| Transylvania Open | |
|---|---|
 2024 Transylvania Open | |
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| WTA Tour | |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Location | Cluj-Napoca Romania |
| Venue | BTarena |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
| Draw | 32S / 15Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$267,082 |
| Website | Official website |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Singles |  Karolína Plíšková |
| Doubles |  Caty McNally Asia Muhammad |
The Transylvania Open is a WTA 250 tournament held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The first edition was played in October 2021. [1] [2]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Anett Kontaveit |  Simona Halep | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2022 |  Anna Blinkova |  Jasmine Paolini | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 2023 |  Tamara Korpatsch | Elena-Gabriela Ruse | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2024 | Karolína Plíšková | Ana Bogdan | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Irina Bara  Ekaterine Gorgodze |  Aleksandra Krunić  Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 4–6, 6–1, [11–9] |
| 2022 |  Kirsten Flipkens Laura Siegemund | Kamilla Rakhimova Yana Sizikova | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2023 |  Jodie Burrage  Jil Teichmann |  Léolia Jeanjean  Valeriya Strakhova | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2024 | Caty McNally Asia Muhammad | Harriet Dart  Tereza Mihalíková | 6–3, 6–4 |
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