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Coordinates: 32°51′41″N 79°54′13″W / 32.86139°N 79.90361°W / 32.86139; -79.90361
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Charleston Open
WTA Tour
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Editions52 (2024)
LocationHilton Head Island, SC, U.S. (1973–74, 1977–2000)
Amelia Island, FL, U.S. (1975–76)
Daniel Island, SC, U.S. (2001–current)
VenueLTP-Daniel Island
CategoryWTA 500
SurfaceClay (green) - outdoors
Draw48S / 32Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$922,573 (2024)
Websitecreditonecharlestonopen.com
Current champions (2024)
SinglesUnited States Danielle Collins
DoublesUnited States Ashlyn Krueger
United States Sloane Stephens

The Charleston Open, currently sponsored by Credit One, is a WTA Tour-affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every year since 1973.[1][2][3][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.[8]

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.[10][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.[15][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

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1973 United States Rosemary Casals United States Nancy Richey 3–6, 6–1, 7–5
1974 United States Chris Evert Australia Kerry Melville 6–1, 6–3
1975 United States Chris Evert (2) Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–4
1976 United States Chris Evert (3) Australia Kerry Reid 6–2, 6–2
1977 United States Chris Evert (4) United States Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–1
1978 United States Chris Evert (5) Australia Kerry Reid 6–2, 6–0
1979 United States Tracy Austin Australia Kerry Reid 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
1980 United States Tracy Austin (2) Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
1981 United States Chris Evert (6) United States Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–2
1982 United States Martina Navratilova United States Andrea Jaeger 6–4, 6–2
1983 United States Martina Navratilova (2) United States Tracy Austin 5–7, 6–1, 6–0
1984 United States Chris Evert (7) West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–3
1985 United States Chris Evert (8) Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 6–0
1986 West Germany Steffi Graf United States Chris Evert 6–4, 7–5
1987 West Germany Steffi Graf (2) Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
↓  Tier II event  ↓
1988 United States Martina Navratilova (3) Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1989 West Germany Steffi Graf (3) Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva 6–1, 6–1
↓  Tier I event  ↓
1990 United States Martina Navratilova (4) United States Jennifer Capriati 6–2, 6–4
1991 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Soviet Union Leila Meskhi 6–1, 6–1
1992 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini (2) Spain Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–4
1993 Germany Steffi Graf (4) Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6(10–8), 6–1
1994 Spain Conchita Martínez Belarus Natalia Zvereva 6–4, 6–0
1995 Spain Conchita Martínez (2) Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6–1, 6–1
1996 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Austria Barbara Paulus 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1997 Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Monica Seles 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
1998 South Africa Amanda Coetzer Romania Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–4
1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2) Russia Anna Kournikova 6–4, 6–3
2000 France Mary Pierce Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 6–0
2001 United States Jennifer Capriati Switzerland Martina Hingis 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
2002 Croatia Iva Majoli Switzerland Patty Schnyder 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2003 Belgium Justine Henin United States Serena Williams 6–3, 6–4
2004 United States Venus Williams Spain Conchita Martínez 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
2005 Belgium Justine Henin (2) Russia Elena Dementieva 7–5, 6–4
2006 Russia Nadia Petrova Switzerland Patty Schnyder 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
2007 Serbia Jelena Janković Russia Dinara Safina 6–2, 6–2
2008 United States Serena Williams Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
↓  Premier event  ↓
2009 Germany Sabine Lisicki Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–4
2010 Australia Samantha Stosur Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–0, 6–3
2011 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Russia Elena Vesnina 6–2, 6–3
2012 United States Serena Williams (2) Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6–0, 6–1
2013 United States Serena Williams (3) Serbia Jelena Janković 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
2014 Germany Andrea Petkovic Slovakia Jana Čepelová 7–5, 6–2
2015 Germany Angelique Kerber United States Madison Keys 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
2016 United States Sloane Stephens Russia Elena Vesnina 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2017 Russia Daria Kasatkina Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 6–1
2018 Netherlands Kiki Bertens Germany Julia Görges 6–2, 6–1
2019 United States Madison Keys Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–5), 6–3
↓  WTA 500 event  ↓
2021 (a) Russia Veronika Kudermetova Montenegro Danka Kovinić 6–4, 6–2
↓  WTA 250 event  ↓
2021 (b) Australia Astra Sharma Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
↓  WTA 500 event  ↓
2022 Switzerland Belinda Bencic Tunisia Ons Jabeur 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
2023 Tunisia Ons Jabeur Switzerland Belinda Bencic 7–6(8–6), 6–4
2024 United States Danielle Collins Authorised Neutral Athletes Daria Kasatkina 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
United States Rosemary Casals
United States Billie Jean King
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1974 United States Rosemary Casals
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
Australia Helen Gourlay
Australia Karen Krantzcke
6–2, 6–1
1975 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Rosemary Casals
Soviet Union Olga Morozova
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1976 South Africa Ilana Kloss
South Africa Linky Boshoff
United States Kathy Kuykendall
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
6–3, 6–2
1977 United States Rosemary Casals (2)
United States Chris Evert
France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
1–6, 6–2, 6–3
1978 United States Billie Jean King
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Mona Guerrant
South Africa Greer Stevens
6–3, 7–5
1979 United States Rosemary Casals (3)
United States Martina Navratilova (2)
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6–4, 7–5
1980 United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Paula Smith
6–2, 6–1
1981 United States Rosemary Casals (4)
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
United States Pam Shriver
7–5, 7–5
1982 United States Martina Navratilova (3)
United States Pam Shriver
United States JoAnne Russell
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6–1, 6–2
1983 United States Martina Navratilova (4)
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Andrea Jaeger
United States Paula Smith
6–2, 6–3
1984 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
United States Sharon Walsh
7–5, 6–2
1985 South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
United States Pam Shriver (2)
Soviet Union Svetlana Parkhomenko
Soviet Union Larisa Savchenko
6–4, 6–1
1986 United States Chris Evert (2)
United States Anne White
West Germany Steffi Graf
France Catherine Tanvier
6–3, 6–3
1987 Argentina Mercedes Paz
West Germany Eva Pfaff
United States Zina Garrison
United States Lori McNeil
7–6(8–6), 7–5
1988 United States Lori McNeil
United States Martina Navratilova (5)
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1989 Australia Hana Mandlíková
United States Martina Navratilova (6)
United States Mary-Lou Daniels
United States Wendy White
6–4, 6–1
↓  Tier I event  ↓
1990 United States Martina Navratilova (7)
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Argentina Mercedes Paz
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–1
1991 Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (2)
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
United States Mary-Lou Daniels
South Africa Lise Gregory
6–4, 6–0
1992 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (2)
Latvia Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
6–4, 6–2
1993 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (3)
United States Katrina Adams
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
6–3, 6–1
1994 United States Lori McNeil (2)
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–4, 4–1 retired
1995 United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
0–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4)
United States Gigi Fernández
United States Mary Joe Fernández
6–2, 6–3
1997 United States Mary Joe Fernández
Switzerland Martina Hingis
United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
7–5, 4–6, 6–1
1998 Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1999 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (2)
Austria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
6–1, 6–4
2000 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–3
2001 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
2002 United States Lisa Raymond (2)
Australia Rennae Stubbs (2)
France Alexandra Fusai
Netherlands Caroline Vis
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2003 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (2)
Argentina Paola Suárez (2)
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Conchita Martínez
6–0, 6–3
2004 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (3)
Argentina Paola Suárez (3)
United States Martina Navratilova
United States Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–1
2005 Spain Conchita Martínez (2)
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual (4)
Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková Peschke
6–1, 6–4
2006 United States Lisa Raymond (3)
Australia Samantha Stosur
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2007 China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
China Peng Shuai
China Sun Tiantian
7–5, 6–0
2008 Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Romania Edina Gallovits
Belarus Olga Govortsova
6–2, 6–2
↓  Premier event  ↓
2009 United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Russia Nadia Petrova
Latvia Līga Dekmeijere
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [11–9]
2010 United States Liezel Huber
Russia Nadia Petrova (2)
United States Vania King
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 6–4
2011 India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–4
2012 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
2013 France Kristina Mladenovic
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (2)
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
United States Liezel Huber
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2014 Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
7–6(7–4), 6–2
2015 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
India Sania Mirza (2)
Australia Casey Dellacqua
Croatia Darija Jurak
6–0, 6–4
2016 France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic (2)
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
6–2, 7–5
2017 United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2)
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (3)
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
6–1, 4–6, [10–7]
2018 Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (2)
Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 6–3
2019 Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Poland Alicja Rosolska
Russia Irina Khromacheva
Russia Veronika Kudermetova
7–6(9–7), 6–2
↓  WTA 500 event  ↓
2021 (a) United States Nicole Melichar
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
Czech Republic Marie Bouzková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
6–2, 6–4
↓  WTA 250 event  ↓
2021 (b) United States Hailey Baptiste
United States Caty McNally
Australia Ellen Perez
Australia Storm Sanders
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6]
↓  WTA 500 event  ↓
2022 Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Poland Magda Linette
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
India Sania Mirza
6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
2023 United States Danielle Collins
United States Desirae Krawczyk
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
Japan Ena Shibahara
0–6, 6–4, [14–12]
2024 United States Ashlyn Krueger
United States Sloane Stephens
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
1–6, 6–3, [10–7]

Exhibition team tournament

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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.

Year Winner Loser Score
2020 United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
United States Sofia Kenin
United States Jennifer Brady
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
United States Caroline Dolehide
United States Danielle Collins
United States Emma Navarro
Australia Ajla Tomljanović
United States Madison Keys
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United States Sloane Stephens
United States Amanda Anisimova
United States Alison Riske
United States Shelby Rogers
Canada Leylah Annie Fernandez
Puerto Rico Monica Puig
26–22

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