As of July 2022, The Hawaii Open is now the Waikiki Cup.

Hawaii Open Tennis Tournament
Tournament information
LocationHonolulu
United States
Venue
  • Stan Sheriff Center (2019)
  • Blaisdell Arena (2018)
  • Central Oahu Regional Park (2016,2017)
SurfaceHard – indoors
Draw5 men and 5 women
Websitewww.waikikicup.com
Current champions (2019 Hawaii Open)
Men's singlesUnited States Sam Querrey
Women's singlesUnited States Danielle Collins

The Hawaii Open is a hardcourt men's and women's professional tennis tournament held annually in Honolulu, Hawaii. The tournament features players from the WTA and ATP Tour. The invitational tournament occurs immediately before the ATP Tour and WTA Tour begin the new season in late December.

The Hawaii Open features three rounds of single-elimination matches played over three days in a best two-out-of-three set format. Third sets are played as a tie-break with the first to 10 points declared the winner.

History

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The Hawaii Open tournament began as a WTA 125 event in 2016. During the first two years, the tournament was held at the Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park during Thanksgiving week in late November.

2018 Hawaii Open

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In 2018, the tournament added a men's draw and became a men's and women's invitational tournament over three days, December 21, 22, and 23. It featured six men and six women and moved to the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The tournament also featured a pro–am at Kailua Racquet Club and a Players Party held at the Prince Waikiki.

Men's entrants

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  1.   Kei Nishikori (JPN)
  2.   Milos Raonic (CAN)
  3.   Ryan Harrison (USA)
  4.   Christian Harrison (USA)
  5.   Andre Ilagan (USA)
  6.   Phuc Huynh (USA)
  7.   Mackenzie McDonald (USA)[i]
  1. ^ McDonald participated in the Hawaii Open Pro Am and other special events. He withdrew from match play due to injury.

Women's entrants

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  1.   Elise Mertens (BEL)
  2.   Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
  3.   Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
  4.   Monica Puig (PUR)
  5.   CoCo Vandeweghe (USA)
  6.   Christina McHale (USA)

2019 Hawaii Open

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The 2019 Hawaii Open presented by Ward Village and Hawaii Tourism was held December 26, December 27, and December 28, in Honolulu, at the Stan Sheriff Center. The tournament featured five men and five women and moved to the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. The tournament also featured a pro–am at the Four Seasons Tennis Centre and a Players Party held at Ward Village.

Men's singles

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Entrants
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  1.   Taylor Fritz (USA)
  2.   Sam Querrey (USA)
  3.   Jordan Thompson (AUS)[a]
  4.   Brandon Nakashima (USA)
  5.   Christian Harrison (USA)
Draw
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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Taylor Fritz      
bye      
1   Taylor Fritz 64 4
  Brandon Nakashima 77 6
  Christian Harrison 0 1
  Brandon Nakashima 6 6
  Brandon Nakashima 4 79 11
  Sam Querrey 6 67 13
  Sam Querrey
bye
  Sam Querrey 4 6 10 Third Place Match
2   Jordan Thompson 6 3 1
  bye       1   Taylor Fritz  
2   Jordan Thompson       2   Jordan Thompson  

Women's singles

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Entrants
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  1.   Angelique Kerber (GER)
  2.   Danielle Collins (USA)[a]
  3.   Misaki Doi (JPN)
  4.   Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
  5.   Alyssa Tobita (USA)
Draw
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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Danielle Collins      
bye      
1   Danielle Collins 6 6
  Yanina Wickmayer 3 4
  Alyssa Tobita 1 1
  Yanina Wickmayer 6 6
1   Danielle Collins w/o
2   Angelique Kerber
  Misaki Doi
bye
  Misaki Doi 1 62 Third Place Match
2   Angelique Kerber 6 77
  bye        
2   Angelique Kerber        

Mixed doubles

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A mixed doubles match was added to replace the women's singles final due to player withdrawal.

Past finals

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WTA 125 events

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2016   Catherine Bellis   Zhang Shuai 6–4, 6–2
2017   Zhang Shuai   Jang Su-jeong 0–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2016   Eri Hozumi
  Miyu Kato
  Nicole Gibbs
  Asia Muhammad
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8]
2017   Hsieh Shu-ying
  Hsieh Su-wei
  Eri Hozumi
  Asia Muhammad
6–1, 7–6(7–3)

Invitational tournaments

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2018   Kei Nishikori   Milos Raonic 7–6, 7–6
2019   Sam Querrey   Brandon Nakashima 6–4, 6–7(7–9), [13–11]

Women's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2018   Elise Mertens   Eugenie Bouchard 2–6, 7–5, [12–10]
2019   Danielle Collins   Angelique Kerber (walkover)

Mixed doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2019   Christian Harrison
  Danielle Collins
  Sam Querrey
  Yanina Wickmayer
6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–6]

See also

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