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 tennis tournament currently held in Rabat, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.

Tímea Babos is the doubles record holder with three wins. Patricia Wartusch, Émilie Loit, Iveta Benešová, Maya Joint won both singles and doubles titles the same year.

History

The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco. It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat the first time. In 2007, the tournament changed location again, this time to Fez. In 2013 it was relocated to Marrakesh, before returning to Rabat in 2016.

The tournament is named after Princess Lalla Meryem, the sister of Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.

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

Past finals

Singles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Casablanca2001Hungary Zsófia GubacsiItaly Maria Elena Camerin1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2002Austria Patricia WartuschCzech Republic Klára Koukalová5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2003Italy Rita GrandeItaly Antonella Serra Zanetti6–2, 4–6, 6–1
2004France Émilie LoitSlovakia Ľudmila Cervanová6–2, 6–2
Rabat2005Spain Nuria Llagostera VivesChina Zheng Jie6–4, 6–2
2006United States Meghann ShaughnessySlovakia Martina Suchá6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Fez2007Venezuela Milagros SequeraCanada Aleksandra Wozniak6–1, 6–3
2008Argentina Gisela DulkoSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
2009Spain Anabel Medina GarriguesRussia Ekaterina Makarova6–0, 6–1
2010Czech Republic Iveta BenešováRomania Simona Halep6–4, 6–2
2011Italy Alberta BriantiRomania Simona Halep6–4, 6–3
2012Netherlands Kiki BertensSpain Laura Pous Tió7–5, 6–0
Marrakesh2013Italy Francesca SchiavoneSpain Lourdes Domínguez Lino6–1, 6–3
2014Spain María Teresa Torró FlorSwitzerland Romina Oprandi6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2015Ukraine Elina SvitolinaHungary Tímea Babos7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Rabat2016Switzerland Timea BacsinszkyNew Zealand Marina Erakovic6–2, 6–1
2017Russia Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaItaly Francesca Schiavone7–5, 7–5
2018Belgium Elise MertensAustralia Ajla Tomljanović6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2019Greece Maria SakkariUnited Kingdom Johanna Konta2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2020- 2021Not held
2022Italy Martina TrevisanUnited States Claire Liu6–2, 6–1
2023Italy Lucia BronzettiAustria Julia Grabher6–4, 5–7, 7–5
2024United States Peyton StearnsEgypt Mayar Sherif6–2, 6–1
2025Australia Maya JointRomania Jaqueline Cristian6–3, 6–2

Doubles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Casablanca2001Sweden Åsa Svensson Bulgaria Lubomira BachevaArgentina María Emilia Salerni Spain María José Martínez6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
2002Austria Patricia Wartusch Hungary Petra MandulaArgentina Gisela Dulko Spain Conchita Martínez Granados6–2, 6–1
2003Argentina María Emilia Salerni Argentina Gisela DulkoUkraine Olena Tatarkova Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová6–3, 6–4
2004France Marion Bartoli France Émilie LoitSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik Belgium Els Callens6–4, 6–2
Rabat2005France Émilie Loit (2) Czech Republic Barbora StrýcováSpain Lourdes Domínguez Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
2006China Yan Zi China Zheng JieUnited States Ashley Harkleroad United States Bethanie Mattek6–1, 6–3
Fez2007India Sania Mirza United States Vania KingRomania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Russia Anastasia Rodionova6–1, 6–2
2008Romania Sorana Cîrstea Russia Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaRussia Alisa Kleybanova Russia Ekaterina Makarova6–2, 6–2
2009Russia Alisa Kleybanova Russia Ekaterina MakarovaRomania Sorana Cîrstea Russia Maria Kirilenko6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
2010Czech Republic Iveta Benešová Spain Anabel Medina GarriguesCzech Republic Lucie Hradecká Czech Republic Renata Voráčová6–3, 6–1
2011Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Czech Republic Renata VoráčováRussia Nina Bratchikova Austria Sandra Klemenschits6–3, 6–4
2012Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská Russia Alexandra PanovaRomania Irina-Camelia Begu Romania Alexandra Cadanțu3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Marrakesh2013Hungary Tímea Babos Luxembourg Mandy MinellaCroatia Petra Martić France Kristina Mladenovic6–3, 6–1
2014Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Switzerland Romina OprandiPoland Katarzyna Piter Ukraine Maryna Zanevska4–6, 6–2, [11-9]
2015Hungary Tímea Babos (2) France Kristina MladenovicGermany Laura Siegemund Ukraine Maryna Zanevska6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Rabat2016Switzerland Xenia Knoll Serbia Aleksandra KrunićGermany Tatjana Maria Romania Raluca Olaru6–3, 6–0
2017Hungary Tímea Babos (3) Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková(2)Serbia Nina Stojanović Belgium Maryna Zanevska2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2018Russia Anna Blinkova Romania Raluca OlaruSpain Georgina García Pérez Hungary Fanny Stollár6–4, 6–4
2019Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Spain Sara Sorribes TormoSpain Georgina García Pérez Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova7–5, 6–1
2020- 2021Not held
2022Japan Eri Hozumi Japan Makoto NinomiyaRomania Monica Niculescu Alexandra Panova6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]
2023United States Sabrina Santamaria Yana SizikovaBrazil Ingrid Martins Lidziya Marozava3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
2024Irina Khromacheva Yana Sizikova (2)Kazakhstan Anna Danilina China Xu Yifan6–3, 6–2
2025Australia Maya Joint Georgia (country) Oksana KalashnikovaItaly Angelica Moratelli Italy Camilla Rosatello6–3, 7–5

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