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Croatian Bol Ladies Open was an annual women’s tennis tournament on the WTA Challenger Tour, played in the town of Bol on the Croatian Adriatic island of Brač. The first edition was held in late April 1991, and then again every year from 1995 to 2003. The tournament was then sold to the organizers of the Western & Southern Open and moved to Cincinnati.[1] In 2022, it was moved to Makarska.[2]

Croatian Bol Ladies Open
Tournament information
Founded1991
Abolished2021
LocationBol
Croatia
VenueBluesun Tennis Center Zlatni rat
CategoryTier V (1991)
Tier III (1995, 2000–03)
Tier IV (1996–99)
WTA 125k (2016–2021)
SurfaceClay
Draw32S/8Q/16D
Prize money$115,000 (2021)
Current champions (2021)
SinglesItaly Jasmine Paolini
DoublesSpain Aliona Bolsova
Poland Katarzyna Kawa

Past finals

Singles

YearTierChampionRunner-upScore
1991V Sandra Cecchini Magdalena Maleeva6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1995[3]III Sabine Appelmans Silke Meier6–4, 6–3
1996IV Gloria Pizzichini Silvija Talaja6–0, 6–2
1997IV Mirjana Lučić Corina Morariu7–5, 6–7, 7–6
1998IVa Mirjana Lučić (2) Corina Morariu6–2, 6–4
1999IV Corina Morariu Julie Halard6–2, 6–0
2000III Tina Pisnik Amélie Mauresmo7–6, 7–6
2001III Ángeles Montolio Mariana Díaz Oliva3–6, 6–2, 6–4
2002III Åsa Svensson Iva Majoli6–3, 4–6, 6–1
2003III Vera Zvonareva Conchita Martínez G.6–1, 6–3
↓  WTA 125K series  ↓
2016125k Mandy Minella Polona Hercog6–2, 6–3
2017125k Aleksandra Krunić Alexandra Cadanțu6–3, 3–0 ret.
2018125k Tamara Zidanšek Magda Linette6–1, 6–3
2019125k Tamara Zidanšek (2) Sara Sorribes Tormo7–5, 7–5
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021125k Jasmine Paolini Arantxa Rus6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles

YearTierChampionsRunners-upScore
1991V Laura Golarsa
Magdalena Maleeva
Sandra Cecchini
Laura Garrone
walkover
1995[3]III Mercedes Paz
Rene Simpson
Laura Golarsa
Irina Spîrlea
7–5, 6–2
1996IV Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
Alexia Dechaume
Alexandra Fusai
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1997IV Laura Montalvo (2)
Henrieta Nagyová
María José Gaidano
Marion Maruska
6–3, 6–1
1998IVa Laura Montalvo (3)
Paola Suárez (2)
Joannette Kruger
Mirjana Lučić
walkover
1999IV Jelena Kostanić
Michaela Paštiková
Meghann Shaughnessy
Andreea Vanc
7–5, 6–7, 6–2
2001III Julie Halard
Corina Morariu
Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–2
2001III María Martínez
Anabel Medina
Nadia Petrova
Tina Pisnik
7–5, 6–4
2002III Tathiana Garbin
Angelique Widjaja
Elena Bovina
Henrieta Nagyová
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
2003III Petra Mandula
Patricia Wartusch
Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Patty Schnyder
6–3, 6–2
↓  WTA 125K series  ↓
2016125k Xenia Knoll
Petra Martić
Raluca Olaru
İpek Soylu
6–3, 6–2
2017125k Chuang Chia-jung
Renata Voráčová
Lina Gjorcheska
Aleksandrina Naydenova
6–4, 6–2
2018125k Mariana Duque Mariño
Wang Yafan
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Barbora Štefková
6–3, 7–5
2019125k Timea Bacsinszky
Mandy Minella
Cornelia Lister
Renata Voráčová
0–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021125k Aliona Bolsova
Katarzyna Kawa
Ekaterine Gorgodze
Tereza Mihalíková
6–1, 4–6, [10–6]

Other

  • There is an ITF women’s tennis tournament called Bluesun Bol Ladies Open or Bluesun Ladies Open that is held at the same courts.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mason near to netting women’s tennis deal
  2. ^ Čičin-Mašansker, Goran (1 March 2022). “WTA turnir nakon uspješnih 15 godina iz Bola seli u Makarsku, organizatori najavljuju pravi spektakl”. sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b In 1995, the tournament was held in Zagreb.

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