Open GDF Suez

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Open GDF Suez
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Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1993
Abolished2014
Editions22
Location Paris
France
Venue Zénith Paris (1993)
Stade Pierre de Coubertin (1994–2014)
Category Tier II (1993–2008)
Premier (2009–2014)
Surface Carpet (i) until 2000
Hard (i) since 2001
Draw32M/32Q/16D
Prize money$637,000
Website opengdfsuez.com

Open GDF Suez, formerly Open Gaz de France, was a Premier level tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Paris. Held from 1993 till 2014, the tournament was played indoors, originally on carpet until 2000, then on hardcourts. The 2014 Open GDF Suez was the last edition.

Contents

Amélie Mauresmo holds the record for the most singles titles with three in 2001, 2006 and 2009.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Monica Seles 6–3, 4–6, 7–6
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova (2) Flag of France.svg Julie Halard 7–5, 6–3
1995 Flag of Germany.svg Steffi Graf Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2
1996 Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1997 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1998 Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Monami 6–3, 7–5
1999 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2000 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 7–5, 6–2
2001 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber 7–6(7–2), 6–1
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Jelena Dokić w/o
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams (2) Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 6–3, 6–2
2004 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–1
2005 Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2006 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo (2) Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
2007 Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2008 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chakvetadze Flag of Hungary.svg Ágnes Szávay 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
2009 Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo (3) Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
2010 Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–3
2012 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3
2013 Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2014 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1993 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jo Durie
Flag of France.svg Catherine Suire
7–6, 6–2
1994 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurence Courtois
Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
Flag of Hungary.svg Andrea Temesvári
6–4, 6–4
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Meredith McGrath
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–1
1996 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kristie Boogert
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná (2)
Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3
1997 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná (3)
Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande
6–1, 6–2
1998 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans (2)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans
Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland
1–6, 6–3, 7–6
1999 Flag of Romania.svg Irina Spîrlea
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2000 Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis
Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud
Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of Sweden.svg Åsa Carlsson
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2001 Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
Flag of the United States.svg Kimberly Po
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 7–5
2002 Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu
Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva
Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová
w/o
2003 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli
Flag of France.svg Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
2004 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett (2)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (2)
Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina Elia
Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone
6–3, 6–2
2005 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
2006 Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke (2)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2007 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Huber
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Navrátilová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–2, 6–0
2008 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alyona Bondarenko
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–1, 6–4
2009 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber (2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
2010 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová (2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
w/o
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy
Flag of Russia.svg Vera Dushevina
Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova
6–4, 6–2
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber (3)
Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić
7–6(7–3), 6–1
2013 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber
6–1, 6–1
2014 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke (3)
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–5]

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