| Katowice Open | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Abolished | 2016 |
| Editions | 4 |
| Location | Katowice Poland |
| Venue | Spodek |
| Category | WTA International |
| Surface | Clay (i) (2013) Hard (i) (2014–2016) |
| Draw | 32S/32Q/16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Website | Official Website |
| Current champions | |
| Women's singles |  Dominika Cibulková |
| Women's doubles |  Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato |
The Katowice Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on an indoor hard court in Katowice, Poland and was held in April. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. Katowice Open replaced Danish Open since 2013 WTA Tour season.[1] The official tournament ball was Babolat Roland Garros’. The organizer of the tournament was SOS Music company from Toruń, which had obtained the license from Octagon sport agency.[2] Telewizja Polska had taken the television partnership of the event. The tournament was broadcast by TVP in April.[3]
From 2014, the surface was changed from clay to hard.[4]
Octagon chose to relocate the event to Biel/Bienne as the Ladies Open Biel Bienne beginning in 2017.[5]
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Roberta Vinci |  Petra Kvitová | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
| 2014 |  Alizé Cornet | Camila Giorgi | 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 7–5 |
| 2015 | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | Camila Giorgi | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2016 | Dominika Cibulková | Camila Giorgi | 6–4, 6–0 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  Lara Arruabarrena Lourdes Domínguez Lino |  Raluca Olaru  Valeria Solovyeva | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2014 |  Yuliya Beygelzimer Olga Savchuk | Klára Koukalová Monica Niculescu | 6–4, 5–7, [10–7] |
| 2015 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ysaline Bonaventure  Demi Schuurs | Gioia Barbieri Karin Knapp | 7–5, 4–6, [10–6] |
| 2016 | Eri Hozumi Miyu Kato | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Marina Melnikova | 3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
References
- ↑ "WTA nie zgodziło się na występ Radwańskiej w Katowicach" (in Polish). sport.pl. 10 Jan 2013. Retrieved 10 Jan 2013.
- ↑ "Wielki tenis wraca do Polski" (in Polish). bnpparibaskatowiceopen.com. 10 Jan 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 13 Apr 2013.
- ↑ "Television" (in Polish). bnpparibaskatowiceopen.com. 10 Jan 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 13 Apr 2013.
- ↑ "Nel 2014 cambiamenti importanti nel calendario WTA". livetennis.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Katowice Open - a letter of thanks - Katowice Open | 4-10 kwietnia 2016 | Hala Widowiskowa Spodek".