Warsaw Open

The Warsaw Open, formerly the J&S Cup, was a women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Warsaw, Poland. Held since 1995, the tournament was played on outdoor clay courts. The event returned for two years to the WTA Tour in 2009 after a year's hiatus but its slot on the tour calendar was taken over by the Brussels Open from 2011.[1]

Polsat Warsaw Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1995
Abolished2010
Editions14
LocationWarsaw
Gdynia (2021)
Warsaw (2022–)
Poland
VenueLegia Tennis Centre
Arka Tennis Club (2021)
Legia Tenis & Golf (2022–)
CategoryPremier
SurfaceClay / outdoors
Draw32M / 16D
Prize money$600,000
$250,000 (2021)
Websitewww.pwo.polsat.pl
bnpparibaspolandopen.pl

The first edition of a new tournament was held in July 2021 in Gdynia but in 2022 it was relocated to Warsaw.[2]

Past finals

Singles

Year Tournament name Champion Runner-up Score
   Tier III tournament   
1995Warsaw Cup by Heros Barbara Paulus Alexandra Fusai7–6, 4–6, 6–1
1996Warsaw Cup Henrieta Nagyová Barbara Paulus3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1997Warsaw Cup by Heros Barbara Paulus (2) Henrieta Nagyová6–4, 6–4
1998Warsaw Cup by Heros Conchita Martínez Silvia Farina Elia6–0, 6–3
   Tier IV Tournament   
1999Warsaw Cup by Heros Cristina Torrens Valero Inés Gorrochategui7–5, 7–6(3)
2000Warsaw Cup by Heros Henrieta Nagyová (2) Amanda Hopmans2–6, 6–4, 7–5
2001Tournament not held
   Tier III tournament   
2002J&S Cup Elena Bovina Henrieta Nagyová6–3, 6–1
   Tier II tournament   
2003J&S Cup Amélie Mauresmo Venus Williams6–7, 6–0, 3–0 ret.
2004J&S Cup Venus Williams Svetlana Kuznetsova6–1, 6–4
2005J&S Cup Justine Henin-Hardenne Svetlana Kuznetsova3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2006J&S Cup Kim Clijsters Svetlana Kuznetsova7–5, 6–2
2007J&S Cup Justine Henin (2) Alona Bondarenko6–1, 6–3
2008Tournament not held
   WTA Premier tournament   
2009Warsaw Open Alexandra Dulgheru Alona Bondarenko7–63, 3–6, 6–0
2010Polsat Warsaw Open Alexandra Dulgheru (2) Zheng Jie6–3, 6–4
2011–20Tournament not held
   WTA 250 tournament   
2021WTA Poland Open Maryna Zanevska Kristína Kučová6–4, 7–6(7–3) [3]

Doubles

Year Tournament name Champions Runners-up Score
   Tier III tournament   
1995Warsaw Cup by Heros Sandra Cecchini
Laura Garrone
Henrieta Nagyová
Denisa Krajčovičová
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
1996Warsaw Cup Olga Lugina
Elena Wagner
Alexandra Fusai
Laura Garrone
1–6, 6–4, 7–5
1997Warsaw Cup by Heros Ruxandra Dragomir
Inés Gorrochategui
Meike Babel
Catherine Barclay-Reitz
6–4, 6–0
1998Warsaw Cup by Heros Olga Lugina (2)
Karina Habšudová
Liezel Huber
Karin Kschwendt
7–6, 7–5
   Tier IV tournament   
1999Warsaw Cup by Heros Cătălina Cristea
Irina Selyutina
Amélie Cocheteux
Janette Husárová
6–1, 6–2
2000Warsaw Cup by Heros Tathiana Garbin
Janette Husárová
Iroda Tulyaganova
Anna Zaporozhanova
6–3, 6–1
2001Tournament not held
   Tier III Tournament   
2002J&S Cup Jelena Kostanić
Henrieta Nagyová
Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Silvija Talaja
6–1, 6–1
   Tier II tournament   
2003J&S Cup Liezel Huber
Magdalena Maleeva
Eleni Daniilidou
Francesca Schiavone
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004J&S Cup Silvia Farina Elia
Francesca Schiavone
Gisela Dulko
Patricia Tarabini
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
2005J&S Cup Tatiana Perebiynis
Barbora Strýcová
Klaudia Jans
Alicja Rosolska
6–1, 6–4
2006J&S Cup Elena Likhovtseva
Anastasia Myskina
Anabel Medina
Katarina Srebotnik
6–3, 6–4
2007J&S Cup Vera Dushevina
Tatiana Perebiynis (2)
Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Vesnina
7–5, 3–6, [10–2]
2008Tournament not held
   WTA Premier tournament   
2009Warsaw Open Raquel Kops-Jones
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
6–1, 6–1
2010Polsat Warsaw Open Virginia Ruano Pascual
Meghann Shaughnessy
Cara Black
Yan Zi
6–3, 6–4
2011–20Tournament not held
   WTA 250 tournament   
2021 WTA Poland Open Anna Danilina
Lidziya Marozava
Kateryna Bondarenko
Katarzyna Piter
6–3, 6–2 [4]

See also

References

  1. "Turnieje WTA Tour" (in Polish). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. "Poland Open official website". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. "Singles draw" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. "Doubles draw" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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