The Spanish Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1995. It was held at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain and played on outdoor clay courts. It was a Tier V event from 1988 to 1989, a Tier IV event in 1990, a Tier III event from 1991 to 1992 and a Tier II event from 1993 to 1995.

Spanish Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSpanish Championships (1972–78)
Spanish Open (1985–94)
Ford Spanish Open (1995)
TourWTA Tour
Founded1972
Abolished1995
Editions14
SurfaceClay / outdoor

In the 1970s the event was known as the Spanish Championships before becoming an Open in the 1980s and 1990s. It was replaced on the WTA Tour by the Madrid Open in 1996.

Finals

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Singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1907 San Sebastian   Margarita Jimenez   Alecia Jimenez 6–1 6–2
1911 San Sebastian   Mary Towler   Anita Heimann Lent 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1912 San Sebastian   Luisa Marnet   Millicent Elwell 6–1, 6–4
1920 San Sebastian   Daisy Speranza   Mlle Castejon 6–4, 7–5
1923[1] San Sebastian   Suzanne Lenglen   Germaine Le Conte 6–1, 6–0
1924[2] San Sebastian   Daisy Speranza (2)   Elisabeth Raoul-Duval 6–3, 6–1
1927 San Sebastian   Daisy Speranza (3)   Mlle Carnet 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1929 San Sebastian   Ida Adamoff   María de Lerena-de Morales 6–0, 6–2
1931 Santander   Bella Duttón de Pons  Guadalupe Pombo 6–0, 6–3
1934 San Sebastian   Simonne Mathieu   Simone Iribarne 6–1, 6–4
1935 San Sebastian   Simone Iribarne   Nelly Adamson 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1936 Barcelona   Josefa de Chavarri   Ruth Kamann 6–1, 7–5
1940 Santander   Lili de Alvarez   Josefa de Chavarri 6–0, 2–6, 6–3
1963 San Sebastian   Mary Habicht   Pilar Barril 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1967 San Sebastian   Carmen Mandarino   Alice Tym 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1968 Barcelona   Michelle Rodriguez   Kerstin Seelbach[3] 7–5, 6–4
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969 Barcelona   Kerry Melville   Helen Gourlay 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
1970 Barcelona   Helga Hosl   Sue Alexander 6–1, 6–1
1971 Barcelona   Helga Hosl (2)   Ana Maria Arias Pinto Bravo 6–2, 6–1
1972 Barcelona   Gail Chanfreau   Nathalie Fuchs 6–1, 6–4
1973 Barcelona   Helga Hosl (3)   Nathalie Fuchs 6–2, 7–5
1974 Barcelona   Nathalie Fuchs   Glynis Coles 7–5, 8–6
1975 Barcelona   Janice Metcalf   Iris Riedel 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1976 Barcelona   Renáta Tomanová   Virginia Ruzici 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1977 Barcelona   Regina Marsikova   Mariana Simionescu 6–3, 6–4
1987 Not held
1978 Barcelona   Hana Mandlíková   Sabina Simmonds 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1979 Barcelona   Lena Sandin   Iva Budarova ??
1980 Barcelona   Nora Blom Lauteslager   Carmen Perea 7–6, 6–3
1985 Barcelona   Sandra Cecchini   Raffaella Reggi 6–3, 6–4
1986 Barcelona   Petra Huber   Laura Garrone 7–6(7–4), 6–0
1988 Barcelona   Neige Dias   Bettina Fulco 6–3, 6–3
1989 Barcelona   Arantxa Sánchez   Helen Kelesi 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1990 Barcelona   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)   Isabel Cueto 6–4, 6–2
1991 Barcelona   Conchita Martínez   Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–4, 6–1
1992 Barcelona   Monica Seles   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1993 Barcelona   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)   Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–4
1994 Barcelona   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4)   Iva Majoli 6–0, 6–2
1995 Barcelona   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Iva Majoli 5–7, 6–0, 6–2

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972   Gail Sherriff
  Nathalie Fuchs
  Michele Gurdal
  Monique Van Haver
6–4, 6–2
1973
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1975
Not held
1976   Florența Mihai
  Patricia Medrado
  Nathalie Fuchs
  Michele Gurdal
6–2, 6–4
1977 Not held
1978 Not available
1979
-
1984
Not held
1985   Petra Jauch-Delhees
  Patricia Medrado
  Penny Barg
  Adriana Villagrán
6–1, 6–0
1986   Iva Budařová
  Catherine Tanvier
  Petra Huber
  Petra Keppeler
6–2, 6–1
1987 Not held
1988   Iva Budařová
  Sandra Wasserman
  Anna-Karin Olsson
  María José Llorca
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1989   Jana Novotná
  Tine Scheuer-Larsen
  Arantxa Sánchez
  Judith Wiesner
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
1990   Mercedes Paz
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Sabrina Goleš
  Patricia Tarabini
6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1
1991   Martina Navratilova
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Nathalie Tauziat
  Judith Wiesner
6–1, 6–3
1992   Conchita Martínez
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Nathalie Tauziat
  Judith Wiesner
6–4, 6–1
1993   Conchita Martínez
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Magdalena Maleeva
  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
4–6, 6–1, 6–0
1994   Larisa Neiland
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Julie Halard
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 6–4
1995   Larisa Neiland
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
  Mariaan de Swardt
  Iva Majoli
7–5, 4–6, 7–5

Event names

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Source:[4]

Official (English)
  • International Championships of Spain (1904-1936)[5] men & women
  • Spanish International Championships (1940-1967)[6] men & women
  • Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1968-1980) men & women[7]
  • Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1981-2007) men
  • Spanish International Championships (1985-2002) women
Official (Spanish)
  • Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1904-1967)[8] men & women
  • Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó (1968-1980) men & women[9]
  • Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó(1981-2007) men
  • Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1985-2002) women

References

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  1. ^ Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián
  2. ^ Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián
  3. ^ "Kerstin Seelbach (FRG): Player Stats & More". Women's Tennis Association. WTA Official. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Archivo Histórico: Trofeo Conde de Godo". archivo.rctb1899.es. Barcelona, Spain: Reial Club de Tennis Barcelona 1899. 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ RCT Barcelona
  6. ^ RCT Barcelona
  7. ^ RCT Barcelona
  8. ^ RCT Barcelona
  9. ^ RCT Barcelona
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