Babolat is a French tennis, badminton, and padel equipment company, headquartered in Lyon, best known for its strings and tennis racquets which are used by professional and recreational players worldwide. The company has made strings since 1875, when Pierre Babolat created the first strings made of natural gut. Babolat continued to focus on strings until 1994, when it became a "total tennis" company, producing also racquet frames and selling them in Europe. It then expanded sales to Japan, and later to the United States in 2000. Sales of Babolat racquets increased rapidly in North America and Europe. Babolat is also a pioneer in connected sport technology and launched a connected tennis racket in 2014 and a connected wrist-worn tennis wearable with PIQ in 2015. The Babolat Pop is used worldwide, and one of the leaders in tennis sensors.
Maria Sharapova was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Camila Giorgi.
The 2015 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the tournament and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2015 WTA Tour. It took place at the Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech in Marrakesh, Morocco, between 26 April and 2 May 2015.
Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion and successfully defended her title, beating Carla Suárez Navarro in the final, 6–2, 6–0. Williams won the title for the record 8th time in her career. This is also the second to last WTA tournament played by Nicole Vaidišová, who received a wildcard and lost to Simona Halep in the second round.
Maria Sharapova was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Angelique Kerber.
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams.
Petra Kvitová was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Agnieszka Radwańska.
The 2016 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 18th edition of the China Open for the men. It was part of ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2016 ATP World Tour, and the last WTA Premier Mandatory tournament of the 2016 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the National Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from October 3 to October 9, 2016.
The 2016 WTA Awards are a series of awards given by the Women's Tennis Association to players who have achieved something remarkable during the 2016 WTA Tour.
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but did not participate this year as she was on maternity leave.
The 2017 Nürnberger Versicherungscup was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2017 WTA Tour. It took place in Nuremberg, Germany, on 22–28 May 2017.
The 2017 Mutua Madrid Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 5–14 May 2017. It was the 16th edition of the event on the ATP World Tour and 9th on the WTA Tour. It was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2017 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2017 WTA Tour.
Simona Halep was the defending champion and successfully defended her title, defeating Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2.
Simona Halep was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Elina Svitolina.
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Garbiñe Muguruza.
The 2017 BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts sponsored by BNP Paribas. It was the 22nd edition of the Luxembourg Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments category of the 2017 WTA Tour. It was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, on 16–21 October 2017.
The 2018 Upper Austria Ladies Linz was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Linz Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments-category of the 2018 WTA Tour. It was held at the TipsArena Linz in Linz, Austria, from 8 to 14 October 2018.
The 2019 Hobart International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 26th edition of the Hobart International and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2019 WTA Tour. It took place at the Hobart International Tennis Centre in Hobart, Australia from 7 to the 12 January 2019.
The 2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. It was the 28th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 3 and 9 August 2020. This was the first tournament of the 2020 WTA Tour after the suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. This restrictions have eased to reduce a number of spectators to 350, and limited of photographers and journalists.
The 2021 Chicago Fall Tennis Classic was a WTA tournament organised for female professional tennis players on outdoor hard courts due to the cancellation of the Asian tournaments because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It was the 1st edition of the event and took place at XS Tennis and Education Foundation in Chicago, United States from 27 September to 3 October 2021.
Agnieszka Radwańska 
Sania Mirza / 
Monica Niculescu 
