
Russia Anastasia Zakharova
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
2020 Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
India Ankita Raina
Spain Aliona Bolsova
Slovenia Kaja Juvan
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2019 Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain Georgina García Pérez
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo
7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
2018 Russia Alena Fomina
Russia Valentina Ivakhnenko
Hungary Réka Luca Jani
Sweden Cornelia Lister
7–5, 6–2
2017 Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
Russia Alena Fomina
Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove
Belarus Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–3
2016 Luxembourg Mandy Minella
Serbia Nina Stojanović
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Russia Valeria Savinykh
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
2015 Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
Greece Maria Sakkari
Belgium Elise Mertens
Turkey İpek Soylu
7–6(8–6), 6–4
2014 Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Russia Alexandra Panova
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
2013 Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Ukraine Olga Savchuk
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
7–5, 6–1
2012 Italy Maria Elena Camerin
Russia Vera Dushevina
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
7–5, 6–3
2011 Russia Nina Bratchikova
Croatia Darija Jurak
Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova
Romania Alexandra Dulgheru
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2010 Germany Julia Görges
Croatia Petra Martić
India Sania Mirza
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2009 Germany Julia Görges
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2008 France Irena Pavlovic
Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič
Russia Elena Chalova
Russia Valeria Savinykh
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–3]
2007 New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Romania Monica Niculescu
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
Russia Anna Lapushchenkova
7–6(7–1), 6–4
2006 Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
Ukraine Valeria Bondarenko
6–3, 6–0
2005 Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Olga Panova
7–5, 6–4
2004 not held
2003 Hungary Zsófia Gubacsi
Hungary Kira Nagy
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002 Germany Kirstin Freye
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine
Indonesia Angelique Widjaja
6–2, 6–4
2001 Belgium Laurence Courtois
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
France Caroline Dhenin
Hungary Katalin Marosi-Aracama
6–3, 6–0
2000 Italy Tathiana Garbin
Hungary Katalin Marosi-Aracama
Germany Angelika Bachmann
Slovenia Tina Križan
7–6(7–5), 6–3
1999 Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Belgium Laurence Courtois
Italy Laura Golarsa
Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
1998 Indonesia Wynne Prakusya
Thailand Benjamas Sangaram
Hungary Petra Gáspár
Czech Republic Ludmila Varmužová
7–6(7–1), 1–6, 6–3
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