Nordic Light Open

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Nordea Nordic Light Open
Nordea Nordic Light Open logo.jpg
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded2002
Abolished2008
Location Stockholm
Sweden
CategoryTier IV
SurfaceHard / Outdoors
Draw32M/32Q/16D
Prize money$145,000

The Nordic Light Open (sponsored by Nordea) was a women's tennis tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden (in 2002 and 2003 the tournament was played in Espoo, Finland on clay courts). Held from 2002 to 2008, this WTA Tour event was a Tier IV-tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts.

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As from 2009, the Nordic Light Open was replaced by the women's Swedish Open, at Båstad.

Past finals

Singles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Espoo 2002 Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková 0–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2003 Flag of Israel.svg Anna Pistolesi Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić 4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Stockholm 2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis 6–1, 6–1
2005 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 7–5, 6–2
2006 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Myskina 6–4, 6–1
2007 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina 6–1, 6–1
2008 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina 6–0, 6–2
2009Not held (see Swedish Open)

Doubles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Espoo 2002 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez
Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova
Flag of Spain.svg Eva Bes
Flag of Spain.svg María Martínez
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
2003 Flag of Ukraine.svg Olena Tatarkova
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tatiana Perebiynis
Flag of Croatia.svg Silvija Talaja
6–2, 6–4
Stockholm 2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik
Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi
6–3, 6–3
2005 Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Birnerová
Flag of Italy.svg Mara Santangelo
6–4, 6–3
2006 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Birnerová
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jarmila Gajdošová
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie
0–6, 6–4, 6–2
2007 Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina
Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei
Flag of Ukraine.svg Tetiana Luzhanska
6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
2008 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
7-5, 6-4
2009Not held (see Swedish Open)

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