The Barcelona Ladies Open was a
tennis
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tournament for women held in
Barcelona
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in
Catalonia
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, Spain and was played on
outdoor clay courts. It was an
International-level tournament on the
WTA Tour
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with total prize money of
$220,000.
The tournament began in November 2003 as a $10,000 challenger event on the
ITF Women's Circuit
The ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, previously known as the ITF Women's Circuit, is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players.
History
It serves as a developmenta ...
. Prize money was increased to $25,000 the following year; in 2005, the event was moved to October with the prize money increasing to $75,000. In 2007, the tournament was upgraded to the
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, becoming a
Tier IV played in June, and remained in this classification through 2008. Since 2009, the event has been held in April.
In 2013 the event was cancelled due to financial reasons and replaced on the tour by the
Nuremberg Cup in
Nuremberg
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, Germany, held the week before
Roland Garros.
Results
Singles
Doubles
See also
*
Spanish Open
*
Barcelona Open
*
Barcelona WCT
*
List of tennis tournaments
List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments.
Criteria for inclusion:
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References
External links
Official website
ITF website
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Defunct tennis tournaments in Spain
Ladies
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Clay court tennis tournaments
WTA Tour
Recurring sporting events established in 2003
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2012