Athens Trophy

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Athens Trophy
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAthens Trophy (1986–90)
Tour WTA Tour (1986–90)
Founded1986
Abolished1990
Editions5
Location Athens, Greece
Venue Athens Lawn Tennis Club
Surface Clay (1986–90)

The Athens Trophy is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament held annually in Athens in Greece from 1986 to 1990, played on outdoor clay courts at Athens Lawn Tennis Club. In 1990 the tournament was classed as a Tier V event. In 2008 the tournament was renewed under the new name of the Vogue Athens Open , an ITF $100,000 tournament.

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Finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1986 Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hanika Flag of Greece.svg Angeliki Kanellopoulou 7–5, 6–1
1987 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Katerina Maleeva Flag of France.svg Julie Halard 6–0, 6–1
1988 Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Cueto Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa 6–0, 6–1
1989 Flag of Sweden.svg Cecilia Dahlman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
1990 Flag of Sweden.svg Cecilia Dahlman Flag of Italy.svg Katia Piccolini 7–5, 7–5

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1986 Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Cueto
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez
Flag of Germany.svg Silke Meier
Flag of Germany.svg Wiltrud Probst
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1987 Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Betzner
Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner
Flag of the United States.svg Kathleen Horvath
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Dianne Van Rensburg
6–4, 7–6
1988 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš
Flag of Austria.svg Judith Wiesner
Flag of Germany.svg Silke Frankl
Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Hack
7–5, 6–0
1989 Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini
Flag of Germany.svg Silke Meier
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Elena Pampoulova
4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1990 Flag of Italy.svg Laura Garrone
Flag of Austria.svg Karin Kschwendt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Leona Lásková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Pospíšilová
6–0, 1–6, 7–6

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