The Budapest Grand Prix (also Hungarian Grand Prix) is a women's tennis tournament held in Budapest, Hungary. This WTA Tour event is a WTA 250 tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.

Budapest Grand Prix
WTA Tour
Event nameBudapest Grand Prix
Founded1996; 28 years ago (1996)
LocationBudapest, Hungary
VenueRómai Teniszakadémia
CategoryWTA 250
SurfaceClay - outdoors
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize money$267,082 (2024)
WebsiteHungarian Grand Prix
Current champions (2024)
Singles Diana Shnaider
DoublesPoland Katarzyna Piter
Hungary Fanny Stollár

The tournament was formerly known as Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix, Gaz de France Grand Prix, GDF Suez Grand Prix, Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix, Colortex Budapest Grand Prix, Westel 900 Budapest Open, Budapest Lotto Open, Budapest Open, and Budapest Grand Prix.

The event was replaced in the 2014 WTA Tour with a new tournament Bucharest Open held in Bucharest, Romania.[1] It returned in 2021 as the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1996   Ruxandra Dragomir   Melanie Schnell 7–6(8–6), 6–1
1997   Amanda Coetzer   Sabine Appelmans 6–1, 6–3
1998   Virginia Ruano Pascual   Silvia Farina Elia 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1999   Sarah Pitkowski   Cristina Torrens Valero 6–2, 6–2
2000   Tathiana Garbin   Kristie Boogert 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2001   Magdalena Maleeva   Anne Kremer 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
2002   Martina Müller   Myriam Casanova 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
2003   Magüi Serna   Alicia Molik 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
2004   Jelena Janković   Martina Suchá 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2005   Anna Smashnova   Catalina Castaño 6–2, 6–2
2006   Anna Smashnova (2)   Lourdes Domínguez 6–1, 6–3
2007   Gisela Dulko   Sorana Cîrstea 6–7(7–2), 6–2, 6–2
2008   Alizé Cornet   Andreja Klepač 7–6(7–5), 6–3
2009   Ágnes Szávay   Patty Schnyder 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2010   Ágnes Szávay (2)   Patty Schnyder 6–2, 6–4
2011   Roberta Vinci   Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
2012   Sara Errani   Elena Vesnina 7–5, 6–4
2013   Simona Halep   Yvonne Meusburger 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 6–1
2014–2020 not held
2021   Yulia Putintseva   Anhelina Kalinina 6–4, 6–0
2022   Bernarda Pera   Aleksandra Krunić 6–3, 6–3
2023   Maria Timofeeva   Kateryna Baindl 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
2024   Diana Shnaider   Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1996   Katrina Adams
  Debbie Graham
  Radka Bobková
  Eva Melicharová
6–3, 7–63
1997   Amanda Coetzer
  Alexandra Fusai
  Eva Martincová
  Elena Wagner
6–3, 6–1
1998   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
  Cătălina Cristea
  Laura Montalvo
4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1999   Evgenia Kulikovskaya
  Sandra Načuk
  Laura Montalvo
  Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 6–4
2000   Lubomira Bacheva
  Cristina Torrens Valero
  Jelena Kostanić Tošić
  Sandra Načuk
6–0, 6–2
2001   Janette Husárová
  Tathiana Garbin
  Zsófia Gubacsi
  Dragana Zarić
6–1, 6–3
2002   Émilie Loit
  Catherine Barclay-Reitz
  Elena Bovina
  Zsófia Gubacsi
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
2003   Petra Mandula
  Elena Tatarkova
  Conchita Martínez Granados
  Tatiana Perebiynis
6–3, 6–1
2004   Petra Mandula (2)
  Barbara Schett
  Ágnes Szávay
  Virág Németh
6–3, 6–2
2005   Émilie Loit (2)
  Katarina Srebotnik
  Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Marta Marrero
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
2006   Janette Husárová (2)
  Michaëlla Krajicek
  Lucie Hradecká
  Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2007   Ágnes Szávay
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
  Martina Müller
  Gabriela Navrátilová
7–5, 6–2
2008   Alizé Cornet
  Janette Husárová (3)
  Vanessa Henke
  Raluca Olaru
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
2009   Alisa Kleybanova
  Monica Niculescu
  Alona Bondarenko
  Kateryna Bondarenko
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2010   Tímea Bacsinszky
  Tathiana Garbin (2)
  Sorana Cîrstea
  Anabel Medina Garrigues
6–3, 6–3
2011   Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Alicja Rosolska
  Natalie Grandin
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–2, 6–2
2012   Janette Husárová (4)
  Magdaléna Rybáriková
  Eva Birnerová
  Michaëlla Krajicek
6–4, 6–2
2013   Andrea Hlaváčková
  Lucie Hradecká
  Nina Bratchikova
  Anna Tatishvili
6–4, 6–1
2014–2020 not held
2021   Mihaela Buzărnescu
  Fanny Stollár
  Aliona Bolsova
  Tamara Korpatsch
6–4, 6–4
2022   Ekaterine Gorgodze
  Oksana Kalashnikova
  Katarzyna Piter
  Kimberley Zimmermann
1–6, 6–4, [10–6]
2023   Katarzyna Piter
  Fanny Stollár (2)
  Jessie Aney
  Anna Sisková
6–2, 4–6, [10–4]
2024   Katarzyna Piter (2)
  Fanny Stollár (3)
  Anna Danilina
  Irina Khromacheva
6–3, 3–6, [10–3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WTA Announces Bucharest Open For 2014". Women's Tennis Association. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014.
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