Croatian Bol Ladies Open

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
Defunct tennis tournament
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

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Singles

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Year Tier Champion Runner-up Score
1991 V   Sandra Cecchini   Magdalena Maleeva 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1995[3] III   Sabine Appelmans   Silke Meier 6–4, 6–3
1996 IV   Gloria Pizzichini   Silvija Talaja 6–0, 6–2
1997 IV   Mirjana Lučić   Corina Morariu 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
1998 IVa   Mirjana Lučić (2)   Corina Morariu 6–2, 6–4
1999 IV   Corina Morariu   Julie Halard 6–2, 6–0
2000 III   Tina Pisnik   Amélie Mauresmo 7–6, 7–6
2001 III   Ángeles Montolio   Mariana Díaz Oliva 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
2002 III   Åsa Svensson   Iva Majoli 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
2003 III   Vera Zvonareva   Conchita Martínez G. 6–1, 6–3
↓  WTA 125K series  ↓
2016 125k   Mandy Minella   Polona Hercog 6–2, 6–3
2017 125k   Aleksandra Krunić   Alexandra Cadanțu 6–3, 3–0 ret.
2018 125k   Tamara Zidanšek   Magda Linette 6–1, 6–3
2019 125k   Tamara Zidanšek (2)   Sara Sorribes Tormo 7–5, 7–5
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 125k   Jasmine Paolini   Arantxa Rus 6–2, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles

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Year Tier Champions Runners-up Score
1991 V   Laura Golarsa
  Magdalena Maleeva
  Sandra Cecchini
  Laura Garrone
walkover
1995[3] III   Mercedes Paz
  Rene Simpson
  Laura Golarsa
  Irina Spîrlea
7–5, 6–2
1996 IV   Laura Montalvo
  Paola Suárez
  Alexia Dechaume
  Alexandra Fusai
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1997 IV   Laura Montalvo (2)
  Henrieta Nagyová
  María José Gaidano
  Marion Maruska
6–3, 6–1
1998 IVa   Laura Montalvo (3)
  Paola Suárez (2)
  Joannette Kruger
  Mirjana Lučić
walkover
1999 IV   Jelena Kostanić
  Michaela Paštiková
  Meghann Shaughnessy
  Andreea Vanc
7–5, 6–7, 6–2
2001 III   Julie Halard
  Corina Morariu
  Tina Križan
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–2, 6–2
2001 III   María Martínez
  Anabel Medina
  Nadia Petrova
  Tina Pisnik
7–5, 6–4
2002 III   Tathiana Garbin
  Angelique Widjaja
  Elena Bovina
  Henrieta Nagyová
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
2003 III   Petra Mandula
  Patricia Wartusch
  Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  Patty Schnyder
6–3, 6–2
↓  WTA 125K series  ↓
2016 125k   Xenia Knoll
  Petra Martić
  Raluca Olaru
  İpek Soylu
6–3, 6–2
2017 125k   Chuang Chia-jung
  Renata Voráčová
  Lina Gjorcheska
  Aleksandrina Naydenova
6–4, 6–2
2018 125k   Mariana Duque Mariño
  Wang Yafan
  Sílvia Soler Espinosa
  Barbora Štefková
6–3, 7–5
2019 125k   Timea Bacsinszky
  Mandy Minella
  Cornelia Lister
  Renata Voráčová
0–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 125k   Aliona Bolsova
  Katarzyna Kawa
  Ekaterine Gorgodze
  Tereza Mihalíková
6–1, 4–6, [10–6]

Other

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  • 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

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References

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  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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