The Hungarian Grand Prix (previously ''Budapest Grand Prix'') was a women's
tennis
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tournament held in
Budapest
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, Hungary. It was a
WTA 250 tournament
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At their introduction in 20 ...
played on the
WTA Tour
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on outdoor
clay court
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since 1996.
The tournament was formerly known as ''Poli-Farbe Budapest Grand Prix'', ''Gaz de France Grand Prix'', ''GDF Suez Grand Prix'', ''Tippmix Budapest Grand Prix'', ''Colortex Budapest Grand Prix'', ''Westel 900 Budapest Open'', ''Budapest Lotto Open'', ''Budapest Open'', and ''Budapest Grand Prix''.
The event was replaced in the
2014 WTA Tour
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with a new tournament
Bucharest Open
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held in
Bucharest
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,
Romania
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. It returned in 2021 as the ''Hungarian Grand Prix''. In 2025 it was again replaced by the
Iași Open
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on the WTA Tour calendar.
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Past finals
Singles
Doubles
See also
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List of tennis tournaments
List of current and past men's and women's tennis tournaments.
Criteria for inclusion:
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*Historic tournaments are included if notability can be established by reliable third-par ...
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Hungarian Ladies Open
The Hungarian Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament held in Budapest, Hungary. This WTA Tour event was an WTA International tournaments, International-level tournament and was played on indoor hardcourts.
Past finals Singles
Doubles
S ...
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Hungarian Pro Circuit Ladies Open
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Stella Artois Clay Court Championships
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Budapest Challenger (September)
The Budapest Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the latter one of the two simultaneous challengers played in Hungary with the event taking place usually in September. It was part of the ATP Ch ...
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Budapest Challenger (May)
References
External links
Budapest Overview Women's Association Tour Tennis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Budapest Grand Prix
Grand Prix
Tennis tournaments in Hungary
Clay court tennis tournaments
WTA 250 tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1996
1996 establishments in Hungary