İstanbul Cup
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İstanbul Cup | ||
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Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | ||
Location | İstanbul Turkey |
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Category | Tier III | |
Surface | Clay / Outdoors | |
Draw | 30M/32Q/16D | |
Prize Money | $200,000 | |
Website | istanbulcup.com |
The İstanbul Cup is a tennis tournament held in İstanbul, Turkey. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a Tier III-tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.
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[edit] History
The first edition, held in 2005, was won by American Venus Williams. In the final she beat the young Czech talent Nicole Vaidišová in straight sets: 6-3 6-2.
The following year the young Israeli player Shahar Pe'er beat Russian Anastasia Myskina to win the Istanbul title.
Russian Elena Dementieva won the 2007 event, leading Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai 7-6(5), 3-0 before she retired, allowing Dementieva to win the title.
In 2008 Dementieva wasn't able to defend her title, losing in a final match to a second-seeded Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland in straight sets.
[edit] Past finals
[edit] Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2005 | Venus Williams | Nicole Vaidišová | 6-3, 6-2 |
2006 | Shahar Pe'er | Anastasia Myskina | 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(3) |
2007 | Elena Dementieva | Aravane Rezaï | 7-6(5), 3-0 ret. |
2008 | Agnieszka Radwańska | Elena Dementieva | 6-3, 6-2 |
[edit] Doubles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2005 | Marta Marrero & Antonella Serra Zanetti |
Daniela Klemenschits & Sandra Klemenschits |
6-4, 6-0 |
2006 | Alyona Bondarenko & Anastasiya Yakimova |
Sania Mirza & Alicia Molik |
6-2, 6-4 |
2007 | Agnieszka Radwańska & Urszula Radwańska |
Yung-Jan Chan & Sania Mirza |
6-1, 6-3 |
2008 | Jill Craybas & Olga Govortsova |
Marina Erakovic & Polona Hercog |
6-1, 6-2 |