Palermo Ladies Open

Palermo Ladies Open
WTA Tour
Founded1988
Editions32
LocationPalermo
Italy
VenueCountry Time Club
CategoryWTA Tier V
(1990–1992)
WTA Tier IV
(1993–2000)
WTA Tier V
(2001–2004)
WTA Tier IV
(2005–2008)
WTA International
(2009–2013), (2019–2020)
WTA 250
(2021–2024), WTA 125 (2025-)
SurfaceClay / outdoors
Draw32M/24Q/16D
Prize money$267,082
Websitepalermoladiesopen.it
Current champions (2024)
Singles Zheng Qinwen
Doubles Alexandra Panova
Yana Sizikova

The Palermo Ladies Open, is a women's tennis tournament in Palermo, Italy that is played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. The first two editions were part of the Satellite Circuit, but since 1990 it has been part of the WTA Tour. In the past it has also been known as the "Palermo International" and the "Internazionali Femminili di Palermo." The tournament was categorized as either a WTA Tier IV or Tier V event from 1990 to 2008 and became an International Tournament in 2009. In 2014, the license for the event was sold to Kuala Lumpur's Malaysian Open for six years (contract for three years with an option for additional three).[1][2] The tournament returned to Palermo in 2019 as a WTA International event, replacing Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open which was moved to the autumn calendar as part of the China Open series.[3] In 2025 it was downgraded to a WTA 125 event.[4]

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  Tier V tournament  ↓
1990 Isabel Cueto Barbara Paulus 6–2, 6–3
1991 Mary Pierce Sandra Cecchini 6–0, 6–3
1992 Mary Pierce (2) Brenda Schultz 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
↓  Tier IV tournament  ↓
1993 Radka Bobková Mary Pierce 6–3, 6–2
1994 Irina Spîrlea Brenda Schultz 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
1995 Irina Spîrlea (2) Sabine Hack 7–6(7–1), 6–2
1996 Barbara Schett Sabine Hack 6–3, 6–3
1997 Sandrine Testud Elena Makarova 7–5, 6–3
1998 Patty Schnyder Barbara Schett 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
1999 Anastasia Myskina Ángeles Montolio 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2000 Henrieta Nagyová Pavlina Nola 6–3, 7–5
↓  Tier V tournament  ↓
2001 Anabel Medina Garrigues Cristina Torrens Valero 6–4, 6–4
2002 Mariana Díaz Oliva Vera Zvonareva 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–3
2003 Dinara Safina Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–4
2004 Anabel Medina Garrigues (2) Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–4
↓  Tier IV tournament  ↓
2005 Anabel Medina Garrigues (3) Klára Koukalová 6–4, 6–0
2006 Anabel Medina Garrigues (4) Tathiana Garbin 6–4, 6–4
2007 Ágnes Szávay Martina Müller 6–0, 6–1
2008 Sara Errani Mariya Koryttseva 6–2, 6–3
↓  International tournament  ↓
2009 Flavia Pennetta Sara Errani 6–1, 6–2
2010 Kaia Kanepi Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–3
2011 Anabel Medina Garrigues (5) Polona Hercog 6–3, 6–2
2012 Sara Errani (2) Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–1, 6–3
2013 Roberta Vinci Sara Errani 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2014–18 Not held
2019 Jil Teichmann Kiki Bertens 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2020 Fiona Ferro Anett Kontaveit 6–2, 7–5
↓  WTA 250 tournament  ↓
2021 Danielle Collins Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6–4, 6–2
2022 Irina-Camelia Begu Lucia Bronzetti 6–2, 6–2
2023 Zheng Qinwen Jasmine Paolini 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
2024 Zheng Qinwen (2) Karolína Muchová 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
↓  WTA 125  ↓

Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  Tier V tournament  ↓
1990 Laura Garrone
Karin Kschwendt		 Florencia Labat
Barbara Romanò		 6–2, 6–4
1991 Mary Pierce
Petra Langrová		 Laura Garrone
Mercedes Paz		 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
1992 Halle Cioffi
María José Gaidano		 Petra Langrová
Ana Segura		 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
↓  Tier IV tournament  ↓
1993 Karin Kschwendt
Natalia Medvedeva		 Silvia Farina Elia
Brenda Schultz		 6–4, 7–6
1994 Ruxandra Dragomir
Laura Garrone (2) 		Alice Canepa
Giulia Casoni		 6–1, 6–0
1995 Radka Bobková
Petra Langrová (2) 		Petra Schwarz
Katarína Studeníková		 6–4, 6–1
1996 Janette Husárová
Barbara Schett		 Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner		 7–6, 6–1
1997 Silvia Farina Elia
Barbara Schett (2) 		Florencia Labat
Mercedes Paz		 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1998 Pavlina Nola
Elena Wagner		 Patty Schnyder
Barbara Schett		 6–4, 6–2
1999 Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik		 Åsa Carlsson
Sonya Jeyaseelan		 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2000 Silvia Farina Elia (2)
Rita Grande		 Ruxandra Dragomir
Virginia Ruano Pascual		 6–4, 0–6, 7–6
↓  Tier V tournament  ↓
2001 Tathiana Garbin
Janette Husárová (2) 		María José Martínez Sánchez
Anabel Medina Garrigues		 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2002 Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ekaterina Sysoeva		 Lubomira Bacheva
Angelika Rösch		 6–4, 6–3
2003 Adriana Serra Zanetti
Emily Stellato		 María José Martínez Sánchez
Arantxa Parra Santonja		 6–4, 6–2
2004 Anabel Medina Garrigues
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario		 Ľubomíra Kurhajcová
Henrieta Nagyová		 6–3, 7–6(4)
↓  Tier IV tournament  ↓
2005 Giulia Casoni
Mariya Koryttseva		 Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska		 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2006 Janette Husárová (3)
Michaëlla Krajicek		 Alice Canepa
Giulia Gabba		 6–0, 6–0
2007 Mariya Koryttseva
Darya Kustova		 Alice Canepa
Karin Knapp		 6–4, 6–1
2008 Sara Errani
Nuria Llagostera Vives		 Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova		 2–6, 7–6(1), 10–4
↓  International tournament  ↓
2009 Nuria Llagostera Vives (2)
María José Martínez Sánchez		 Mariya Koryttseva
Darya Kustova		 6–1, 6–2
2010 Alberta Brianti
Sara Errani (2)		 Jill Craybas
Julia Görges		 6–4, 6–1
2011 Sara Errani (3)
Roberta Vinci		 Andrea Hlaváčková
Klára Zakopalová		 7–5, 6–1
2012 Renata Voráčová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová		 Darija Jurak
Katalin Marosi		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2013 Kristina Mladenovic
Katarzyna Piter		 Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková		 6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
2014–18 Not held
2019 Cornelia Lister
Renata Voráčová		 Ekaterine Gorgodze
Arantxa Rus		 7–6(7–2), 6–2
2020 Arantxa Rus
Tamara Zidanšek		 Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Martina Trevisan		 7–5, 7–5
↓  WTA 250 tournament  ↓
2021 Erin Routliffe
Kimberley Zimmermann		 Natela Dzalamidze
Kamilla Rakhimova		 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–4]
2022 Anna Bondár
Kimberley Zimmermann (2)		 Amina Anshba
Panna Udvardy		 6–3, 6–2
2023 Yana Sizikova
Kimberley Zimmermann (3)		 Angelica Moratelli
Camilla Rosatello		 6–2, 6–4
2024 Alexandra Panova
Yana Sizikova (2)		 Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Aurora Zantedeschi		 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
↓  WTA 125  ↓

See also

References

  1. ^ Ivan Pasquariello (28 September 2013). "WTA Palermo moves away from Italy". Tennis World USA.
  2. ^ Michele Alinovi (2013). "WTA Palermo, ultima vittima di una Italia povera". Tennis.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  3. ^ Gatto Luigi (5 November 2017). "WTA Kuala Lumpur to disappear from the calendar, replaced by Palermo". Tennis World USA.
  4. ^ "Palermo Ladies Open, la storia continua: 36^ edizione dal 21 al 27 luglio" (in Italian). 11 March 2025.
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