Internationaux de Strasbourg | |
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WTA Tour | |
Founded | 1987 |
Editions | 37 (2023) |
Location | Strasbourg, France |
Venue | Tennis Club de Strasbourg |
Category | WTA 500 (2024-present) WTA 250 (2021-2023) |
Surface | Clay - outdoors |
Draw | 28S / 16Q / 16D |
Prize money | $922,573 (2024) |
Website | internationaux-strasbourg.fr |
Current champions (2024) | |
Singles | Madison Keys |
Doubles | Cristina Bucșa Monica Niculescu |
The Internationaux de Strasbourg (formally known as the Strasbourg Grand Prix) is a professional women's tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. The tournament has been organized in May since its inception in 1987 and serves as a warm-up event to the French Open which is played a week later. [1]
The tournament was played at the Hautepierre before moving to the Strasbourg’s Tennis Club in 2011. [2]
Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Steffi Graf (singles), Jennifer Capriati (singles), Lindsay Davenport (two singles, one doubles), Maria Sharapova (singles), Angelique Kerber (singles), Martina Navratilova (doubles), and Ashleigh Barty (two doubles). The current champion is the American Madison Keys.
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