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Tennis tournament
Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge Event name Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge Location
Dubai , United Arab Emirates Venue Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa Category
ITF Women's Circuit Surface
Hard Draw 32S/32Q/16D Prize money $100,000+H Website
Official 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
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
Singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2023
Anastasia Tikhonova
Arianne Hartono
6–1, 6–4
2022
Elsa Jacquemot
Magdalena Fręch
7–5, 6–2
2021
Daria Snigur
Kristína Kučová
6–3, 6–0
2020
Sorana Cîrstea
Kateřina Siniaková
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2019
Ana Bogdan
Daria Snigur
6–1, 6–2
2018
Peng Shuai
Viktória Kužmová
6–3, 6–0
2017
Belinda Bencic
Ajla Tomljanović
6–4, 0–0 ret.
2016
Hsieh Su-wei
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
6–2, 6–2
2015
Çağla Büyükakçay
Klára Koukalová
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–4
2014
Alexandra Dulgheru
Kimiko Date-Krumm
6–3, 6–4
2013
Jana Čepelová
Maria Elena Camerin
6–1, 6–2
2012
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Yulia Putintseva
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2011
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Kristina Mladenovic
7–5, 6–4
2010
Sania Mirza
Bojana Jovanovski
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2009
Regina Kulikova
Sandra Záhlavová
7–6(8–6) , 6–3
2008
Vitalia Diatchenko
Urszula Radwańska
7–5, 2–6, 7–5
2007
Maria Kirilenko
Evgeniya Rodina
7–5, 6–2
2006
Kateryna Bondarenko
Ekaterina Dzehalevich
6–1, 6–3
2005
Marion Bartoli
Kaia Kanepi
6–2, 6–0
2004
not held
2003
Jelena Janković
Henrieta Nagyová
6–2, 7–5
2002
Angelique Widjaja
Shinobu Asagoe
7–5, 6–2
2001
Eleni Daniilidou
Anikó Kapros
6–4, 6–4
2000
Adriana Gerši
Tathiana Garbin
6–4, 6–3
1999
Katarina Srebotnik
Anne Kremer
6–1, 6–1
1998
Kira Nagy
Irina Selyutina
6–4, 6–1
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
2023
Tímea Babos
Vera Zvonareva
Olivia Nicholls
Heather Watson
6–1, 2–6, [10–7]
2022
Tímea Babos
Kristina Mladenovic
Magdalena Fręch
Kateryna Volodko
6–1, 6–3
2021
Anna Danilina
Viktória Kužmová
Angelina Gabueva
Anastasia Zakharova
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
2020
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Ankita Raina
Aliona Bolsova
Kaja Juvan
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2019
Lucie Hradecká
Andreja Klepač
Georgina García Pérez
Sara Sorribes Tormo
7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
2018
Alena Fomina
Valentina Ivakhnenko
Réka Luca Jani
Cornelia Lister
7–5, 6–2
2017
Mihaela Buzărnescu
Alena Fomina
Lesley Kerkhove
Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–3
2016
Mandy Minella
Nina Stojanović
Hsieh Su-wei
Valeria Savinykh
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
2015
Çağla Büyükakçay
Maria Sakkari
Elise Mertens
İpek Soylu
7–6(8–6) , 6–4
2014
Vitalia Diatchenko
Alexandra Panova
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Olga Savchuk
3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
2013
Vitalia Diatchenko
Olga Savchuk
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
7–5, 6–1
2012
Maria Elena Camerin
Vera Dushevina
Eva Hrdinová
Karolína Plíšková
7–5, 6–3
2011
Nina Bratchikova
Darija Jurak
Akgul Amanmuradova
Alexandra Dulgheru
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2010
Julia Görges
Petra Martić
Sania Mirza
Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2009
Julia Görges
Oksana Kalashnikova
Vladimíra Uhlířová
Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2008
Irena Pavlovic
Maša Zec Peškirič
Elena Chalova
Valeria Savinykh
7–6(8–6) , 3–6, [10–3]
2007
Marina Erakovic
Monica Niculescu
Yuliana Fedak
Anna Lapushchenkova
7–6(7–1) , 6–4
2006
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Jelena Kostanić
Kateryna Bondarenko
Valeria Bondarenko
6–3, 6–0
2005
Gabriela Navrátilová
Hana Šromová
Ekaterina Makarova
Olga Panova
7–5, 6–4
2004
not held
2003
Zsófia Gubacsi
Kira Nagy
Flavia Pennetta
Adriana Serra Zanetti
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002
Kirstin Freye
Seda Noorlander
Bahia Mouhtassine
Angelique Widjaja
6–2, 6–4
2001
Laurence Courtois
Seda Noorlander
Caroline Dhenin
Katalin Marosi-Aracama
6–3, 6–0
2000
Tathiana Garbin
Katalin Marosi-Aracama
Angelika Bachmann
Tina Križan
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
1999
Åsa Carlsson
Laurence Courtois
Laura Golarsa
Irina Selyutina
6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–0
1998
Wynne Prakusya
Benjamas Sangaram
Petra Gáspár
Ludmila Varmužová
7–6(7–1) , 1–6, 6–3
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