The Polsat Warsaw Open is an annual clay-court tennis tournament which is held in Warsaw, Poland. The tournament was formerly known as J&S Cup. The tournament began in 1995 and has been held every year since then, except in 2001 and 2008. However, the tournament returned on the WTA calendar after a year’s break. The tournament is a Premier event on the WTA Tour.
The tournament is held at Legia Tennis Centre and offers a prize money of about $600,000. As the tournament is a Premier event, many top ranked players participate in this event. 2010 event will be the 14th edition of the Polsat Warsaw Open.
Tournament Facts –
Venue – Legia Tennis Centre, Warsaw, Poland.
Surface – Clay / Outdoors
Women’s Singles – 32 players
Women’s Doubles – 16 pairs
Courts – The venue Legia Tennis Center is a tennis complex in Warsaw. The center court or the stadium has a capacity of around 6,000 people.
Winner of most Women’s Singles titles – Barbara Paulus, Henrieta Nagyová, Justine Henin – 2 titles.
Next Tournament – 17th to 22nd May, 2010.
|
Year |
Women’s Winner |
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2010 |
Alexandra Dulgheru |
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2009 |
Alexandra Dulgheru |
|
2008 |
Not held |
|
2007 |
Justine Henin |
|
2006 |
Kim Clijsters |
|
2005 |
Justine Henin |
|
2004 |
Venus Williams |
|
2003 |
Amélie Mauresmo |
|
2002 |
Elena Bovina |
|
2001 |
Not held |