Spanish Open (tennis)

Spanish Open
Spanish Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	International Championships of Spain (1904-67); Spanish Open International Championships (1968-80); Spanish Open (1985–94); Ford Spanish Open (1995)
Tour	ILTF European Circuit (1914-72) WTA Tour (1988-95)
Founded	1904
Abolished	2002
Venue	San Sebastian Recreation Club; Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián ; Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron ; Real Club de Polo de Barcelona; Real Club de Tenis Barcelona
Surface	Clay / outdoor

Last updated October 13, 2023

The Spanish Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament founded as a combined men's and women's event called the International Championships of Spain in 1904 in San Sebastian, Spain.^[1]

History

In 1904 the first San Sebastian International Championships were first held.^[1]^[2] The event usually took place within the first two weeks of September.^[1] The initial venue for the tournament was at the San Sebastian Recreation Club, San Sebastian, Spain until 1914.^[1] Due to its proximity to the border with France, the Spanish International Championships was popular with French players.^[1] In 1927 the San Sebastian Recreation Club changed its name to the Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián. In 1929 the event was played at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona.^[1]

It was first held in conjunction with San Sebastian International Championships which also had the denomination of "Spanish International Championships for the years 1907 to 1914, in 1920, 1923, 1927, 1929, and 1934.^[1] In 1931 it was played in Santander, at the Real Sociedad de Tenis de la Magdalena and again in 1936 and 1941 before returning to San Sebastian after each edition.^[1] From 1968 the Trofeo Conde de Godó (founded as joint men's and women's event) in Barcelona also carried the denomination of "Spanish International Championships" until 1980.^[1]

From 1968 it was held at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain and played on outdoor clay courts.^[1] In 1993 it was played at the Tennis de la Vall d'Hebron,^[1] and in 1994 it was held at the Real Club de Polo de Barcelona.^[1]

It was part of the ILTF European Circuit from 1914 to 1972.^[1] It was a Tier V event from 1988 to 1989, a Tier IV event in 1990, a Tier III event from 1991 to 1992 and a Tier II event from 1993 to 1995.

In 1996 this tournament was replaced on the WTA Tour by the Madrid Open. From 2000 to 2002 that tournament also carried joint denomination of Spanish Open Championships and played at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1907	San Sebastian	José C. Lapazarán Beristaín	Albert F. Philippe de Luze	6–3, 4–6, 6–4.^[1]
1929	San Sebastian	Christian Boussus	Hendrik Timmer	8-6, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6.^[1]
1934	San Sebastian	André Martin-Legeay	David Jones	6–1, 9–7, 6–4.^[1]
1968	Barcelona	Martin Mulligan	Ingo Buding	6–0, 6–1, 6–0.^[1]
↓ Open era ↓
1969	Barcelona	Manuel Orantes	Manuel Santana	5–7, 6–4, 7–5.^[1]
1972	Barcelona	Jan Kodeš	Manuel Orantes	6–3, 6–2, 6–3.^[1]
2002	Madrid	Andre Agassi	Jiří Novák	walkover.^[1]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1907	San Sebastian	Margarita Jimenez	Alecia Jimenez	6–1 6–2
1911	San Sebastian	Mary Towler	Anita Heimann Lent	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1912	San Sebastian	Luisa Marnet	Millicent Elwell	6–1, 6–4
1920	San Sebastian	Daisy Speranza	Mlle Castejon	6–4, 7–5
1923^[3]	San Sebastian	Suzanne Lenglen	Germaine Le Conte	6–1, 6–0
1927	San Sebastian	Daisy Speranza	Mlle Carnet	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1929	San Sebastian	Ida Adamoff	María de Lerena-de Morales	6–0, 6–2
1931	Santander	Bella Duttón de Pons	Guadalupe Pombo	6–0, 6–3
1934	San Sebastian	Simonne Mathieu	Simone Iribarne	6–1, 6–4
1935	San Sebastian	Simone Iribarne	Nelly Adamson	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1936	Barcelona	Josefa de Chavarri	Ruth Kamann	6–1, 7–5
1940	Santander	Lili de Alvarez	Josefa de Chavarri	6–0, 2–6, 6–3
1963	San Sebastian	Mary Habicht	Pilar Barril	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1967	San Sebastian	Carmen Mandarino	Alice Tym	1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1968	Barcelona	Michelle Rodriguez	Kersten Seelbach	7–5, 6–4
↓ Open era ↓
1969	Barcelona	Kerry Melville	Helen Gourlay	5–7, 6–4, 7–5
1970	Barcelona	Helga Hosl	Sue Alexander	6–1, 6–1
1971	Barcelona	Helga Hosl	Ana Maria Arias Pinto Bravo	6–2, 6–1
1972	Barcelona	Gail Chanfreau	Nathalie Fuchs	6–1, 6–4
1973	Barcelona	Helga Hosl	Nathalie Fuchs	6–2, 7–5
1974	Barcelona	Nathalie Fuchs	Glynis Coles	7–5, 8–6
1975	Barcelona	Janice Metcalf	Iris Riedel	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1976	Barcelona	Renáta Tomanová	Virginia Ruzici	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1977	Barcelona	Regina Marsikova	Mariana Simionescu	6–3, 6–4
1978	Barcelona	Hana Mandlíková	Sabina Simmonds	6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1979	Barcelona	Lena Sandin	Iva Budarova	??
1980	Barcelona	Nora Blom Lauteslager	Carmen Perea	7–6, 6–3
1985	Barcelona	Sandra Cecchini	Raffaella Reggi	6–3, 6–4
1986	Barcelona	Petra Huber	Laura Garrone	7–6^(7–4), 6–0
1988	Barcelona	Neige Dias	Bettina Fulco	6–3, 6–3
1989	Barcelona	Arantxa Sánchez	Helen Kelesi	6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1990	Barcelona	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Isabel Cueto	6–4, 6–2
1991	Barcelona	Conchita Martínez	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6–4, 6–1
1992	Barcelona	Monica Seles	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1993	Barcelona	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Conchita Martínez	6–1, 6–4
1994	Barcelona	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Iva Majoli	6–0, 6–2
1995	Barcelona	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Iva Majoli	5–7, 6–0, 6–2
2000	Madrid	Gala León García	Fabiola Zuluaga	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2001	Madrid	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Ángeles Montolio	7–5, 6–0
2002	Madrid	Monica Seles	Chanda Rubin	6–4, 5–7, 6–4

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Gail Sherriff Nathalie Fuchs	Michele Gurdal Monique Van Haver	6–4, 6–2
1973 - 1975	Not held
1976	Florența Mihai Patricia Medrado	Nathalie Fuchs Michele Gurdal	6–2, 6–4
1977	Not held
1978	Not available
1979 - 1984	Not held
1985	Petra Jauch-Delhees Patricia Medrado	Penny Barg Adriana Villagrán	6–1, 6–0
1986	Iva Budařová Catherine Tanvier	Petra Huber Petra Keppeler	6–2, 6–1
1987	Not held
1988	Iva Budařová Sandra Wasserman	Anna-Karin Olsson María José Llorca	1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1989	Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen	Arantxa Sánchez Judith Wiesner	6–2, 2–6, 7–6^(7–3)
1990	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Sabrina Goleš Patricia Tarabini	6–7^(7–9), 6–2, 6–1
1991	Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner	6–1, 6–3
1992	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner	6–4, 6–1
1993	Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Magdalena Maleeva Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	4–6, 6–1, 6–0
1994	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat	6–2, 6–4
1995	Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mariaan de Swardt Iva Majoli	7–5, 4–6, 7–5

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Tournaments: Spanish International - Spanish Open Championships" . The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
↑ "Historia". rctss.com (in European Spanish). San Sebastian, Spain: Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
↑ Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián

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[tb-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Tournaments: Spanish International - Spanish Open Championships" . The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[2] "Historia". rctss.com (in European Spanish). San Sebastian, Spain: Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[3] Real Club Tenis de San Sebastián

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