Sunfeast Open

The Sunfeast Open made its debut in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour calendar in 2005 with Kolkata playing host to the first edition. The tournament, India's first ever Tier III WTA event, was held from September 19-25, 2005 and carried a total prize money of US $170,000.

The tournament, played at the Netaji Subhash Indoor Stadium, saw Russian top seed Anastasia Myskina completing a double by winning both the singles and doubles titles. While the Russian made merry, Indian teen sensation Sania Mirza crashed out of the second round much to the disappointment of the home crowd.

This Sunfeast Open 2005 was brought to Kolkata with the help of the Government of West Bengal and ITC, one of India's corporate giants. Globosport, the sports and entertainment company promoted by tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi were the owners and managers of the Sunfeast Open 2005.

The 2006 edition will be played from September 18-24 with ITC Foods being the lead sponsor.