Connecticut Open (tennis)
The Connecticut Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts under various names and in various venues from 1948 until 2019.
| Connecticut Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | WTA Tour |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Abolished | 2019 |
| Editions | 50 |
| Location | New Haven, Connecticut United States |
| Category | ATP World Series (1990–1997) ATP International Series (1998–2008) ATP World Tour 250 series (2009–2010) WTA Tier IV (1988–1989) WTA Tier III (1990–1994) WTA Tier II (1997–2008) WTA Premier (2009–2018) |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
It was most recently a Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour, held annually at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, just before the fourth and last Grand Slam tournament of the year, the US Open. From 2005 through 2010, the tournament was also part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour.
In 2019, the tournament sanction was sold to APG, a sports and entertainment company, which transferred it to Zhengzhou, China.
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