The Brussels Open, unofficially also known as Open de Bruxelles, was a professional women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Brussels, Belgium. It was first held in 2011, replacing the Warsaw Open.[1] The 2013 edition was held May 20–25 at the Royal Primerose Tennis Club.[2] In 2014, the tournament was first downgraded from Premier to International status, and was then cancelled.[3]
Brussels Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 2011 |
Abolished | 2013 |
Editions | 3 |
Location | Brussels Belgium |
Venue | Royal Primerose Tennis Club |
Category | Premier |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Draw | 30S / 16D |
Prize money | US$ 235,000 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Brussels_floral_carpet_B.jpg/220px-Brussels_floral_carpet_B.jpg)
Past finals
editSingles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2013 | Kaia Kanepi | Peng Shuai | 6–2, 7–5 |
2012 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Simona Halep | 7–5, 6–0 |
2011 | Caroline Wozniacki | Peng Shuai | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles
editYear | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2013 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke |
Gabriela Dabrowski Shahar Pe'er |
6–0, 6–3 |
2012 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza |
Alicja Rosolska Zheng Jie |
6–3, 6–2 |
2011 | Andrea Hlaváčková Galina Voskoboeva |
Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
3–6, 6–0, [10–5] |
See also
edit- Belgian Open – women's tournament (1987–2002)
- Diamond Games – women's tournament (2002–2008, 2015)
References
edit- ^ "The Official Home of the Women's Tennis Association | WTA Tennis". www.wtatour.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-10.
- ^ "WTA | Off-Court News | Off-Court News | WTA Welcomes Brussels". Archived from the original on 2010-12-19. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
- ^ "Brussels Open niet langer WTA-toernooi". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 11 December 2013.
External links
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