Soweto Open
Tennis tournament
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The Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hardcourts. It was part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit as a $50,000+H event. It was held at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in the Soweto urban area of Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2009 to 2011. The event was not held in 2012 and came back to the ITF Circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour in 2013. In 2013 on the ITF Circuit, the even was downgraded from a $100,000+H to $50,000+H.
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| Defunct tennis tournament | |||||||||
| Event name | Soweto Open | ||||||||
| Location | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||
| Venue | Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre | ||||||||
| Surface | Hard | ||||||||
| Website | Website | ||||||||
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Past finals
Men's singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 2013 |  Vasek Pospisil |  Michał Przysiężny | 6–7(7–9), 6–0, 4–1 ret. |
| 2012 | not held | ||
| 2011 |  Izak van der Merwe | Rik de Voest | 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2010 |  Dustin Brown | Izak van der Merwe | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| 2009 |  Fabrice Santoro | Rik de Voest | 7–5, 6–4[1] |
Women's singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 2013 |  Tímea Babos | Chanel Simmonds | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2012 | not held | ||
| 2011 |  Valeria Savinykh |  Petra Cetkovská | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2010 | Nina Bratchikova |  Tamarine Tanasugarn | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2009 |  Anastasija Sevastova | Eva Hrdinová | 6–2, 6–2 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 2013 |  Prakash Amritraj  Rajeev Ram | Purav Raja Divij Sharan | 7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–1) |
| 2012 | not held | ||
| 2011 |  Michael Kohlmann  Alexander Peya | Andre Begemann  Matthew Ebden | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2010 | Nicolas Mahut  Lovro Zovko | Raven Klaasen Izak van der Merwe | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2009 |  George Bastl Chris Guccione | Mikhail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev | 6–2, 4–6, [11–9][1] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 2013 | Magda Linette Chanel Simmonds |  Samantha Murray Jade Windley | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2012 | not held | ||
| 2011 | play cancelled due to heavy rain and flooding | ||
| 2010 | Vitalia Diatchenko  Eirini Georgatou |  Marina Erakovic Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6–3, 5–7, [16–14] |
| 2009 | Naomi Cavaday  Lesia Tsurenko |  Kristína Kučová Anastasija Sevastova | 6–2, 2–6, [11–9] |