Morocco Open Explained

Current:2024 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Founded:2001
Country:Morocco
Venue:Club des Cheminots
Surface:Clay - outdoors
Draw:32 / 16 / 16
Prize Money: (2024)
Key People:
  • Tournament Director: Fouad Mejjati Alami 
  • Tournament Manager: Olivier Mangelinckx

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Singles: Peyton Stearns
Doubles: Irina Khromacheva
Yana Sizikova

The Morocco Open or Rabat Grand Prix (for sponsorship reasons called the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem), is a women's professional tennis tournament currently held in Rabat, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.

Tímea Babos is the doubles record holder with three wins.Patricia Wartusch, Émilie Loit, Iveta Benešová won both singles and doubles titles the same year.

History

The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco. It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat the first time. In 2007, the tournament changed location again, this time to Fez. In 2013 it was relocated to Marrakesh, before returning to Rabat in 2016.

The tournament is named after Princess Lalla Meryem, the sister of Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.

From 2005 through 2008, the tournament was a Tier IV event. Before 2005, it was a Tier V event.

Past finals

Singles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
2001 Zsófia Gubacsi1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2002 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 
20046–2, 6–2 
6–4, 6–2
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Fez6–1, 6–3
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
6–0, 6–1
6–4, 6–2
6–4, 6–3
7–5, 6–0
Marrakesh6–1, 6–3
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Rabat6–2, 6–1
7–5, 7–5
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
style=background:2020-
2021
Not held
6–2, 6–1
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
6–2, 6–1

Doubles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
2001 Åsa Svensson
Lubomira Bacheva
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
2002 Patricia Wartusch
Petra Mandula
6–2, 6–1
María Emilia Salerni
Gisela Dulko
6–3, 6–4
Marion Bartoli
Émilie Loit
6–4, 6–2
Rabat Émilie Loit (2)
Barbora Strýcová
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
6–1, 6–3
Fez Sania Mirza
Vania King
6–1, 6–2
Sorana Cîrstea
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–2, 6–2
Alisa Kleybanova
Ekaterina Makarova
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Iveta Benešová
Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–3, 6–1
6–3, 6–4
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Marrakesh6–3, 6–1
4–6, 6–2, [11-9]
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Rabat6–3, 6–0
Tímea Babos (3)
Andrea Hlaváčková (2)
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
6–4, 6–4
7–5, 6–1
style=background:2020-
2021
Not held
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]
3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Irina Khromacheva
Yana Sizikova (2)
6–3, 6–2

See also

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