Spanish Open (tennis)

The Spanish Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1995. It was held at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain and played on outdoor clay courts. It was a Tier V event from 1988 to 1989, a Tier IV event in 1990, a Tier III event from 1991 to 1992 and a Tier II event from 1993 to 1995.

Spanish Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSpanish Championships (1972–78)
Spanish Open (1985–94)
Ford Spanish Open (1995)
TourWTA Tour
Founded1972
Abolished1995
Editions14
SurfaceClay / outdoor

In the 1970s the event was known as the Spanish Championships before becoming an Open in the 1980s and 1990s. It was replaced on the WTA Tour by the Madrid Open in 1996.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 Gail Chanfreau Nathalie Fuchs6–1, 6–4
1973Not held
1974 Nathalie Fuchs Glynis Coles7–5, 8–6
1975Not held
1976 Renáta Tomanová Virginia Ruzici3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1977Not held
1978 Hana Mandlíková Sabina Simmonds6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1979
-
1984
Not held
1985 Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi6–3, 6–4
1986 Petra Huber Laura Garrone7–6(7–4), 6–0
1987Not held
1988 Neige Dias Bettina Fulco6–3, 6–3
1989 Arantxa Sánchez Helen Kelesi6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1990 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Isabel Cueto6–4, 6–2
1991 Conchita Martínez Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière6–4, 6–1
1992 Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1993 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Conchita Martínez6–1, 6–4
1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Iva Majoli6–0, 6–2
1995 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Iva Majoli5–7, 6–0, 6–2

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 Gail Sherriff
Nathalie Fuchs
Michele Gurdal
Monique Van Haver
6–4, 6–2
1973
-
1975
Not held
1976 Florența Mihai
Patricia Medrado
Nathalie Fuchs
Michele Gurdal
6–2, 6–4
1977Not held
1978Not available
1979
-
1984
Not held
1985 Petra Jauch-Delhees
Patricia Medrado
Penny Barg
Adriana Villagrán
6–1, 6–0
1986 Iva Budařová
Catherine Tanvier
Petra Huber
Petra Keppeler
6–2, 6–1
1987Not held
1988 Iva Budařová
Sandra Wasserman
Anna-Karin Olsson
María José Llorca
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1989 Jana Novotná
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Arantxa Sánchez
Judith Wiesner
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
1990 Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Sabrina Goleš
Patricia Tarabini
6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1
1991 Martina Navratilova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nathalie Tauziat
Judith Wiesner
6–1, 6–3
1992 Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nathalie Tauziat
Judith Wiesner
6–4, 6–1
1993 Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Magdalena Maleeva
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
4–6, 6–1, 6–0
1994 Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Julie Halard
Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 6–4
1995 Larisa Neiland
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mariaan de Swardt
Iva Majoli
7–5, 4–6, 7–5

References


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