Tennis in the Land explained

Tennis in the Land
Current:2024 Tennis in the Land
Founded:2021
City:Cleveland, Ohio
Country:United States
Venue:Jacobs Pavilion[1]
Category:WTA 250
Surface:Hard / Outdoor
Draw:32S/16Q/16D
Prize Money:$271,363
Website:Official website
Completed Event:2023
Singles: Sara Sorribes Tormo
Doubles: Miyu Kato / Aldila Sutjiadi

Tennis in the Land is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, held at the Nautica Entertainment Complex in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. A WTA 250 tournament, it is held on the week prior to the US Open as the final women's event of the US Open Series.[2]

The tournament was first played in 2021; it fills a spot on the WTA schedule that had formerly been occupied by the Connecticut Open before it was discontinued in 2019.[3]

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-up Score
Anett Kontaveit 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Liudmila Samsonova 6–1, 6–3
Sara Sorribes Tormo 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-up Score
Shuko Aoyama
Ena Shibahara
7–5, 6–3
Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Ellen Perez
7–5, 6–3
Miyu Kato
Aldila Sutjiadi
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–8]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/04/pro-tennis-comes-to-cle-cleveland-wta-250-at-flats-west-bank-aug-22-28.html Pro tennis comes to CLE: Cleveland WTA 250 at Flats West Bank Aug. 22-28
  2. Web site: 2021-07-24 . Tennis in the Land brings WTA to Cleveland in August for first time . 2023-08-01 . News-Herald . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019-02-01 . Connecticut Open tennis tournament comes to an end after rights to tournament sold . 2023-08-01 . Hartford Courant . en-US.