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Baku Cup

Summary

The Baku Cup was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It made its debut on the 2011 WTA Tour and as one of the international tier of events.[1] This WTA Tour event is an international tournament and was played at the Baku Tennis Academy on outdoor hardcourts. The 2015 Baku Cup was the last edition.

Baku Cup
Tournament information
Founded2011
Abolished2015
LocationBaku
Azerbaijan
VenueBaku Tennis Academy
CategoryInternational
SurfaceHardcourt / outdoor
Draw32S / 32SQ / 16D
Prize moneyUS$ 250,000
Websitebakucup.az

History edit

Baku Cup is the first WTA event to be held in the city. It became the first professional tennis tournament hosted by the country, with the inaugural event beginning on 18 July 2011.[2] The event offered $220,000 in prize money and was played on outdoor hard courts with a field of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams.[2]

Results edit

Singles edit

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2015   Margarita Gasparyan   Patricia Maria Țig 6–3, 5–7, 6–0
2014   Elina Svitolina (2)   Bojana Jovanovski 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
2013   Elina Svitolina   Shahar Pe'er 6–4, 6–4
2012   Bojana Jovanovski   Julia Cohen 6–3, 6–1
2011   Vera Zvonareva   Ksenia Pervak 6–1, 6–4

Doubles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2015   Margarita Gasparyan
  Alexandra Panova (2) 		  Vitalia Diatchenko
  Olga Savchuk 		6–3, 7–5
2014   Alexandra Panova
  Heather Watson 		  Raluca Olaru
  Shahar Pe'er 		6–2, 7–6(7–3)
2013   Irina Buryachok (2)
  Oksana Kalashnikova 		  Eleni Daniilidou
  Aleksandra Krunić 		4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4]
2012   Irina Buryachok
  Valeria Solovyeva 		  Eva Birnerová
  Alberta Brianti 		6–3, 6–2
2011   Mariya Koryttseva
  Tatiana Poutchek 		  Monica Niculescu
  Galina Voskoboeva 		6–3, 2–6, [10–8]

References edit

  1. ^ "2011 WTA Tour Calendar". WTA. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  2. ^ a b "WTA Welcomes Baku". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 12 May 2011.

External links edit

  • Official website (in English)
  • WTA Tour calendar