Aryna Sabalenka jokes about Ons Jabeur's front tweener, congratulates her on Charleston Open victory
About Charleston Open 2024
Charleston Open (WTA) Introduction
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The Credit One Charleston Open is a professional tennis tournament on the WTA circuit. The competition has been held since 1973, and celebrated 50 years on the professional tour in 2023. In terms of women’s tournaments, the Charleston Open is one of the most popular tournaments around the year. The event is normally held in the month of April, and is played on clay courts.
The 2024 WTA Charleston Open will take place between April 1-7, with the qualifiers being held- two days in advance to the start of the tournament. It is a WTA-500 event, and offers $922,573 as its prize money.
The Charleston Open is played at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina. It is the only clay court event during the course of the season that is played on green clay.
At the 2024 Credit One Charleston Open, Tunisian Ons Jabeur is the defending champion in the women’s singles. Meanwhile, the American pairing of Danielle Collins and Desirae Krawczyk are the women’s doubles reigning winners.
Charleston Open (WTA) History
The WTA Charleston Open has been held every year since 1973. Initially, the tournament was sponsored by the Family Circle magazine; however, it is currently being sponsored by Credit One.
After starting off as a WTA Tier-1 event until 2008, the Charleston Open was converted to a WTA-500 tournament. Up until 2000, the competition was held at Sea Pines Plantation on Hilton Head Island, before moving to Charleston.
American Rosemary Casals was the inaugural winner of the WTA Charleston Open, back in 1973. She defeated fellow countrywoman Nancy Richey in the final. Chris Evert remains the most successful player at the event by far, winning the clay court tournament on eight separate occasions. In 2012, the Charleston Open celebrated 40 years by naming its primary stadium court in Billie Jean King’s name.
Charleston Open (WTA) 2024 Schedule
March 30
Qualifying
March 31
Qualifying
April 1
Round-1
April 2
Round-1 & Round-2
April 3
Round-2
April 4
Round-3
April 5
Quarterfinals
April 6
Semifinals
April 7
Final
Charleston Open (WTA) Venue
The Charleston Open is held at the Credit One Stadium - an arena named after the tournament’s main sponsor. It is located within the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island in Charleston, USA. It is a massive 17-court complex, and is the only venue in the world to host a green clay court WTA tournament. The main stadium has a 10,000+ capacity.
The Credit One Stadium was constructed back in 2001, and saw a major expansion in 2022. The masterminds behind the reconstruction were the Geiger Engineers. While the initial construction cost was around $15 million, the renovation of the stadium added up to $40 million. Interestingly, the renovation was majorly funded by Ben Navarro and his wife Kelly - they are the parents of American tennis starlet Emma Navarro.
The 2024 Charleston Open will be broadcasted on a wide range of channels and streams worldwide. For viewers in the USA, Tennis Channel has exclusive access to the telecast of the tournament. Apart from this, DAZN also has rights to stream the matches live. Some of the other channels showcasing the competition in select countries are beINSports, Sky Sports and SuperSport.
FAQs
A. Ons Jabeur won the 2023 Credit Bank Charleston Open women’s singles championship.
A. The Charleston Open began in 1973.
A. The WTA Charleston Open is held at the Credit One Stadium on Daniel Island in Charleston, USA.
A. The WTA Charleston Open has a prize fund of $922,573.
