Tennis tournament
The Charleston Open , currently sponsored by Credit One, is a
WTA Tour -affiliated professional
tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973.
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[2]
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[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]
The tournament is played on the green
clay courts at
LTP-Daniel Island (which contains the 10,200-seat Credit One Stadium) on
Daniel Island in
Charleston, South Carolina , US.
[7] From its inception in 1973 to 2000, the tournament was held at the
Sea Pines Plantation on
Hilton Head Island with the exception of 1975 and 1976 when it was played on
Amelia Island off the coast of
Florida . The event moved to Charleston, and specifically Daniel Island, in 2001.
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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.
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[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 .
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[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.
Past finals
Singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
1973
Rosemary Casals
Nancy Richey
3–6, 6–1, 7–5
1974
Chris Evert
Kerry Melville
6–1, 6–3
1975
Chris Evert (2)
Martina Navratilova
7–5, 6–4
1976
Chris Evert (3)
Kerry Reid
6–2, 6–2
1977
Chris Evert (4)
Billie Jean King
6–0, 6–1
1978
Chris Evert (5)
Kerry Reid
6–2, 6–0
1979
Tracy Austin
Kerry Reid
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(9–7)
1980
Tracy Austin (2)
Regina Maršíková
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
1981
Chris Evert (6)
Pam Shriver
6–3, 6–2
1982
Martina Navratilova
Andrea Jaeger
6–4, 6–2
1983
Martina Navratilova (2)
Tracy Austin
5–7, 6–1, 6–0
1984
Chris Evert (7)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6–2, 6–3
1985
Chris Evert (8)
Gabriela Sabatini
6–4, 6–0
1986
Steffi Graf
Chris Evert
6–4, 7–5
1987
Steffi Graf (2)
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
↓
Tier II event ↓
1988
Martina Navratilova (3)
Gabriela Sabatini
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1989
Steffi Graf (3)
Natasha Zvereva
6–1, 6–1
↓
Tier I event ↓
1990
Martina Navratilova (4)
Jennifer Capriati
6–2, 6–4
1991
Gabriela Sabatini
Leila Meskhi
6–1, 6–1
1992
Gabriela Sabatini (2)
Conchita Martínez
6–1, 6–4
1993
Steffi Graf (4)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–6(10–8) , 6–1
1994
Conchita Martínez
Natalia Zvereva
6–4, 6–0
1995
Conchita Martínez (2)
Magdalena Maleeva
6–1, 6–1
1996
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Barbara Paulus
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1997
Martina Hingis
Monica Seles
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
1998
Amanda Coetzer
Irina Spîrlea
6–3, 6–4
1999
Martina Hingis (2)
Anna Kournikova
6–4, 6–3
2000
Mary Pierce
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–1, 6–0
2001
Jennifer Capriati
Martina Hingis
6–0, 4–6, 6–4
2002
Iva Majoli
Patty Schnyder
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
2003
Justine Henin
Serena Williams
6–3, 6–4
2004
Venus Williams
Conchita Martínez
2–6, 6–2, 6–1
2005
Justine Henin (2)
Elena Dementieva
7–5, 6–4
2006
Nadia Petrova
Patty Schnyder
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
2007
Jelena Janković
Dinara Safina
6–2, 6–2
2008
Serena Williams
Vera Zvonareva
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
↓
Premier event ↓
2009
Sabine Lisicki
Caroline Wozniacki
6–2, 6–4
2010
Samantha Stosur
Vera Zvonareva
6–0, 6–3
2011
Caroline Wozniacki
Elena Vesnina
6–2, 6–3
2012
Serena Williams (2)
Lucie Šafářová
6–0, 6–1
2013
Serena Williams (3)
Jelena Janković
3–6, 6–0, 6–2
2014
Andrea Petkovic
Jana Čepelová
7–5, 6–2
2015
Angelique Kerber
Madison Keys
6–2, 4–6, 7–5
2016
Sloane Stephens
Elena Vesnina
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
2017
Daria Kasatkina
Jeļena Ostapenko
6–3, 6–1
2018
Kiki Bertens
Julia Görges
6–2, 6–1
2019
Madison Keys
Caroline Wozniacki
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
↓
WTA 500 points tournament ↓
2021 (a)
Veronika Kudermetova
Danka Kovinić
6–4, 6–2
↓
WTA 250 points tournament ↓
2021 (b)
Astra Sharma
Ons Jabeur
2–6, 7–5, 6–1
↓
WTA 500 points tournament ↓
2022
Belinda Bencic
Ons Jabeur
6–1, 5–7, 6–4
2023
Ons Jabeur
Belinda Bencic
7–6(8–6) , 6–4
2024
Danielle Collins
Daria Kasatkina
6–2, 6–1
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1973
Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1974
Rosemary Casals
Olga Morozova
Helen Gourlay
Karen Krantzcke
6–2, 6–1
1975
Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Virginia Wade
Rosemary Casals
Olga Morozova
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1976
Ilana Kloss
Linky Boshoff
Kathy Kuykendall
Valerie Ziegenfuss
6–3, 6–2
1977
Rosemary Casals (2)
Chris Evert
Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
1978
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Mona Guerrant
Greer Stevens
6–3, 7–5
1979
Rosemary Casals (3)
Martina Navratilova (2)
Françoise Dürr
Betty Stöve
6–4, 7–5
1980
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
Candy Reynolds
Paula Smith
6–2, 6–1
1981
Rosemary Casals (4)
Wendy Turnbull
Mima Jaušovec
Pam Shriver
7–5, 7–5
1982
Martina Navratilova (3)
Pam Shriver
JoAnne Russell
Virginia Ruzici
6–1, 6–2
1983
Martina Navratilova (4)
Candy Reynolds
Andrea Jaeger
Paula Smith
6–2, 6–3
1984
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková
Anne Hobbs
Sharon Walsh
7–5, 6–2
1985
Rosalyn Fairbank
Pam Shriver (2)
Svetlana Parkhomenko
Larisa Savchenko
6–4, 6–1
1986
Chris Evert (2)
Anne White
Steffi Graf
Catherine Tanvier
6–3, 6–3
1987
Mercedes Paz
Eva Pfaff
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
7–6(8–6) , 7–5
1988
Lori McNeil
Martina Navratilova (5)
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Gabriela Sabatini
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1989
Hana Mandlíková
Martina Navratilova (6)
Mary-Lou Daniels
Wendy White
6–4, 6–1
↓
Tier I event ↓
1990
Martina Navratilova (7)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mercedes Paz
Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–1
1991
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (2)
Natasha Zvereva
Mary-Lou Daniels
Lise Gregory
6–4, 6–0
1992
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Natasha Zvereva (2)
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Jana Novotná
6–4, 6–2
1993
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva (3)
Katrina Adams
Manon Bollegraf
6–3, 6–1
1994
Lori McNeil (2)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 4–1 retired
1995
Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4)
Gigi Fernández
Mary Joe Fernández
6–2, 6–3
1997
Mary Joe Fernández
Martina Hingis
Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
7–5, 4–6, 6–1
1998
Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1999
Elena Likhovtseva
Jana Novotná (2)
Barbara Schett
Patty Schnyder
6–1, 6–4
2000
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Conchita Martínez
Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–3
2001
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
5–7, 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
2002
Lisa Raymond (2)
Rennae Stubbs (2)
Alexandra Fusai
Caroline Vis
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2003
Virginia Ruano Pascual (2)
Paola Suárez (2)
Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez
6–0, 6–3
2004
Virginia Ruano Pascual (3)
Paola Suárez (3)
Martina Navratilova
Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–1
2005
Conchita Martínez (2)
Virginia Ruano Pascual (4)
Iveta Benešová
Květa Hrdličková Peschke
6–1, 6–4
2006
Lisa Raymond (3)
Samantha Stosur
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Meghann Shaughnessy
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2007
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
Peng Shuai
Sun Tiantian
7–5, 6–0
2008
Katarina Srebotnik
Ai Sugiyama
Edina Gallovits
Olga Govortsova
6–2, 6–2
↓
Premier event ↓
2009
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Nadia Petrova
Līga Dekmeijere
Patty Schnyder
6–7(5–7) , 6–2, [11–9]
2010
Liezel Huber
Nadia Petrova (2)
Vania King
Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 6–4
2011
Sania Mirza
Elena Vesnina
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–4
2012
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Lucie Šafářová
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Yaroslava Shvedova
5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
2013
Kristina Mladenovic
Lucie Šafářová (2)
Andrea Hlaváčková
Liezel Huber
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2014
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Yaroslava Shvedova
Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
7–6(7–4) , 6–2
2015
Martina Hingis (2)
Sania Mirza (2)
Casey Dellacqua
Darija Jurak
6–0, 6–4
2016
Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic (2)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová
6–2, 7–5
2017
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2)
Lucie Šafářová (3)
Lucie Hradecká
Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
2018
Alla Kudryavtseva
Katarina Srebotnik (2)
Andreja Klepač
María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 6–3
2019
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Alicja Rosolska
Irina Khromacheva
Veronika Kudermetova
7–6(9–7) , 6–2
↓
WTA 500 points tournament ↓
2021 (a)
Nicole Melichar
Demi Schuurs
Marie Bouzková
Lucie Hradecká
6–2, 6–4
↓
WTA 250 points tournament ↓
2021 (b)
Hailey Baptiste
Caty McNally
Ellen Perez
Storm Sanders
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [10–6]
↓
WTA 500 points tournament ↓
2022
Andreja Klepač
Magda Linette
Lucie Hradecká
Sania Mirza
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
2023
Danielle Collins
Desirae Krawczyk
Giuliana Olmos
Ena Shibahara
0–6, 6–4, [14–12]
2024
Ashlyn Krueger
Sloane Stephens
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiia Kichenok
1–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Exhibition team tournament
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.
References
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"Venus Williams powered into the third round of the Charleston open" . Archived from
the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016 .
^
"WTA Tournaments - Family Circle Cup" .
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^
"Meredith Corporation Unveils New Title Sponsor for Family Circle Cup" . Volvo Cars Open . Archived from
the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015 .
^
"ABC: Andrea Petkovic in straight sets to reach the final of the Charleston Open" . ABC News . 11 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016 .
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"2021 Volvo Car Open Charleston Prize Money with $565,530 on Offer" . Tennis Up To Date. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021 .
^
"Bencic holds off Jabeur in Charleston, wins sixth career title" . Retrieved 3 May 2022 .
^
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the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2012 .
^ Daniel Kaplan (March 13, 2000).
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^ Gene Sapakoff (August 30, 2015).
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"Credit One Bank to take over as title sponsor of Charleston tennis tournament and stadium" . live5news.com . Retrieved 2024-01-25 .
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"CHARLESTON TENNIS TO HOST WTA 250 TOURNAMENT FOLLOWING VOLVO CAR OPEN" . Charleston Open . Retrieved 2024-04-09 .
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"Family Circle Cup celebrates 40th year" .
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"Family Circle Cup names its stadium court after women's pioneer Billie Jean King" .
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