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The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing , China. Founded in 1993 as the Beijing Open it was first played at the Comprehensive Gymnasium, Tsinghua University, Beijing.[ 3] It is currently played on outdoor hard courts at the National Tennis Center , and is held in late September and early October. The women's event is a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour , while the men's is an ATP 500 event on the ATP Tour . The China Open was first held in its current iteration in 2004 as a back-to-back event for four years, following from a prior Beijing event in 1993 to 1997. In 2008, it became a combined event for the first time.
In 2006, the China Open became the first tournament outside the United States to use the Hawk-Eye system in match play.[ 4]
Novak Djokovic is the only player to have won the men's singles title six times and holds the distinction of having never lost a match at the China Open. Djokovic holds the record for consecutive championships with four titles. In men's doubles, the Bryan brothers are the only pair to have won consecutive titles.
Svetlana Kuznetsova , Serena Williams , Agnieszka Radwańska and Caroline Wozniacki hold the record for most titles won in women's singles, with two titles each.
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
↓ WTA Tier II ↓
2004
Serena Williams
Svetlana Kuznetsova
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
2005
Maria Kirilenko
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6–3, 6–4
2006
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Amélie Mauresmo
6–4, 6–0
2007
Ágnes Szávay
Jelena Janković
6–7(7–9) , 7–5, 6–2
2008
Jelena Janković
Svetlana Kuznetsova
6–3, 6–2
↓ WTA Premier Mandatory ↓
2009
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2)
Agnieszka Radwańska
6–2, 6–4
2010
Caroline Wozniacki
Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2011
Agnieszka Radwańska
Andrea Petkovic
7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2012
Victoria Azarenka
Maria Sharapova
6–3, 6–1
2013
Serena Williams (2)
Jelena Janković
6–2, 6–2
2014
Maria Sharapova
Petra Kvitová
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2015
Garbiñe Muguruza
Timea Bacsinszky
7–5, 6–4
2016
Agnieszka Radwańska (2)
Johanna Konta
6–4, 6–2
2017
Caroline Garcia
Simona Halep
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2018
Caroline Wozniacki (2)
Anastasija Sevastova
6–3, 6–3
2019
Naomi Osaka
Ashleigh Barty
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
2020–2021
No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic )
2022
Suspended by WTA (due to Peng Shuai allegation )
↓ WTA 1000 ↓
2023
Iga Świątek
[ a] Liudmila Samsonova
6–2, 6–2
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
↓ ATP Tour 250 [ b] ↓
1993
Michael Chang
Greg Rusedski
7–6(7–5) , 6–7(6–8) , 6–4
1994
Michael Chang
Anders Järryd
7–5, 7–5
1995
Michael Chang
Renzo Furlan
7–5, 6–3
1996
Greg Rusedski
Martin Damm
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
1997
Jim Courier
Magnus Gustafsson
7–6(12–10) , 3–6, 6–3
1998–2003
Not held
2004
Marat Safin
Mikhail Youzhny
7–6(7–4) , 7–5
2005
Rafael Nadal
Guillermo Coria
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
2006
Marcos Baghdatis
Mario Ančić
6–4, 6–0
2007
Fernando González
Tommy Robredo
6–1, 3–6, 6–1
2008
Andy Roddick
Dudi Sela
6–4, 6–7(6–8) , 6–3
↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓
2009
Novak Djokovic
Marin Čilić
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2010
Novak Djokovic (2)
David Ferrer
6–2, 6–4
2011
Tomáš Berdych
Marin Čilić
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2012
Novak Djokovic (3)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
2013
Novak Djokovic (4)
Rafael Nadal
6–3, 6–4
2014
Novak Djokovic (5)
Tomáš Berdych
6–0, 6–2
2015
Novak Djokovic (6)
Rafael Nadal
6–2, 6–2
2016
Andy Murray
Grigor Dimitrov
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2017
Rafael Nadal (2)
Nick Kyrgios
6–2, 6–1
2018
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Juan Martín del Potro
6–4, 6–4
2019
Dominic Thiem
Stefanos Tsitsipas
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2020–2022
No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic )
2023
Jannik Sinner
[ a] Daniil Medvedev
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–2)
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
↓ WTA Tier II ↓
2004
Emmanuelle Gagliardi Dinara Safina
Gisela Dulko María Vento-Kabchi
6–4, 6–4
2005
Nuria Llagostera Vives María Vento-Kabchi
Yan Zi Zheng Jie
6–2, 6–4
2006
Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez
Anna Chakvetadze Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–4
2007
Chuang Chia-jung Hsieh Su-wei
Han Xinyun Xu Yifan
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
2008
Anabel Medina Garrigues Caroline Wozniacki
Han Xinyun Xu Yifan
6–1, 6–3
↓ WTA Premier Mandatory ↓
2009
Hsieh Su-wei (2) Peng Shuai
Alla Kudryavtseva Ekaterina Makarova
6–3, 6–1
2010
Olga Govortsova Chuang Chia-jung
Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
7–6(7–2) , 1–6, [10–7]
2011
Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik
Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
6–3, 6–4
2012
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
Nuria Llagostera Vives Sania Mirza
7–5, 7–5
2013
Cara Black Sania Mirza
Vera Dushevina Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–2, 6–2
2014
Andrea Hlaváčková Peng Shuai (2)
Cara Black Sania Mirza
6–4, 6–4
2015
Martina Hingis Sania Mirza (2)
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan
6–7(9–11) , 6–1, [10–8]
2016
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová
Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic
6–4, 6–4
2017
Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis (2)
Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková
6–1, 6–4
2018
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková (2) Barbora Strýcová
Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2019
Sofia Kenin Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2)
Jeļena Ostapenko Dayana Yastremska
6–3, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
2020–2021
No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic )
2022
Suspended (due to Peng Shuai allegation )
↓ WTA 1000 ↓
2023
Marie Bouzková Sara Sorribes Tormo
Chan Hao-ching Giuliana Olmos
3–6, 6–0, [10–4]
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
↓ ATP Tour 250 [ b] ↓
2004
Justin Gimelstob Graydon Oliver
Alex Bogomolov Jr. Taylor Dent
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
2005
Justin Gimelstob (2) Nathan Healey
Dmitry Tursunov Mikhail Youzhny
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2006
Mahesh Bhupathi Mario Ančić
Michael Berrer Kenneth Carlsen
6–4, 6–3
2007
Rik de Voest Ashley Fisher
Chris Haggard Lu Yen-hsun
6–7, 6–0, [10–6]
2008
Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins
Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds
7–5, 6–4
↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓
2009
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Mark Knowles Andy Roddick
6–4, 6–2
2010
Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
2011
Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić
Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–4)
2012
Bob Bryan (3) Mike Bryan (3)
Carlos Berlocq Denis Istomin
6–3, 6–2
2013
Max Mirnyi Horia Tecău
Fabio Fognini Andreas Seppi
6–4, 6–2
2014
Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău (2)
Julien Benneteau Vasek Pospisil
6–7(6–8) , 7–5, [10–5]
2015
Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock
Daniel Nestor Édouard Roger-Vasselin
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2016
Pablo Carreño Busta Rafael Nadal
Jack Sock Bernard Tomic
6–7(6–8) , 6–2, [10–8]
2017
Henri Kontinen John Peers
John Isner Jack Sock
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
2018
Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
Oliver Marach Mate Pavić
6–1, 6–4
2019
Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek
Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
6–3, 7–6(7−4)
2020–2022
No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic )
2023
Ivan Dodig (2) Austin Krajicek
Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski
6–7(12–14) , 6–3, [10–5]
^ a b Competed under no flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine .
^ a b Known as World Series from 1990 till 1999. Championship Series from 2000 till 2008.
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