Charleston Open
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The Charleston Open , currently sponsored by Credit One , is a WTA Tour -affiliated professional tennis event, held every year since 1973.[1] [2] [3] [4] Credit One Stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina , USA.[5] LTP Daniel Island tennis center (which contains the 10,200-seat Credit One Stadium) on Daniel Island in Charleston.[6]
It is the oldest professional all-women's tournament in America with a $2.5 million purse, announced in 2026, making it the first standalone WTA 500 event to make its purse equal to those of comparable events on the men's ATP Tour.[7]
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Tournament history
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 [9] Geely , which has a factory in nearby Berkeley County for their Volvo brand, took over sponsorship from 2016 to 2021.[10] [11] Credit One Bank , which had sponsored the 2020 tournament, became the title sponsor of both the tournament and stadium in July 2021.[12] 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] Billie Jean King .[15] [16] WTA 500 tournament . The 2021 second tournament held the week afterwards was part of the WTA 250 tournaments list.
In February 2026, Ben Navarro (Tournament Owner) announced that the Charleston Open would increase its prize money to a record $2.5 million. This established the event as the first standalone WTA 500 tournament to achieve prize money parity with comparable men's ATP Tour events, reaching the milestone seven years ahead of the WTA's 2033 goal for equal pay.[7]
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 event ↓ 2021 (a) Veronika Kudermetova Danka Kovinić 6–4, 6–2 ↓ WTA 250 event ↓ 2021 (b) Astra Sharma Ons Jabeur 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 ↓ WTA 500 event ↓ 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 2025 Jessica Pegula Sofia Kenin 6–3, 7–5 2026 Jessica Pegula (2) Yuliia Starodubtseva 6–2, 6–2
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 event ↓ 2021 (a) Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs Marie Bouzková Lucie Hradecká 6–2, 6–4 ↓ WTA 250 event ↓ 2021 (b) Hailey Baptiste Caty McNally Ellen Perez Storm Sanders 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [10–6] ↓ WTA 500 event ↓ 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] 2025 Jeļena Ostapenko Erin Routliffe Caroline Dolehide Desirae Krawczyk 6–4, 6–2 2026 Desirae Krawczyk (2) Caty McNally (2) Anna Bondár Magdalena Fręch 6–3, 6–2
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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