İstanbul Cup
| İstanbul Cup | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Location |
İstanbul Turkey |
| Category | International |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoors |
| Draw | 32M/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | US$235,000 |
| Website | istanbulcup.com |
The İstanbul Cup is a WTA tennis tournament held in İstanbul, Turkey, organised for professional female tennis players. It is classified as an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. Held annually since 2005 in the month of May, it was played on outdoor clay courts until 2009, after which the organisers decided to switch the surface to outdoor hard courts. It was not held in between 2011–2013, due to the WTA Tour Championships moving to Istanbul for those years. It resumed for the 2014 WTA season.
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 Rezaï 7–6(5), 3–0 before she retired, allowing Dementieva to win the title.
In 2008 Dementieva failed to defend her title, losing in the final match to second-seeded Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland in straight sets.
In 2009 Vera Dushevina won her first WTA singles title with a straight sets victory in the final over Lucie Hradecká.
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Venus Williams |  Nicole Vaidišová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2006 |  Shahar Pe'er |  Anastasia Myskina | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2007 | Elena Dementieva |  Aravane Rezaï | 7–6(7–5), 3–0, retired |
| 2008 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | Elena Dementieva | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2009 | Vera Dushevina | Lucie Hradecká | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 2010 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Elena Vesnina | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2011–2013 | Not held because of the WTA Tour Championships | ||
| 2014 |  Caroline Wozniacki |  Roberta Vinci | 6–1, 6–1 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Marta Marrero Antonella Serra Zanetti |  Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 2006 |  Alona Bondarenko  Anastasiya Yakimova |  Sania Mirza  Alicia Molik | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2007 | Agnieszka Radwańska Urszula Radwańska |  Chan Yung-jan Sania Mirza | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2008 | Jill Craybas Olga Govortsova |  Marina Erakovic  Polona Hercog | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2009 | Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová |  Julia Görges  Patty Schnyder | 2–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
| 2010 |  Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr | Maria Kondratieva Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–4, 1–6, [11–9] |
| 2011–2013 | Not held because of the WTA Tour Championships | ||
| 2014 |  Misaki Doi Elina Svitolina |  Oksana Kalashnikova Paula Kania | 6–4, 6–0 |
See also
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