Marrakech Grand Prix
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 2001 |
Location |
Casablanca (2001–2004) Rabat (2005–2006) Fes (2007–2012) Marrakesh (2013–present) Morocco |
Category |
Tier V (2001–2004) Tier IV (2005–2008) International (2009–present) |
Surface | Clay / outdoors |
Draw | 32M/32Q/16D |
Prize money |
$140,000 (2001–2007) $220,000 (2008–present) |
Website | frmt.ma |
Current champions | |
Women's singles | María Teresa Torró Flor |
Women's doubles |
Garbiñe Muguruza Romina Oprandi |
The Marrakech Grand Prix[1][2] (also called Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem) is a women's professional tennis tournament held in Marrakesh, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is the only WTA tournament held in Africa.
History
The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco. It stayed there until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat. In 2007, it was moved once more, this time to Fes. In 2013 the location of the event was changed again to Marrakesh.
The tournament is named after Princess Lalla Meryem, the sister of Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.
From 2005 through 2008, the tournament was a Tier IV event. Before 2005, it was a Tier V event.
Past finals
Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2014 | María Teresa Torró Flor | Romina Oprandi | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
2013 | Francesca Schiavone | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6–1, 6–3 |
2012 | Kiki Bertens | Laura Pous Tió | 7–5, 6–0 |
2011 | Alberta Brianti | Simona Halep | 6–4, 6–3 |
2010 | Iveta Benešová | Simona Halep | 6–4, 6–2 |
2009 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Ekaterina Makarova | 6–0, 6–1 |
2008 | Gisela Dulko | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7–6(2), 7–6(5) |
2007 | Milagros Sequera | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6–1, 6–3 |
2006 | Meghann Shaughnessy | Martina Suchá | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
2005 | Nuria Llagostera Vives | Zheng Jie | 6–4, 6–2 |
2004 | Émilie Loit | Ľudmila Cervanová | 6–2, 6–2 |
2003 | Rita Grande | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
2002 | Patricia Wartusch | Klára Koukalová | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
2001 | Zsófia Gubacsi | Maria Elena Camerin | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(5) |
Doubles
See also
References
- ↑ "Yahoo Sports name". Retrieved 2013-05-17.
- ↑ "Ace Magazine name". Retrieved 2013-05-17.
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