WTA Prague Open

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Prague Open
Livesport Prague Open (2024 version).svg
WTA Tour
Event namePrague Open
Location Prague
Czech Republic
Venue TK Sparta Prague
Category ITF Women's Circuit
(2010–2014)
WTA International
(2015–2020)
WTA 250
(since 2021)
Surface Clay – outdoors (2010–2020)
Hard – outdoors (2021–)
Draw32S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$ 267,082 (2024)
Website tennispragueopen.cz
Current champions (2024)
Singles Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette
Doubles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková

The Prague Open (currently branded as the Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional women's tennis tournament that is held in Prague, Czech Republic. It began in 2010, initially as an ITF Circuit $50,000 event upgraded to $100,000. It became a WTA International tournament in 2015, and the prize money increased to $250,000.

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The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts, at the TK Sparta Prague. The tournament was held on outdoor clay courts., [1] before 2021.

Lucie Šafářová in singles, and Lucie Hradecká in doubles, are the record holders of the tournament, with three titles for each one.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
   ITF tournament   
2010 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká Flag of Croatia.svg Ajla Tomljanović 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
2011 Flag of Slovakia.svg Magdaléna Rybáriková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 6–3, 6–4
2012 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 7–5
2013 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová (2) Flag of Romania.svg Alexandra Cadanțu 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Heather Watson Flag of Slovakia.svg Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 7–6(7–5), 6–0
   WTA International tournament   
2015 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2016 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová (3) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Mona Barthel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková 2–6, 7–5, 6–2
2018 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
2019 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jil Teichmann Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Muchová 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–4
2020 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Elise Mertens 6–2, 7–5
2021 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tereza Martincová 6–2, 6–0
2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Potapova 6–0, 6–3
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Nosková 6–4, 6–1
2024 Flag of Poland.svg Magda Linette Flag of Poland.svg Magdalena Fręch 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
   ITF tournament   
2010 Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Lykina
Flag of Slovenia.svg Maša Zec Peškirič
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
6–3, 6–4
2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Lee-Waters
Flag of the United States.svg Megan Moulton-Levy
6–2, 6–1
2012 Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet
Flag of France.svg Virginie Razzano
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Akgul Amanmuradova
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua
6–2, 6–3
2013 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Flag of the United States.svg Irina Falconi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
6–4, 6–0
2014 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek (2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
6–3, 6–2
   WTA International tournament   
2015 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Bondarenko
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Hrdinová
6–2, 6–2
2016 Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Gasparyan
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková
Flag of Argentina.svg María Irigoyen
Flag of Poland.svg Paula Kania
6–4, 6–2
2017 Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke (2)
Flag of Romania.svg Mihaela Buzărnescu
Flag of Belarus.svg Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 6–2
2019 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kalinskaya
Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2020 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká (2)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kristýna Plíšková
Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
6–2, 6–2
2021 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Bouzková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká (3)
Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová
Flag of Serbia.svg Nina Stojanović
7–6(7–3), 6–4
2022 Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Potapova
Flag placeholder.svg Yana Sizikova
Flag placeholder.svg Angelina Gabueva
Flag placeholder.svg Anastasia Zakharova
6–3, 6–4
2023 Flag of Japan.svg Nao Hibino
Flag of Georgia.svg Oksana Kalashnikova
Flag of the United States.svg Quinn Gleason
Flag of France.svg Elixane Lechemia
6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–3]
2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková (2)
Flag of the United States.svg Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová
6–3, 6–3

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