Palm Beach Gardens Challenger

Palm Beach Gardens Challenger
ITF Women's Tour
Event name Palm Beach Gardens Challenger
Location United States Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
Venue Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center
Category ITF $50,000 tournaments (2003–2005)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (2006–2008)
Surface Clay / Outdoor
Draw 32S/32Q/16D
Prize money US$50,000 (2003–2005)
US$25,000 (2006–2008)
Bethanie Mattek lifted the singles trophy in 2005
Hsieh Su-wei lifted the doubles trophy in 2005

The Palm Beach Gardens Challenger was a tournament for female professional tennis players played on outdoor clay courts. The event was classified as an ITF $50,000 Tournament from 2003 to 2005 and ITF $25,000 Tournament from 2006 to 2008. It was held annually in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States, from 2003 through to 2008. It was part of the ITF Women's Circuit from 2003-2008; a tier below the Women's Tennis Association.

History

The tournament made was downgraded in 2006 due to sponsorship reasons, and was shut down in 2008.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2008Argentina Soledad EsperónBulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva6–4, 6–1
2007Paraguay Rossana de los RíosNetherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy7–5, 6–4
2006Argentina Jorgelina CraveroParaguay Rossana de los Ríos6–4, 6–4
2005United States Bethanie MattekHungary Melinda Czink4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2004Bulgaria Sesil KaratantchevaIndia Sania Mirza3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2003United States Lindsay Lee-WatersSpain Marta Marrero6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2008Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková
Russia Ekaterina Afinogenova
United States Lauren Albanese
3–6, 6–3, 10–5
2007Australia Monique Adamczak
United States Aleke Tsoubanos
Uruguay Estefanía Craciún
Argentina Betina Jozami
7–5, 2–6, 6–3
2006United States Angela Haynes
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Ansley Cargill
Canada Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–3, 6–3
2005Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic Kateřina Böhmová
7–6(7–2), 7–5
2004Latvia Līga Dekmeijere
Japan Nana Miyagi
United States Kelly McCain
United States Kaysie Smashey
6–3, 6–2
2003Hungary Melinda Czink
Argentina Erica Krauth
Russia Alina Jidkova
Russia Tatiana Panova
6–1, 6–2

References

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