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Tennis tournament
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 6 years (contract for 3 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]
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
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]
Previous women's tournament categories (2020–2020)
2009–2020 2011–2020 2013–2020 2014–2020 2015–2020 2016–2020 2019–2020 2020 Defunct