The Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge is a tournament for professional female tennis players, played on outdoor hardcourts . The event is classified as an ITF Women's Circuit tournament and has been held annually in Dubai , United Arab Emirates since 1998.
Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge Event name Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge Location Dubai , United Arab EmiratesVenue Habtoor Grand Beach Resort & Spa Category ITF Women's Circuit Surface Hard Draw 32S/32Q/16D Prize money $100,000+H Website Official website
The tournament began in 1998 as an $25,000 event. From 1999 to 2015, it was classified as a $75,000 event, however the 2004 edition was cancelled. In 2016, it was upgraded to a $100,000+H event.
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2023 Anastasia Tikhonova Arianne Hartono 6–1, 6–4
2022 Elsa Jacquemot Magdalena Fręch 7–5, 6–2
2021 Daria Snigur Kristína Kučová 6–3, 6–0
2020 Sorana Cîrstea Kateřina Siniaková 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2019 Ana Bogdan Daria Snigur 6–1, 6–2
2018 Peng Shuai Viktória Kužmová 6–3, 6–0
2017 Belinda Bencic Ajla Tomljanović 6–4, 0–0 ret.
2016 Hsieh Su-wei Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6–2, 6–2
2015 Çağla Büyükakçay Klára Koukalová 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–4
2014 Alexandra Dulgheru Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–3, 6–4
2013 Jana Čepelová Maria Elena Camerin 6–1, 6–2
2012 Kimiko Date-Krumm Yulia Putintseva 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2011 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 6–4
2010 Sania Mirza Bojana Jovanovski 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2009
Regina Kulikova Sandra Záhlavová 7–6(8–6) , 6–3
2008
Vitalia Diatchenko Urszula Radwańska 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
2007
Maria Kirilenko Evgeniya Rodina 7–5, 6–2
2006
Kateryna Bondarenko Ekaterina Dzehalevich 6–1, 6–3
2005
Marion Bartoli Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–0
2004
not held
2003
Jelena Janković Henrieta Nagyová 6–2, 7–5
2002
Angelique Widjaja Shinobu Asagoe 7–5, 6–2
2001
Eleni Daniilidou Anikó Kapros 6–4, 6–4
2000
Adriana Gerši Tathiana Garbin 6–4, 6–3
1999
Katarina Srebotnik Anne Kremer 6–1, 6–1
1998
Kira Nagy Irina Selyutina 6–4, 6–1
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
2023 Tímea Babos Vera Zvonareva Olivia Nicholls Heather Watson 6–1, 2–6, [10–7]
2022 Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic Magdalena Fręch Kateryna Volodko 6–1, 6–3
2021 Anna Danilina Viktória Kužmová Angelina Gabueva Anastasia Zakharova 4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
2020 Ekaterine Gorgodze Ankita Raina Aliona Bolsova Kaja Juvan 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2019 Lucie Hradecká Andreja Klepač Georgina García Pérez Sara Sorribes Tormo 7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
2018 Alena Fomina Valentina Ivakhnenko Réka Luca Jani Cornelia Lister 7–5, 6–2
2017 Mihaela Buzărnescu Alena Fomina Lesley Kerkhove Lidziya Marozava 6–4, 6–3
2016 Mandy Minella Nina Stojanović Hsieh Su-wei Valeria Savinykh 6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
2015 Çağla Büyükakçay Maria Sakkari Elise Mertens İpek Soylu 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
2014 Vitalia Diatchenko Alexandra Panova Lyudmyla Kichenok Olga Savchuk 3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
2013 Vitalia Diatchenko Olga Savchuk Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok 7–5, 6–1
2012 Maria Elena Camerin Vera Dushevina Eva Hrdinová Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 6–3
2011 Nina Bratchikova Darija Jurak Akgul Amanmuradova Alexandra Dulgheru 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
2010 Julia Görges Petra Martić Sania Mirza Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2009
Julia Görges Oksana Kalashnikova Vladimíra Uhlířová Renata Voráčová 4–6, 6–2, [10–8]
2008
Irena Pavlovic Maša Zec Peškirič Elena Chalova Valeria Savinykh 7–6(8–6) , 3–6, [10–3]
2007
Marina Erakovic Monica Niculescu Yuliana Fedak Anna Lapushchenkova 7–6(7–1) , 6–4
2006
Mervana Jugić-Salkić Jelena Kostanić Kateryna Bondarenko Valeria Bondarenko 6–3, 6–0
2005
Gabriela Navrátilová Hana Šromová Ekaterina Makarova Olga Panova 7–5, 6–4
2004
not held
2003
Zsófia Gubacsi Kira Nagy Flavia Pennetta Adriana Serra Zanetti 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2002
Kirstin Freye Seda Noorlander Bahia Mouhtassine Angelique Widjaja 6–2, 6–4
2001
Laurence Courtois Seda Noorlander Caroline Dhenin Katalin Marosi-Aracama 6–3, 6–0
2000
Tathiana Garbin Katalin Marosi-Aracama Angelika Bachmann Tina Križan 7–6(7–5) , 6–3
1999
Åsa Carlsson Laurence Courtois Laura Golarsa Irina Selyutina 6–3, 6–7(5–7) , 6–0
1998
Wynne Prakusya Benjamas Sangaram Petra Gáspár Ludmila Varmužová 7–6(7–1) , 1–6, 6–3
2023 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
