It was a WTA Tour event played on outdoor hardcourts.

In 2008, it was classified as a Tier II event with the prize money of $600,000 – this made it the biggest women's tennis tournament in South and Southeast Asia that year.

For the first time since 2008, a WTA 250 tournament will be held in India in 2022.

It was held in SAAP Tennis Complex in Hyderabad, Telangana until 2005.

The 2008 edition was won by 26-year-old, then eight-time Grand-Slam champion Serena Williams, who defeated Patty Schnyder in the final, winning her 29th WTA Tour title.