The Barcelona Ladies Open was a
tennis tournament for women held in
Barcelona in
Catalonia (Spain) and was played on
outdoor clay courts. It was an
International-level tournament on the
WTA Tour with total prize money of
$220,000.
The tournament began in November 2003 as a $10,000 challenger event on the
ITF Women's Circuit. Prize money was increased to $25,000 the following year; in 2005, the event was moved to October with the prize money increasing to $75,000. In 2007, the tournament was upgraded to the
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, becoming a
Tier IV played in June, and remained in this classification through 2008. Since 2009, the event has been held in April.
In 2013 the event was cancelled due to financial reasons and replaced on the tour by the
Nuremberg Cup
The Nuremberg Cup was a women's professional tennis tournament held in Nuremberg, Germany. Held from 2013 until 2019, this 250-level tournament was played on outdoor clay courts.
Tournament history
The Nuremberg Open was a defunct men's tenni ...
in
Nuremberg, Germany, held the week before
Roland Garros.
Results
Singles
Doubles
See also
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Barcelona Open
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Barcelona WCT
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List of tennis tournaments
References
External links
Official website
ITF website
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Tennis tournaments in Catalonia
Defunct tennis tournaments in Spain
Ladies
Clay court tennis tournaments
WTA Tour
Recurring sporting events established in 2003
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2012