Spanish Open (tennis)

Spanish Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Spanish Championships (1972–78)
Spanish Open (1985–94)
Ford Spanish Open (1995)
Tour WTA Tour (1972–95)
Founded 1972
Abolished 1995
Editions 14
Surface Clay (1972–95)

The Spanish Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1995. It was held at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain and played on outdoor clay courts. It was a Tier V event from 1988 to 1989, a Tier IV event in 1990, a Tier III event from 1991 to 1992 and a Tier II event from 1993 to 1995.

In the 1970s the event was known as the Spanish Championships before becoming an Open in the 1980s and 1990s. It was replaced on the WTA Tour by the Madrid Open in 1996.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972France Gail ChanfreauFrance Nathalie Fuchs6–1, 6–4
1973Not held
1974France Nathalie FuchsUnited Kingdom Glynis Coles7–5, 8–6
1975Not held
1976Czechoslovakia Renáta TomanováRomania Virginia Ruzici3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1977Not held
1978Czechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováItaly Sabina Simmonds6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1979
-
1984
Not held
1985Italy Sandra CecchiniItaly Raffaella Reggi6–3, 6–4
1986Austria Petra HuberItaly Laura Garrone7–6(7–4), 6–0
1987Not held
1988Brazil Neige DiasArgentina Bettina Fulco6–3, 6–3
1989Spain Arantxa SánchezCanada Helen Kelesi6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1990Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioWest Germany Isabel Cueto6–4, 6–2
1991Spain Conchita MartínezSwitzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière6–4, 6–1
1992Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica SelesSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1993Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioSpain Conchita Martínez6–1, 6–4
1994Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioCroatia Iva Majoli6–0, 6–2
1995Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioCroatia Iva Majoli5–7, 6–0, 6–2

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972France Gail Sherriff
France Nathalie Fuchs
Belgium Michele Gurdal
Belgium Monique Van Haver
6–4, 6–2
1973
-
1975
Not held
1976Romania Florența Mihai
Brazil Patricia Medrado
France Nathalie Fuchs
Belgium Michele Gurdal
6–2, 6–4
1977Not held
1978Not available
1979
-
1984
Not held
1985Switzerland Petra Jauch-Delhees
Brazil Patricia Medrado
United States Penny Barg
Argentina Adriana Villagrán
6–1, 6–0
1986Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
France Catherine Tanvier
Austria Petra Huber
West Germany Petra Keppeler
6–2, 6–1
1987Not held
1988Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová
Belgium Sandra Wasserman
Sweden Anna-Karin Olsson
Spain María José Llorca
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1989Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Spain Arantxa Sánchez
Austria Judith Wiesner
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
1990Argentina Mercedes Paz
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1
1991United States Martina Navratilova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
France Nathalie Tauziat
Austria Judith Wiesner
6–1, 6–3
1992Spain Conchita Martínez
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
France Nathalie Tauziat
Austria Judith Wiesner
6–4, 6–1
1993Spain Conchita Martínez
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva
Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
4–6, 6–1, 6–0
1994Latvia Larisa Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
France Julie Halard
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 6–4
1995Latvia Larisa Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Croatia Iva Majoli
7–5, 4–6, 7–5

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