The Hong Kong Open () is a professional tennis tournament played annually at the Victoria Park Centre Court in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The men's tournament is named the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open, an ATP 250 tournament leading up to the Australian Open, and is held in early January every year starting in 2024. The women's tournament is named the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, a WTA 250 tournament, and is held in early October every year starting in 2014.
The Hong Kong Tennis Open was previously named the Salem Open that began in 1973 and discontinued in 2002. After a 21-year absence, the men's tournament resumed in January 2024. The women's tournament commenced in 1980 and was discontinued two years later. In 1993, the tournament returned for one year before being discontinued until 2014 where it has become a permanent fixture of the Asian swing on the WTA Tour.
History
The Hong Kong Open (also known as the Salem Open) 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, organizers controversially altered its official logo to include the logo of Perrier, causing anti-smoking campaigners to claim that the organizers exploited a loophole in its sponsorship clause.
The men's tournament was replaced in 2003 by the Thailand Open.
A women's competition was also held in Hong Kong from 1980 to 1982; and then once more in 1993, as a Tier IV event on the WTA Tour. Wendy Turnbull won two titles in this competition. Beginning in 2014, the Hong Kong Tennis Open resumed after a two decade absence, sponsored by the Hong Kong-based insurance company Prudential. The tournament was honored as the WTA International Tournament of the Year in 2018.
After the 2018 edition, the tournament was cancelled for 4 years due to the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests in 2019, and the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong from 2020 to 2022. In 2023, the WTA returned to Hong Kong and held its first edition since 2018 in 2023.
As announced by the Association of Tennis Professionals in June 2023, the ATP 250 license belonging to Pune, Maharashtra was relocated to Hong Kong. The first iteration of the tournament took place from 1–7 January on outdoor hard courts with a total prize money of more than $650,000. The tournament, sponsored by the Bank of China (Hong Kong), is expected to be a stop for players on their way to the Australian Open.
Results
Men's singles
YearChampionRunners-upScore1973 Rod Laver Charlie Pasarell 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–21974 Not completed due to rain1975 Tom Gorman Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–1, 6–11976 Ken Rosewall Ilie Năstase 1–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–01977 Ken Rosewall (2) Tom Gorman 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–41978 Eliot Teltscher Pat DuPré 6–4, 6–3, 6–21979 Jimmy Connors Pat DuPré 7–5, 6–3, 6–11980 Ivan Lendl Brian Teacher 5–7, 7–6, 6–31981 Van Winitsky Mark Edmondson 6–4, 6–7, 6–41982 Pat DuPré Morris Skip Strode 6–3, 6–31983 Wally Masur Sammy Giammalva Jr. 6–1, 6–11984 Andrés Gómez Tomáš Šmíd 6–3, 6–21985 Andrés Gómez (2) Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–41986 Ramesh Krishnan Andrés Gómez 7–6, 6–0, 7–51987 Eliot Teltscher (2) John Fitzgerald 6–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–51988–89 Not held1990 Pat Cash Alex Antonitsch 6–3, 6–41991 Richard Krajicek Wally Masur 6–2, 3–6, 6–31992 Jim Courier Michael Chang 7–5, 6–31993 Pete Sampras Jim Courier 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–2)1994 Michael Chang Pat Rafter 6–1, 6–31995 Michael Chang Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–11996 Pete Sampras (2) Michael Chang 6–4, 3–6, 6–41997 Michael Chang (3) Pat Rafter 6–3, 6–31998 Kenneth Carlsen Byron Black 6–2, 6–01999 Andre Agassi Boris Becker 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–42000 Nicolas Kiefer Mark Philippoussis 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2 2001 Marcelo Ríos Rainer Schüttler 7–6(7–3), 6–2 2002 Juan Carlos Ferrero Carlos Moyá 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4) 2003–23 Not held 2024 Andrey Rublev Emil Ruusuvuori 6–4, 6–4 2025 Alexandre Müller Kei Nishikori 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 2026 Alexander Bublik Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(7-2), 6-3
Women's singles
YearChampionRunners-upScore 1980 Wendy Turnbull Marcie Louie 6–0, 6–2 1981 Wendy Turnbull (2) Sabina Simmonds 6–3, 6–4 1982 Catrin Jexell Alycia Moulton 6–3, 7–5 1983–1992 not held 1993 Wang Shi-ting Marianne Witmeyer 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 1994–2013 not held 2014 Sabine Lisicki Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 6–3 2015 Jelena Janković Angelique Kerber 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–1 2016 Caroline Wozniacki Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–2 2017 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Daria Gavrilova 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) 2018 Dayana Yastremska Wang Qiang 6–2, 6–1 2019–22 Not held 2023 Leylah Fernandez Kateřina Siniaková 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 2024 Diana Shnaider Katie Boulter 6–1, 6–2 2025 Victoria Mboko Cristina Bucșa 7–5, 6–7(9–11), 6–2
Men's doubles
YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1973 Colin Dibley Rod Laver Paul Gerken Brian Gottfried 6–3, 5–7, 17–15 1974 Not completed due to rain 1975 Tom Okker Ken Rosewall Bob Carmichael Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–4 1976 Hank Pfister Butch Walts Anand Amritraj Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–2 1977 Syd Ball Kim Warwick Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner 7–6, 6–3 1978 Mark Edmondson John Marks Hank Pfister Brad Rowe 5–7, 7–6, 6–1 1979 Pat DuPré Robert Lutz Steve Denton Mark Turpin 6–3, 6–4 1980 Peter Fleming Ferdi Taygan Bruce Manson Brian Teacher 7–5, 6–2 1981 Chris Dunk Chris Mayotte Marty Davis Brad Drewett 6–4, 7–6 1982 Charles Buzz Strode Morris Skip Strode Kim Warwick Van Winitsky 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 1983 Drew Gitlin Craig Miller Sammy Giammalva Jr. Steve Meister 6–2, 6–2 1984 Ken Flach Robert Seguso Mark Edmondson Paul McNamee 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 1985 Brad Drewett Kim Warwick Jakob Hlasek Tomáš Šmíd 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 1986 Mike De Palmer Gary Donnelly Pat Cash Mark Kratzmann 7–6, 6–7, 7–5 1987 Mark Kratzmann Jim Pugh Marty Davis Brad Drewett 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 1988–89 Not held 1990 Pat Cash Wally Masur Kevin Curren Joey Rive 6–3, 6–3 1991 Patrick Galbraith Todd Witsken Glenn Michibata Robert Van't Hof 6–2, 6–4 1992 Brad Gilbert Jim Grabb Byron Black Byron Talbot 6–2, 6–1 1993 David Wheaton Todd Woodbridge Sandon Stolle Jason Stoltenberg 6–1, 6–3 1994 Jim Grabb Brett Steven Jonas Björkman Pat Rafter W/O 1995 Tommy Ho Mark Philippoussis John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–1, 6–7, 7–6 1996 Patrick Galbraith Andrei Olhovskiy Kent Kinnear Dave Randall 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 1997 Martin Damm Daniel Vacek Karsten Braasch Jeff Tarango 6–3, 6–4 1998 Byron Black Alex O'Brien Neville Godwin Tuomas Ketola 7–5, 6–1 1999 James Greenhalgh Grant Silcock Andre Agassi David Wheaton W/O 2000 Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett Dominik Hrbatý David Prinosil 6–1, 6–2 2001 Karsten Braasch André Sá Petr Luxa Radek Štěpánek 6–0, 7–5 2002 Jan-Michael Gambill Graydon Oliver Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 2003–23 Not held 2024 Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen 7–6(7–3), 6–4 2025 Sander Arends Luke Johnson Karen Khachanov Andrey Rublev 7–5, 4–6, [10–7] 2026 Lorenzo Musetti Lorenzo Sonego Karen Khachanov Andrey Rublev 6–4, 2–6, [10–1]
Women's doubles
YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1980 Wendy Turnbull Sharon Walsh Silvana Urroz Penny Johnson 6–1, 6–2 1981 Ann Kiyomura Sharon Walsh (2) Anne Hobbs Susan Leo 6–3, 6–4 1982 Alycia Moulton Laura duPont Yvonne Vermaak Jennifer Mundel-Reinbold 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 1983–1992 Not held 1993 Karin Kschwendt Rachel McQuillan Debbie Graham Marianne Witmeyer 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 1994–2013 Not held 2014 Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Arina Rodionova 6–2, 2–6, [12–10] 2015 Alizé Cornet Yaroslava Shvedova Lara Arruabarrena Andreja Klepač 7–5, 6–4 2016 Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan Naomi Broady Heather Watson 6–3, 6–1 2017 Chan Hao-ching (2) Chan Yung-jan (2) Lu Jiajing Wang Qiang 6–1, 6–1 2018 Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai Shuko Aoyama Lidziya Marozava 6–4, 6–4 2019–22 Not held 2023 Tang Qianhui Tsao Chia-yi Oksana Kalashnikova Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7–5, 1–6, [11–9] 2024 Ulrikke Eikeri Makoto Ninomiya Shuko Aoyama Eri Hozumi 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] 2025 Jiang Xinyu Wang Yafan Momoko Kobori Peangtarn Plipuech 6–4, 6–2
See also Hong Kong National Grass Court Championships Hong Kong National Hardcourt Championships Hong Kong National Tennis Championships
References
External links Women (WTA 250) Men (ATP 250) WTA tournament profile