| Lale Cup | |
|---|---|
 2019 Lale Cup | |
| ITF Women's Tour | |
| Event name | Istanbul |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Venue | Maltepe Sahil Spor Tesisi |
| Category | ITF $60,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | $60,000 |
The Lale Cup was a tournament for professional female tennis players who played on outdoor hardcourts. The event was classified as a $60,000 ITF Women's Circuit tournament and was held in Istanbul, Turkey, annually, from 2013 to 2019.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Vitalia Diatchenko |  Ankita Raina | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 2018 |  Sabina Sharipova | Elena Rybakina | 7–6(7–0), 6–4 |
| 2017 |  Başak Eraydın |  Petra Krejsová | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2016 | Barbora Štefková | Anastasia Pivovarova | 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 2015 |  Shahar Pe'er | Kristýna Plíšková | 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
| 2014 | Denisa Allertová |  Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2013 |  Donna Vekić | Elizaveta Kulichkova | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Marie Bouzková  Rosalie van der Hoek |  Ilona Kremen Iryna Shymanovich | 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–5] |
| 2018 | Ayla Aksu  Harriet Dart | Olga Doroshina Anastasia Potapova | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2017 | Veronika Kudermetova İpek Soylu | Ksenia Lykina Polina Monova | 4–6, 7–5, [11–9] |
| 2016 | Nigina Abduraimova Barbora Štefková | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Lidziya Marozava | 6–4, 1–6, [10–6] |
| 2015 | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiia Kichenok | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Polina Monova | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2014 | Petra Krejsová Tereza Smitková | Michaëlla Krajicek  Aleksandra Krunić | 1–6, 7–6(7–2), [11–9] |
| 2013 | Ekaterina Bychkova Nadiya Kichenok | Başak Eraydın  Aleksandrina Naydenova | 3–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
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