The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca , Morocco . It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat the first time. In 2007, the tournament changed location again, this time to Fez . In 2013 it was relocated to Marrakesh , before returning to Rabat in 2016.
The tournament is named after Princess Lalla Meryem , the sister of Mohammed VI , King of Morocco .
From 2005 through 2008, the tournament was a Tier IV event. Before 2005, it was a Tier V event.
Location
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Casablanca
2001
Zsófia Gubacsi
Maria Elena Camerin
1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2002
Patricia Wartusch
Klára Koukalová
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2003
Rita Grande
Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
2004
Émilie Loit
Ľudmila Cervanová
6–2, 6–2
Rabat
2005
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Zheng Jie
6–4, 6–2
2006
Meghann Shaughnessy
Martina Suchá
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Fez
2007
Milagros Sequera
Aleksandra Wozniak
6–1, 6–3
2008
Gisela Dulko
Anabel Medina Garrigues
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–5)
2009
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ekaterina Makarova
6–0, 6–1
2010
Iveta Benešová
Simona Halep
6–4, 6–2
2011
Alberta Brianti
Simona Halep
6–4, 6–3
2012
Kiki Bertens
Laura Pous Tió
7–5, 6–0
Marrakesh
2013
Francesca Schiavone
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
6–1, 6–3
2014
María Teresa Torró Flor
Romina Oprandi
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2015
Elina Svitolina
Tímea Babos
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Rabat
2016
Timea Bacsinszky
Marina Erakovic
6–2, 6–1
2017
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Francesca Schiavone
7–5, 7–5
2018
Elise Mertens
Ajla Tomljanović
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2019
Maria Sakkari
Johanna Konta
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2020- 2021
Not held
2022
Martina Trevisan
Claire Liu
6–2, 6–1
2023
Lucia Bronzetti
Julia Grabher
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
2024
Peyton Stearns
Mayar Sherif
6–2, 6–1
Location
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Casablanca
2001
Åsa Svensson Lubomira Bacheva
María Emilia Salerni María José Martínez
6–3, 6–7(4–7) , 6–1
2002
Patricia Wartusch Petra Mandula
Gisela Dulko Conchita Martínez Granados
6–2, 6–1
2003
María Emilia Salerni Gisela Dulko
Olena Tatarkova Henrieta Nagyová
6–3, 6–4
2004
Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit
Katarina Srebotnik Els Callens
6–4, 6–2
Rabat
2005
Émilie Loit (2) Barbora Strýcová
Lourdes Domínguez Nuria Llagostera Vives
3–6, 7–6(7–5) , 7–5
2006
Yan Zi Zheng Jie
Ashley Harkleroad Bethanie Mattek
6–1, 6–3
Fez
2007
Sania Mirza Vania King
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, 6–2
2008
Sorana Cîrstea Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova
6–2, 6–2
2009
Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova
Sorana Cîrstea Maria Kirilenko
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
2010
Iveta Benešová Anabel Medina Garrigues
Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová
6–3, 6–1
2011
Andrea Hlaváčková Renata Voráčová
Nina Bratchikova Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 6–4
2012
Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova
Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Cadanțu
3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [11–9]
Marrakesh
2013
Tímea Babos Mandy Minella
Petra Martić Kristina Mladenovic
6–3, 6–1
2014
Garbiñe Muguruza Romina Oprandi
Katarzyna Piter Maryna Zanevska
4–6, 6–2, [11-9]
2015
Tímea Babos (2) Kristina Mladenovic
Laura Siegemund Maryna Zanevska
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Rabat
2016
Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić
Tatjana Maria Raluca Olaru
6–3, 6–0
2017
Tímea Babos (3) Andrea Hlaváčková (2)
Nina Stojanović Maryna Zanevska
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2018
Anna Blinkova Raluca Olaru
Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár
6–4, 6–4
2019
María José Martínez Sánchez Sara Sorribes Tormo
Georgina García Pérez Oksana Kalashnikova
7–5, 6–1
2020- 2021
Not held
2022
Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya
Monica Niculescu Alexandra Panova
6–7(7–9) , 6–3, [10–8]
2023
Sabrina Santamaria Yana Sizikova
Ingrid Martins Lidziya Marozava
3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
2024
Irina Khromacheva Yana Sizikova (2)
Anna Danilina Xu Yifan
6–3, 6–2