The Morocco Open or Rabat Grand Prix (for sponsorship reasons called the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem), is a women's professional

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currently held in

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. This

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event is classified as an

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tournament and is played on outdoor

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is the doubles record holder with three wins.

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won both singles and doubles titles the same year.

History

The event started in July 2001 in

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. It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved to

the first time. In 2007, the tournament changed location again, this time to Fez. In 2013 it was relocated to

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, before returning to Rabat in 2016. The tournament is named after

Princess Lalla Meryem Princess Lalla (title), Lalla Meryem (, born 26 August 1962) is the first daughter and eldest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Latifa. Biography Lalla Meryem was born in Rome and is the oldest of her ...

, the sister of Mohammed VI,

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. From 2005 through 2008, the tournament was a Tier IV event. Before 2005, it was a Tier V event.

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

References

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