2025 Guangzhou Open
October 20 - October 26
Last Updated on October 20, 2025
The 2025 Guangzhou Open is a professional women’s tennis tournament that is a part of the WTA Tour. Classified as a WTA 250 tournament, it is the 19th edition of the Guangzhou Open. The event is held on outdoor hardcourts at the Nansha International Tennis Center in Guangzhou, China. The main draw competition takes place from Monday, October 20, to Sunday, October 26, 2025.
The tournament is one of the final events of the WTA’s Asian Swing and of the regular season, attracting players looking to secure year-end rankings or make a late surge on the circuit. The singles draw features 32 players, while the doubles competition consists of 16 teams. The defending singles champion from the 2024 edition was Olga Danilović, and the defending doubles champions were Kateřina Siniaková and Zhang Shuai.
| WTA Tournament Profile | ||
| Scores | Order of Play | Draws |
Champions
| Event | Champion(s) | Runner(s)-up |
| Singles | ||
| Doubles | ||
Prize Money and Ranking Points
The total prize money commitment for the 2025 Guangzhou Open was $275,094. As a WTA 250 event, the winner earned 250 ranking points.
| Result | Singles | Doubles |
| Winner | $36,300 | 250 pt | $13,200 | 250 pt |
| Runner-up | $21,484 | 163 pt | $7,430 | 163 pt |
| Semifinalist | $11,970 | 98 pt | $4,260 | 98 pt |
| Quarterfinalist | $6,815 | 54 pt | $2,540 | 54 pt |
| Round of 16 | $4,160 | 30 pt | $1,960 | 1 pt |
| Round of 32 | $2,975 | 1 pt | – |
Player Field
The tournament featured a competitive field for a WTA 250 event. The highest-ranked players entered the singles main draw, with the top eight seeds being allocated based on the WTA rankings as of October 13, 2025.
Singles Seeds
The seeds for the tournament were as follows:
- Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro (Spain)
- Ann Li (USA)
- Tatjana Maria (Germany)
- Alexandra Eala (Philippines)
- Alycia Parks (USA)
- Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan)
- Francesca Jones (Great Britain)
- Polina Kudermetova
Other Entrants
In addition to the direct acceptances, the main draw included several players who received wildcards, protected ranking entries, and those who successfully navigated the qualifying rounds. Notable entries included:
- Wildcards: Guo Hanyu, Wang Xiyu, Wang Yafan, and Zhang Shuai (all from China).
- Protected Ranking: Zhu Lin (China).
The withdrawals from the original entry list included Donna Vekić and Sonay Kartal. Their spots in the main draw were taken by other players, including Ajla Tomljanović and Léolia Jeanjean. The final field comprised a mix of established tour veterans and rising young players, ensuring a dynamic week of competition.
Tournament Details and History
The tournament was established in 2004 and was initially known as the Guangzhou International Women’s Open. Since its inception, the event has been a regular fixture on the WTA calendar, though it faced cancellations in 2020, 2021, and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over its history, the tournament has been categorized differently, starting as a Tier IV event, becoming a WTA International tournament in 2009, and being reclassified as a WTA 250 tournament since the 2021 WTA Tour reorganization.
Venue
The 2025 Guangzhou Open was staged at the Nansha International Tennis Center in Guangzhou, China. The tournament has used several venues throughout its history, including the Fangcun Tennis Sports Center (2004–2005), the Tianhe Sports Center (2006–2008, 2011–2014, 2019), the Guangzhou International Tennis Center (2009–2010), and the Guangdong Olympic Tennis Centre (2015–2018). The Nansha International Tennis Center has served as the host venue since the tournament’s return in 2023. The matches were contested on outdoor hardcourts, which is the consistent surface choice for the event.