WTA Auckland Open

For the Men's event see, see ATP Auckland Open.

WTA Auckland Open
Tournament information
Founded	1986 (1986)
Location	Auckland New Zealand
Venue	ASB Tennis Centre
Category	International
Surface	Hard (Plexicushion) - outdoors
Draw	32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	US$275,000 (2020)
Website	asbclassic.co.nz
Current champions (2020)
Women's singles	Serena Williams
Women's doubles	Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend

The WTA Auckland Open (currently sponsored by ASB Bank and called the ASB Classic) is a professional women's tennis tournament in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament is played annually, in the first week of January, at the ASB Tennis Centre in the suburb of Parnell, just east of the Central Business District. It is an International level tournament in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) World Tour. The equivalent men's event, the ATP Auckland Open, is played in the following week, immediately ahead of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open.

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia was the 2014 singles champion

Past results

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1985	Anne Hobbs	Louise Field	6–3, 6–1
1987	Gretchen Magers	Terry Phelps	6–2, 6–3
1988	Patty Fendick	Sara Gomer	6–3, 7–6
1989	Patty Fendick (2)	Belinda Cordwell	6–2, 6–0
1990	Leila Meskhi	Sabine Appelmans	6–1, 6–0
1991	Eva Švíglerová	Andrea Strnadová	6–2, 0–6, 6–1
1992	Robin White	Andrea Strnadová	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1993	Elna Reinach	Caroline Kuhlman	6–0, 6–0
1994	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	Inés Gorrochategui	7–6(7–4), 6–3
1995	Nicole Bradtke	Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1996	Sandra Cacic	Barbara Paulus	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1997	Marion Maruska	Judith Wiesner	6–3, 6–1
1998	Dominique van Roost	Silvia Farina Elia	4–6, 7–6, 7–5
1999	Julie Halard-Decugis	Dominique van Roost	6–4, 6–1
2000	Anne Kremer	Cara Black	6–4, 6–4
2001	Meilen Tu	Paola Suárez	7–6(10–8), 6–2
2002	Anna Smashnova	Tatiana Panova	6–2, 6–2
2003	Eleni Daniilidou	Cho Yoon-jeong	6–4, 4–6, 7–62
2004	Eleni Daniilidou (2)	Ashley Harkleroad	6–3, 6–2
2005	Katarina Srebotnik	Shinobu Asagoe	5–7, 7–5, 6–4
2006	Marion Bartoli	Vera Zvonareva	6–2, 6–2
2007	Jelena Janković	Vera Zvonareva	7–6(11–9), 5–7, 6–3
2008	Lindsay Davenport	Aravane Rezaï	6–2, 6–2
2009	Elena Dementieva	Elena Vesnina	6–4, 6–1
2010	Yanina Wickmayer	Flavia Pennetta	6–3, 6–2
2011	Gréta Arn	Yanina Wickmayer	6–3, 6–3
2012	Zheng Jie	Flavia Pennetta	2–6, 6–3, 2–0 ret.
2013	Agnieszka Radwańska	Yanina Wickmayer	6–4, 6–4
2014	Ana Ivanovic	Venus Williams	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
2015	Venus Williams	Caroline Wozniacki	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
2016	Sloane Stephens	Julia Görges	7–5, 6–2
2017	Lauren Davis	Ana Konjuh	6–3, 6–1
2018	Julia Görges	Caroline Wozniacki	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2019	Julia Görges (2)	Bianca Andreescu	2–6, 7–5, 6–1
2020	Serena Williams	Jessica Pegula	6–3, 6–4
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1996	Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	Jill Hetherington Kristine Radford	6–1, 6–0
1997	Janette Husárová Dominique Van Roost	Aleksandra Olsza Elena Pampoulova	6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
1998	Nana Miyagi Tamarine Tanasugarn	Julie Halard-Decugis Janette Husárová	7–6(7–1), 6–4
1999	Silvia Farina Barbara Schett	Seda Noorlander Marlene Weingärtner	6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2000	Cara Black Alexandra Fusai	Barbara Schwartz Patricia Wartusch	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2001	Alexandra Fusai (2) Rita Grande	Emmanuelle Gagliardi Barbara Schett	7–6(7–4), 6–3
2002	Nicole Arendt Liezel Huber	Květa Hrdličková Henrieta Nagyová	7–5, 6–4
2003	Teryn Ashley Abigail Spears	Cara Black Elena Likhovtseva	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
2004	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Jelena Kostanić	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–1
2005	Shinobu Asagoe Katarina Srebotnik	Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani	6–3, 6–3
2006	Elena Likhovtseva Vera Zvonareva	Émilie Loit Barbora Strýcová	6–3, 6–4
2007	Janette Husárová (2) Paola Suárez	Hsieh Su-wei Shikha Uberoi	6–0, 6–2
2008	Mariya Koryttseva Lilia Osterloh	Martina Müller Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6–3, 6–4
2009	Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo	Nuria Llagostera Vives Arantxa Parra Santonja	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 12–10
2010	Cara Black (2) Liezel Huber (2)	Natalie Grandin Laura Granville	7–6(7–4), 6–2
2011	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik (2)	Sofia Arvidsson Marina Erakovic	6–3, 6–0
2012	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	Julia Görges Flavia Pennetta	6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]
2013	Cara Black (3) Anastasia Rodionova	Julia Görges Yaroslava Shvedova	2–6, 6–2, [10–5]
2014	Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez	Lucie Hradecká Michaëlla Krajicek	2–6, 6–0, [10–4]
2015	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová	6–2, 6–1
2016	Elise Mertens An-Sophie Mestach	Danka Kovinić Barbora Strýcová	2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2017	Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson	Demi Schuurs Renata Voráčová	6–2, 6–2
2018	Sara Errani (2) Bibiane Schoofs	Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato	7–5, 6–1
2019	Eugenie Bouchard Sofia Kenin	Paige Hourigan Taylor Townsend	1–6, 6–1, [10–7]
2020	Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend	Serena Williams Caroline Wozniacki	6–4, 6–4
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Original Auckland Open

1974–1982 singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1974	Evonne Goolagong	Ann Kiyomura	6–3, 6–1
1975	Evonne Goolagong (2)	Linda Mottram	6–2, 7–5
1976	Sue Barker Helga Niessen Masthoff		6–5, abandoned rainout, title shared
1977	Heidi Eisterlehner	Karen Krantzcke	6–4, 6–4
1978	Helena Anliot	Marilyn Tesch	6–4, 6–3
1979	Pam Whytcross	Brenda Perry	6–3, 7–5
1980	Janet Newberry	Judy Connor Chaloner	6–2, 6–1
1981	Pam Whytcross (2)	Chris Newton	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1982	Susan Hagey	Belinda Cordwell	6–4, 6–2

See also

• List of tennis tournaments
• ATP Auckland Open – men's tournament

External links

• Official website