Royal Indian Open

Pune is the fourth town in the history of India to host a WTA event, after Kolkata (2005–2007), Hyderabad (2003–2005) and Bangalore (2006–2008).^{[citation needed]}

India's renewed participation through this Challenger event was originally supposed to be held in Delhi,^[3] but on 17 October 2012, just a few weeks before the tournament's first edition, it was announced the event had been shifted to Pune to be held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex..^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, it became the second event (after the OEC Taipei Ladies Open) to be part of the WTA 125s.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, the tournament was featured as a WTA Challenger event, and named the Royal Indian Open. Pune is the fourth city in the history of India to host a WTA event, after Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Kolkata (Sunfeast Open). Later, Mumbai became the fifth city to do the same.^{[citation needed]}

• WTA Indian Open
• Mumbai Open