Puerto Rico Open (tennis)
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Tennis tournament
Puerto Rico Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Puerto Rico Open (1986, 1989–95) Honda Classic (1987–88) |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Founded | 1986 |
Abolished | 1995 |
Editions | 12 |
Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico (1986–89) Dorado, Puerto Rico (1990–95) |
Surface | Hard |
The Puerto Rico Open is a defunct women's tennis tournament. First played in San Juan, Puerto Rico, it then moved to Dorado, Puerto Rico in 1990 and was played on outdoor hard courts. In 1988, when Tier categories were first introduced on the WTA Tour, the Open became part of Tier IV. One last edition was played in 1995, this time featuring in Tier III. The event was the successor tournament to the Avon Futures of Puerto Rico (1980-1981).
Results
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1986 | Italy Raffaella Reggi | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–3 |
1987 | United States Stephanie Rehe | United States Camille Benjamin | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
1988 | Australia Anne Minter | Argentina Mercedes Paz | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1989 | Peru Laura Gildemeister | United States Gigi Fernández | 6–1, 6–2 |
1990 | United States Jennifer Capriati | United States Zina Garrison-Jackson | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
1991 | France Julie Halard | South Africa Amanda Coetzer | 7–5, 7–5 |
1992 | France Mary Pierce | United States Gigi Fernández | 6–1, 7–5 |
1993 | United States Linda Harvey-Wild | United States Ann Grossman | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
1994 | Not held | ||
1995 | South Africa Joannette Kruger | Japan Kyōko Nagatsuka | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |