Bronx Open

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Bronx Open
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Tournament information
Founded1996
Location The Bronx, New York City
United States
VenueCary Leeds Tennis Center, Crotona Park
Category ITF Women's World Tennis Tour (1996–2012; 2022)
WTA International (2019)
Surface Hard - outdoors
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$25,000 (1996–98)
US$50,000 (1999–2008; 2011–12)
US$100,000 (2009–10)
US$250,000 (2019)
US$60,000 (2022)
Website www.nyjtl.org/nyjtl-bronx-open
Current champions (2022)
Women's singlesFlag placeholder.svg Kamilla Rakhimova
Women's doublesFlag placeholder.svg Anna Blinkova
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona Waltert

The Bronx Open(currently sponsored as the NYJTL Bronx Open) is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hardcourts. It is classified as a $60,000 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour event and has been held in The Bronx, New York, since 1996. [1]

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In 2019, it was held as a once-off WTA International event before returning on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour in 2022.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
ITF tournament ↓
1996 Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone 6–1, 6–4
1998 Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black 6–3, 7–5
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens 6–1, ret.
2000 Flag of Slovakia.svg Daniela Hantuchová Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yi Jingqian 6–4, 6–4
2001 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schwartz Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Ashley Harkleroad Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľubomíra Kurhajcová 6–1, 6–3
2003 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2004 Flag of Israel.svg Evgenia Linetskaya Flag of Spain.svg Nuria Llagostera Vives 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2005 Flag of Austria.svg Sybille Bammer Flag of France.svg Camille Pin 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2006 Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek 6–3, 6–1
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle 7–5, 2–0 ret.
2008 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Bovina Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 7–5
2009 Flag of Germany.svg Tatjana Malek Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois 6–1, 6–4
2010 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze Flag of Sweden.svg Sofia Arvidsson 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel 7–6(10–8), 6–3
2012 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Romina Oprandi Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2013–18Not held
WTA 250 tournament ↓
2019 Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette Flag of Italy.svg Camila Giorgi 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
2020–21Not held
ITF tournament ↓
2022 Flag placeholder.svg Kamilla Rakhimova Flag of Sweden.svg Mirjam Björklund 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
ITF tournament ↓
1996 Flag of Finland.svg Nanne Dahlman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clare Wood
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of Greece.svg Christina Papadaki
6–2, 6–3
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirli-Ann Siddall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
6–2, 6–1
1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julie Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lorna Woodroffe
Flag of Greece.svg Christina Papadaki
Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor
6–3, 6–1
1999 Flag of South Africa.svg Surina de Beer
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Seda Noorlander
Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Wartusch
3–6, 6–0, 6–3
2000 Flag of South Africa.svg Surina de Beer
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2001 Flag of Argentina.svg Clarisa Fernández
Flag of Japan.svg Rika Fujiwara
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kristie Boogert
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2002 Flag of Estonia.svg Maret Ani
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
6–4, 6–1
2003 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Beygelzimer
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
Flag of Tunisia.svg Selima Sfar
6–4, 7–5
2004 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Nannan
Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Lehnhoff
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Christina Wheeler
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2005 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Ting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Tiantian
Flag of Belarus.svg Tatiana Poutchek
Flag of Belarus.svg Anastasiya Yakimova
2–6, 6–2, 6–4
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Julie Ditty
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michaela Paštiková
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
2007 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Koryttseva
Flag of Belarus.svg Darya Kustova
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
Flag of the United States.svg Angela Haynes
Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle
6–4, 6–3
2009 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the United States.svg Vania King
Flag of France.svg Julie Coin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–0, 6–3
2010 Flag of Germany.svg Kristina Barrois
Flag of Austria.svg Yvonne Meusburger
Flag of South Africa.svg Natalie Grandin
Flag of the United States.svg Abigail Spears
1–6, 6–4, [15–13]
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Megan Moulton-Levy
Flag of the United States.svg Ahsha Rolle
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Jingjing
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2012 Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema
Flag of Japan.svg Eri Hozumi
Flag of Japan.svg Miki Miyamura
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2013–18Not held
WTA 250 tournament ↓
2019 Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak
Flag of Spain.svg María José Martínez Sánchez
Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
7–5, 2–6, [10–7]
2020–21Not held
ITF tournament ↓
2022 Flag placeholder.svg Anna Blinkova
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona Waltert
Flag of South Korea.svg Han Na-lae
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroko Kuwata
6–3, 6–3

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References

  1. "Women's professional tennis to return to the Bronx in New York City" . Retrieved 14 July 2019.