Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge Explained

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
	Anastasia Tikhonova		6–1, 6–4
	Elsa Jacquemot		7–5, 6–2
	Daria Snigur		6–3, 6–0
	Sorana Cîrstea		4–6, 6–3, 6–3
	Ana Bogdan		6–1, 6–2
	Peng Shuai		6–3, 6–0
	Belinda Bencic		6–4, 0–0 ret.
	Hsieh Su-wei		6–2, 6–2
	Çağla Büyükakçay		6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
	Alexandra Dulgheru		6–3, 6–4
	Jana Čepelová		6–1, 6–2
	Kimiko Date-Krumm		6–1, 3–6, 6–4
	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn		7–5, 6–4
	Sania Mirza		4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2009	Regina Kulikova		7–6(8–6), 6–3
2008	Vitalia Diatchenko		7–5, 2–6, 7–5
2007	Maria Kirilenko		7–5, 6–2
2006	Kateryna Bondarenko		6–1, 6–3
2005	Marion Bartoli		6–2, 6–0
2004	not held
2003	Jelena Janković		6–2, 7–5
2002	Angelique Widjaja		7–5, 6–2
2001	Eleni Daniilidou		6–4, 6–4
2000	Adriana Gerši		6–4, 6–3
1999	Katarina Srebotnik		6–1, 6–1
1998	Kira Nagy		6–4, 6–1

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
	Tímea Babos Vera Zvonareva		6–1, 2–6, [10–7]
	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic		6–1, 6–3
	Anna Danilina Viktória Kužmová		4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
	Ekaterine Gorgodze Ankita Raina		6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
	Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač		7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
	Alena Fomina Valentina Ivakhnenko		7–5, 6–2
	Mihaela Buzărnescu Alena Fomina		6–4, 6–3
	Mandy Minella Nina Stojanović		6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
	Çağla Büyükakçay Maria Sakkari		7–6(8–6), 6–4
	Vitalia Diatchenko Alexandra Panova		3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
	Vitalia Diatchenko Olga Savchuk		7–5, 6–1
	Maria Elena Camerin Vera Dushevina		7–5, 6–3
	Nina Bratchikova Darija Jurak		6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
	Julia Görges Petra Martić		6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2009	Julia Görges Oksana Kalashnikova		4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2008	Irena Pavlovic Maša Zec Peškirič		7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–3]
2007	Marina Erakovic Monica Niculescu		7–6(7–1), 6–4
2006	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Jelena Kostanić		6–3, 6–0
2005	Gabriela Navrátilová Hana Šromová		7–5, 6–4
2004	not held
2003	Zsófia Gubacsi Kira Nagy		2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002	Kirstin Freye Seda Noorlander		6–2, 6–4
2001	Laurence Courtois Seda Noorlander		6–3, 6–0
2000	Tathiana Garbin Katalin Marosi-Aracama		7–6(7–5), 6–3
1999	Åsa Carlsson Laurence Courtois		6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
1998	Wynne Prakusya Benjamas Sangaram		7–6(7–1), 1–6, 6–3

External links

• Official website
• ITF search