Morocco Open
Tournament information | |
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Founded | 2001 |
Location | Casablanca (2001–2004) Rabat (2005–2006) Fez (2007–2012) Marrakesh (2013–2015) Rabat (since 2016) Morocco |
Category | Tier V (2001–2004) Tier IV (2005–2008) International (since 2009) |
Surface | Clay - outdoors |
Draw | 32S / 32Q / 16D |
Prize money | US$250,000 (2019) |
Website | frmt.ma |
Current champions (2019) | |
Women's singles | Maria Sakkari |
Women's doubles | María José Martínez Sánchez Sara Sorribes Tormo |
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. It is the only WTA tournament held in Africa.[1]
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[]
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Casablanca | 2001 | Zsófia Gubacsi | Maria Elena Camerin | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
2002 | Patricia Wartusch | Klára Koukalová | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 | |
2003 | Rita Grande | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 | |
2004 | Émilie Loit | Ľudmila Cervanová | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Rabat | 2005 | Nuria Llagostera Vives | Zheng Jie | 6–4, 6–2 |
2006 | Meghann Shaughnessy | Martina Suchá | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | |
Fez | 2007 | Milagros Sequera | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6–1, 6–3 |
2008 | Gisela Dulko | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) | |
2009 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Ekaterina Makarova | 6–0, 6–1 | |
2010 | Iveta Benešová | Simona Halep | 6–4, 6–2 | |
2011 | Alberta Brianti | Simona Halep | 6–4, 6–3 | |
2012 | Kiki Bertens | Laura Pous Tió | 7–5, 6–0 | |
Marrakesh | 2013 | Francesca Schiavone | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6–1, 6–3 |
2014 | María Teresa Torró Flor | Romina Oprandi | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
2015 | Elina Svitolina | Tímea Babos | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | |
Rabat | 2016 | Timea Bacsinszky | Marina Erakovic | 6–2, 6–1 |
2017 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Francesca Schiavone | 7–5, 7–5 | |
2018 | Elise Mertens | Ajla Tomljanović | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
2019 | Maria Sakkari | Johanna Konta | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles[]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Wta tournament info". Retrieved 27 April 2016.
External links[]
- Morocco Open
- Tennis tournaments in Morocco
- Clay court tennis tournaments
- WTA Tour
- Recurring sporting events established in 2001
- 2001 establishments in Morocco