The Luxembourg Open, last sponsored by BGL, was a women's tennis tournament held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg. Held since 1991, the tournament was an exhibition event (winners including Novotná, Navratilova and Appelmans) until 1995. After that, it became a WTA Tier III tournament, which it remained until 2004. In 2005, it was promoted to Tier II, marking the first such event to be held in Luxembourg. In 2008, the tournament was relegated to a Tier III event, before it became an International Series tournament in 2009.[1][2]

BGL Luxembourg Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
Abolished2021
LocationKockelscheuer
Luxembourg
VenueKockelscheuer Sport Centre
CategoryWTA 250
SurfaceHard (indoor)
Draw30S / 24Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$235,238 (2021)
Websitebglbnpparibas-open.com
Current champions (2021)
Women's singlesDenmark Clara Tauson
Women's doublesBelgium Greet Minnen
Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck

Kim Clijsters of Belgium holds the record of most singles wins: 5 (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005). No other player has won more than twice.

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  Exhibition tournament  ↓
1991   Jana Novotná   Judith Wiesner Not known
1992   Jana Novotná (2)   Leila Meskhi
1993   Martina Navratilova   Mary Joe Fernandez
1994   Martina Navratilova (2)   Arantxa Sánchez
1995   Sabine Appelmans   Mary Pierce
↓  Tier III tournament  ↓
1996   Anke Huber   Karina Habšudová 6–3, 6–0
1997   Amanda Coetzer   Barbara Paulus 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1998   Mary Pierce   Silvia Farina Elia 6–0, 2–0, retired
1999   Kim Clijsters   Dominique Van Roost 6–2, 6–2
2000   Jennifer Capriati   Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2001   Kim Clijsters (2)   Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–2
2002   Kim Clijsters (3)   Magdalena Maleeva 6–1, 6–2
2003   Kim Clijsters (4)   Chanda Rubin 6–2, 7–5
2004   Alicia Molik   Dinara Safina 6–3, 6–4
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
2005   Kim Clijsters (5)   Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–2, 6–4
2006   Alona Bondarenko   Francesca Schiavone 6–3, 6–2
2007   Ana Ivanovic   Daniela Hantuchová 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
↓  Tier III tournament  ↓
2008   Elena Dementieva   Caroline Wozniacki 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
↓  International tournament  ↓
2009   Timea Bacsinszky   Sabine Lisicki 6–2, 7–5
2010   Roberta Vinci   Julia Görges 6–3, 6–4
2011   Victoria Azarenka   Monica Niculescu 6–2, 6–2
2012   Venus Williams   Monica Niculescu 6–2, 6–3
2013   Caroline Wozniacki   Annika Beck 6–2, 6–2
2014   Annika Beck   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–2, 6–1
2015   Misaki Doi   Mona Barthel 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–0
2016   Monica Niculescu   Petra Kvitová 6–4, 6–0
2017   Carina Witthöft   Monica Puig 6–3, 7–5
2018   Julia Görges   Belinda Bencic 6–4, 7–5
2019   Jeļena Ostapenko   Julia Görges 6–4, 6–1
2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021   Clara Tauson   Jeļena Ostapenko 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  Tier III tournament  ↓
1996   Kristie Boogert
  Nathalie Tauziat
  Barbara Rittner
  Dominique Van Roost
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1997   Larisa Neiland
  Helena Suková
  Meike Babel
  Laurence Courtois
6–2, 6–4
1998   Elena Likhovtseva
  Ai Sugiyama
  Larisa Neiland
  Elena Tatarkova
6–7, 6–3, 2–0 ret.
1999   Irina Spîrlea
  Caroline Vis
  Tina Križan
  Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 6–2
2000   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat (2)
  Lubomira Bacheva
  Cristina Torrens Valero
6–3, 7–6(7–0)
2001   Elena Bovina
  Daniela Hantuchová
  Bianka Lamade
  Patty Schnyder
6–3 6–3
2002   Kim Clijsters
  Janette Husárová
  Květa Hrdličková
  Barbara Rittner
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2003   Maria Sharapova
  Tamarine Tanasugarn
  Elena Tatarkova
  Marlene Weingärtner
6–1, 6–4
2004   Virginia Ruano
  Paola Suárez
  Jill Craybas
  Marlene Weingärtner
6–1, 6–7, 6–3
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
2005   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur
  Cara Black
  Rennae Stubbs
6–7, 7–5, 6–4
2006   Květa Peschke
  Francesca Schiavone
  Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  Liezel Huber
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2007   Iveta Benešová
  Janette Husárová (2)
  Victoria Azarenka
  Shahar Pe'er
6–4, 6–2
↓  Tier III tournament  ↓
2008   Sorana Cîrstea
  Marina Erakovic
  Vera Dushevina
  Mariya Koryttseva
2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
↓  International tournament  ↓
2009   Iveta Benešová (2)
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
  Renata Voráčová
1–6, 6–0, [10–7]
2010   Timea Bacsinszky
  Tathiana Garbin
  Iveta Benešová
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
6–4, 6–4
2011   Iveta Benešová (3)
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (2)
  Lucie Hradecká
  Ekaterina Makarova
7–5, 6–3
2012   Andrea Hlaváčková
  Lucie Hradecká
  Irina-Camelia Begu
  Monica Niculescu
6–3, 6–4
2013   Stephanie Vogt
  Yanina Wickmayer
  Kristina Barrois
  Laura Thorpe
7–6(7–2), 6–4
2014   Timea Bacsinszky (2)
  Kristina Barrois
  Lucie Hradecká
  Barbora Krejčíková
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
2015   Mona Barthel
  Laura Siegemund
  Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2016   Kiki Bertens
  Johanna Larsson
  Monica Niculescu
  Patricia Maria Țig
4–6, 7–5, [11–9]
2017   Lesley Kerkhove
  Lidziya Marozava
  Eugenie Bouchard
  Kirsten Flipkens
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6]
2018   Greet Minnen
  Alison Van Uytvanck
  Vera Lapko
  Mandy Minella
7–6(7–3), 6–2
2019   Coco Gauff
  Caty McNally
  Kaitlyn Christian
  Alexa Guarachi
6–2, 6–2
2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021   Greet Minnen (2)
  Alison Van Uytvanck (2)
  Erin Routliffe
  Kimberley Zimmermann
6–3, 6–3

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Calendar". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Letter from the Sony WTA Tour to the organizers" (PDF). WTA Tour. Retrieved 29 July 2008.[permanent dead link]
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