The Palermo Ladies Open, is a women's
tennis
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tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concen ...
in
Palermo
Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...
, Italy that is played on outdoor
clay court
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s at the Country Time Club. The first two editions were part of the Satellite Circuit, but since 1990 it has been part of the
WTA Tour
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. In the past it has also been known as the "Palermo International" and the "Internazionali Femminili di Palermo." The tournament was categorized as either a WTA Tier IV or Tier V event from 1990 to 2008 and became an
International Tournament in 2009. In 2014, the license for the event was sold to Kuala Lumpur's
Malaysian Open for six years (contract for three years with an option for additional three). The tournament returned to Palermo in 2019 as a WTA International event, replacing
Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open
The Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hard courts. The event is held at the Nanchang Tennis Center in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China. It was also part of the China ...
which was moved to the autumn calendar as part of the
China Open series. In 2025 it was downgraded to a
WTA 125 event.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
See also
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Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia
The Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia or International Championships of Sicily, also known as the Palermo Open, was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1935 and played annually at the Circolo Tennis Palermo in P ...
– men's tournament (1935–2006)
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List of tennis tournaments
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References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Internazionali Femminili Di Palermo
Sport in Palermo
Clay court tennis tournaments
WTA 250 tournaments
1988 establishments in Italy
2013 disestablishments in Italy
Recurring sporting events established in 1988
Recurring events disestablished in 2013
Annual sporting events in Italy
Tennis tournaments in Italy
2019 establishments in Italy
Recurring sporting events established in 2019