Soweto Open
Tournament information
Event nameSoweto Open
LocationJohannesburg, South Africa
VenueArthur Ashe Tennis Centre
SurfaceHard
WebsiteWebsite
ATP Tour
CategoryATP Challenger Tour
Draw32S/17Q/16D
Prize money$100,000+H
WTA Tour
CategoryITF Women's Circuit 50K+H
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$50,000+H

The Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit as a $50,000+H event. It was held at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in the Soweto urban area of Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2009 to 2011. The event was not held in 2012 and came back to the ITF Circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour in 2013. In 2013 on the ITF Circuit, the even was downgraded from a $100,000+H to $50,000+H.

Past finals

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2013Canada Vasek PospisilPoland Michał Przysiężny6–7(7–9), 6–0, 4–1 ret.
2012not held
2011South Africa Izak van der MerweSouth Africa Rik de Voest6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–3
2010Jamaica Dustin BrownSouth Africa Izak van der Merwe7–6(7–2), 6–3
2009France Fabrice SantoroSouth Africa Rik de Voest7–5, 6–4

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2013Hungary Tímea BabosSouth Africa Chanel Simmonds6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1
2012not held
2011Russia Valeria SavinykhCzech Republic Petra Cetkovská6–1, 6–3
2010Russia Nina BratchikovaThailand Tamarine Tanasugarn7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2009Latvia Anastasija SevastovaCzech Republic Eva Hrdinová6–2, 6–2

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013India Prakash Amritraj
United States Rajeev Ram
India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1)
2012not held
2011Germany Michael Kohlmann
Austria Alexander Peya
Germany Andre Begemann
Australia Matthew Ebden
6–2, 6–2
2010France Nicolas Mahut
Croatia Lovro Zovko
South Africa Raven Klaasen
South Africa Izak van der Merwe
6–2, 6–2
2009Switzerland George Bastl
Australia Chris Guccione
Russia Mikhail Elgin
Russia Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–2, 4–6, [11–9]

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013Poland Magda Linette
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
United Kingdom Samantha Murray
United Kingdom Jade Windley
6–1, 6–3
2012not held
2011play cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding
2010Russia Vitalia Diatchenko
Greece Eirini Georgatou
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
6–3, 5–7, [16–14]
2009United Kingdom Naomi Cavaday
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
Slovakia Kristína Kučová
Latvia Anastasija Sevastova
6–2, 2–6, [11–9]
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