The Charleston Open, currently sponsored by Credit One, is a
WTA Tour-affiliated professional
tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973.[1][2][3][4] It is the oldest professional all-women's tournament in America with a $888,636 purse.[5] The tournament celebrated 50 years in 2022 at the newly renovated
Credit One Stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina.[6]
From 1973 to 2015, the title sponsor was Family Circle magazine, which had made it the longest-running title sponsor in professional tennis.[9] Volvo Cars took over sponsorship from 2016 to 2021.[10][11]Credit One Bank became the title sponsor of both the tournament and stadium in July 2021.[12] Also in 2021, two tournaments were organised in consecutive weeks as a makeup tournament for those cancelled by pandemic restrictions. The
Medical University of South Carolina sponsored the event.[13]
From 1990 to 2008, the tournament was classified as a
WTA Tier I event. In 2009, it was downgraded to a
WTA Premier tournament. It celebrated its 40th year in 2012[14] by naming its main stadium court in honor of
Billie Jean King.[15][16] With the reorganization of the WTA's schedule in 2021, the tournament became a
WTA 500 tournament. The 2021 second tournament held the week afterwards was part of the
WTA 250 tournaments list.
The current champion is
Danielle Collins, who won the singles tournament in April 2024.
Because of an ongoing pandemic, the tournament in 2020 was reformatted into a
Laver Cup style team tournament. Each team captain's name in BOLD and listed first.
The Charleston Open, currently sponsored by Credit One, is a
WTA Tour-affiliated professional
tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973.[1][2][3][4] It is the oldest professional all-women's tournament in America with a $888,636 purse.[5] The tournament celebrated 50 years in 2022 at the newly renovated
Credit One Stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina.[6]
From 1973 to 2015, the title sponsor was Family Circle magazine, which had made it the longest-running title sponsor in professional tennis.[9] Volvo Cars took over sponsorship from 2016 to 2021.[10][11]Credit One Bank became the title sponsor of both the tournament and stadium in July 2021.[12] Also in 2021, two tournaments were organised in consecutive weeks as a makeup tournament for those cancelled by pandemic restrictions. The
Medical University of South Carolina sponsored the event.[13]
From 1990 to 2008, the tournament was classified as a
WTA Tier I event. In 2009, it was downgraded to a
WTA Premier tournament. It celebrated its 40th year in 2012[14] by naming its main stadium court in honor of
Billie Jean King.[15][16] With the reorganization of the WTA's schedule in 2021, the tournament became a
WTA 500 tournament. The 2021 second tournament held the week afterwards was part of the
WTA 250 tournaments list.
The current champion is
Danielle Collins, who won the singles tournament in April 2024.
Because of an ongoing pandemic, the tournament in 2020 was reformatted into a
Laver Cup style team tournament. Each team captain's name in BOLD and listed first.