The Prague Open (currently branded as the Livesport Prague Open for sponsorship reasons) is a professional women's
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament held in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
, Czech Republic. It began in 2010, initially as an
ITF Circuit $50,000 event upgraded to $100,000. Subsequently, from 2015 onwards it became a
WTA International tournament and the prize money increased to $250,000.
The tournament is played on outdoor
hard court
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface an ...
s, at the TK Sparta Praha. Prior to 2021, the tournament was held on outdoor clay courts.
Livesport Prague Open 2021 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC Jul 12 - Jul 18, 2021
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Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafářová (; born 4 February 1987) is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles, and No. 5 in singles.
She is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles, having won the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 ...
and Lucie Hradecká
Lucie Hradecká (; born 21 May 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A three-time Grand Slam doubles champion and 26-time WTA Tour doubles titlist, she reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 4 in October 2012. She was ...
are respectively the singles and doubles record holders of the tournament with three titles each one.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
See also
* I.ČLTK Prague Open
*Sparta Prague Open Challenger
The Sparta Prague Open Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on Tennis court#Clay courts, clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ATP Challenger Tour, Challenger Tour. It has been held in P ...
References
External links
Archived official website (2010-2014)
Archived official website (2015-2019)
Official website
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Tennis tournaments in the Czech Republic
Clay court tennis tournaments
Hard court tennis tournaments
Indoor tennis tournaments
ITF Women's World Tennis Tour
WTA Tour
Recurring sporting events established in 2010