Mérida Open
| Mérida Open | |
|---|---|
| WTA Tour | |
| Event name | Mérida Open Akron |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Editions | 3 (2025) |
| Location | Mérida Mexico |
| Venue | Yucatan Country Club |
| Category | WTA 250 (2023–2024) WTA 500 (2025–) |
| Surface | Hard outdoor |
| Draw | 28S / 24Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$1,206,446 (2026) |
| Website | wtameridaopen |
| Current champions (2026) | |
| Singles | Cristina Bucșa |
| Doubles | Cristina Bucșa Jiang Xinyu |
The Mérida Open, also known as Mérida Open Akron for sponsorship reasons, is a WTA tennis event held in Mérida, Mexico, part of the WTA Tour. It is listed as a WTA 500 tournament as of 2025,[1] and is held at the Yucatán Country Club on outdoor hardcourts.
The first edition took place in February 2023 and was introduced as a WTA 250 tournament as a replacement for Abierto Zapopan.[2][3] In 2025, the tournament was upgraded to a WTA 500 status and moved to a new date in February to fill the vacancy generated by the cancellation of the San Diego Open.[4]
The tournament main sponsor is Akron, a Mexican automotive products company, and has no connection with the city of Akron, Ohio.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cristina Bucșa | Magdalena Fręch | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2025 | Emma Navarro | Emiliana Arango | 6–0, 6–0 |
| ↑ WTA 500 event ↑ | |||
| 2024 | Zeynep Sönmez | Ann Li | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2023 | Camila Giorgi | Rebecca Peterson | 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–2 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cristina Bucșa Jiang Xinyu |
Isabelle Haverlag Maia Lumsden |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 2025 | Katarzyna Piter Mayar Sherif |
Anna Danilina Irina Khromacheva |
7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
| ↑ WTA 500 event ↑ | |||
| 2024 | Quinn Gleason Ingrid Martins |
Magali Kempen Lara Salden |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2023 | Caty McNally Diane Parry |
Wang Xinyu Wu Fang-hsien |
6–0, 7–5 |
See also
References
- ^ "Mérida Open makes historic jump to WTA 500 status". Yucatán Magazine. 3 January 2025.
- ^ "El Abierto de Zapopan se muda a Mérida" (in Spanish). 18 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Yucatán recibirá a grandes tenistas en el WTA 250 Mérida Open Akron" (in Spanish). 26 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "San Diego Open WTA 500 tournament is no more". San Diego Union Tribune. 10 January 2025.