Barcelona Ladies Open Explained

Barcelona Ladies Open
Logo Size:200px
Founded:2003
Abolished:2012
Editions:10
City:Barcelona, Catalonia
Country:Spain
Venue:David Lloyd Club Turó
(2008–2010)
Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron (2007, 2011–2012)
Tier:Tier IV (2007–2008)
International (2009)
Surface:Clay / outdoors
Draw:32M/32Q/16D
Prize Money:$220,000
Website:barcelonaladiesopen.com

The Barcelona Ladies Open was a tennis tournament for women held in Barcelona in Catalonia (Spain) and was played on outdoor clay courts. It was an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour with total prize money of $220,000.

The tournament began in November 2003 as a $10,000 challenger event on the ITF Women's Circuit. Prize money was increased to $25,000 the following year; in 2005, the event was moved to October with the prize money increasing to $75,000. In 2007, the tournament was upgraded to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, becoming a Tier IV played in June, and remained in this classification through 2008. Since 2009, the event has been held in April.

In 2013 the event was cancelled due to financial reasons and replaced on the tour by the Nuremberg Cup in Nuremberg, Germany, held the week before Roland Garros.[1] [2]

Results

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓   ITF event   ↓
2003 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2004 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2005 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2006 6–3, 7–5
↓   WTA Tier IV event   ↓
6–3, 6–2
6–0, 6–2
↓   WTA International event   ↓
6–0, 6–4
6–1, 6–1
Roberta Vinci (2) Lucie Hradecká4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Dominika Cibulková6–2, 6–2
succeeded by Nuremberg Cup

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓   ITF event   ↓
2003 6–3, 6–3
2004 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2005 7–5, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3)
2006 6–1, 6–2
↓   WTA Tier IV event   ↓
7–6(7–3), 2–6, [12–10]
Lourdes Domínguez Lino (3)
Arantxa Parra Santonja (2)
4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
↓   WTA International event   ↓
3–6, 6–2, [10–8]
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
5–7, 6–4, [11–9]
Sara Errani (2)
Roberta Vinci (2)
6–0, 6–2
succeeded by Nuremberg Cup

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pedro Gutiérrez. Desaparece el WTA de Barcelona. Puntodebreak.com. Spanish. 7 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Nürnberg bekommt zweites deutsches WTA-Turnier. Augsburger Allgemeine. German. 8 February 2013.