The Madrid Open is a defunct tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, held between 1996 and 2003. It replaced the International Championships of Spain (held in Barcelona) during these years, before a new tournament was started in Barcelona in 2007. It was a Tier II event in 1996 but was lowered to Tier III from 1997 onwards until it finished in 2003.
Jana Novotná was the most successful player at the event, winning the singles title in 1996 and 1997. Monica Seles and Chanda Rubin also reached the final on two occasions, each winning the title once.
Champions
Singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore ↓ Tier II tournament ↓1996 Jana Novotná Magdalena Maleeva 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 ↓ Tier III tournament ↓1997 Jana Novotná Monica Seles 7–5, 6–11998 Patty Schnyder Dominique Monami 3–6, 6–4, 6–01999 Lindsay Davenport Paola Suárez 6–1, 6–32000 Gala León García Fabiola Zuluaga 4–6, 6–2, 6–22001 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Ángeles Montolio 7–5, 6–02002 Monica Seles Chanda Rubin 6–4, 6–22003 Chanda Rubin María Sánchez Lorenzo 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore ↓ Tier II tournament ↓1996 Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans7–6, 6–2 ↓ Tier III tournament ↓1997 Mary Joe Fernandez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Inés Gorrochategui Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–21998 Florencia Labat Dominique Monami Rachel McQuillan Nicole Pratt 6–3, 6–11999 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez María Fernanda Landa Marlene Weingärtner 6–2, 0–6, 6–0 2000 Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Gala León García María Sánchez Lorenzo6–1, 6–3 2001 Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 7–5, 2–6, 7–62002 Martina Navratilova Natasha Zvereva Rossana de los Ríos Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–2, 6–3 2003 Jill Craybas Liezel Huber Rita Grande Angelique Widjaja 6–4, 7–6
See also Spanish Open Madrid Open Madrid Tennis Grand Prix List of tennis tournaments
References ITF Search (search Madrid)
External links ITF website