Francesca Schiavone is a retired Italian tennis player. She turned professional in 1998 and won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam event in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. Her career-high ranking is world No. 4, achieved on 31 January 2011. To date, Schiavone is the last one-handed-backhand player to win a Grand Slam title on the women's tour.
Alizé Cornet is a French professional tennis player. Cornet has won six singles and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 16 February 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 11. Cornet has also made the second week at each of the four Grand Slam events, having done so at the 2009 Australian Open, 2014 Wimbledon Championships, 2015 and 2017 French Opens, and 2020 US Open.
Karin Knapp is a retired Italian tennis player.
The 2008 Gastein Ladies was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Gastein Ladies, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place in Bad Gastein, Austria, from July 14 through July 20, 2008. Fourth-seeded Pauline Parmentier won the singles title.
The 2009 Gastein Ladies was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Gastein Ladies, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held in Bad Gastein, Austria, from 20 July until 26 July 2009. Andrea Petkovic won the singles title.
The Gastein Ladies was a new addition to the WTA Tour in 2007.
The 2010 Barcelona Ladies Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 4th edition of the Barcelona Ladies Open, and an International-level tournament on the 2010 WTA Tour. It took place at the David Lloyd Club Turó in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, from April 10 through April 17, 2010.
Francesca Schiavone won her maiden Grand Slam title, defeating maiden Grand Slam finalist Samantha Stosur, 6–4, 7–6(7–2), to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2010 French Open, in a repeat of their last year's first round match. For the first time since the 1979 Australian Open, none of the semi-finalists had previously won a Grand Slam title. Schiavone thus became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tournament, and the first woman in the Open Era to win the French Open while seeded outside the top 10. The final was the first since the 2004 tournament where both players were appearing in their first Grand Slam singles final. Schiavone remains the last woman with a one-handed backhand to win a grand slam tournament on the woman's tour. In virtue of her victory, Schiavone also made the top 10 for the first time, debuting at No. 6.
The 2010 Gastein Ladies was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 4th edition of the Gastein Ladies, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was being held in Bad Gastein, Austria, from 19 July intil 25 July 2010. Julia Görges won the singles title.
The 2011 BMW Malaysian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2011 WTA Tour. This was also be the first edition of the tournament to be sponsored by BMW. The tournament took place from February 28 to March 6 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.
The 2011 Gastein Ladies was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place in Bad Gastein, Austria between 11 and 18 July 2011. María José Martínez Sánchez won the singles title.
The 2012 Barcelona Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the Barcelona Ladies Open, and an International-level tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centre Municipal Tennis Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain between April 9 and 15, 2012. Sara Errani won the singles title.
The 2012 Gastein Ladies was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the sixth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Bad Gastein, Austria between 9 and 17 June 2012. Alizé Cornet won the singles title.
The 2006 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2006 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 20th edition of the tournament and was held from October 23–29, 2006 at the TipsArena Linz. Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
2013 Gastein Ladies is the 2013 edition of the outdoor clay courts women's tennis tournament Gastein Ladies. It was the seventh edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place in Bad Gastein, Austria between 13 and 21 July 2013. Yvonne Meusburger won the singles title.
The 2014 Nürnberger Gastein Ladies was the 2014 edition of the Gastein Ladies clay court tennis tournament. It was the eighth edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place in Bad Gastein, Austria between 7 and 13 July 2014.
The 2015 Nürnberger Gastein Ladies was the 2015 edition of the Gastein Ladies clay court tennis tournament. It was the 9th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place in Bad Gastein, Austria between 20 and 26 July 2015.
The 2003 Bank of the West Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the Tier II Series of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 32nd edition of the tournament and took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from July 21 through July 27, 2003. Second-seeded Kim Clijsters won the singles title, her second at the event after 2001, and earned $ 97,000 first-prize money.
The Singles competition of the 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad tennis tournament was held in Gstaad, Switzerland from 16-22 July 2018. Kiki Bertens was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.
The 2002 Generali Ladies Linz is the 2002 Tier II WTA Tour tournament of the annually-held Generali Ladies Linz tennis tournament. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from October 21–27, 2002 at the TipsArena Linz. Justine Henin won the singles title.
