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 YearChampionRunner-upScore 2025 Petra Marčinko Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–3 2024 Jodie Burrage Polina Kudermetova 6–3, 6–3 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, 6–02004 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 YearChampionsRunners-upScore 2025 Gao Xinyu Mananchaya Sawangkaew Rada Zolotareva Vera Zvonareva 4–6, 7–5, [10–7] 2024 Anastasia Dețiuc Anastasia Tikhonova Isabelle Haverlag Elena Pridankina 6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–8] 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, 6–42004 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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