The Ostrava Open (currently known as the AGEL Open for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament organised for female professional tennis players. It is currently a
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-level tournament held in October, played on indoor
hard courts, and first organised in 2020 for over 20 years to make up for the many tournaments cancelled during the
2020 season, due to the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic
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From 1994 to 1998, the Czech Indoor was a men's tennis
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tournament that was part of the World Series
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of the ATP Tour. It was held at the ČEZ Aréna in Ostrava
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in the Czech Republic
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and was played on indoor carpet courts.
In 1999, the Nokia Cup was a WTA Tour
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tournament. It was held in Prostějov in the Czech Republic
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and played on indoor carpet courts.
Women's results
Singles
Doubles
Men's results
Singles
Doubles
References
External links
Official website
Carpet court tennis tournaments
Indoor tennis tournaments
Former ATP Tour tournaments
Sport in Ostrava
Tennis tournaments in the Czech Republic
Hard court tennis tournaments
WTA 500 tournaments
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