WTA Argentine Open

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WTA Argentine Open
Tournament information
Event nameArgentina Open
Tour WTA 125 (2021–)
Founded1928
Surface Clay
Prize money$115,000 (2023)
Current champions (2023)
Women's singles Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi
Women's doubles Flag of Argentina.svg María Lourdes Carlé
Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail

The WTA Argentine Open is a WTA-affiliated tennis tournament originally founded as a combined men's and women's tournament called the Argentina International Championships. It was initially played from 1928 to 1987 and restarted in 2021. It is held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina and played on outdoor clay courts.

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The tournament made a return to the WTA 125 tournaments calendar in 2021. It was the first professional women's tennis tournament in Argentina since 1987. The tournament takes place in November on outdoor clay courts. [1]

Finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1928 Flag of Argentina.svg Analia Obarrio de Aguirre Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Elena Bushell 6-0, 6-1
1929 Flag of Argentina.svg Analia Obarrio de Aguirre (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Elena Bushell6-4, 6-1
1930 Flag of Spain.svg Lili de Alvarez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6-2, 6-2
1931 Flag of Germany.svg Cilly Aussem Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Rost 6-1, 6-4
1932 Flag of Chile.svg Anita Lizana Flag of Argentina.svg Julieta Ezcurra Dellepiane6-3, 6-3
1933 Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Elena Bushell de Moss Flag of Argentina.svg Monica Ricketts6-2, 6-8, 6-3
1934 Flag of Argentina.svg Monica Ricketts Flag of Spain.svg Maria Garcia de Sola2-6, 6-1, 6-3
1935 Flag of Argentina.svg Monica Ricketts (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Ana Pauwels de Madrid6-0, 6-3
1936 Flag of Argentina.svg Leonilda Giusti Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Elena Bushell de Moss6-2, 6-4
1937 Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Elena Bushell de Moss (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Denise Rutherford de Zappa6-2, 4-6, 6-3
1938 Flag of Argentina.svg Felisa Piedrola Flag of Argentina.svg Denise Rutherford de Zappa6-4, 7-5
1939 Flag of Argentina.svg Felisa Piedrola (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Terán 4-6, 7-5, 4-0, ret.
1940 Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Bundy Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
1941 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Palfrey Cooke Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Bundy 3-6, 9-7, 7-5
1942 Flag of Argentina.svg Felisa Piedrola (3) Flag of Argentina.svg Maria Terán 8-6, 6-2
1943 Flag of Argentina.svg Felisa Piedrola (4) Flag of Argentina.svg Mary Terán de Weiss 6-4, 6-3
1944 Flag of Argentina.svg Felisa Piedrola (5) Flag of Argentina.svg Mary Terán de Weiss 3-6, 13-11, 6-1
1945women's event not held
1946 Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne Flag of the United States.svg Louise Brough 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
1947 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Canning Todd Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart 6-3, 6-4
1948 Flag of the United States.svg Pat Canning Todd (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Mary Terán de Weiss 7-5, 6-4
1949 Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Scofield Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Chaffee 6-3, 6-2
1950 Flag of Argentina.svg Felisa Piedrola de Zappa Flag of Argentina.svg Elena Lehmann 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1951 Flag of Argentina.svg Elena Lehmann Flag of Argentina.svg Felisa Piedrola de Zappa6-4, 3-6, 6-4
1952women's event not held
1953 Flag of Germany.svg Edda Buding Flag of Argentina.svg Julia Borzone 7-5, 6-3
1954 Flag of Italy.svg Silvana Lazzarino Flag of Germany.svg Edda Buding 8-6, 6-2
1955 Flag of Brazil.svg Ingrid Metzner Flag of Argentina.svg June Hanson6-1, 6-4
1956 Flag of Argentina.svg Nora Bonifacino de Somoza Flag of Argentina.svg June Hanson6-4, 6-0
1957 Flag of Argentina.svg June Hanson Flag of Argentina.svg Nora Bonifacino de Somoza 6-1, 6-1
1958 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shirley Bloomer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Hellyer 2-6, 6-2, 12-10
1959 Flag of Argentina.svg Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Norma Baylon 6-3, 5-7, divided
1960 Flag of Argentina.svg Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (3) Flag of Argentina.svg Mabel Bove 7-5, 6-4
1961 Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard 6-1, 6-2
1962 Flag of Argentina.svg Norma Baylon Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vera Puzejova Sukova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
1963 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vera Puzejova Sukova Flag of Argentina.svg Norma Baylon 6-2, 6-4
1964 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Richey Flag of Brazil.svg Maria Bueno 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Richey (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Norma Baylon 6-2, 6-4
1966 Flag of Argentina.svg Norma Baylon (3) Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Richey 6-3, 7-9, 6-4
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Billie Jean Moffitt King Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Open era
1968 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon Jones Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Richey walkover
1969 Flag of Germany.svg Helga Niessen Flag of the United States.svg Rosie Casals 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
1970 Flag of Argentina.svg Beatriz Araujo Flag of Argentina.svg Raquel Giscafré 6-4, 6-4
1971 Flag of Germany.svg Helga Niessen Masthoff (2) Flag of Germany.svg Heide Orth 6-1, 7-5
1972 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade Flag of Uruguay.svg Fiorella Bonicelli 6-4, 6-1
1973 Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman Flag of Uruguay.svg Fiorella Bonicelli 6-3, 6-1
1974 Flag of Argentina.svg Raquel Giscafré Flag of Argentina.svg Beatriz Araujo 7-6, 1-6, 6-2
1975 Flag of Argentina.svg Raquel Giscafré (2) Flag of the United States.svg Kristien Shaw 6-2, 6-4
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Laura duPont Flag of Argentina.svg Beatriz Araujo 6-1, 6-2
1977 Flag of Brazil.svg Patricia Medrado Flag of Argentina.svg Ivanna Madruga 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1978women's event not held
1979 Flag of Argentina.svg Ivanna Madruga Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Hana Strachonova 6-1, 6-3
1980 Flag of Argentina.svg Ivanna Madruga (2) Flag of Argentina.svg Liliana Giussani 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
1981women's event not held
1982 Flag of Argentina.svg Liliana Giussani Flag of Argentina.svg Andrea Tiezzi 6-1, 7-5
1983 Flag of Argentina.svg Ivanna Madruga (3) Flag of Argentina.svg Viviana Gonzalez-Locicero 6-4, 6-3
1984 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini Flag of Peru.svg Laura Arraya 6-0, 6-3
1985women's event not held
1986 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini (2) Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6-1, 6-1
1987 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini (3) Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Cueto 6-0, 6-3
1988–2020Not held
2021 Flag of Hungary.svg Anna Bondár Flag of France.svg Diane Parry 6–3, 6–3
2022 Flag of Hungary.svg Panna Udvardy Flag of Montenegro.svg Danka Kovinić 6–4, 6–1
2023 Flag of Brazil.svg Laura Pigossi Flag of Argentina.svg María Carlé 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1930 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phoebe Holcroft Watson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ermyntrude Harvey
Flag of Spain.svg Lilí de Álvarez
Miss Anderson
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1968 Flag of the United States.svg Rosemary Casals
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Jones
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman
Flag of Argentina.svg Mabel Vrancovich
6–1, 6–2
1971 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Olga Morozova
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Betty Stöve
Flag of Argentina.svg Beatriz Araujo
Flag of Argentina.svg Ines Roget
7–5, 6–1
1972 Flag of Germany.svg Helga Masthoff
Flag of the United States.svg Pam Teeguarden
Flag of Chile.svg Ana María Arias
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Virginia Wade
7–5, 6–2
1974 Flag of Germany.svg Katja Ebbinghaus
Flag of Germany.svg Helga Masthoff
Flag of Argentina.svg Beatriz Araujo
Flag of Argentina.svg Raquel Giscafre
6–0, 6–1
1978 Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr
Flag of the United States.svg Valerie Ziegenfuss
Flag of the United States.svg Laura duPont
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Regina Maršíková
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
1986 Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicole Jagerman
6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1987 Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriela Sabatini
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jill Hetherington
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christiane Jolissaint
6–2, 6–2
1988–2020Not held
2021 Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara
Flag of Georgia.svg Ekaterine Gorgodze
Flag of Argentina.svg María Lourdes Carlé
Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail
5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
2022 Flag of Romania.svg Irina Bara (2)
Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Flag of South Korea.svg Jang Su-jeong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg You Xiaodi
6–1, 7–5
2023 Flag of Argentina.svg María Lourdes Carlé
Flag of Greece.svg Despina Papamichail
Flag of Colombia.svg María Paulina Pérez García
Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Sewing
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]

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