Texas Open Tennis Championship is a professional women's tennis tournament held under the auspices of the WTA and USTA since 2011. The competition is played on the outdoor clay courts of the Hilton Lakes Tennis & Sports Club complex. [one]
| Texas Open | |
|---|---|
 Tournament logo | |
| A place carrying out | Grapevine (Texas) USA |
| Coating | hard |
| Site | texastennisopen.com |
| WTA World Tour | |
| Category | international |
| Prize | $ 220,000 |
Content
Tournament History
Calendar Place
The vacancy in the WTA tour calendar, which the Texas competition took in 2011, formed before the 2009 season, when the 4th category tournament in the Forrest Hills region of New York was closed for a long time due to funding problems. There was no quick find of those wishing to take this place on the calendar, and another New York tournament was moved this week - Bronx Open , which retained its place on the ITF calendar, but doubled its prize pool.
Two years later - before the 2011 season - the WTA was able to restore the second tournament the week before the US Open , after lengthy negotiations by signing a contract with the organizers from Texas . The new competition settled in the city of Grapevine , where ITF tournaments have been successfully held several times before.
Grapevine Tennis
The Grapevine Tennis Complex regularly hosts ITF tournaments . The competition was originally held in July, but in 2010 a second tournament was first created (held in late autumn), and then the summer competition was closed in favor of the WTA tournament .
Before the grapevine tournament, the WTA had already held its competitions in Texas : until 1995, a clay tournament was held in Houston , and until 1989, just next to the grapevine in Dallas , an indoor competition was held.
Enthusiasm for local organizers did not last long - in the spring of 2013 they announced the closure of their prize. [2]
General Information
The tournament takes place in steadily hot weather, because of this, most matches take place in the dark during artificial light.
Matches held on the central court are broadcast on the Internet . Semifinal and final matches are shown by an American tennis channel .
Winners and Finalists
The first champions of the tournament were three Europeans. Having won the single title in 2011, Sabina Lisicki gave her rivals for five matches only 13 games.
Past Finals
Singles Tournaments
| Year | Champion | Finalist | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Robert Vinci | Elena Yankovich | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2011 | Sabina Lissitzky | Aravan Rezai | 6-2 6-1 |
Paired Tournaments
| Year | Champions | Finalists | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Marina Erakovich Heather watson | League Decmeyer Irina Falconi | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2011 | Alberta Brianti Sorana Kirsta | Alize Cornet Pauline Parmantier | 7-5 6-3 |
Notes
- ↑ 2011 WTA Media Guide Archived September 5, 2012 to Wayback Machine , page 30.
- ↑ Cronin, Matt. Dallas event folds; New Haven seeks prize-money reduction . tennis.com (March 21, 2013). Date of treatment March 23, 2013. Archived on April 6, 2013.
Links
- Official website
- WTA Website Profile
See also
- Gallery Furniture Championships
- Virginia slims of dallas