WTA Nice Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Nice Open (1988) |
Tour | WTA Tour (1988) |
Founded | 1988 |
Abolished | 1988 |
Location | Nice, France |
Venue | Nice Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface | Clay (1988) |
The WTA Nice Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in 1988. It was held at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice in France and played on outdoor clay courts.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1988 | Sandra Cecchini | Nathalie Tauziat | 7–5, 6–4 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1988 | Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
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