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2025 Chennai Open
October 27 - November 2
Last Updated on November 3, 2025
The 2025 Chennai Open was a professional women’s tennis tournament that was part of the WTA Tour. Classified as a WTA 250 tournament, the event marked its return to the tour calendar after a three-year hiatus (following the inaugural edition in 2022). It was the second edition of the event under the “Chennai Open” name, but the eighth overall WTA-level tournament held in India.
The tournament was staged on outdoor hardcourts at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Nungambakkam, Chennai, India. The main draw competition run from Monday, October 27, to Sunday, November 2, 2025. The singles draw featured 32 players, while the doubles competition consisted of 16 teams, offering a final opportunity for players to secure year-end ranking points in the late stages of the season. The defending singles champion from the 2022 edition was Linda Fruhvirtová, and the defending doubles champions were Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani.
The singles final was won by the Indonesian player, Janice Tjen, who defeated Australia’s Kimberly Birrell in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3. This victory secured Tjen’s maiden WTA Tour singles title. With her win, Tjen became the first Indonesian woman to lift a tour-level singles trophy since Angelique Widjaja accomplished the feat in 2002.
Janice Tjen also won the doubles title with compatriot Aldila Sutjiadi, the second seed. In the final, they defeated top seed Storm Hunter of Australia and Monica Niculescu of Romania in straight sets, 7–5, 6–4.
| WTA Tournament Profile | ||
| Scores | Order of Play | Draws |
Champions
Main article: Indonesian Tennis Star Janice Tjen Ends 23-Year Drought with Historic Chennai Open Title
| Event | Champion(s) | Runner(s)-up |
| Singles | 🇮🇩 Janice Tjen | 🇦🇺 Kimberly Birrell |
| 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Doubles | 🇮🇩 Aldila Sutjiadi 🇮🇩 Janice Tjen |
🇦🇺 Storm Hunter 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu |
| 7–5, 6–4 | ||
Prize Money and Ranking Points
The total prize money commitment for the 2025 Chennai Open was $251,750.
| 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 singles main draw for the 2025 Chennai Open featured 32 players, though the final composition of the field was affected by several withdrawals, leading to adjustments in the seeding and the inclusion of multiple lucky losers. Play was further disrupted in the early rounds due to heavy rain caused by Severe Cyclonic Storm Montha, delaying the start of the main draw until Wednesday.
The Indonesian player Janice Tjen, seeded 4th, ultimately won the singles title, defeating the 7th seed Kimberly Birrell, 6–4, 6–3, in the final. This marked Tjen’s first WTA Tour singles title, making her the first Indonesian woman to win a tour-level singles title since 2002.
Singles Seeds
The seeds were determined by the WTA rankings as of October 20, 2025, and were subject to change due to pre-tournament withdrawals:
| Country | Player | Final Result | Seed |
| TUR | Zeynep Sönmez | Second Round | 1 |
| GBR | Francesca Jones | First Round (Retired) | 2 |
| CRO | Donna Vekić | Quarterfinals | 3 |
| INA | Janice Tjen | Champion | 4 |
| ITA | Lucia Bronzetti | First Round | 5 |
| FRA | Léolia Jeanjean | Withdrew | 6 |
| AUS | Kimberly Birrell | Runner-up | 7 |
| NZL | Lulu Sun | Withdrew | 8 |
Initial Top-10 Seeds Loïs Boisson and Tatjana Maria also withdrew before the main draw began.
Other Entrants
The main draw was also supplemented by the following categories of players:
- Wildcards (WC): Four players received wildcards: Shrivalli Bhamidipaty (IND), Mia Pohánková (SVK), Maaya Rajeshwaran (IND), and Sahaja Yamalapalli (IND). Maaya Rajeshwaran, a 16-year-old local prospect, lost her opening match to fellow wildcard Shrivalli Bhamidipaty.
- Protected Ranking (PR): Storm Hunter (AUS) entered the main draw using a protected ranking.
- Qualifiers (Q): Four players successfully navigated the qualifying rounds: Arianne Hartono (NED), Astrid Lew Yan Foon (FRA), Caroline Werner (GER), and Mei Yamaguchi (JPN).
- Lucky Losers (LL): A significant number of withdrawals led to the inclusion of four lucky losers in the main draw: Vaishnavi Adkar (IND), Thasaporn Naklo (THA), Priska Nugroho (INA), and Arina Rodionova (AUS).
Tournament History
The event that is now known as the Chennai Open is a continuation of the WTA-level tennis history in India, which began with the WTA Indian Open in 2003.
- Initial Years (2003–2008): The original Indian Open was first held in Hyderabad (2003–2005) and then in Bengaluru (2006–2008). It was initially a Tier IV tournament, but was upgraded to Tier II in 2008. The 2008 edition was won by Serena Williams.
- Hiatus: Following the 2008 tournament, there was no WTA-level event in India for over a decade.
- Chennai Open (2022): The tournament was successfully relaunched in 2022 in Chennai as a WTA 250 event. The singles title was won by then 17-year-old Linda Fruhvirtová, marking a significant milestone in her career.
- Second Hiatus (2023–2024): The tournament did not take place in 2023 or 2024.
- 2025 Return: The 2025 event marked the eagerly anticipated second edition of the Chennai Open, bringing top-level women’s professional tennis back to the city.
Venue
The tournament was held at the SDAT Tennis Stadium, Nungambakkam, in Chennai, India. This venue has historically hosted several significant tennis events, including the long-running ATP Chennai Open. The matches were contested on outdoor hardcourts, providing a familiar surface for the international field. The stadium complex offers excellent facilities to host the WTA-level competition.