WTA Madrid Open (tennis)

Madrid Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWTA Tour (Tier II) (1996)
WTA Tour (Tier III) (1997–2003)
Founded1996
Abolished2003
Editions8
LocationMadrid, Spain
VenueClub de Tenis Chamartín (1996–98)
Club de Campo Villa de Madrid (1999–2003)
SurfaceClay

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 and Chanda Rubin also reached the final on two occasions, each 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 García Fabiola Zuluaga 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2001 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Ángeles Montolio 7–5, 6–0
2002 Monica Seles Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–2
2003 Chanda Rubin María 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
María Fernanda Landa
Marlene Weingärtner
6–2, 0–6, 6–0
2000 Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Gala León García
María 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 Ríos
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–2, 6–3
2003 Jill Craybas
Liezel Huber
Rita Grande
Angelique Widjaja
6–4, 7–6

See also

References