Spanish Open (tennis)
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Tennis tournament
| Spanish Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Spanish Championships (1972–78) Spanish Open (1985–94) Ford Spanish Open (1995) |
| Tour | WTA Tour |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Abolished | 1995 |
| Editions | 14 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
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.
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.
Finals
[edit ]Singles
[edit ](incomplete roll)
| Year | Location | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907 | San Sebastian | Spain Margarita Jimenez | Spain Alecia Jimenez | 6–1 6–2 |
| 1911 | San Sebastian | United Kingdom Mary Towler | Germany Anita Heimann Lent | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1912 | San Sebastian | Spain Luisa Marnet | United Kingdom Millicent Elwell | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1920 | San Sebastian | France Daisy Speranza | Spain Mlle Castejon | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1923[1] | San Sebastian | France Suzanne Lenglen | France Germaine Le Conte | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1924[2] | San Sebastian | France Daisy Speranza (2) | France Elisabeth Raoul-Duval | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1927 | San Sebastian | France Daisy Speranza (3) | France Mlle Carnet | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1929 | San Sebastian | France Ida Adamoff | Spain María de Lerena-de Morales | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1931 | Santander | Spain Bella Duttón de Pons | Spain Guadalupe Pombo | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1934 | San Sebastian | France Simonne Mathieu | France Simone Iribarne | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1935 | San Sebastian | France Simone Iribarne | Belgium Nelly Adamson | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1936 | Barcelona | Spain Josefa de Chavarri | Germany Ruth Kamann | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1940 | Santander | Spain Lili de Alvarez | Spain Josefa de Chavarri | 6–0, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1963 | San Sebastian | Brazil Mary Habicht | Spain Pilar Barril | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1967 | San Sebastian | Spain Carmen Mandarino | United States Alice Tym | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1968 | Barcelona | Chile Michelle Rodriguez | West Germany Kerstin Seelbach [3] | 7–5, 6–4 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Barcelona | Australia Kerry Melville | Australia Helen Gourlay | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1970 | Barcelona | West Germany Helga Hosl | Australia Sue Alexander | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1971 | Barcelona | West Germany Helga Hosl (2) | Chile Ana Maria Arias Pinto Bravo | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1972 | Barcelona | France Gail Chanfreau | France Nathalie Fuchs | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Barcelona | West Germany Helga Hosl (3) | France Nathalie Fuchs | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1974 | Barcelona | France Nathalie Fuchs | United Kingdom Glynis Coles | 7–5, 8–6 |
| 1975 | Barcelona | United States Janice Metcalf | West Germany Iris Riedel | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Barcelona | Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová | Romania Virginia Ruzici | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1977 | Barcelona | Czechoslovakia Regina Marsikova | Romania Mariana Simionescu | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1987 | Not held | |||
| 1978 | Barcelona | Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková | Italy Sabina Simmonds | 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1979 | Barcelona | Sweden Lena Sandin | Czechoslovakia Iva Budarova | ?? |
| 1980 | Barcelona | Netherlands Nora Blom Lauteslager | Spain Carmen Perea | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1985 | Barcelona | Italy Sandra Cecchini | Italy Raffaella Reggi | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1986 | Barcelona | Austria Petra Huber | Italy Laura Garrone | 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
| 1988 | Barcelona | Brazil Neige Dias | Argentina Bettina Fulco | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1989 | Barcelona | Spain Arantxa Sánchez | Canada Helen Kelesi | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 1990 | Barcelona | Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) | West Germany Isabel Cueto | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1991 | Barcelona | Spain Conchita Martínez | Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1992 | Barcelona | Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles | Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1993 | Barcelona | Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) | Spain Conchita Martínez | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1994 | Barcelona | Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) | Croatia Iva Majoli | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1995 | Barcelona | Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Croatia Iva Majoli | 5–7, 6–0, 6–2 |
Doubles
[edit ]Event names
[edit ]Source:[4]
- Official (English)
- International Championships of Spain (1904-1936)[5] men & women
- Spanish International Championships (1940-1967)[6] men & women
- Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1968-1980) men & women[7]
- Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1981-2007) men
- Spanish International Championships (1985-2002) women
- Official (Spanish)
- Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1904-1967)[8] men & women
- Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó (1968-1980) men & women[9]
- Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó(1981-2007) men
- Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1985-2002) women
References
[edit ]- ^ Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián
- ^ Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián
- ^ "Kerstin Seelbach (FRG): Player Stats & More". Women's Tennis Association. WTA Official. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Archivo Histórico: Trofeo Conde de Godo". archivo.rctb1899.es. Barcelona, Spain: Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona 1899. 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ RCT Barcelona
- ^ RCT Barcelona
- ^ RCT Barcelona
- ^ RCT Barcelona
- ^ RCT Barcelona