WTA Knokke-Heist

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WTA Knokke-Heist
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour WTA Tour
Founded1999
Abolished2002
Editions4
Location Knokke, Belgium (1999–2001)
Brussels, Belgium (2002)
Category Tier IVa (1999)
Tier IV (2000–2002)
Surface Clay / outdoor

The WTA Knokke-Heist, also known by ist sponsored name Sanex Trophy, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Knokke-Heist Belgium. It was part of the Tier IVa and Tier IV category of the WTA Tour. The last edition of the tournament was held in Brussels and named French Community Championships. [1]

Tennis ball sport with racket and net

Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to maneuver the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.

Clay court type of tennis court

A clay court is one of many different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, brick, or other unbound mineral aggregates. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments. Clay courts are more common in Continental Europe and Latin America than in North America, Asia or Britain. Two main types exist: red clay, the more common variety, and green clay, also known as "rubico", which is a harder surface. Although less expensive to construct than other types of tennis courts, the maintenance costs of clay are high as the surface must be rolled to preserve flatness.

Knokke-Heist Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Knokke-Heist is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Heist-aan-Zee, Knokke, Duinbergen, Ramskapelle and Westkapelle. On January 1, 2006 Knokke-Heist had a total population of 34,063. The total area is 56.44 km² which gives a population density of 603 inhabitants per km². Knokke-Heist is located along the North Sea in a polder area on the Belgian border with the Netherlands. It is Belgium’s best-known and most affluent seaside resort.

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Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1999 Flag of Spain.svg María Sánchez Lorenzo Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Chládková 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–2
2000 Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique van Roost 6–2, 7–5
2001 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova Flag of Spain.svg Gala León García 6–2, 6–3
2002 Flag of Switzerland.svg Myriam Casanova Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez 4–6, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1999 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Martincová
Flag of Germany.svg Elena Wagner
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenia Koulikovskaya
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003).svg Sandra Naćuk
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
2000 Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Casoni
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Iroda Tulyaganova
Flag of Australia.svg Catherine Barclay
Flag of Denmark.svg Eva Dyrberg
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
2001 Flag of Spain.svg Virginia Ruano Pascual
Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna
Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir
Flag of Romania.svg Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
6–4, 6–3
2002 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schwartz
Flag of Germany.svg Jasmin Wöhr
Flag of Italy.svg Tathiana Garbin
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez
6–2, 0–6, 6–4

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References

  1. "WTA-tennistoernooi Knokke verhuist naar Brussel". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 12 November 2001.