Tennis tournament
Spanish Open Event name Spanish Championships (1972–78) Spanish Open (1985–94) Ford Spanish Open (1995) Tour WTA Tour Founded 1972 Abolished 1995 Editions 14 Surface Clay / outdoor
The Spanish Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1995. It was held at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona in Catalonia , Spain and played on outdoor clay courts . It was a Tier V event from 1988 to 1989, a Tier IV event in 1990, a Tier III event from 1991 to 1992 and a Tier II event from 1993 to 1995.
In the 1970s the event was known as the Spanish Championships before becoming an Open in the 1980s and 1990s. It was replaced on the WTA Tour by the Madrid Open in 1996.
Finals
Singles
(incomplete roll)
Year
Location
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1907
San Sebastian
Margarita Jimenez
Alecia Jimenez
6–1 6–2
1911
San Sebastian
Mary Towler
Anita Heimann Lent
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1912
San Sebastian
Luisa Marnet
Millicent Elwell
6–1, 6–4
1920
San Sebastian
Daisy Speranza
Mlle Castejon
6–4, 7–5
1923[ 1]
San Sebastian
Suzanne Lenglen
Germaine Le Conte
6–1, 6–0
1924[ 2]
San Sebastian
Daisy Speranza (2)
Elisabeth Raoul-Duval
6–3, 6–1
1927
San Sebastian
Daisy Speranza (3)
Mlle Carnet
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1929
San Sebastian
Ida Adamoff
María de Lerena-de Morales
6–0, 6–2
1931
Santander
Bella Duttón de Pons
Guadalupe Pombo
6–0, 6–3
1934
San Sebastian
Simonne Mathieu
Simone Iribarne
6–1, 6–4
1935
San Sebastian
Simone Iribarne
Nelly Adamson
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1936
Barcelona
Josefa de Chavarri
Ruth Kamann
6–1, 7–5
1940
Santander
Lili de Alvarez
Josefa de Chavarri
6–0, 2–6, 6–3
1963
San Sebastian
Mary Habicht
Pilar Barril
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1967
San Sebastian
Carmen Mandarino
Alice Tym
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1968
Barcelona
Michelle Rodriguez
Kerstin Seelbach [ 3]
7–5, 6–4
↓ Open Era ↓
1969
Barcelona
Kerry Melville
Helen Gourlay
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
1970
Barcelona
Helga Hosl
Sue Alexander
6–1, 6–1
1971
Barcelona
Helga Hosl (2)
Ana Maria Arias Pinto Bravo
6–2, 6–1
1972
Barcelona
Gail Chanfreau
Nathalie Fuchs
6–1, 6–4
1973
Barcelona
Helga Hosl (3)
Nathalie Fuchs
6–2, 7–5
1974
Barcelona
Nathalie Fuchs
Glynis Coles
7–5, 8–6
1975
Barcelona
Janice Metcalf
Iris Riedel
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1976
Barcelona
Renáta Tomanová
Virginia Ruzici
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1977
Barcelona
Regina Marsikova
Mariana Simionescu
6–3, 6–4
1987
Not held
1978
Barcelona
Hana Mandlíková
Sabina Simmonds
6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1979
Barcelona
Lena Sandin
Iva Budarova
??
1980
Barcelona
Nora Blom Lauteslager
Carmen Perea
7–6, 6–3
1985
Barcelona
Sandra Cecchini
Raffaella Reggi
6–3, 6–4
1986
Barcelona
Petra Huber
Laura Garrone
7–6(7–4) , 6–0
1988
Barcelona
Neige Dias
Bettina Fulco
6–3, 6–3
1989
Barcelona
Arantxa Sánchez
Helen Kelesi
6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1990
Barcelona
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Isabel Cueto
6–4, 6–2
1991
Barcelona
Conchita Martínez
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
6–4, 6–1
1992
Barcelona
Monica Seles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1993
Barcelona
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)
Conchita Martínez
6–1, 6–4
1994
Barcelona
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4)
Iva Majoli
6–0, 6–2
1995
Barcelona
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Iva Majoli
5–7, 6–0, 6–2
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1972
Gail Sherriff Nathalie Fuchs
Michele Gurdal Monique Van Haver
6–4, 6–2
1973-
1975
Not held
1976
Florența Mihai Patricia Medrado
Nathalie Fuchs Michele Gurdal
6–2, 6–4
1977
Not held
1978
Not available
1979-
1984
Not held
1985
Petra Jauch-Delhees Patricia Medrado
Penny Barg Adriana Villagrán
6–1, 6–0
1986
Iva Budařová Catherine Tanvier
Petra Huber Petra Keppeler
6–2, 6–1
1987
Not held
1988
Iva Budařová Sandra Wasserman
Anna-Karin Olsson María José Llorca
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1989
Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Arantxa Sánchez Judith Wiesner
6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
1990
Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Sabrina Goleš Patricia Tarabini
6–7(7–9) , 6–2, 6–1
1991
Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner
6–1, 6–3
1992
Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner
6–4, 6–1
1993
Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Magdalena Maleeva Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
4–6, 6–1, 6–0
1994
Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat
6–2, 6–4
1995
Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Mariaan de Swardt Iva Majoli
7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Event names
Source:[ 4]
Official (English)
International Championships of Spain (1904-1936)[ 5] men & women
Spanish International Championships (1940-1967)[ 6] men & women
Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1968-1980) men & women[ 7]
Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1981-2007) men
Spanish International Championships (1985-2002) women
Official (Spanish)
Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1904-1967)[ 8] men & women
Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó (1968-1980) men & women[ 9]
Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó(1981-2007) men
Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1985-2002) women
References
External links