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Sunfeast Open

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Sunfeast Open
Tournament information
Founded2005
Abolished2008
LocationKolkata
India
VenueNetaji Indoor Stadium
CategoryTier III
SurfaceHard / Indoors
Draw32M/16Q/16D
Prize money$175,000

TheSunfeast Open(named after sponsor Sunfeast ofITC Limited) was an annualWTA Tourtennistournamentthat was started inKolkatain 2005. The event was a Tier III-tournament with a prize money of USD 175,000 and was played on indoorsgreenset.The fourth edition of the WTA Sunfeast Open, slated to be held inKolkatafrom 6–12 October 2008, was shifted toMumbaias the dates clash with theDurga Puja.The 2008 tournament in Mumbai, was to be held outdoors in the premises ofCricket Club of India,unlike the previous three editions.ITC,an Indian conglomerate based out ofKolkatawas the primary sponsor of the event. The company owns the Sunfeast brand of biscuits.

Since 2008, the Sunfeast Open, has no longer been listed on the WTA calendar and hence has been cancelled after running into trouble regarding venues.[citation needed]

Past finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2005 RussiaAnastasia Myskina CroatiaKarolina Šprem 6–2, 6–2
2006 SwitzerlandMartina Hingis RussiaOlga Puchkova 6–0, 6–4
2007 RussiaMaria Kirilenko UkraineMariya Koryttseva 6–0, 6–2

Doubles[edit]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2005 RussiaElena Likhovtseva
RussiaAnastasia Myskina
United StatesNeha Uberoi
IndiaShikha Uberoi
6–1, 6–0
2006 IndiaSania Mirza
South AfricaLiezel Huber
UkraineYuliya Beygelzimer
UkraineYuliana Fedak
6–4, 6–0
2007 RussiaAlla Kudryavtseva
United StatesVania King
ItalyAlberta Brianti
UkraineMariya Koryttseva
6–1, 6–4

See also[edit]