Ilva Trophy

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Ilva Trophy
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameTaranto Open (1984)
Italian Open (1985)
Mantegazza Cup (1988–89)
Ilva Trophy (1990–94)
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1984
Abolished1994
Editions9
Location Taranto, Italy
Category Tier V (1990–92)
Tier IV (1993–94)
Surface Clay / outdoor

The Ilva Trophy is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1984 to 1994, with the exception of 1986 and 1987. It was held in Taranto, Italy and played on outdoor clay courts. It was a Tier V tournaments from 1990 until 1992 and was promoted to Tier IV for its last two years.

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Finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1984 Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš 6–2, 7–5
1985 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi Flag of the United States.svg Vicki Nelson 6–4, 6–4
1986
-
1987
not held
1988 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Helen Kelesi Flag of Italy.svg Laura Garrone 6–1, 6–0
1989 Flag of France.svg Karine Quentrec Flag of Italy.svg Cathy Caverzasio 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1990 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
1991 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emanuela Zardo Flag of Austria.svg Petra Ritter 7–5, 6–2
1992 Flag of France.svg Julie Halard Flag of Switzerland.svg Emanuela Zardo 6–0, 7–5
1993 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Graham 7–6(7–5), 6–2
1994 Flag of France.svg Julie Halard Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1984 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš
Flag of Austria.svg Petra Huber
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Eliseenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natasha Reva
6–3, 6–3
1985 Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi
Flag of Italy.svg Patrizia Murgo
Flag of Italy.svg Barbara Romanò
1–6 6–4 6–3
1986
-
1987
not held
1988 Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Betzner
Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Porwik
Flag of Italy.svg Laura Garrone
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Helen Kelesi
6–1, 6–2
1989 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sabrina Goleš
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of France.svg Sophie Amiach
Flag of France.svg Emmanuelle Derly
6–2, 6–2
1990 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Brioukhovets
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Eugenia Maniokova
Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina
Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande
7–6(7–4), 6–1
1991 Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat
Flag of Italy.svg Laura Golarsa
Flag of the United States.svg Ann Grossman
6–2, 7–5
1992 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Amanda Coetzer
Flag of Argentina.svg Inés Gorrochategui
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Zrubáková
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Graham
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
6–0, 6–4
1994 Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea
Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum
Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini
Flag of France.svg Isabelle Demongeot
6–3, 2–6, 6–1

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