Malaysian Open (tennis)

For other tournaments named Malaysian Open, see Malaysian Open (disambiguation).

Malaysian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameMalayan Championships (1921–1963)
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship (1964–1978)
Malaysian Tennis Classic (1992–1993)
Malaysian Salem Open (1993-1995)
Malaysian Open (2009–2017)
Founded1921 (1921)
Abolished2017 (2017)
LocationIpoh
Petaling Jaya
Penang
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
VenueBukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort (2010–2012)
RSGC (since 2013)
SurfaceCarpet – indoors
Clay – outdoors
Hard – outdoors

The Malaysian Open was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was originally founded the Malayan Championships.[1] The event has been held at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort and The Royal Selangor Golf Club. The tournament ran from 1921 to 1978. It was revived for a second time from 1992 through to 1995. It was staged for the third and final time from 2009 to 2018.

History

The first edition of the Malayan Championships was played in 1921 in Singapore. Women participated for the first time in 1925. In 1942 the event was suspended due to World War II and it resumed in 1948. On 16 September 1963 the country changed its name, from Malaya to Malaysia and the tournament became the Malaysian Open in 1964[2] (though only open to amateurs until 1969).

In 1992 the women's tournament was reestablished as the Malaysian Tennis Classic. It was competed on indoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament was part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, and was designated as a Tier IV event. Winners received $18,000. In both years it was held from 19 April to 26 April. The event was discontinued from 1993 onwards. In 1993 the men's tournament was revived as the Kuala Lumpur Open (aka Malaysia Salem Open) which ran until 1995. The men's event was played on hard courts in 1993 and on indoor carpet courts from 1994 to 1995. It was an event on the ATP World Series, replacing the Singapore Open for this period. Four Malaysian Players (V. Selvam, Mon S Sudesh, Martin. A and A. Lourdesamy) were banned for participating in the Bridgestone Open that was simultaneous with the Kuala Lumpur Open, as the Bridgestone Tournament wasn't sanctioned by the LTAM. Selvam's banned was lifted after two years by the LTAM.

In 2009 the men's tournament was revived as the Proton Malaysian Open that ran until 2015 as an ATP World Tour 250 fixture. In 2016 the men's event was replaced on the ATP tour by the Chengdu Open. In 2010 the women's tournament was revived for the second time. Initially, the organisers operated with a license directly from WTA. However, later on they cut a deal for a lease of WTA Palermo's license in late-2013.

In 2017, the Women's Tennis Association deleted reference to Israeli player Julia Glushko's nationality and Israel's flag from Glushko's profile on their website ahead of her scheduled participation at the Malaysian Open, when event organizers requested all references to her being Israeli be removed from the WTA website in order for her to be allowed to take part in the event.[3] The WTA subsequently reinstated them.[3]

The last men's Malaysian Open was held in 2015 and the women's in 2017, after which, WTA Palermo returned to the tour calendar in 2019.[4] The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour.[5]

Past finals

Men's Singles

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
Malayan Championships
1921 Singapore Shunjiro Nakamura Khoo Hooi-Hye 6–4, 6–3
1922 Kuala Lumpur Asaji Honda Eric Oliver 6–3, 6–3
1923[6] Penang Khoo Hooi-Hye Scovell 6–2, 6–0
1924[7] Ipoh Asano Scovell 6–0, 6–3
1925 Singapore Khoo Hooi-Hye Kenneth Mano 6–3, 6–3
1926[8] Kuala Lumpur Khoo Hooi-Hye Chua Choon Leong 6–4, 6–2
1927[9] Kuala Lumpur Khoo Hooi-Hye Ong Ee Kong 6–1, 6–1
1928[10] Singapore Paul Clerc Khoo Hooi-Hye 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1929[11] Kuala Lumpur Khoo Hooi-Hye Lim Bong Soo 4–3 rtd.
1930 Singapore Huyuh Van Giao Nguyen van Chim w.o.
1931[12] Kuala Lumpur Lim Bong Soo Lam Say Kee 8–6, 7–5
1932[13] Singapore Lim Bong Soo Alexander Pitt 6–0, 6–2
1933[14] Kuala Lumpur Lim Bong Soo H. M. De Souza 9–7 rtd.
1934 Singapore Chin Kee Onn Yong Loon Chong Chim 6–2, 6–3
1935 Kuala Lumpur Lim Bong Soo Nguyen van Chim 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1936[15] Ipoh Hildon Sansoni Rolf Grut 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1937[16] Kuala Lumpur Chin Kee Onn Rolf Grut 6–2, 8–6
1938[17] Singapore Samboedjo Hoerip Lim Djoe Djiem 6–1, 6–2
1939[18] Ipoh Chin Kee Onn Yon bin Mian 6–3, 6–2
1940[19] Singapore Kho Sin-Khie Chin Kee Onn 6–3, 6–1
1941[20] Kuala Lumpur Kho Sin-Khie Chin Kee Onn 6–0, 6–2
1942-1947 Not held (due to world war two)
1948[21] Penang S. C. Beaty Goon Kok Lem 6–1, 6–2
1949 Singapore Koon Hung Ip Tan Liep Tjauw 6–3, 6–4
1950[22] Kuala Lumpur Chew Bee Ong Chin Kee Onn 6–4, 6–0
1951[23] Ipoh Koon Hung Ip S. C. Beaty 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1952[24] Penang Koon Hung Ip Chew Bee Ong 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
1953 Singapore Neale Fraser Chew Bee Ong 6–4, 6–3
1954[25] Kuala Lumpur Chew Bee Ong Rupert Ferdinands 6–4, 6–1
1955 Ipoh Chew Bee Ong Koon Hung Ip 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1956[26] Penang Tan Liep Tjauw Rupert Ferdinands 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1957[27] Singapore Koon Hung Ip Tan Liep Tjauw 6–3, 6–4
1958 Kuala Lumpur Raymundo Deyro Koo Hong Boo 7–5, 6–2
1959[28] Ipoh Sumant Misra Warren Jacques 6–1, 6–4
1960 Penang City Atsushi Miyagi Felicisimo Ampon 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1961 Kuala Lumpur Johnny Jose Felicisimo Ampon 6–1, 6–2
1962 Ipoh Johnny Jose (2) Ian Crookenden 6–4, 6–2
1963 Penang City Ken Fletcher Tony Roche 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship
1964[2] Kuala Lumpur Takeshi Koura Isao Watanabe w.o.
1965 Penang City Bill Bowrey John Newcombe 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
1966 Ipoh Somparn Champisri Seri Charuchinda 6–2, 6–2
1967 Kuala Lumpur Allan Stone Colin Stubs 6–1, 6–2
1968 Penang City Doug Smith Gondo Widjojo 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Open era
1969 Kuala Lumpur Van Bay Vo Elwyn McCabe 6–4, 2–1, ret.
1970 Kuala Lumpur Colin Dibley Van Thanh Vo 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1971 Kuala Lumpur Ian Fletcher Van Thanh Vo 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1972 Kuala Lumpur Gondo Widjojo Atet Wijono 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 3–2, ret.
1973 Kuala Lumpur Anand Amritraj Van Bay Vo 7–5, 0–6, 6–4, 7–5
1974 Kuala Lumpur Peter McNamara Felix Bautista Jr. 8–6, 6–3, 6–2
1975 Petaling Jaya Trevor Little Gondo Widjojo 6–3, 6–3
Malaysian Salem Open
1993 (Jan.) Kuala Lumpur Richey Reneberg Olivier Delaître 6–3, 6–1
1993 (Sept.) Kuala Lumpur Michael Chang Jonas Svensson 6–0, 6–4
1994 Kuala Lumpur Jacco Eltingh Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6, 2–6, 6–4
1995 Kuala Lumpur Marcelo Ríos Mark Philippoussis 7–6, 6–2
Proton Malaysian Open
2009 Kuala Lumpur Nikolay Davydenko Fernando Verdasco 6–4, 7–5
2010 Kuala Lumpur Mikhail Youzhny Andrey Golubev 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2011 Kuala Lumpur Janko Tipsarević Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–5
2012 Kuala Lumpur Juan Mónaco Julien Benneteau 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2013 Kuala Lumpur João Sousa Julien Benneteau 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
2014 Kuala Lumpur Kei Nishikori Julien Benneteau 7–6(7–4), 6–4
2015 Kuala Lumpur David Ferrer Feliciano López 7–5, 7–5

Women's Singles

Incomplete roll
Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
Malayan Championships
1925 Singapore Sybil Dando Mary Holmes 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1926 Kuala Lumpur Mrs N. Toft Mrs Rule 6–2, 6–2
1927 Kuala Lumpur Violet Howett Laing Sybil Dando 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1928 Singapore Violet Howett Laing (2) Mrs Davies 6–4, 2–6, 8–6
1929 Kuala Lumpur Miss E.M. Aitken Mrs Zylstra 6–4, 6–3
1930 Singapore Gwendoline Moon Allin Mrs E.A. Taylor 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1931 Kuala Lumpur Elizabeth Oldfield Mrs Drew 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
1932 Singapore Elizabeth Oldfield (2) Mrs E.A. Taylor 6-3, 3-6, 9-7
1933 Kuala Lumpur Elizabeth Oldfield (3) Mrs Eileen Corbett 6-4, 6-4
1934 Singapore Gwendoline Moon Allin (2) Mrs M. Millar 6-3, 6-1
1935 Kuala Lumpur Gwendoline Moon Allin (3) Violet Howett Laing 6-3, 6-1
1936 Ipoh Doreen Sansoni Gwendoline Moon Allin 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1937 Kuala Lumpur Doreen Sansoni (2) Betty Humphrey 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1938 Singapore Doreen Sansoni (3) Joyce Grenier 6–4, 6–1
1939 Ipoh Doreen Sansoni (4) Gwendoline Moon Allin 6–2, 6–3
1940 Singapore Joyce Grenier Carter Nellie Chia 6–1, 6–0
1941 Kuala Lumpur Joyce Grenier Carter (2) Gwendoline Moon Allin 6–1, 6–0
1942-1947 Not held (due to world war two)
1948 Penang City Joyce Grenier Fraser (3) M. Eduardo 6–3, 6–1
1949 Singapore Joyce Grenier Fraser (4) Susan de Vries Batten 6–2, 6–4
1950 Kuala Lumpur Helen Thackara Dew Gladys Loke Chua 6–4, 6–3
1951 Ipoh Helen Thackara Dew (2) Susan de Vries Batten 6–1, 6–3
1952 Penang City Helen Thackara Dew (3) Mrs Koon Hung Ip 6–4, 6–3
1953 Singapore Susan de Vries Batten Mrs Martha Young 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1954 Kuala Lumpur Monica Ereaut Sheridan Gladys Loke Chua 6–0, 6–0
1955 Ipoh Gladys Loke Chua Helen Thackara Dew 6–3 8–6
1956 Penang City Mrs K. Le Mercier Mrs R. Hamilton 6–3, 6–3
1957 Singapore Ranjani Jayasuriya Katherine Leong 6–0, 6–0
1958 Kuala Lumpur Heather MacFarlane Stirling Mrs Tan Liep Tjiauw 14–12, 6–4
1959 Ipoh Heather MacFarlane Stirling (2) Mrs Sanguan Sucharitakul 6–3, 6–3
1960 Penang City Mrs Sanguan Sucharitakul Katherine Leong 4–0 ret.
1961 Kuala Lumpur Reiko Miyagi Desideria Ampon 6–3, 6–1
1962 Ipoh Ethne Green Judy Davidson 7–5 6–3
1963 Penang City Noelene Turner Ethne Green 8–6, 7–5
Malaysian Open Tennis Championship
1964 Kuala Lumpur Phanow Sudsawasdi Maisie Lai 6–4, 6–2
1965 Penang City Phanow Sudsawasdi (2) Phisamai Samerpong 7–5, 2–6, 6–0
1966 Ipoh Phanow Sudsawasdi (3) Mien Suhadi 6–8, 6–0, 6–3
1967 Kuala Lumpur Lita Liem Lany Kaligis 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1968 Penang City Lita Liem (2) Loanita Rachman ?
Open era
1969 Kuala Lumpur Radhika Menon Nguyen Thi Gioi 5–7, 6–1, 6-2
1970[29] Kuala Lumpur Mrs Philippa Miall Mrs Somsri Chotichuti 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1971 Kuala Lumpur Cecilie Fleming Somsri Klamssombuti 7–5, 6–4
1972 Kuala Lumpur Mrs Philippa Miall (2) Mrs Vera Kaspers 13–11, 6–1
1974 Kuala Lumpur Lany Kaligis Lita Liem Sugiarto 7–5, 3–6, 6–3
1975 Petaling Jaya Lany Kaligis (2) Lita Liem Sugiarto 6–2, 6–4
1976 Kuala Lumpur Lita Liem Sugiarto Suthasini Sirikaya 6–0, 6–3
1977 Kuala Lumpur Duk-Hee Lee Choi Kyung Mie 6–2, 6–1
1978 Kuala Lumpur Chong Soog Yang Carol Draper 7–5, 6–2
Malaysian Tennis Classic
1992 Kuala Lumpur Yayuk Basuki Andrea Strnadová 6–3, 6–0
1993 Kuala Lumpur Nicole Provis Ann Grossman 6–3, 6–2
Malaysian Open
2010 Kuala Lumpur Alisa Kleybanova Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–2
BMW Malaysian Open
2011 Kuala Lumpur Jelena Dokić Lucie Šafářová 2–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4
2012 Kuala Lumpur Hsieh Su-wei Petra Martić 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret.
2013 Kuala Lumpur Karolína Plíšková Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
2014 Kuala Lumpur Donna Vekić Dominika Cibulková 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2015 Kuala Lumpur Caroline Wozniacki Alexandra Dulgheru 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
2016 Kuala Lumpur Elina Svitolina Eugenie Bouchard 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5
Alya Malaysian Open
2017 Kuala Lumpur Ashleigh Barty Nao Hibino 6–3, 6–2

Women's Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
Malaysian Tennis Classic
1992 Isabelle Demongeot
Natalia Medvedeva		 Rika Hiraki
Petra Langrová		 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
1993 Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath		 Nicole Arendt
Kristine Kunce		 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Malaysian Open
2010 Chan Yung-jan
Zheng Jie		 Anastasia Rodionova
Arina Rodionova		 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [10–7]
BMW Malaysian Open
2011 Dinara Safina
Galina Voskoboeva		 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Jessica Moore		 7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
2012 Chang Kai-chen
Chuang Chia-jung		 Chan Hao-ching
Rika Fujiwara		 7–5, 6–4
2013 Shuko Aoyama
Chang Kai-chen (2) 		Janette Husárová
Zhang Shuai		 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [14–12]
2014 Tímea Babos
Chan Hao-ching		 Chan Yung-jan
Zheng Saisai		 6–3, 6–4
2015 Liang Chen
Wang Yafan		 Yuliya Beygelzimer
Olga Savchuk		 4–6, 6–3, [10–4]
2016 Varatchaya Wongteanchai
Yang Zhaoxuan		 Liang Chen
Wang Yafan		 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Alya Malaysian Open
2017 Ashleigh Barty
Casey Dellacqua		 Nicole Melichar
Makoto Ninomiya		 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Event names

  • Malayan Championships (1921–63) men and women
  • Malaysian Open Tennis Championship (1964–78) men and women
  • Malaysian Tennis Classic (1992–93) women
  • Kuala Lumpur Open (aka Malaysia Salem Open) (1993–95) men
  • Proton Malaysian Open (2009-2013) men
  • Malaysian Open (2010) women (2014–15) men
  • BMW Malaysian Open (2011–16) women[30]
  • Alya Malaysian Open (2017) women

See also

  • Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

References

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