Thailand Open Hua Hin 2024 Players List, Prize Money, Schedule, Tickets
The Thailand Open is set to begin right after the Australian Open. The fledging tournament is a rather new addition to the WTA tour but after 2 consecutive cancellations due to Covid 19, hopes weren’t high for the Hua Hin Championships last year.
This year some best female players are ready to boost the fans’ interest in the 2024 Thailand Open event. Keep reading to learn more about this anticipated return and the event.
WTA Thailand Open Tennis Tournament
The Thailand Open is an annual hardcourt outdoor tournament held in Hua Hin, Thailand. Part of the WTA tour, it is of the WTA 250 category and hosted at the True Arena Hua Hin right after the Australian Open. This year will mark the 4th edition of the event since its inception in 2019. The 2021 and 2022 editions were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Location | Hua Hin, Thailand |
| Venue | True Arena Hua Hin |
| Tour category | WTA 250 |
| Prize Money | $267,082 |
| Draw | 32 S, 16 D |
Thailand Open 2024 Results
In singles, Diana Shnaider, 19, amazed Zhu Lin in Hua Hin to win the first WTA title. Diana defeated Lin in the final battle in three sets 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Unseeded in Hua Hin, Shnaider, 19, beat the top three seeds en route to her maiden title, besting top seed Magda Linette, No.2 seed Zhu and No.3 seed Wang Xiyu.
While in the doubles, No 1 seed pair Aldila Sutjiadi and Miyu Kato defeated no 2 seeded Chinese pair Jiang Xinyu and Hanyu Guo in three sets 6-4, 1-6, 10-7.
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Thailand Open 2023 Results
The Chinese Lin Zhu defeated the Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the tennis tournament in Hua Hin, Thailand, thus opening her list of individual titles. Unfortunately, Lin couldn’t win the doubles championship, she was defeated in the final.
The double champions, the Taiwanese Hao-Ching Chan, and her compatriot Fang-Hsieh Wu conquered the WTA 250 Thailand Open, thus winning the first title in the year and their career together. The pair defeated Chinese pair Xinyu Wang and Single champion Lin Zhu in the final 6-1, 7-6.
Thailand Open History and Previous Winners
History
The Thailand Open is the current name of the Hua Hin Championships. Though the WTA 250 event has only been on tour for 4 years with 2 tournaments, a prior low-level men’s and women’s challenger event was held in the same location in 2015 and 2017.
The event has always been held following the Australian Open and it greatly contributes to the local economy and tourism of Thailand. Located on the Thailand coast, next to Hua Hin beach, the whole city is a tourist hotspot, sporting multiple resorts, and hotels.
Winners
The Hua Hin Championships have only had 3 editions but always featured top-ranking players.
| Year | Singles Champion | Doubles Champions |
| 2024 | Diana Shnaider | Aldila Sutjiadi / Miyu Kato |
| 2023 | Lin Zhu | Hao-Ching Chan / Fang-Hsieh Wu |
| 2020 | Magda Linette | Arina Rodionova / Storm Sanders |
| 2019 | Dayana Yastremska | Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu |
Thailand Open 2024 Prize Money and Points
The prize money for the 2024 edition is set at $267,082, about $17,000 more than the last edition’s prize money. As for the prize distribution, have a look at the following table.
| Stage | Singles Prize Money | Doubles Prize Money | WTA Points |
| Winner | $36,228 | $12,947 | 280 |
| Finals | $21,226 | $7,500 | 180 |
| Semi-finals | $12,275 | $4,320 | 110 |
| Quarter-Finals | $6,918 | $2,600 | 60 |
| 2nd Round | $4,220 | —— | 30 |
| 1st Round | $2,904 | $1,948 | 1 |
Keep in mind the final distribution will be different.
Thailand Open Hua Hin 2024 Players List
In the inaugural 2019 edition, the top seeds were former world no. 2, Garbine Muguruza, and former world no. 4 Caroline Garcia. Then in 2020, the top seed was world no. 4 Elina Svitolina. This year 2020 champion Magda Linette will lead the top lineup.
- Magda Linette
- Zhu Lin
- Wang Xinyu
- Tatjana Maria
- Wang Xiyu
- Yuan Yue
- Yulia Putintseva
- Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
- Lanlana Tararudee (Wild card entry)
- Wang Qiang (Protected ranking
Thailand Open 2024 Draw
The event will have 32 singles and 16 doubles draws that will be released as the tournament progresses. 4 qualifiers will join 28 main draw players in 1st round of the event.
Thailand Open 2024 Dates, Schedule
The tournament will be held across a week from the 29th of January to the 4th of February with an expected qualification round held on the 27th and 28th.
| Date | Singles Matches | Doubles Matches |
| 29th January | Round 1 | Round 1 |
| 30th January | Round 1 | Round 1 |
| 31st January | Round 2 | Round 1 |
| 1st February | Round 2 | Quarter Final |
| 2nd February | Quarter Final | Quarter Final |
| 3rd February | Semi-Final | Semi-Final |
| 4th February | Finale | Finale |
Keep in mind this schedule is not official and may be subject to change.
WTA Thailand Open 2024 Tickets
Tickets for the event are available for purchase from the True Arena Hua Hin official website. Tickets start from THB 350 and there are no day or night sessions, so tickets apply per day except for the VIP Hospitality Package and Finals Weekend tickets. To learn more about the tickets and to purchase, click the link mentioned below:
