WTA Swiss Open
Ladies Open Lausanne | |
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Tournament information | |
Event name | WTA Swiss Open (1977–85) European Open (1986–94) Ladies Championship Gstaad(2016–2018) Ladies Open Lausanne(2019–) |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Founded | 1899; 2016 |
Location | Lausanne Switzerland |
Category | WTA International |
Surface | Clay (red) - outdoors |
Draw | 32S / 24Q / 16D |
Prize money | US$250,000 (2021) |
Website | ladiesopenlausanne.ch |
Current champions (2021) | |
Women's singles | Tamara Zidanšek |
Women's doubles | Susan Bandecchi Simona Waltert |
The Ladies Open Lausanne is a women's professional tennis tournament which is currently played in Lausanne but has played in a number of locations in Switzerland. The event was called the WTA Swiss Open from 1899–1994, and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament underwent a name change in 1986, when it was titled the European Open until its discontinuation. It formed part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. When the WTA introduced the tiering format to its circuit, the event gradually moved up, from being a Tier V in 1988–1989, a Tier IV from 1990–1992, and a Tier III for its remaining years.[citation needed] The WTA announced that the tournament would return in Gstaad as a clay event on the 2016 Tour,[1][2] replacing another clay court event held in Bad Gastein.
Four Swiss players won the event: Viktorija Golubic in 2016 as well as Manuela Maleeva (who formerly represented Bulgaria) in 1991 won the singles, and Xenia Knoll (in 2016) as well as Christiane Jolissaint won the doubles, the latter on three occasions: 1983, 1984, and 1988. Maleeva holds the record, along with Chris Evert, for most singles wins; both players won the event three times, and Maleeva finished runner-up a further three occasions.
Past finals[]
Singles[]
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Gstaad | 1969 | Françoise Dürr | Rosie Casals | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
1970 | Rosie Casals | Françoise Dürr | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 | |
1971 | Françoise Dürr (2) | Lesley Hunt | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1972 | Kazuko Sawamatsu | Pam Teeguarden | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | |
1973 | Not held | |||
1974 | Helga Schultze | Lea Pericoli | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1975 | Glynis Coles | Linky Boshoff | 9–7, 2–6, 8–6 | |
1976 | Michèle Gurdal | Gail Sherriff | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1977 | Lesley Hunt | Helen Gourlay | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
1978 | Virginia Ruzici | Petra Delhees | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1979–80 | Not held | |||
Lugano | 1981 | Chris Evert | Virginia Ruzici | 6–1, 6–1 |
1982 | Chris Evert (2) | Andrea Temesvári | 6–0, 6–3 | |
1983 | Cancelled after the third round because of rain | |||
1984 | Manuela Maleeva | Iva Budařová | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1985 | Bonnie Gadusek | Manuela Maleeva | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1986 | Raffaella Reggi | Manuela Maleeva | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | |
Geneva | 1987 | Chris Evert (3) | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
1988 | Barbara Paulus | Lori McNeil | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 | |
1989 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (2) | Conchita Martínez | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Barbara Paulus (2) | Helen Kelesi | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) | ||
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (3) | Helen Kelesi | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
Lucerne | Amy Frazier | Radka Zrubáková | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | |
Lindsay Davenport | Nicole Bradtke | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
Lindsay Davenport (2) | Lisa Raymond | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||
1995–2015 | Not held | |||
Gstaad | 2016 | Viktorija Golubic | Kiki Bertens | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
2017 | Kiki Bertens | Anett Kontaveit | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | |
2018 | Alizé Cornet | Mandy Minella | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | |
Lausanne | 2019 | Fiona Ferro | Alizé Cornet | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
2020 | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
2021 | Tamara Zidanšek | Clara Burel | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
Doubles[]
See also[]
- Swiss Open – men's tournament
- Zurich Open – women's tournament (1984–2008)
Notes[]
- ^ 1994 Eurocard Open Draw (PDF). wtatour.com.
References[]
- ^ "Gstaad event first WTA tournament in Switzerland since 2008". ESPN.com. ESPN. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ Jake Best (3 January 2016). "Gstaad, Switzerland, to host WTA tournament for first time since 1964". Vavel.
External links[]
- WTA Swiss Open
- Tennis tournaments in Europe
- Tennis tournaments in Switzerland
- Recurring sporting events established in 2016
- Sport in the Canton of Bern
- Sport in Lausanne