Chinese Taipei is not a traditional tennis heartland, but it is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with. And now it has its first WTA-sanctioned tournament, the OEC Taipei WTA Ladies Open, which is staged on the indoor hardcourts of the capital's Taipei Arena. The tournament, an ITF stop between 2008 and 2011 before being upgraded, was the first of the new WTA 125K Series events that launched in the fall of 2012.

Capturing the inaugural edition was French teen Kristina Mladenovic, who also was victorious in doubles.

WTA 125K Series events sit between the WTA's International Series and ITF tournaments.