Baku Cup

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Baku Cup
Tournament information
Founded2011
Abolished2015
Location Baku
Azerbaijan
Venue Baku Tennis Academy
Category International
SurfaceHardcourt / outdoor
Draw32S / 32SQ / 16D
Prize money US$ 250,000
Website bakucup.az

The Baku Cup was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It made its debut on the 2011 WTA Tour and as one of the international tier of events. [1] This WTA Tour event is an international tournament and was played at the Baku Tennis Academy on outdoor hardcourts. The 2015 Baku Cup was the last edition.

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History

Baku Cup is the first WTA event to be held in the city. It became the first professional tennis tournament hosted by the country, with the inaugural event beginning on 18 July 2011. [2] The event offered $220,000 in prize money and was played on outdoor hard courts with a field of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams. [2]

Results

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2015 Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan Flag of Romania.svg Patricia Maria Țig 6–3, 5–7, 6–0
2014 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina (2) Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
2013 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er 6–4, 6–4
2012 Flag of Serbia.svg Bojana Jovanovski Flag of the United States.svg Julia Cohen 6–3, 6–1
2011 Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Pervak 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
2015 Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan
Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova (2)
Flag of Russia.svg Vitalia Diatchenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk
6–3, 7–5
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2013 Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Buryachok (2)
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandra Krunić
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
2012 Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Buryachok
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Solovyeva
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Birnerová
Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti
6–3, 6–2
2011 Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Galina Voskoboeva
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "WTA Welcomes Baku". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 12 May 2011.