The Royal Cup NLB Montenegro was a tournament for professional female
tennis
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players played on outdoor
clay court
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s, held in
Donji Kokoti
Donji Kokoti ( sr-cyrl, Доњи Кокоти) is a suburb located five kilometers of Podgorica, Montenegro. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,073, the majority of which identified as Montenegrins. It is on the banks of rivers ...
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Podgorica
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, Montenegro, from 2004 to 2019. The event was part of the
ITF Women's Circuit
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History
It serves as a developmental ...
and was classified in the $25,000 category. It was previously a $50k event but was downgraded in 2013.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
Record
Titles by player
Since first edition of Podgorica tour, Czech player
Renata Voráčová
Renata Voráčová (; born 6 October 1983) is a Czech professional tennis player.
Voráčová has won 11 doubles titles on the WTA Tour and three on WTA 125 tournaments, as well as 15 singles and 56 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 11 Oc ...
is the only participant which won the singles tournament twice (2009, 2012). Among the players which won title in singles and in doubles are
Andrea Petković,
Dijana Stojić
Dijana Stojić (born 16 July 1988) is a Bosnian-born Croatian former professional tennis player.
Stojić is originally from Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also grew up in the Croatian city of Makarska, having relocated there due to the war. ...
,
Irina-Camelia Begu
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and
Stephanie Vogt
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In her career, Vogt won two doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 12 singles titles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 24 February 2014, she ...
. Below is the list of players which won at least two tournaments in singles and doubles.
Titles by country
By now, tennis players from 16 different countries won the trophy in singles or doubles competition at Royal Cup NLB Montenegro. Most successful were players from Romania, which won five titles. Additionally, more than two titles won players from
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Czech Republic
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Serbia
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Germany
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Croatia
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and
Italy
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.
Argentina
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is the only country out of Europe whose players won the trophy.
''WIN - winners; RUN - runners-up''
External links
Official websiteITF search
{{ITF Women's Circuit
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
Clay court tennis tournaments
Tennis tournaments in Montenegro
Recurring sporting events established in 2004