Kunming Open

The Kunming Open (formerly known as the ATP China International Tennis Challenge – Anning and the Anning Open) is a tennis tournament held in Anning, China. The event started in 2012 for the men, in 2014 for the women as an ITF Tour event, and in 2018 as a WTA 125 event, joining the ATP Challenger Tour. It was cancelled in 2020 due to the Coronavirus outbreak.¹ The event was part of the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour² and the Women's Tour³ in 2023 and 2024 and was played on clay courts.

Past finals

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
↓ ATP Challenger event ↓
2012	Grega Žemlja	Aljaž Bedene	1–6, 7–5, 6–3
2013	Márton Fucsovics	James Ward	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2014	Alex Bolt	Nikola Mektić	6–2, 7–5
2015	Franko Škugor	Gavin van Peperzeel	7–5, 6–2
2016	Jordan Thompson	Mathias Bourgue	6–3, 6–2
2017	Janko Tipsarević	Quentin Halys	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
2018	Prajnesh Gunneswaran	Mohamed Safwat	5–7, 6–3, 6–1
2019	Jay Clarke	Prajnesh Gunneswaran	6–4, 6–3
↓ CTA event^a ↓
2020	Hua Runhao	Mo Yecong	7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
2021	Bu Yunchaokete	Li Zhe	7–6^(7–3), 6–3
2022	Li Zekai	Bai Yan	6–2, 7–6^(8–6)
↓ ITF Tour event ↓
2023	Sun Fajing	Cui Jie	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2024	Cui Jie	Bai Yan	6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
↓ ITF Circuit event ↓
2014	Zheng Saisai	Jovana Jakšić	6–2, 6–3
2015	Zheng Saisai (2)	Han Xinyun	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
2016	Zhang Kailin	Peng Shuai	6–1, 0–6, 4–2 ret.
2017	Zheng Saisai (3)	Zarina Diyas	7–5, 6–4
↓ WTA 125 event ↓
2018	Irina Khromacheva	Zheng Saisai	3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
2019	Zheng Saisai (4)	Zhang Shuai	6–4, 6–0
↓ CTA event^a ↓
2020	Wang Meiling	Cao Siqi	6–4, 6–2
2021	Wang Meiling (2)	Ma Yexin	6–3, 6–1
2022	Zheng Wushuang	Guo Meiqi	6–2, 6–1
↓ ITF Tour event ↓
2023	Gao Xinyu	Wei Sijia	6–3, 7–6^(7–2)
2024	Shi Han	Li Zongyu	6–4, 6–3
2025	Not held
2026	Anastasia Zolotareva	Alexandra Shubladze	2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–5)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
↓ ATP Challenger event ↓
2012	Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana	Ruan Roelofse Kittipong Wachiramanowong	4–6, 7–6^(7–1), [13–11]
2013	Victor Baluda Dino Marcan	Samuel Groth John-Patrick Smith	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, [10–7]
2014	Alex Bolt Andrew Whittington	Daniel Cox Gong Maoxin	6–4, 6–3
2015	Bai Yan Wu Di	Karunuday Singh Andrew Whittington	6–3, 6–4
2016	Bai Yan Riccardo Ghedin	Denys Molchanov Aleksandr Nedovyesov	4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2017	Dino Marcan Tristan-Samuel Weissborn	Steven de Waard Blaž Kavčič	5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
2018	Aliaksandr Bury Lloyd Harris	Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze	6–3, 6–4
2019	Max Purcell Luke Saville	David Pel Hans Podlipnik Castillo	4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
↓ CTA event^a ↓
2020	Hua Runhao Zhang Zhizhen	Gong Maoxin Zhang Ze	7–5, 7–5
2021	Bu Yunchaokete Li Zhe	Bai Yan Sun Fajing	7–6^(7–5), 3–6, [11–9]
2022	Jin Yuquan Li Zekai	Bai Yan Zhao Zhao	6–0, 5–7, [10–8]
↓ ITF Tour event ↓
2023	Cui Jie Wang Xiaofei	Sun Fajing Evan Zhu	3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2024	Jeffrey Chuan En-hsu Shin Woo-bin	Cui Jie Sun Fajing	2–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
↓ ITF Circuit event ↓
2014	Han Xinyun Zhang Kailin	Varatchaya Wongteanchai Zhang Ling	6–4, 6–2
2015	Xu Yifan Zheng Saisai	Yang Zhaoxuan Ye Qiuyu	7–5, 6–2
2016	Wang Yafan Zhang Kailin (2)	Varatchaya Wongteanchai Yang Zhaoxuan	6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–2), [10–1]
2017	Han Xinyun (2) Ye Qiuyu	Prarthana Thombare Xun Fangying	6–2, 7–5
↓ WTA 125 event ↓
2018	Dalila Jakupovic Irina Khromacheva	Guo Hanyu Sun Xuliu	6–1, 6–1
2019	Peng Shuai Yang Zhaoxuan	Duan Yingying Han Xinyun	7–5, 6–2
↓ CTA event^a ↓
2020	Han Xinyun (3) Zhu Aiwen	Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui	6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
2021	Jiang Xinyu Tang Qianhui	Feng Shuo Zheng Wushuang	2–6, 6–3, [10–3]
2022	Jiang Xinyu (2) Tang Qianhui (2)	Wang Shuoran Zhang Jin	6–3, 6–4
↓ ITF Tour event ↓
2023	Guo Hanyu Jiang Xinyu (3)	Zhibek Kulambayeva Lanlana Tararudee	6–2, 6–0
2024	Haley Giavara Li Yu-yun	Feng Shuo Park So-hyun	6–3, 6–1
2025	Not held
2026	Sofya Lansere Alexandra Shubladze	Shin Ji-ho Sevil Yuldasheva	7–6^(7–4), 6–1

Notes

Between 2020 and 2022, the event temporarily repurposed as part of Chinese domestic events 'CTA Tour' due to the COVID-19 pandemic (still open to foreign players in China).⁴⁵ The 2020 edition was originally to be a part of ATP Challenger Tour and WTA 125K series, and the 2021 edition was originally to be a part of WTA 250 tournaments.

References

"WTA cancels Kunming Open due to coronavirus outbreak". Reuters. 2 March 2020.
M25 Anning 2024 Kunmimg Open
W50 Anning 2024 Kunmimg Open
"2020中国网球巡回赛在昆明安宁拉开帷幕". Yunnan Province Sports Bureau (in Chinese). Xinhuanet. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
Ma Yi'ou (26 April 2021). "揭幕战重返云南安宁中国网球巡回赛吹响第一声号角". China Sports Daily (in Chinese). General Administration of Sport of China. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

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