The Open Clarins is a defunct

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affiliated

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tournament played from 1987 to 1992. It was held in the

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and played on the outdoor clay courts of the

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. It was a Tier V tournament until 1989 and was subsequently promoted to Tier IV, raising prize money from $50,000 to $150,000. It was replaced by the

Open Gaz de France Open GDF Suez, formerly Open Gaz de France, was a Premier level tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Paris, France. Held from 1993 till 2014, the tournament was played indoors, originally on carpet until 2000, then on hardcourts. The 2014 Ope ...

in 1993. In 2022, a

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* Open GDF Suez

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