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San Diego Open (tennis)

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The San Diego Open is an annual professional tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, held in San Diego, California. The tournament was founded in 1971. It is held at the Barnes Tennis Center. The tournament is part of the WTA 500, a category governed by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

San Diego Open
Tournament information
Founded1971
LocationSan Diego, California
United States
VenueOmni La Costa Resort & Spa (2004–2015)
Barnes Tennis Center (2021–present)
CategoryWTA Tier I
(2004–2007)
WTA Premier
(2010–2013)
WTA 125K series
(2015)
ATP 250
(2021–2022)
WTA 500
(2022–)
SurfaceHardcourt / Outdoor
Draw28S / 24SQ / 16D
Prize money$922,573 (women)
Current champions (2024)
Women's singlesUnited Kingdom Katie Boulter
Women's doublesUnited States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia Ellen Perez

ATP tournament history

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The San Diego Open was an ATP 250 tournament held at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, California. In August 2021, after the cancellation of the Asia Swing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Barnes Tennis Center was allocated a two-year 250 tournament license. Prior to that, it was exclusively a WTA event which was last held as a WTA Challenger in 2015 in Carlsbad.

Daniel Vallverdu took on the position of managing director, Ryan Redondo was named the tournament director and Billie Jean King accepted the role of honorary tournament chairman.

With the ATP Tour returning to China in 2023, the tournament's men's event ceased.

WTA tournament history

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USTA (Southern California)

This event was founded in 1971 as the Southern California Open, it's official name. That year there had been two previous women's tennis tournaments in San Diego: a Virginia Slims of San Diego (sponsored name) aka the Southern California Open event, and the Wells Fargo Open, which ran from 1979 to 1982. Giscafre's former doubles partner, Jane Stratton, attained co-ownership of the tournament from 1986 until the event's cessation. The tournament has had various principal sponsors throughout its history, and has been played under the headings of the Great American Bank Classic, the Mazda Classic and the Toshiba Classic. The tournament was known for its strong player fields, location in the hills and atmosphere.

Although the tournament achieved Tier-I status only in 2004, it became a draw to the heavyweights in women's tennis since its inception in the 1980s, being a crucial warm-up tournament leading to the US Open. Past champions of the tournament include former world No.-1s Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, Lindsay Davenport, Venus Williams, Martina Hingis, Justine Henin, and Maria Sharapova. Six players won the tournament more than once, four of them consecutively. Graf holds the record for most wins (4); Venus Williams holds the record for most consecutive titles (3).

The tournament's purse doubled to $200,000 in 1989, when the sponsor changed to San Diego–based Great American Bank from Virginia Slims, a cigarette brand owned by Philip Morris.[1] The tournament moved from the San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club to the La Costa Resort and Spa in 1991, when the sponsor was changed to Mazda from Great American, which was in financial decline.[2] On September 7, 2009, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced the return of professional women's tennis to San Diego in 2010, under the sponsorship of Mercury Insurance. The Mercury Insurance Open was renamed the Southern California Open starting in 2013.

In 2014, the event was relocated to Tokyo, Japan.[3]

The tournament became the Carlsbad Classic in 2015, hosted by the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, California, from November 23–29.[4] As a WTA Challenger event, the Carlsbad Classic[5] featured a 32-player singles main draw, an 8-player qualifying draw, and an 8-team doubles draw with $125,000 in prize money. It was the first WTA tournament held during Thanksgiving week.

The tournament returned to the WTA Tour as a WTA 500 event in 2022.

Official name
  • Southern California Open (San Diego) (1971-2013).
Sponsored names
  • Virginia Slims of San Diego: 1971, 1985–1988
  • Wells Fargo Open: 1979–1982
  • Ginny of San Diego: 1984
  • Great American Bank Classic: 1989–1990
  • Mazda Classic: 1991–1993
  • Toshiba Classic; 1994–1998
  • TIG Classic: 1999
  • Acura Classic: 2000–2007
  • Mercury Insurance Open: 2010–2012
  • Southern California Open: 2013
  • GoMacro: 2015
  • Cymbiotika: 2023-present

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2021 Norway  Casper Ruud United Kingdom  Cameron Norrie 6–0, 6–2
2022 United States  Brandon Nakashima United States  Marcos Giron 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

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Prior tournaments in San Diego area

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1971 United States  Billie Jean King United States  Rosemary Casals 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1979 United States  Tracy Austin United States  Martina Navratilova 6–4, 6–2
1980 United States  Tracy Austin (2) Australia  Wendy Turnbull 6–1, 6–3
1981 United States  Tracy Austin (3) United States  Pam Shriver 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1982 United States  Tracy Austin (4) United States  Kathy Rinaldi 7–6, 6–3

Subsequent and current organized event

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1984 United States  Debbie Spence United States  Betsy Nagelsen 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–4
1985 United Kingdom  Annabel Croft Australia  Wendy Turnbull 6–0, 7–6(7–5)
1986 United States  Melissa Gurney United States  Stephanie Rehe 6–2, 6–4
1987 Italy  Raffaella Reggi Australia  Anne Minter 6–0, 6–4
1988 United States  Stephanie Rehe United States  Ann Grossman 6–1, 6–1
1989 West Germany  Steffi Graf United States  Zina Garrison 6–4, 7–5
↓ Tier III tournament ↓
1990 West Germany  Steffi Graf (2) Switzerland  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–3, 6–2
1991 United States  Jennifer Capriati Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Monica Seles 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
1992 United States  Jennifer Capriati (2) Spain  Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–2
↓ Tier II tournament ↓
1993 Germany  Steffi Graf (3) Spain  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1994 Germany  Steffi Graf (4) Spain  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–1
1995 Spain  Conchita Martínez United States  Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–0
1996 Japan  Kimiko Date Spain  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1997 Switzerland  Martina Hingis United States  Monica Seles 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1998 United States  Lindsay Davenport France  Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–1
1999 Switzerland  Martina Hingis (2) United States  Venus Williams 6–4, 6–0
2000 United States  Venus Williams United States  Monica Seles 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 6–2
2001 United States  Venus Williams (2) United States  Monica Seles 6–2, 6–3
2002 United States  Venus Williams (3) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia  Jelena Dokić 6–2, 6–2
2003 Belgium  Justine Henin Belgium  Kim Clijsters 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
2004 United States  Lindsay Davenport (2) Russia  Anastasia Myskina 6–1, 6–1
2005 France  Mary Pierce Japan  Ai Sugiyama 6–0, 6–3
2006 Russia  Maria Sharapova Belgium  Kim Clijsters 7–5, 7–5
2007 Russia  Maria Sharapova (2) Switzerland  Patty Schnyder 6–2, 3–6, 6–0
2008–2009 not held
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2010 Russia  Svetlana Kuznetsova Poland  Agnieszka Radwańska 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–3
2011 Poland  Agnieszka Radwańska Russia  Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–4
2012 Slovakia  Dominika Cibulková France  Marion Bartoli 6–1, 7–5
2013 Australia  Samantha Stosur Belarus  Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3
2014 not held
↓  WTA 125 tournament  ↓
2015 Belgium  Yanina Wickmayer United States  Nicole Gibbs 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2016–21 not held
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓
2022 Poland  Iga Świątek Croatia  Donna Vekić 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
2023 Czech Republic  Barbora Krejčíková United States  Sofia Kenin 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
2024 United Kingdom  Katie Boulter Ukraine  Marta Kostyuk 5–7, 6–2, 6–2

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2021 United Kingdom  Joe Salisbury
United Kingdom  Neal Skupski
Australia  John Peers
Slovakia  Filip Polášek
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5]
2022 United States  Nathaniel Lammons
United States  Jackson Withrow
Australia  Jason Kubler
Australia  Luke Saville
7–6(7–5), 6–2

Women's doubles

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Prior

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 United States  Rosemary Casals
United States  Billie Jean King
France  Françoise Dürr
Australia  Judy Tegart Dalton
6–7, 6–2, 6–3
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1979 United States  Rosemary Casals (2)
United States  Martina Navratilova
United States  Betty Ann Grubb Stuart
United States  Ann Kiyomura
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1980 United States  Tracy Austin
United States  Ann Kiyomura
United States  Rosemary Casals
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1981 United States  Kathy Jordan
United States  Candy Reynolds
United States  Rosemary Casals
United States  Pam Shriver
6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1982 United States  Kathy Jordan (2)
United States  Paula Smith
Brazil  Patricia Medrado
Brazil  Cláudia Monteiro
6–3, 5–7, 7–6

Subsequent & current

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1984 United States  Betsy Nagelsen
United States  Paula Smith (2)
United States  Terry Holladay
Poland  Iwona Kuczyńska
6–2, 6–4
1985 United States  Candy Reynolds (2)
Australia  Wendy Turnbull
South Africa  Rosalyn Fairbank
Australia  Susan Leo
6–4, 6–0
1986 United States  Beth Herr
United States  Alycia Moulton
United States  Elise Burgin
South Africa  Rosalyn Fairbank
5–7, 6–2, 6–4
1987 Czechoslovakia  Jana Novotná
France  Catherine Suire
United States  Elise Burgin
United States  Sharon Walsh
6–3, 6–4
1988 United States  Patty Fendick
Canada  Jill Hetherington
United States  Betsy Nagelsen
South Africa  Dinky Van Rensburg
7–6(12–10), 6–4
1989 United States  Elise Burgin
South Africa  Rosalyn Fairbank
United States  Gretchen Magers
United States  Robin White
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
↓ Tier III tournament ↓
1990 United States  Patty Fendick (2)
United States  Zina Garrison
United States  Elise Burgin
South Africa  Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
1991 Canada  Jill Hetherington (2)
United States  Kathy Rinaldi
United States  Gigi Fernández
France  Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1992 Czechoslovakia  Jana Novotná (2)
Commonwealth of Independent States  Larisa Neiland
Spain  Conchita Martínez
Argentina  Mercedes Paz
6–1, 6–4
↓ Tier II tournament ↓
1993 United States  Gigi Fernández
Czech Republic  Helena Suková
United States  Pam Shriver
Australia  Elizabeth Smylie
6–4, 6–3
1994 Czech Republic  Jana Novotná (2)
Spain  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
United States  Ginger Helgeson
Australia  Rachel McQuillan
6–3, 6–3
1995 United States  Gigi Fernández (2)
Belarus  Natasha Zvereva
France  Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
France  Sandrine Testud
6–2, 6–1
1996 United States  Gigi Fernández (3)
Spain  Conchita Martínez
Spain  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Latvia  Larisa Neiland
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1997 Switzerland  Martina Hingis
Spain  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
United States  Amy Frazier
United States  Kimberly Po
6–3, 7–5
1998 United States  Lindsay Davenport
Belarus  Natasha Zvereva (2)
France  Alexandra Fusai
France  Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 6–1
1999 United States  Lindsay Davenport (2)
United States  Corina Morariu
United States  Serena Williams
United States  Venus Williams
6–4, 6–1
2000 United States  Lisa Raymond
Australia  Rennae Stubbs
United States  Lindsay Davenport
Russia  Anna Kournikova
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2001 Zimbabwe  Cara Black
Russia  Elena Likhovtseva
Switzerland  Martina Hingis
Russia  Anna Kournikova
6–4, 1–6, 6–4
2002 Russia  Elena Dementieva
Slovakia  Janette Husárová
Slovakia  Daniela Hantuchová
Japan  Ai Sugiyama
6–2, 6–4
2003 Belgium  Kim Clijsters
Japan  Ai Sugiyama
United States  Lindsay Davenport
United States  Lisa Raymond
6–4, 7–5
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
2004 Zimbabwe  Cara Black (2)
Australia  Rennae Stubbs (2)
Spain  Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina  Paola Suárez
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2005 Spain  Conchita Martínez (2)
Spain  Virginia Ruano Pascual
Slovakia  Daniela Hantuchová
Japan  Ai Sugiyama
6–7(7–9), 6–1, 7–5
2006 Zimbabwe  Cara Black (3)
Australia  Rennae Stubbs (3)
Germany  Anna-Lena Grönefeld
United States  Meghann Shaughnessy
6–2, 6–2
2007 Zimbabwe  Cara Black (4)
United States  Liezel Huber
Russia  Anna Chakvetadze
Belarus  Victoria Azarenka
7–5, 6–3
2008–2009 not held
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2010 Russia  Maria Kirilenko
China  Zheng Jie
United States  Lisa Raymond
Australia  Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–4
2011 Czech Republic  Kvĕta Peschke
Slovenia  Katarina Srebotnik
United States  Raquel Kops-Jones
United States  Abigail Spears
6–0, 6–2
2012 United States  Raquel Kops-Jones
United States  Abigail Spears
United States  Vania King
Russia  Nadia Petrova
6–2, 6–4
2013 United States  Raquel Kops-Jones (2)
United States  Abigail Spears (2)
Chinese Taipei  Chan Hao-ching
Slovakia  Janette Husárová
6–4, 6–1
2014 not held
↓  WTA 125 tournament  ↓
2015 Brazil  Gabriela Cé
Paraguay  Verónica Cepede Royg
Georgia (country)  Oksana Kalashnikova
Germany  Tatjana Maria
1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2016–2021 not held
↓  WTA 500 tournament  ↓
2022 United States  Coco Gauff
United States  Jessica Pegula
Canada  Gabriela Dabrowski
Mexico  Giuliana Olmos
1–6, 7–5, [10–4]
2023 Czech Republic  Barbora Krejčíková
Czech Republic  Kateřina Siniaková
United States  Danielle Collins
United States  CoCo Vandeweghe
6–1, 6–4
2024 United States  Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Australia  Ellen Perez
United States  Desirae Krawczyk
United States  Jessica Pegula
6–1, 6–2

See also

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References and footnotes

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  1. ^ Freeman, John (December 20, 1988). "New name, purse for Slims Tourney banking on new sponsor". Evening Tribune. p. D-3.
  2. ^ Freeman, John (November 3, 1990). "Tennis event will move to La Costa site". Evening Tribune. p. C-5.
  3. ^ "Carlsbad WTA tournament moves to Tokyo". tennis.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Carlsbad Classic". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Carlsbad Classic Tennis Homepage". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Favorite WTA Tier I – II Tournament
1996
Succeeded by