GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury | |
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2024 GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury | |
ITF Women's Tour | |
Event name | Aegon GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury (former) |
Location | Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
Venue | The Shrewsbury Club |
Category | ITF Women's World Tennis Tour |
Surface | Hard (indoor) |
Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
Prize money | $100,000 |
Website | Official website |
The GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury is a tournament for professional tennis players on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, held in Shrewsbury, England, at the Shrewsbury Health and Fitness Club. The event is classified as a $100,000 tournament and played on indoor hardcourts.
The Shrewsbury tournament has been held since 2008, when it was initially ranked as a $75,000 event on the ITF Women's Circuit. From 2013 to 2018, it was downgraded to the introductory $25,000 level, before increasing to a $60,000 tournament for 2019. After a two year's absence during the COVID-19 pandemic, it returned in 2022 at the $100,000 level.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2024 | Sonay Kartal | Heather Watson | 7–5, 4–1 ret. |
2023 | Viktorija Golubic | Amarni Banks | 6–0, 6–0 |
2022 | Markéta Vondroušová | Eva Lys | 7–5, 6–2 |
2020–21 | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2019 | Vitalia Diatchenko | Yanina Wickmayer | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
2018 | Maia Lumsden | Valeria Savinykh | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
2017 | Anna-Lena Friedsam | Lesley Kerkhove | 6–4, 6–2 |
2016 | Petra Krejsová | Tess Sugnaux | 6–1, 7–5 |
2015 | Océane Dodin | Freya Christie | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
2014 | Océane Dodin | Carina Witthöft | 6–4, 6–3 |
2013 | Alison Van Uytvanck | Marta Sirotkina | 7–5, 6–1 |
2012 | Annika Beck | Stefanie Vögele | 6–2, 6–4 |
2011 | Mona Barthel | Heather Watson | 6–0, 6–3 |
2010 | Eva Birnerová | Anne Kremer | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–0 |
2009 | Elena Baltacha | Katie O'Brien | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
2008 | Roberta Vinci | Maret Ani | 7–5, 7–5 |
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