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)

YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore
1907San SebastianSpain Margarita JimenezSpain Alecia Jimenez6–1, 6–2
1911San SebastianUnited Kingdom Mary TowlerGermany Anita Heimann Lent3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1912San SebastianSpain Luisa MarnetUnited Kingdom Millicent Elwell6–1, 6–4
1920San SebastianFrance Daisy SperanzaSpain Mlle Castejon6–4, 7–5
1923San SebastianFrance Suzanne LenglenFrance Germaine Le Conte6–1, 6–0
1924San SebastianFrance Daisy Speranza (2)France Elisabeth Raoul-Duval6–3, 6–1
1927San SebastianFrance Daisy Speranza (3)France Mlle Carnet6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1929San SebastianFrance Ida AdamoffSpain María de Lerena-de Morales6–0, 6–2
1931SantanderSpain Bella Duttón de PonsSpainGuadalupe Pombo6–0, 6–3
1934San SebastianFrance Simonne MathieuFrance Simone Iribarne6–1, 6–4
1935San SebastianFrance Simone IribarneBelgium Nelly Adamson6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1936BarcelonaSpain Josefa de ChavarriGermany Ruth Kamann6–1, 7–5
1940SantanderSpain Lili de AlvarezSpain Josefa de Chavarri6–0, 2–6, 6–3
1963San SebastianBrazil Mary HabichtSpain Pilar Barril3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1967San SebastianSpain Carmen MandarinoUnited States Alice Tym1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1968BarcelonaChile Michelle RodriguezWest Germany Kerstin Seelbach7–5, 6–4
↓ Open Era ↓
1969BarcelonaAustralia Kerry MelvilleAustralia Helen Gourlay5–7, 6–4, 7–5
1970BarcelonaWest Germany Helga HoslAustralia Sue Alexander6–1, 6–1
1971BarcelonaWest Germany Helga Hosl (2)Chile Ana Maria Arias Pinto Bravo6–2, 6–1
1972BarcelonaFrance Gail ChanfreauFrance Nathalie Fuchs6–1, 6–4
1973BarcelonaWest Germany Helga Hosl (3)France Nathalie Fuchs6–2, 7–5
1974BarcelonaFrance Nathalie FuchsUnited Kingdom Glynis Coles7–5, 8–6
1975BarcelonaUnited States Janice MetcalfWest Germany Iris Riedel4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1976BarcelonaCzechoslovakia Renáta TomanováRomania Virginia Ruzici3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1977BarcelonaCzechoslovakia Regina MarsikovaRomania Mariana Simionescu6–3, 6–4
1978BarcelonaCzechoslovakia Hana MandlíkováItaly Sabina Simmonds6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1979BarcelonaSweden Lena SandinCzechoslovakia Iva Budarova6–2, 6–3
1980BarcelonaNetherlands Nora Blom LauteslagerSpain Carmen Perea7–6, 6–3
1985BarcelonaItaly Sandra CecchiniItaly Raffaella Reggi6–3, 6–4
1986BarcelonaAustria Petra HuberItaly Laura Garrone7–6(7–4), 6–0
1987Not held
1988BarcelonaBrazil Neige DiasArgentina Bettina Fulco6–3, 6–3
1989BarcelonaSpain Arantxa SánchezCanada Helen Kelesi6–2, 5–7, 6–1
1990BarcelonaSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)West Germany Isabel Cueto6–4, 6–2
1991BarcelonaSpain Conchita MartínezSwitzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière6–4, 6–1
1992BarcelonaFederal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica SelesSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1993BarcelonaSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3)Spain Conchita Martínez6–1, 6–4
1994BarcelonaSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4)Croatia Iva Majoli6–0, 6–2
1995BarcelonaSpain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioCroatia Iva Majoli5–7, 6–0, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1972France Gail Sherriff France Nathalie FuchsBelgium Michele Gurdal Belgium Monique Van Haver6–4, 6–2
1973 -1975Not held
1976Romania Florența Mihai Brazil Patricia MedradoFrance Nathalie Fuchs Belgium Michele Gurdal6–2, 6–4
1977Not held
1978Not available
1979 -1984Not held
1985Switzerland Petra Jauch-Delhees Brazil Patricia MedradoUnited States Penny Barg Argentina Adriana Villagrán6–1, 6–0
1986Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová France Catherine TanvierAustria Petra Huber West Germany Petra Keppeler6–2, 6–1
1987Not held
1988Czechoslovakia Iva Budařová Belgium Sandra WassermanSweden Anna-Karin Olsson Spain María José Llorca1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1989Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Denmark Tine Scheuer-LarsenSpain Arantxa Sánchez Austria Judith Wiesner6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3)
1990Argentina Mercedes Paz Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš Argentina Patricia Tarabini6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1
1991United States Martina Navratilova Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFrance Nathalie Tauziat Austria Judith Wiesner6–1, 6–3
1992Spain Conchita Martínez Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFrance Nathalie Tauziat Austria Judith Wiesner6–4, 6–1
1993Spain Conchita Martínez Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioBulgaria Magdalena Maleeva Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière4–6, 6–1, 6–0
1994Latvia Larisa Neiland Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioFrance Julie Halard France Nathalie Tauziat6–2, 6–4
1995Latvia Larisa Neiland Spain Arantxa Sánchez VicarioSouth Africa Mariaan de Swardt Croatia Iva Majoli7–5, 4–6, 7–5

Event names

Source:

Official (English)

  • International Championships of Spain (1904-1936) men & women
  • Spanish International Championships (1940-1967) men & women
  • Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1968-1980) men & women
  • Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1981-2007) men
  • Spanish International Championships (1985-2002) women

Official (Spanish)

  • Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1904-1967) men & women
  • Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó (1968-1980) men & women
  • Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó(1981-2007) men
  • Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1985-2002) women

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