Ladies Open Lugano

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The inaugural edition of the Ladies Open Lugano, formerly the Ladies Open Biel/Bienne, an International-level WTA tennis event, was held in April 2017 at the Swiss National Tennis Centre in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.[1] The new indoor arena was completed in February 2017.

Ladies Open Lugano
Tournament information
Founded2017
(as Ladies Open Biel Bienne)
LocationLugano
Switzerland
VenueTennis Club Lido Lugano
CategoryWTA International
SurfaceClay - outdoors
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$250,000 (2019)
Websitesamsungopen.ch
Current champions (2019)
Women's singlesSlovenia Polona Hercog
Women's doublesRomania Sorana Cîrstea
Romania Andreea Mitu

The tournament lasted only one year in Biel/Bienne and was moved to Lugano in 2018. The surface was also changed from indoor hard to outdoor clay.[2]

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
2017   Markéta Vondroušová   Anett Kontaveit 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
↓  Changed from Indoor Hard to Clay Court  ↓
2018   Elise Mertens   Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 6–2
2019   Polona Hercog   Iga Świątek 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
2017   Hsieh Su-wei
  Monica Niculescu
  Timea Bacsinszky
  Martina Hingis
5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
↓  Changed from Indoor Hard to Clay Court  ↓
2018   Kirsten Flipkens
  Elise Mertens
  Vera Lapko
  Aryna Sabalenka
6–1, 6–3
2019   Sorana Cîrstea
  Andreea Mitu
  Veronika Kudermetova
  Galina Voskoboeva
1–6, 6–2, [10–8]

See also

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  • Zurich Open – Swiss Indoor WTA tournament held between 1984 and 2008
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Official website

References

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  1. ^ "New WTA Tournament to be staged in Biel as of 2017". Infront Sports and Media.
  2. ^ "Lugano (Ticino/SUI) is the new outdoor venue for InfrontRingier's WTA Ladies Open". Infront Sports and Media.