The Taipei Open or Taipei WTA Challenger () was a tournament for female professional played on indoor carpet courts. The event was classified as a WTA 125 tournament, and held annually in November in Taipei City, from 2008 until 2015, and was sponsored by the OEC Group. In 2012, the event was upgraded from a $100k ITF tournament to a WTA Challenger tournament. Its final edition took place in 2019.
In October 18–20, 2008, the OEC Group held the 2008 OEC Taipei Ladies Open, which was a WTA-sanctioned ITF $100,000+H tournament. held at the National Taiwan University Gymnasium and the Taipei Arena. In 2010 and 2011, it was called the OEC Taipei Ladies Open, and it was also sometimes referred to as the Haishuo Cup (海碩盃).
In 2012, the event was upgraded to a WTA 125 event. It had attracted over 60,000 visitors. In 2013, the tournament was renamed to OEC Taipei WTA Challenger. and used that name subsequently.
† – note: not considered the Taipei Open by some sources
† – note: not considered the Taipei Open by some sources
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