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Soweto Open

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Soweto Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSoweto Open
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
VenueArthur Ashe Tennis Centre
SurfaceHard
WebsiteWebsite
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S/17Q/16D
Prize money$100,000+H
WTA Tour
CategoryITF Women's Circuit 50K+H
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$50,000+H

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.

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2013 Canada Vasek Pospisil Poland Michał Przysiężny 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 4–1 ret.
2012 not held
2011 South Africa Izak van der Merwe South Africa Rik de Voest 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–3
2010 Jamaica Dustin Brown South Africa Izak van der Merwe 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2009 France Fabrice Santoro South Africa Rik de Voest 7–5, 6–4[1]

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2013 Hungary Tímea Babos South Africa Chanel Simmonds 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1
2012 not held
2011 Russia Valeria Savinykh Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská 6–1, 6–3
2010 Russia Nina Bratchikova Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2009 Latvia Anastasija Sevastova Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová 6–2, 6–2

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013 India Prakash Amritraj
United States Rajeev Ram
India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1)
2012 not held
2011 Germany Michael Kohlmann
Austria Alexander Peya
Germany Andre Begemann
Australia Matthew Ebden
6–2, 6–2
2010 France Nicolas Mahut
Croatia Lovro Zovko
South Africa Raven Klaasen
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
6–2, 6–2
2009 Switzerland George Bastl
Australia Chris Guccione
Russia Mikhail Elgin
Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–2, 4–6, [11–9][1]

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013 Poland Magda Linette
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
United Kingdom Samantha Murray
United Kingdom Jade Windley
6–1, 6–3
2012 not held
2011 play cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding
2010 Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Greece Eirini Georgatou
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–3, 5–7, [16–14]
2009 United Kingdom Naomi Cavaday
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
Slovakia Kristína Kučová
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
6–2, 2–6, [11–9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "French 'Magician' beats De Voest to take Soweto Open title". The Witness. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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