The Baku Cup was a professional women's

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held in Baku,

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. It made its debut on the

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and as one of the international tier of events. This

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event is an international tournament and was played at the

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on outdoor

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s. The 2015 Baku Cup was the last edition.

History

Baku Cup is the first WTA event to be held in the city. It became the first professional tennis tournament hosted by the country, with the inaugural event beginning on 18 July 2011. The event offered $220,000 in prize money and was played on outdoor hard courts with a field of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams.

Results

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

Official website

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