Hong Kong Open (tennis)

Hong Kong Tennis Open
Tournament information
Location	Hong Kong China
Venue	Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
Category	WTA International Tournaments
Surface	Hard / Outdoors
Draw	32 Singles /16 Doubles / 24 Qualifying
Prize money	$250,000
Website	Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open

Hong Kong Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Salem Open
Tour	ATP Tour (1990–2002) Grand Prix circuit (1973–1987)
Founded	1973
Abolished	2002
Location	Hong Kong
Surface	Hard (1973–2002)

The Hong Kong Open, (currently sponsored by Prudential and called the Hong Kong Tennis Open), is a WTA International Tier tennis tournament that will resume from September 8 -14, 2014 in Hong Kong.

Title Sponsorship

On July 3 2014, it was announced that Prudential Hong Kong will become the tournament's title sponsor to mark the return of elite women’s professional tennis to Hong Kong after two decades. The Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2014 took place at the Victoria Park Tennis Stadium from 8-14 September. There competed doubles pair Peng Shuai of China and Hsieh Su Wei of Taiwan and Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki

Officially sanctioned by the WTA and organized by the Hong Kong Tennis Association, the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open will offer a unique sporting lifestyle experience including a tournament village presented by SAVOUR, billed as one of the world’s best food festivals by CNNTravel. The SAVOUR tournament village will feature signature dishes from some of Hong Kong’s top restaurants, who will be joined by renowned chefs from Singapore and the United Kingdom. Visitors can expect complimentary celebrity chef masterclasses, wine workshops, tastings and demonstrations conducted by renowned experts.

History

The Hong Kong Open (also known as the Salem Open^[1]) was also previously a men's tennis tournament that was held in Hong Kong on the Grand Prix tour from (1973–1987) and the ATP Tour from (1990–2002). Players competed in the Victoria Park Tennis Centre, on outdoor hard courts. Michael Chang held the record number of wins with three titles.

In 2001, as with legislation restricting tobacco sponsorship, organisers controversially altered its official logo to include the logo of Perrier, causing anti-smoking campaigners to claim that the organisers exploited a loophole in its sponsorship clause.^[2]

The men's tournament was replaced in 2003 by the Thailand Open.

A women's competition was also held in Hong Kong briefly, from 1980-1982; and then once more in 1993, as a Tier IV event on the WTA Tour. Wendy Turnbull won two titles in this competition. Hong Kong Tennis Open will again be held as a women's tour calendar in 2014 as a result of the relocation of an International event to Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur in Week 37 of the season, starting in 2014.^[3]

Results

Women's singles

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Score
2015	Jelena Janković	Angelique Kerber	3–6,7–6^(7–4), 6–1
2014	Sabine Lisicki	Karolína Plíšková	7–5, 6–3
1994–2013	not held
1993	Wang Shi-ting	Marianne Witmeyer	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1983–1992	not held
1982	Catrin Jexell	Alycia Moulton	6–3, 7–5
1981	Wendy Turnbull (2)	Sabina Simmonds	6–3, 6–4
1980	Wendy Turnbull	Marcie Louie	6–0, 6–2

Women's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2015	Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova	Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač	7–5, 6–4
2014	Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Arina Rodionova	6–2, 2–6, [12–10]
1994–2013	Not held
1993	Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan	Debbie Graham Marianne Witmeyer	1–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–2
1983–1992	Not held
1982	Alycia Moulton Laura DuPont	Yvonne Vermaak Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1981	Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh (2)	Anne Hobbs Susan Leo	6–3, 6–4
1980	Wendy Turnbull Sharon Walsh	Silvana Urroz Penny Johnson	6–1, 6–2

Men's singles

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Score
2002	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Carlos Moyà	6–3, 1–6, 7–6^(7–4)
2001	Marcelo Ríos	Rainer Schüttler	7–6^(7–3), 6–2
2000	Nicolas Kiefer	Mark Philippoussis	7–6^(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
1999	Andre Agassi	Boris Becker	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
1998	Kenneth Carlsen	Byron Black	6–2, 6–0
1997	Michael Chang	Pat Rafter	6–3, 6–3
1996	Pete Sampras	Michael Chang	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1995	Michael Chang	Jonas Björkman	6–3, 6–1
1994	Michael Chang	Pat Rafter	6–1, 6–3
1993	Pete Sampras	Jim Courier	6–3, 6–7^(1–7), 7–6^(7–2)
1992	Jim Courier	Michael Chang	7–5, 6–3
1991	Richard Krajicek	Wally Masur	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1990	Pat Cash	Alex Antonitsch	6–3, 6–4
1988–89	Not held
1987	Eliot Teltscher	John Fitzgerald	6–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
1986	Ramesh Krishnan	Andrés Gómez	7–6, 6–0, 7–5
1985	Andrés Gómez	Aaron Krickstein	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1984	Andrés Gómez	Tomáš Šmíd	6–3, 6–2
1983	Wally Masur	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	6–1, 6–1
1982	Pat Du Pré	Morris Skip Strode	6–3, 6–3
1981	Van Winitsky	Mark Edmondson	6–4, 6–7, 6–4
1980	Ivan Lendl	Brian Teacher	5–7, 7–6, 6–3
1979	Jimmy Connors	Pat Du Pré	7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1978	Eliot Teltscher	Pat Du Pré	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1977	Ken Rosewall	Tom Gorman	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1976	Ken Rosewall	Ilie Năstase	1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–0
1975	Tom Gorman	Sandy Mayer	6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1974	Not held
1973	Rod Laver	Charlie Pasarell	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2

Men's Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
2002	Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver	Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann	6–7, 6–4, 7–6
2001	Karsten Braasch André Sá	Petr Luxa Radek Štěpánek	6–0, 7–5
2000	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	Dominik Hrbatý David Prinosil	6–1, 6–2
1999	James Greenhalgh Grant Silcock	Andre Agassi David Wheaton	W/O
1998	Byron Black Alex O'Brien	Neville Godwin Tuomas Ketola	7–5, 6–1
1997	Martin Damm Daniel Vacek	Karsten Braasch Jeff Tarango	6–3, 6–4
1996	Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy	Kent Kinnear Dave Randall	6–3, 6–7, 7–6
1995	Tommy Ho Mark Philippoussis	Jakob Hlasek Patrick McEnroe	6–1, 6–7, 7–6
1994	Jim Grabb Brett Steven	Jonas Björkman Pat Rafter	W/O
1993	David Wheaton Todd Woodbridge	Sandon Stolle Jason Stoltenberg	6–1, 6–3
1992	Brad Gilbert Jim Grabb	Byron Black Byron Talbot	6–2, 6–1
1991	Patrick Galbraith Todd Witsken	Glenn Michibata Robert Van't Hof	6–2, 6–4
1990	Pat Cash Wally Masur	Kevin Curren Joey Rive	6–3, 6–3
1988–89	Not held
1987	Mark Kratzmann Jim Pugh	Marty Davis Brad Drewett	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
1986	Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly	Pat Cash Mark Kratzmann	7–6, 6–7, 7–5
1985	Brad Drewett Kim Warwick	Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1984	Ken Flach Robert Seguso	Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee	6–7, 6–3, 7–5
1983	Drew Gitlin Craig Miller	Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister	6–2, 6–2
1982	Charles Buzz Strode Morris Skip Strode	Kim Warwick Van Winitsky	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1981	Chris Dunk Chris Mayotte	Marty Davis Brad Drewett	6–4, 7–6
1980	Peter Fleming Ferdi Taygan	Bruce Manson Brian Teacher	7–5, 6–2
1979	Pat Du Pré Robert Lutz	Steve Denton Mark Turpin	6–3, 6–4
1978	Mark Edmondson John Marks	Hank Pfister Brad Rowe	5–7, 7–6, 6–1
1977	Syd Ball Kim Warwick	Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner	7–6, 6–3
1976	Hank Pfister Butch Walts	Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase	6–4, 6–2
1975	Tom Okker Ken Rosewall	Bob Carmichael Sandy Mayer	6–3, 6–4
1974	Not held
1973	Colin Dibley Rod Laver	Paul Gerken Brian Gottfried	6–3, 5–7, 17–15

References

1. "Tobacco Ad Gallery (tobaccofreekids.org):Salem".
2. "HONG KONG OPEN TENNIS IN TOBACCO CONTROVERSY".
3. "Hong Kong Tennis Open Unveiled".

External links

• Official website
• WTA tournament profile