Hong Kong Open

The Hong Kong Open is a tennis tournament with a turbulent history, which has had different places in the calendar and saw both men's and women's tournaments.

The tennis tournament in Hong Kong has quite a long history, but is not very stable, as it has been on and off the tennis calendar for over two decades now, without a stable place on the calendar every year.

Held at the Victoria Park Tennis Stadium in Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, in Hong Kong, a tournament in the city was held already in 1973, but it wasn't until 1980 that the Hong Kong Open was first held.

While the men's tournament was played regularly until 2002, with champions such as Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, and Jim Courier, the women's tournament ended in 1983 and was held only once more until 2014.

Then, fans in Hong Kong could enjoy five more editions of the WTA action at the Hong Kong Open, as Sabine Lisicki, Jelena Jankovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, and Dayana Yastremska won the tournament between 2014 and 2018.

But then again, the tournament wasn't on the calendar between 2019 and 2022, returning in 2023 with Leylah Fernandez winning the title. It seemed would be another short stay in the WTA calendar for the tournament, as it wasn't part of the Tour in 2024, but it was later added.

The women's 2024 Hong Kong Open found its place in the last week of the season, with Diana Shnaider defeating Katie Boulter in the final of the tournament to win the trophy. In 2025 and 2026, it appeared on the calendar again, with the official name as the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Also, the ATP tournament returned to Hong Kong in 2024, and this time, it was placed at the start of the season, giving players a chance to prepare for the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open.

It also has a different official name from the WTA tournament because it has a different sponsor. The official name of the ATP 250 event is the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open. In 2024, Andrey Rublev won the title by beating Emil Ruusuvuori in the final. In 2025, Alexandre Muller lifted the trophy in Hong Kong.

For both events, the Hong Kong Open has a less-than-ideal spot in the calendar. At the start of the season, not many tennis players are willing to travel to Hong Kong just weeks before the first Grand Slam of the season starts in Melbourne, Australia.

On the other hand, placed in the last week of the WTA schedule, unless there is a fight for the last spot at the WTA Finals, not many top players are active at this point in the season.

Still, for now, the Hong Kong Open managed to keep its place on the calendar, and with players returning and fans attending, it seems like it might finally be here to stay.