The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China, featuring both men's and women's events. The women's competition is categorized as a WTA 1000 event on the WTA Tour, while the men's competition is classified as an ATP Tour 500 event on the ATP Tour.
The tournament, in its current format, was established in 2004 and initially ran as a back-to-back event for four years. Before this, there was a Beijing event from 1993 to 1997.
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List of China Open (Tennis) Winners Tennis - Men’s Singles
Novak Djokovic is a dominant figure in the China Open's history, holding the distinction of winning the title six times and achieving the remarkable feat of never losing a match at the tournament. Djokovic also holds the record for the most consecutive wins with four consecutive titles.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
1993 | Michael Chang | Greg Rusedski | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |
1994 | Michael Chang | Anders Järryd | 7–5, 7–5 |
1995 | Michael Chang | Renzo Furlan | 7–5, 6–3 |
1996 | Greg Rusedski | Martin Damm | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
1997 | Jim Courier | Magnus Gustafsson | 7–6(12–10), 3–6, 6–3 |
1998–2003 | Not Held | ||
2004 | Marat Safin | Mikhail Youzhny | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
2005 | Rafael Nadal | Guillermo Coria | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
2006 | Marcos Baghdatis | Mario Ančić | 6–4, 6–0 |
2007 | Fernando González | Tommy Robredo | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 |
2008 | Andy Roddick | Dudi Sela | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓ | |||
2009 | Novak Djokovic | Marin Čilić | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
2010 | Novak Djokovic (2) | David Ferrer | 6–2, 6–4 |
2011 | Tomáš Berdych | Marin Čilić | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
2012 | Novak Djokovic (3) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
2013 | Novak Djokovic (4) | Rafael Nadal | 6–3, 6–4 |
2014 | Novak Djokovic (5) | Tomáš Berdych | 6–0, 6–2 |
2015 | Novak Djokovic (6) | Rafael Nadal | 6–2, 6–2 |
2016 | Andy Murray | Grigor Dimitrov | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
2017 | Rafael Nadal (2) | Nick Kyrgios | 6–2, 6–1 |
2018 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | Juan Martín del Potro | 6–4, 6–4 |
2019 | Dominic Thiem | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
2020–2022 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
List of China Open (Tennis) Winners Tennis - Men’s Doubles
In the doubles category, the Bryan brothers are the only pair to have clinched consecutive titles at the China Open:
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓ | |||
2004 | Justin Gimelstob Graydon Oliver | Alex Bogomolov Jr. Taylor Dent | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
2005 | Justin Gimelstob (2) Nathan Healey | Dmitry Tursunov Mikhail Youzhny | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
2006 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mario Ančić | Michael Berrer Kenneth Carlsen | 6–4, 6–3 |
2007 | Rik de Voest Ashley Fisher | Chris Haggard Lu Yen-hsun | 6–7, 6–0, [10–6] |
2008 | Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins | Ashley Fisher Bobby Reynolds | 7–5, 6–4 |
↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓ | |||
2009 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Mark Knowles Andy Roddick | 6–4, 6–2 |
2010 | Bob Bryan (2) Mike Bryan (2) | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
2011 | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
2012 | Bob Bryan (3) Mike Bryan (3) | Carlos Berlocq Denis Istomin | 6–3, 6–2 |
2013 | Max Mirnyi Horia Tecău | Fabio Fognini Andreas Seppi | 6–4, 6–2 |
2014 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău (2) | Julien Benneteau Vasek Pospisil | 6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–5] |
2015 | Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock | Daniel Nestor Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
2016 | Pablo Carreño Busta Rafael Nadal | Jack Sock Bernard Tomic | 6–7(6–8), 6–2, [10–8] |
2017 | Henri Kontinen John Peers | John Isner Jack Sock | 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
2018 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 6–1, 6–4 |
2019 | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6–3, 7–6(7−4) |
2020–2022 | No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) | ||
2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
In 2008, the China Open became a combined event, featuring both men's and women's competitions. In 2006 the China Open became the first tournament outside of the United States to implement the Hawk-Eye system for match play.
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