Morocco Open

For the Men's event, see Grand Prix Hassan II.
2025 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
WTA Tour
Founded2001
LocationCasablanca (2001–2004)
Rabat (2005–2006)
Fez (2007–2012)
Marrakesh (2013–2015)
Rabat (since 2016)
Morocco
VenueClub des Cheminots
CategoryTier V (2001–2004)
Tier IV (2005–2008)
International (2009–2020)
WTA 250 (since 2021)
SurfaceClay - outdoors
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$275,094 (2025)
Websitefrmt.ma
Current champions (2025)
Singles Maya Joint
Doubles Maya Joint
Oksana Kalashnikova

The Morocco Open or Rabat Grand Prix (for sponsorship reasons called the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem), is a women's professional tennis tournament currently held in Rabat, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.

Tímea Babos is the doubles record holder with three wins. Patricia Wartusch, Émilie Loit, Iveta Benešová, Maya Joint won both singles and doubles titles the same year.

History

The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco. It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat the first time. In 2007, the tournament changed location again, this time to Fez. In 2013 it was relocated to Marrakesh, before returning to Rabat in 2016.

The tournament is named after Princess Lalla Meryem, the sister of Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.

From 2005 through 2008, the tournament was a Tier IV event. Before 2005, it was a Tier V event.

Past finals

Singles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Casablanca 2001 Zsófia Gubacsi Maria Elena Camerin 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2002 Patricia Wartusch Klára Koukalová 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2003 Rita Grande Antonella Serra Zanetti 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 
2004 Émilie Loit Ľudmila Cervanová 6–2, 6–2 
Rabat 2005 Nuria Llagostera Vives Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–2
2006 Meghann Shaughnessy Martina Suchá 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Fez 2007 Milagros Sequera Aleksandra Wozniak 6–1, 6–3
2008 Gisela Dulko Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
2009 Anabel Medina Garrigues Ekaterina Makarova 6–0, 6–1
2010 Iveta Benešová Simona Halep 6–4, 6–2
2011 Alberta Brianti Simona Halep 6–4, 6–3
2012 Kiki Bertens Laura Pous Tió 7–5, 6–0
Marrakesh 2013 Francesca Schiavone Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–1, 6–3
2014 María Teresa Torró Flor Romina Oprandi 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2015 Elina Svitolina Tímea Babos 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Rabat 2016 Timea Bacsinszky Marina Erakovic 6–2, 6–1
2017 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Francesca Schiavone 7–5, 7–5
2018 Elise Mertens Ajla Tomljanović 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2019 Maria Sakkari Johanna Konta 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2020-
2021		 Not held
2022 Martina Trevisan Claire Liu 6–2, 6–1
2023 Lucia Bronzetti Julia Grabher 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
2024 Peyton Stearns Mayar Sherif 6–2, 6–1
2025 Maya Joint Jaqueline Cristian 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Casablanca 2001 Åsa Svensson
Lubomira Bacheva		 María Emilia Salerni
María José Martínez		 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
2002 Patricia Wartusch
Petra Mandula		 Gisela Dulko
Conchita Martínez Granados		 6–2, 6–1
2003 María Emilia Salerni
Gisela Dulko		 Olena Tatarkova
Henrieta Nagyová		 6–3, 6–4
2004 Marion Bartoli
Émilie Loit		 Katarina Srebotnik
Els Callens		 6–4, 6–2
Rabat 2005 Émilie Loit (2)
Barbora Strýcová		 Lourdes Domínguez
Nuria Llagostera Vives		 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
2006 Yan Zi
Zheng Jie		 Ashley Harkleroad
Bethanie Mattek		 6–1, 6–3
Fez 2007 Sania Mirza
Vania King		 Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
Anastasia Rodionova		 6–1, 6–2
2008 Sorana Cîrstea
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova		 Alisa Kleybanova
Ekaterina Makarova		 6–2, 6–2
2009 Alisa Kleybanova
Ekaterina Makarova		 Sorana Cîrstea
Maria Kirilenko		 6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
2010 Iveta Benešová
Anabel Medina Garrigues		 Lucie Hradecká
Renata Voráčová		 6–3, 6–1
2011 Andrea Hlaváčková
Renata Voráčová		 Nina Bratchikova
Sandra Klemenschits		 6–3, 6–4
2012 Petra Cetkovská
Alexandra Panova		 Irina-Camelia Begu
Alexandra Cadanțu		 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Marrakesh 2013 Tímea Babos
Mandy Minella		 Petra Martić
Kristina Mladenovic		 6–3, 6–1
2014 Garbiñe Muguruza
Romina Oprandi		 Katarzyna Piter
Maryna Zanevska		 4–6, 6–2, [11-9]
2015 Tímea Babos (2)
Kristina Mladenovic		 Laura Siegemund
Maryna Zanevska		 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Rabat 2016 Xenia Knoll
Aleksandra Krunić		 Tatjana Maria
Raluca Olaru		 6–3, 6–0
2017 Tímea Babos (3)
Andrea Hlaváčková (2) 		Nina Stojanović
Maryna Zanevska		 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2018 Anna Blinkova
Raluca Olaru		 Georgina García Pérez
Fanny Stollár		 6–4, 6–4
2019 María José Martínez Sánchez
Sara Sorribes Tormo		 Georgina García Pérez
Oksana Kalashnikova		 7–5, 6–1
2020-
2021		 Not held
2022 Eri Hozumi
Makoto Ninomiya		 Monica Niculescu
Alexandra Panova		 6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]
2023 Sabrina Santamaria
Yana Sizikova		 Ingrid Martins
Lidziya Marozava		 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
2024 Irina Khromacheva
Yana Sizikova (2)		 Anna Danilina
Xu Yifan		 6–3, 6–2
2025 Maya Joint
Oksana Kalashnikova		 Angelica Moratelli
Camilla Rosatello		 6–3, 7–5

See also

References

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