ENKA Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | ENKA Open (1998) |
Tour | WTA Tour (1998) |
Founded | 1998 |
Abolished | 1998 |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Surface | Hard (1998) |
The ENKA Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in 1998. It was held in Istanbul in Turkey and played on outdoor hard courts.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1998 | Henrieta Nagyová | Olga Barabanschikova | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1998 | Meike Babel Laurence Courtois | Åsa Carlsson Florencia Labat | 6–0, 6–2 |
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