China Open is a professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. 2004 is the first year of this event, which was originally a second-class event of Tennis Professionals Association (ATP) and Women's Tennis Federation (WTA). In 2009, the competition was upgraded to WTA Crown Pearl Competition and ATP500 Competition, and ITF Youth Competition was also held in the same period. It is the only men's and women's competition in China, and it is also the tennis all-around event with the highest level, the largest prize money, the largest number of participants and the widest influence in Asia.

Development history

In 2003, former Grand Slam champion and former world number one Safin and Asian tennis legend Srichaphan came to Beijing to publicize the upcoming China Open.

In 2004, China Open was officially held in Guang Cai Tennis Center.

In 2006, China Open became the first tour to use Hawkeye system outside the United States.

In 2009, the China Open was upgraded in an all-round way, and the venue was moved to the National Tennis Center in the Olympic Village Park.

The ticket sales of 20 10 China Open Tennis Tournament adopted the mode of joint ticket sales by the project organizer, China Net Corporation and Waterbird Ticketing for the first time.

In 20 1 1 year, China Open opened a brand-new central court-Diamond Court, which is the first tennis court with double glass rooms and retractable roof in the world.