Katowice Open

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Katowice Open
WTA Tour
LocationKatowice
 Poland
VenueSpodek
SurfaceHard (i)
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize Money$235,000
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Katowice Open (currently sponsored as the BNP Paribas Katowice Open) is a professional women's tennis tournament played on an indoor clay court in Katowice, Poland and is held in April. The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. Katowice Open replaced Danish Open since 2013 WTA Tour season.[1] The official tournament ball is Babolat Roland Garros’. The organizer of the tournament is SOS Music company from Toruń, which has obtained the license from Octagon sport agency to organize the tournament up to 2018.[2] The Polish National Television has taken the Television Partnership of the event. The tournament will be broadcast by TVP in April.[3]

From 2014, the surface will be changed from clay to hard.[4]

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2013 Italy Roberta Vinci Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 7–6(7–2), 6–1

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013 Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Romania Raluca Olaru
Russia Valeria Solovyeva
6–4, 7–5

References

  1. "WTA nie zgodziło się na występ Radwańskiej w Katowicach" (in Polish). sport.pl. 10 Jan 2013. Retrieved 10 Jan 2013. 
  2. "Wielki tenis wraca do Polski." (in Polish). bnpparibaskatowiceopen.com. 10 Jan 2013. Retrieved 13 Apr 2013. 
  3. "Television" (in Polish). bnpparibaskatowiceopen.com. 10 Jan 2013. Retrieved 13 Apr 2013. 
  4. "Nel 2014 cambiamenti importanti nel calendario WTA.". livetennis.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2013. 

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