Palermo Ladies Open Explained

Palermo Ladies Open
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Founded:1988
Editions:27
City:Palermo
Country:Italy
Tier:WTA Tier V
(1990–1992)
WTA Tier IV
(1993–2000)
WTA Tier V
(2001–2004)
WTA Tier IV
(2005–2008)
WTA International Tournaments
(2009–2013), (2019–2020)
WTA 250
(2021–)
Venue:Country Time Club
Surface:Clay / outdoors
Draw:32M/24Q/16D
Prize Money:$267,082
Website:palermoladiesopen.it
Completed Event:2024
Singles: Zheng Qinwen
Doubles: Alexandra Panova
Yana Sizikova

The Palermo Ladies Open, is a women's tennis tournament in Palermo, Italy that is played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. The first two editions were part of the Satellite Circuit, but since 1990 it has been part of the WTA Tour. In the past it has also been known as the "Palermo International" and the "Internazionali Femminili di Palermo." The tournament was categorized as either a WTA Tier IV or Tier V event from 1990 to 2008 and became an International Tournament in 2009. In 2014, the license for the event was sold to Kuala Lumpur's Malaysian Open for 6 years (contract for 3 years with an option for additional three).[1] [2] The tournament returned to Palermo in 2019 as a WTA International event, replacing Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open which was moved to the autumn calendar as part of the China Open series.[3]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
↓  Tier V tournament  ↓
1990 Isabel Cueto Barbara Paulus6–2, 6–3
1991 Mary Pierce Sandra Cecchini6–0, 6–3
1992 Mary Pierce (2) Brenda Schultz6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
↓  Tier IV tournament  ↓
1993 Radka Bobková Mary Pierce6–3, 6–2
1994 Irina Spîrlea Brenda Schultz6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
1995 Irina Spîrlea (2) Sabine Hack7–6(7–1), 6–2
1996 Barbara Schett Sabine Hack6–3, 6–3
1997 Sandrine Testud Elena Makarova7–5, 6–3
1998 Patty Schnyder Barbara Schett6–1, 5–7, 6–2
1999 Anastasia Myskina Ángeles Montolio3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2000 Henrieta Nagyová Pavlina Nola6–3, 7–5
↓  Tier V tournament  ↓
2001 Anabel Medina Garrigues Cristina Torrens Valero6–4, 6–4
2002 Mariana Díaz Oliva Vera Zvonareva6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–3
2003 Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik6–3, 6–4
2004 (2) Flavia Pennetta6–4, 6–4
↓  Tier IV tournament  ↓
2005 (3) Klára Koukalová6–4, 6–0
2006 (4) Tathiana Garbin6–4, 6–4
2007 Ágnes Szávay Martina Müller6–0, 6–1
2008 Sara Errani Mariya Koryttseva6–2, 6–3
↓  International tournament  ↓
2009 Flavia Pennetta Sara Errani6–1, 6–2
2010 Kaia Kanepi Flavia Pennetta6–4, 6–3
2011 Anabel Medina Garrigues (5) Polona Hercog6–3, 6–2
2012 Sara Errani (2) Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová6–1, 6–3
2013 Roberta Vinci Sara Errani6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2014–18 Not held
2019 Jil Teichmann Kiki Bertens7–6(7–3), 6–2
2020 Fiona Ferro Anett Kontaveit6–2, 7–5
↓  WTA 250 tournament  ↓
2021 Danielle Collins Elena-Gabriela Ruse6–4, 6–2
2022 Irina-Camelia Begu Lucia Bronzetti6–2, 6–2
2023 Zheng Qinwen Jasmine Paolini6–4, 1–6, 6–1
2024 Zheng Qinwen (2) Karolína Muchová6–4, 4–6, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
↓  Tier V tournament  ↓
6–2, 6–4
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
↓  Tier IV tournament  ↓
6–4, 7–6
Ruxandra Dragomir
Laura Garrone (2)
6–1, 6–0
Radka Bobková
Petra Langrová (2)
6–4, 6–1
7–6, 6–1
Silvia Farina Elia
Barbara Schett (2)
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
6–4, 6–2
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
6–4, 0–6, 7–6
↓  Tier V tournament  ↓
Tathiana Garbin
Janette Husárová (2)
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
6–4, 6–3
6–4, 6–2
6–3, 7–6(4)
↓  Tier IV tournament  ↓
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
6–0, 6–0
6–4, 6–1
↓  International tournament  ↓
6–1, 6–2
Alberta Brianti
Sara Errani (2)
6–4, 6–1
7–5, 6–1
7–6(7–5), 6–4
6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
2014–18 Not held
7–6(7–2), 6–2
7–5, 7–5
↓  WTA 250 tournament  ↓
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–4]
Anna Bondár
Kimberley Zimmermann (2)
6–3, 6–2
Yana Sizikova
Kimberley Zimmermann (3)
6–2, 6–4
Alexandra Panova
Yana Sizikova (2)
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivan Pasquariello. WTA Palermo moves away from Italy.. Tennis World USA. 28 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Michele Alinovi. WTA Palermo, ultima vittima di una Italia povera. Tennis.it. Italian. 2013. 2018-01-20. 2022-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407185934/https://tennis.it/wta-palermo-ultima-vittima-di-una-italia-povera/. dead.
  3. Web site: Gatto Luigi. WTA Kuala Lumpur to disappear from the calendar, replaced by Palermo. Tennis World USA. 5 November 2017.