Veneto Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Event name | Veneto Open promoted by Confindustria Veneto Est |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Founded | 2022 |
Location | Gaiba Italy |
Category | WTA 125 |
Surface | Grass - outdoors |
Draw | 32S / 8D |
Prize money | US$115,000 (2024) |
Current champions (2024) | |
Women's singles | Alycia Parks |
Women's doubles | Hailey Baptiste Alycia Parks |
The Veneto Open is a WTA 125-level professional women's tennis tournament. It takes place on outdoor grass courts, in the month of June at the Tennis Club Gaiba in the city of Gaiba in Italy in preparation for Wimbledon Championships. [1] [2] The prize money is $115,000. When the tournament was introduced in 2022, it became the first ever WTA 125 tournament to be played on grass courts. In popular culture, the tournament is also called Gaibledon among local fans. [3]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2022 | Alison Van Uytvanck | Sara Errani | 6–4, 6–3 |
2023 | Ashlyn Krueger | Tatjana Maria | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
2024 | Alycia Parks | Bernarda Pera | 6–3, 6–1 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2022 | Madison Brengle Claire Liu | Vitalia Diatchenko Oksana Kalashnikova | 6–4, 6–3 |
2023 | Han Na-lae Jang Su-jeong | Weronika Falkowska Katarzyna Piter | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
2024 | Hailey Baptiste Alycia Parks | Miriam Kolodziejová Anna Sisková | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
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