WTA Madrid Open (tennis) explained

Madrid Open
Type:defunct
Founded:1996
Ended:2003
Editions:8
Location:Madrid, Spain
Venue:Club de Tenis Chamartín (1996–98)
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid (1999–2003)
Tour:WTA Tour (Tier II) (1996)
WTA Tour (Tier III) (1997–2003)

The Madrid Open is a defunct tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, held between 1996 and 2003. It replaced the International Championships of Spain (held in Barcelona) during these years, before a new tournament was started in Barcelona in 2007. It was a Tier II event in 1996 but was lowered to Tier III from 1997 onwards until it finished in 2003.

Jana Novotná was the most successful player at the event, winning the singles title in 1996 and 1997. Monica Seles and Chanda Rubin also reached the final on two occasions, each winning the title once.

Champions

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
1996 Jana Novotná Magdalena Maleeva4–6, 6–4, 6–3
↓  Tier III tournament  ↓
1997 Jana Novotná Monica Seles7–5, 6–1
1998 Patty Schnyder Dominique Monami3–6, 6–4, 6–0
1999 Lindsay Davenport Paola Suárez6–1, 6–3
2000 Gala León García Fabiola Zuluaga4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2001 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Ángeles Montolio7–5, 6–0
2002 Monica Seles Chanda Rubin6–4, 6–2
2003 Chanda Rubin María Sánchez Lorenzo6–4, 5–7, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Sabine Appelmans
Miriam Oremans
7–6, 6–2
↓  Tier III tournament  ↓
1997 Mary Joe Fernandez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–2
6–3, 6–1
1999 Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
6–2, 0–6, 6–0
2000 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Gala León García
María Sánchez Lorenzo
6–1, 6–3
2001 Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
7–5, 2–6, 7–6
2002 Martina Navratilova
Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–3
2003 Jill Craybas
Liezel Huber
6–4, 7–6

See also

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