Governors Cup Lagos Open

Governors Cup Lagos Open
Tournament information
Event name Lagos
Location Lagos, Nigeria
Venue Lagos Lawn Tennis Club
Category ITF Women's Circuit
ITF Men's Circuit
Surface Hard
Draw 32S/32Q/16D
Prize money $25,000
Website official website

Governor's Cup Lagos Open is an International Tennis Federation accredited tournament that takes place annually at Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. The event is classified as a $25,000 ITF Women's and Men's Circuit tournament. It has been held in Lagos, Nigeria. Due to the West African Ebola virus epidemic, the 14th edition was competed only by African players and was made a non-point winning tournament by ITF. By 2015, the move has reversed, and the competition regained its international status.[1] In 2018, the competition was renamed from "Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis" to "Lagos Open", which was stated by the organizers as a procedure from ITF to increase the prestige of the competition from a Futures tournaments to a Challenger series.[2][3] The total prize money for the 2017 edition was $100,000.[4]

Past finals

Women's Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2018 (2)India Pranjala YadlapalliSwitzerland Conny Perrin6–1, 7–6(7–2)
2018 (1)India Pranjala YadlapalliSwitzerland Conny Perrin6-2, 5-7, 0- 6[5]
2017 (2)Switzerland Conny PerrinIsrael Deniz Khazaniuk7–6(13–11), 6–3
2017 (1)Israel Deniz KhazaniukSwitzerland Conny Perrin4–6, 6–1, 6–3
2016 (2)Switzerland Conny PerrinSlovenia Tadeja Majerič6–3, 6–3
2016 (1)Slovenia Tadeja MajeričSwitzerland Conny Perrin3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2015 (2)Switzerland Conny PerrinSlovenia Tadeja Majerič3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
2015 (1)France Tessah AndrianjafitrimoSlovenia Tadeja Majerič6–3, 5–7, 6–4
2014 *Madagascar Zarah RazafimahatratraNigeria Sarah Adegoke6–0, 6–1
2013 (2)Italy Gioia BarbieriRussia Nina Bratchikova3–6, 6–3, 3–0 ret.
2013 (1)Slovenia Tadeja MajeričSlovenia Dalila Jakupović7–5, 7–5
2012 (2)Romania Cristina DinuSwitzerland Conny Perrin6-3, 6-3
2012 (1)Romania Cristina DinuSouth Africa Chanel Simmonds7-5, 4-6, 6-4
2011 (2)Belgium Tamaryn HendlerCroatia Donna Vekić6–4, 7–5
2011 (1)Ukraine Elina SvitolinaCroatia Donna Vekić6–4, 6–3
2010 (2)Russia Nina BratchikovaSlovakia Zuzana Kučová7–5, 6–1
2010 (1)Slovakia Zuzana KučováFrance Natalie Piquion6–2, 6–0
2009 (2)Slovakia Zuzana KučováRussia Nina Bratchikova6–0, 7–6(7–5)
2009 (1)Slovakia Zuzana KučováGreece Anna Gerasimou6–3, 7–5
2008 (2)Slovakia Zuzana KučováRomania Ágnes Szatmári7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3
2008 (1)Belgium Tamaryn HendlerIndia Ankita Bhambri6–3, 2–6, 6–3
2007 (2)South Africa Chanelle ScheepersSlovakia Zuzana Kučová6–2, 6–0
2007 (1)Slovakia Zuzana KučováGermany Syna Kayser6–2, 6–2
2006 (2)Romania Magda MihalacheRomania Ágnes Szatmári6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2006 (1)Poland Magdalena KiszczyńskaGermany Laura Siegemund6–4, 6–2
2005 (2)United Kingdom Anne KeothavongSlovenia Maša Zec Peškirič6–3, 7–6(9–7)
2005 (1)Czech Republic Petra CetkovskáUnited Kingdom Anne Keothavong3–6, 6–3, 6–2
2004 (2)India Sania MirzaSouth Africa Chanelle Scheepers4–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5
2004 (1)India Sania MirzaUnited States Tiffany Dabek6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2003 (2)Germany Franziska EtzelSouth Africa Michelle Snyman6–3, 7–6(8–6)
2003 (1)Egypt Heidi El TabakhIndia Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram6–4, 6–4
2002 (2)Thailand Prariyawan RatanakrongUnited Kingdom Carly Homewood6–3, 4–6, 6–1
2002 (1)India Meghha VakariaSouth Africa Michelle Snyman7–5, 6–1
*Due to the West African Ebola virus epidemic, the 14th edition was competed only by African players and was made a non-point winning tournament by ITF

Women's Doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2017 (2) Switzerland Conny Perrin
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova
Slovenia Tadeja Majerič
United Kingdom Tiffany William
6–1, 6–2
2017 (1) Turkey Ayla Aksu
Montenegro Ana Veselinovic
Switzerland Conny Perrin
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova
6–4, 6–2
2016 (2) Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
India Prarthana Thombare
India Kyra Shroff
India Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [11–9]
2016 (1) Netherlands Chayenne Ewijk
Netherlands Rosalie van der Hoek
Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
India Prarthana Thombare
7–5, 6–3
2015 (2) Bulgaria Julia Terziyska
India Prarthana Thombare
Slovenia Tadeja Majerič
Switzerland Conny Perrin
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2015 (1) Russia Margarita Lazareva
Ukraine Valeriya Strakhova
Zimbabwe Valeria Bhunu
Israel Ester Masuri
6–1, 6–2
2014Not Doubles
2013 (2) Oman Fatma Al-Nabhani
Italy Gioia Barbieri
Switzerland Conny Perrin
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2013 (1) United Kingdom Naomi Broady
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
Oman Fatma Al-Nabhani
Romania Cristina Dinu
3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2012 (2) Switzerland Conny Perrin
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
China Lu Jiajing
China Lu Jiaxiang
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
2012 (1) Switzerland Conny Perrin
South Africa Chanel Simmonds
Russia Nina Bratchikova
Russia Margarita Lazareva
6–1, 6–1
2011 (2) Austria Melanie Klaffner
Romania Ágnes Szatmári
Montenegro Danka Kovinić
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
6–0, 6–7(1–7), [10–5]
2011 (1) Russia Nina Bratchikova
Austria Melanie Klaffner
Slovenia Tadeja Majerič
Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova
7–5, 5–7, [10–6]
2010 (2) Austria Melanie Klaffner
Poland Karolina Kosińska
Russia Nina Bratchikova
Romania Ágnes Szatmári
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2010 (1) Russia Nina Bratchikova
Romania Ágnes Szatmári
Sweden Anna Brazhnikova
Russia Anastasia Mukhametova
6–4, 6–3
2009 (2) Russia Nina Bratchikova
Greece Anna Gerasimou
Israel Chen Astrogo
Israel Keren Shlomo
6–4, 7–5
2009 (1) Russia Nina Bratchikova
Greece Anna Gerasimou
Sweden Anna Brazhnikova
Russia Anastasia Mukhametova
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1)
2008 (2) Russia Elena Chalova
Russia Valeria Savinykh
India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Isha Lakhani
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–7]
2008 (1) South Africa Surina De Beer
Romania Ágnes Szatmári
Belgium Tamaryn Hendler
Italy Lisa Sabino
7–6(9–7), 6–3
2007 (2) South Africa Kelly Anderson
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
Belarus Iryna Kuryanovich
Romania Ágnes Szatmári
1–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2007 (1) South Africa Kelly Anderson
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
Belarus Iryna Kuryanovich
Romania Ágnes Szatmári
0–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2006 (2) South Africa Surina De Beer
Romania Ágnes Szatmári
India Sanaa Bhambri
India Rushmi Chakravarthi
6–3, 6–1
2006 (1) Romania Magda Mihalache
Germany Laura Siegemund
Italy Lisa Sabino
Thailand Montinee Tangphong
6–3, 6–3
2005 (2) India Ankita Bhambri
India Sanaa Bhambri
India Rushmi Chakravarthi
India Punam Reddy
Walkower
2005 (1) South Africa Surina De Beer
Spain Gabriela Velasco Andreu
Italy Lisa Sabino
Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič
6–4, 6–2
2004 (2) South Africa Surina De Beer
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
India Sania Mirza
New Zealand Shelley Stephens
6–0, 6–0
2004 (1) India Sania Mirza
New Zealand Shelley Stephens
South Africa Surina De Beer
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
6–1, 6–4
2003 (2)Egypt Heidi El Tabakh
Egypt Yomna Farid
South Africa Lizaan du Plessis
Egypt Noha Mohsen
6–1, 5–7, 6–1
2003 (1)United Kingdom Rebecca Dandeniya
South Africa Michelle Snyman
Egypt Heidi El Tabakh
Egypt Yomna Farid
7–5, 6–3
2002 (2)Thailand Prariyawan Ratanakrong
India Meghha Vakaria
Romania Nicoleta Ratiu
Romania Alexandra Zotta
6–2, 6–0
2002 (1)Thailand Prariyawan Ratanakrong
India Meghha Vakaria
United Kingdom Megan Emmet
United Kingdom Annabel Youthed
6–3, 6–0

Men's Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2018 (2)United Kingdom Jack DraperFrance Tom Jomby1–6, 6–3, 6–4
2018 (1)France Tom JombyFrance Arthur Rinderknech6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2017 (2)Serbia Pedja KrstinFrance Johan Tatlot6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2017 (1)Serbia Pedja KrstinNetherlands Stephan Fransen6–2, 6–3[6]
2016 (2)Spain Enrique Lopez-PerezFrance Calvin Hemery7–5, 7–5[7]
2016 (1)Spain Enrique Lopez-PerezFrance Gianni Mina6–2, 6–7(7–9), 6–1
2015 (2)Netherlands Antal Van Der DuimZimbabwe Takanyi Garanganga6–3, 7–6(7–0)[8]
2015 (1)Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin ŠetkićFrance Sadio Doumbia6–2, 6–0
2014 *Nigeria Michael MosesUganda Duncan Mugabe6–0, 6–1[9]
2013 (2)Croatia Ante PavicIndia Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan6–4, 6–3[10][11]
2013 (1)Croatia Borna Ćorić Croatia Ante Pavic6–4, 6–3
2012 (2)Spain Enrique Lopez-PerezSouth Africa Ruan Roelofse 6–0, 6–4
2012 (1)Spain Enrique Lopez-PerezEgypt Sherif Sabry7–5, 1–6, 6–4[12]
2011 (2)Slovenia Kamil ČapkovičIndia Vijayant Malik6–2, 7–5
2011 (1)India Yuki BhambriSouth Africa Ruan Roelofse 7–5, 7–5
2010 (2)India Karan RastogiSouth Africa Ruan Roelofse 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
2010 (1)Israel Amir WeintraubIndia Karan Rastogi2–6, 6–4, 7–5

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