Fortis Championships Luxembourg
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Fortis Championships Luxembourg is a tennis tournament held in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The 2005 event was held from September 26 until October 2. Held since 1991, the tournament was an exhibition event (winners including Novotná, Navrátilová and Appelmans) from 1991 till 1995. After that, it became a WTA Tier III tournament, which is remained until 2004. In 2005, it was promoted to Tier II, marking the first such event to be held in Luxembourg.
Kim Clijsters of Belgium holds the record of most singles wins: 5 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005). No other player has won more than once.
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[edit] Past finals
[edit] Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1996 | Anke Huber | Karina Habšudová | 6-3, 6-0 |
1997 | Amanda Coetzer | Barbara Paulus | 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 |
1998 | Mary Pierce | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-0, 2-0 retired |
1999 | Kim Clijsters | Dominique Van Roost | 6-2, 6-2 |
2000 | Jennifer Capriati | Magdalena Maleeva | 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
2001 | Kim Clijsters | Lisa Raymond | 6-2, 6-2 |
2002 | Kim Clijsters | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-1, 6-2 |
2003 | Kim Clijsters | Chanda Rubin | 6-2, 7-5 |
2004 | Alicia Molik | Dinara Safina | 6-3, 6-4 |
2005 | Kim Clijsters | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6-2, 6-4 |
2006 | Alyona Bondarenko | Francesca Schiavone | 6-3, 6-2 |
[edit] Doubles
Year | Champions |
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1996 | |
1997 | |
1998 | |
1999 | |
2000 | |
2001 | Elena Bovina and Daniela Hantuchová |
2002 | Kim Clijsters and Janette Husarova |
2003 | Maria Sharapova and Tamarine Tanasugarn |
2004 | Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez |
2005 | Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs |
2006 | Kveta Peschke and Francesca Schiavone |