Chennai Open, India's highest rated Tennis tournament, returns for first time in 3 years

Overview

• Chennai Open is set to return for the first time in 3 years, as confirmed by the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association
• The tournament will take place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai from Oct 27 to Nov 2, 2025
• Around 90 players could be a part of the event and the winning price is INR 2.39 crores

Chennai Open is all set to return for the first time in 3 years, as confirmed by the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association. The Board's President, Vijay Amritraj, announced the good news, and claimed that the tournament will happen from the 27th of October to the 2nd of November at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai.

Speaking about the event, Amritraj thanked WTA and Octagon for their efforts to bring Tennis back to the city. He hoped to see a good number of audience to witness the tournament, which is the highest rated in India. He claimed that the tournament could take place for a longer duration that it did in the previous edition in 2022.

"I must acknowledge the efforts of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and Octagon for allotting the event to Chennai. I am sure the sports and tennis-loving public of Chennai will turn up to witness the matches in great numbers and enjoy the wonderful experience. The event is likely to be in Chennai for a longer duration than the one event held in 2022. The players expected to participate in the event would be among the top 100 in the world," said Vijay Amritraj.

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The Tennis Hall of Famer acknowledged the importance of having a major tournament in a city for its sports culure. He noted that the likes of Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna, Somdev Devvarman, Ramkumar and Sumit played in the tournament, improved their rankings, and were recieved well by the home fans.

"There is no doubt as to the impact that a major international event has on any game in the State and the Country. In Tennis during the ATP event, not only did the best in the world come to Chennai but our own players Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Rohan Bopanna, Somdev Devvarman, Ramkumar and Sumit used the home opportunity to the maximum to move onto the top world stage," Amritraj added in his statement.

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Vijay Amritraj aims to make Tamil Nadu an international destination for Tourism through Chennai Open

Around 90 players could be a part of the event and the winning price is INR 2.39 crores. Amritraj opened up on his aim to host a major event in Chennai since becoming the TNTA President in 2018. He wished to see the improvement of the sport at the state level in both men's and women's categories.

The former Indian Tennis star hoped Tamil Nadu to become a top Tourism and Sporting destination and felt the Chennai Open 2025 could help the city in becoming one.

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"Since I became the President of TNTA in 2018, the mandate of the Association was to get a major event to Chennai, my home town so that it inspires everyone – the players, the administrators, the coaches, the younger generation - to play Tennis, constantly improve the game in the State and ensure the dominance of Tamil Nadu both in the game of Tennis for both Men and Women, and also see the State of Tamil Nadu as an international destination for Tourism. This major event will promote Women’s tennis and should encourage more girls in the State to play the great sport of Tennis, which will immensely help them in both education and life," Amritraj added.