Taiwan Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 2016 (as WTA tournament) |
Location | Kaohsiung (2016) Taipei (since 2017) Taiwan |
Venue | Yangming Tennis Center (2016) Taipei Arena (2017) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (since 2018) |
Category | WTA International tournaments |
Surface | Hard - outdoors (2016) Hard - indoors (since 2017) |
Draw | 32S / 24Q / 16D |
Prize money | US$226,750 (2017) |
Website | taiwanopen.com.tw |
Current champions (2018) | |
Women's singles | Tímea Babos |
Women's doubles | Duan Yingying Wang Yafan |
The Taiwan Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Taipei, Taiwan. The tournament began in 2016 and was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for its first year.[1] Affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the Taiwan Open was an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. The Taiwan Open was discontinued from the 2019 season, with the Hua Hin Championships replacing it on the calendar.