WTA Madrid Open (tennis)
Madrid Open |
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Defunct tennis tournament |
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Tour |
WTA Tour (Tier II) (1996) WTA Tour (Tier III) (1996–2003) |
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Founded |
1996 |
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Abolished |
2003 |
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Editions |
8 |
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Location |
Madrid, Spain |
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Surface |
Clay |
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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 also reached the final on two separate occasions, winning the title once.
Champions
Singles
Year |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Score |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
1996 |
Jana Novotná |
Magdalena Maleeva |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
↓ Tier III tournament ↓ |
1997 |
Jana Novotná |
Monica Seles |
7–5, 6–1 |
1998 |
Patty Schnyder |
Dominique Monami |
3–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
1999 |
Lindsay Davenport |
Paola Suárez |
6–1, 6–3 |
2000 |
Gala León GarcÃa |
Fabiola Zuluaga |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
2001 |
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Ãngeles Montolio |
7–5, 6–0 |
2002 |
Monica Seles |
Chanda Rubin |
6–4, 6–2 |
2003 |
Chanda Rubin |
MarÃa Sánchez Lorenzo |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
Doubles
Year |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Score |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
1996 |
Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Sabine Appelmans
Miriam Oremans |
7–6, 6–2 |
↓ Tier III tournament ↓ |
1997 |
Mary Joe Fernandez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Inés Gorrochategui
Irina Spîrlea |
6–3, 6–2 |
1998 |
Florencia Labat
Dominique Monami |
Rachel McQuillan
Nicole Pratt |
6–3, 6–1 |
1999 |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
MarÃa-Fernanda Landa
Marlene Weingärtner |
6–2, 0–6, 6–0 |
2000 |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
Gala León GarcÃa
MarÃa Sánchez Lorenzo |
6–1, 6–3 |
2001 |
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |
2002 |
Martina Navratilova
Natasha Zvereva |
Rossana de los RÃos
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–2, 6–3 |
2003 |
Jill Craybas
Liezel Huber |
Rita Grande
Angelique Widjaja |
6–4, 7–6 |
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