WTA Tier V tournaments

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The WTA Tier V tournaments were the fifth, and lowest, level of women's tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour between 1990 and 1992 and from 2001 to 2005. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled. Most of the Tier V tournaments became Tier IV events between 1993 and 2000 and from 2006 to 2008.

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In 2009, WTA changed the tournament categories, so that most of the Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V tournaments from 2008 were placed in a single, WTA International tournaments, category.

Number of tournaments

YearNo.
199012
199114
199214
20018
20027
20036
20048
20052

Events

TournamentLocation(s)CountrySurfaceTier V inYears
Athens Trophy Athens Flag of Greece.svg GreeceClay19901
Auckland Open Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg New ZealandHard1990–1992, 20014
WTA Austrian Open Kitzbühel Flag of Austria.svg AustriaClay19901
Swedish Open Båstad Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenHard19901
WTA Bayonne Bayonne Flag of France.svg FranceCarpet (i)19901
Estoril Open Estoril Flag of Portugal.svg PortugalClay1990–19912
Moscow Ladies Open Moscow / St. Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg RussiaCarpet (i)1990–19912
WTA Palermo Palermo Flag of Italy.svg ItalyClay1990–1992, 2001–20047
WTA Schenectady Schenectady Flag of the United States.svg United StatesHard1990–19923
WTA Taranto Taranto Flag of Italy.svg ItalyClay1990–19923
Croatian Open Bol Flag of Croatia.svg CroatiaClay19911
Oslo Open Oslo Flag of Norway.svg NorwayCarpet (i)19911
Pattaya Open Pattaya Flag of Thailand.svg ThailandClay1991–1992, 2001–20035
San Marino International City of San Marino Flag of San Marino.svg San MarinoClay19921
Taiwan Open Taipei Flag of the Republic of China.svg TaiwanCarpet (i)19921
Belgian Open Waregem / Antwerp Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumClay1992, 20012
WTA Bratislava Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg SlovakiaHard (i)2001–20022
Hungarian Ladies Open Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg HungaryClay2001–20044
Morocco Open Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg MoroccoClay2001–20044
Hobart International Hobart Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaHard2001–20055
Canberra International Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg AustraliaHard2002–20054
WTA Forest Hills New York CityFlag of the United States.svg United StatesHard20041
Vancouver Open Vancouver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CanadaHard20041

Past finals

1990

The 1990 WTA Tour consisted of 59 tournaments of which 12 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WIPTC with prize money of $75,000. [1] [2]

TournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
Guarujá [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Argentina.svg Federica Haumüller Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Auckland Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans 6–1, 6–0
Wellington Flag of Germany.svg Wiltrud Probst Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi 1–6, 6–4, 6–0
Taranto Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume 5–7, 6–0, 6–1
Båstad Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Csilla Bartos 6–1, 6–2
Palermo Flag of Germany.svg Isabel Cueto Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Paulus 6–2, 6–3
Estoril Flag of Italy.svg Federica Bonsignori Flag of Italy.svg Laura Garrone 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Schenectady Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber Flag of the United States.svg Marianne Werdel 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Kitzbühel Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Athens Flag of Sweden.svg Cecilia Dahlman Flag of Italy.svg Katia Piccolini 7–5, 7–5
Bayonne Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
Moscow Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Elena Brioukhovets 6–4, 6–4

1991

The 1991 WTA Tour consisted of 60 tournaments of which 14 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WIPTC with prize money of $75,000 or $100,000. [3]

TournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
São Paulo [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Germany.svg Veronika Martinek Flag of the United States.svg Donna Faber 6–2, 6–4
Auckland Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Švíglerová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová 6–2, 0–6, 6–1
Wellington Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Leila Meskhi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Oslo Flag of Sweden.svg Catarina Lindqvist Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Reggi 6–3, 6–0
Linz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Langrová 7–5, 6–3
Aurora Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf 6–3, 6–4
Pattaya City Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Sawamatsu 6–2, 6–2
Bol Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Taranto Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emanuela Zardo Flag of Austria.svg Petra Ritter 7–5, 6–2
Palermo Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce Flag of Italy.svg Sandra Cecchini 6–0, 6–3
Bayonne Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber 6–3, 7–6(10–8)
San Marino Flag of Italy.svg Katia Piccolini Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina 6–2, 6–3
Schenectady Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume 7–6(7–5), 6–2
St. Petersburg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Larisa Neiland Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

1992

The 1992 WTA Tour consisted of 57 tournaments of which 14 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WIPTC with prize money of $100,000. [4]

TournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
São Paulo [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Hack Flag of Germany.svg Veronika Martinek 6–3, 7–5
Auckland Flag of the United States.svg Robin White Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Wellington Flag of France.svg Noëlle van Lottum Flag of the United States.svg Donna Faber 6–4, 6–0
Linz Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalia Medvedeva Flag of France.svg Pascale Paradis 6–4, 6–2
Cesena Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce Flag of France.svg Catherine Tanvier 6–1, 6–1
Pattaya City Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Kuala Lumpur Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Strnadová 6–3, 6–0
Taranto Flag of France.svg Julie Halard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emanuela Zardo 6–0, 7–5
Waregem Flag of Germany.svg Wiltrud Probst Flag of Germany.svg Meike Babel 6–2, 6–3
Palermo Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz 6–0, 6–3
San Marino Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva Flag of Italy.svg Federica Bonsignori 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radka Zrubáková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Kroupová 6–3, 7–5
Schenectady Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Brenda Schultz 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Taipei Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Stafford Flag of the United States.svg Ann Grossman 6–1, 6–3

2001

The 2001 WTA Tour consisted of 63 tournaments of which 8 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.

TournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
Auckland Flag of the United States.svg Meilen Tu Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez 7–6(12–10), 6–2
Hobart Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Hopkins 0–6, 6–3, 6–3
Budapest Flag of Bulgaria.svg Magdalena Maleeva Flag of Luxembourg.svg Anne Kremer 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Antwerp Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Koukalová 6–3, 6–2
Palermo Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues Flag of Spain.svg Cristina Torrens Valero 6–4, 6–4
Casablanca Flag of Hungary.svg Zsófia Gubacsi Flag of Italy.svg Maria Elena Camerin 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Bratislava Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá 6–1, 6–1
Pattaya City Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová 6–0, 6–4

2002

The 2002 WTA Tour consisted of 64 tournaments of which 7 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.

TournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
Hobart Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–6(9–7), 6–1
Canberra Flag of Israel.svg Anna Smashnova Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 0–6, 6–3, 6–3(7–2)
Budapest Flag of Germany.svg Martina Müller Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Myriam Casanova 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Casablanca Flag of Austria.svg Patricia Wartusch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Klára Koukalová 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Palermo Flag of Argentina.svg Mariana Díaz Oliva Flag of Russia.svg Vera Zvonareva 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–3
Bratislava Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Matevžič Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová 6–0, 6–1
Pattaya City Flag of Indonesia.svg Angelique Widjaja Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Yoon-jeong 6–2, 6–4

2003

The 2003 WTA Tour consisted of 59 tournaments of which 6 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000. [5]

TournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
Hobart Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Canberra Flag of the United States.svg Meghann Shaughnessy Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Schiavone 6–1, 6–1
Casablanca Flag of Italy.svg Rita Grande Flag of Italy.svg Antonella Serra Zanetti 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Budapest Flag of Spain.svg Magüi Serna Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alicia Molik 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Palermo Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 6–3, 6–4
Pattaya City Flag of Slovakia.svg Henrieta Nagyová Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľubomíra Kurhajcová 6–4, 6–2

2004

The 2004 WTA Tour consisted of 60 tournaments of which 8 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.

TournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
Hobart Flag of the United States.svg Amy Frazier Flag of Japan.svg Shinobu Asagoe 6–3, 6–3
Canberra Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina Elia 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Casablanca Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit Flag of Slovakia.svg Ľudmila Cervanová 6–2, 6–2
Estoril Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit Flag of Slovakia.svg Iveta Benešová 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Budapest Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Jelena Janković Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Suchá 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Palermo Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 6–4, 6–4
Vancouver Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nicole Vaidišová Flag of the United States.svg Laura Granville 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
Forest Hills Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Iveta Benešová 6–2, 6–2

2005

The 2005 WTA Tour consisted of 63 tournaments of which 2 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.

TournamentWinnerRunner-upScore
Hobart Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie Flag of Argentina.svg Gisela Dulko 6–2, 6–0
Canberra Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Ana Ivanovic Flag of Hungary.svg Melinda Czink 7–5, 6–1

Notes

  1. Tournament was part of the 1990 WTA Tour but was held in December 1989.
  2. Tournament was part of the 1991 WTA Tour but was held in November 1990.
  3. Tournament was part of the 1992 WTA Tour but was held in December 1991.

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