The Palermo Ladies Open, is a women's tennis tournament in Palermo, Italy that is played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. Since 2025, in its 36th edition, it became a WTA 125 event.

The first two editions were part of the Satellite Circuit, but since 1990 it has been part of the WTA Tour. In the past it has also been known as the "Palermo International" and the "Internazionali Femminili di Palermo." The tournament was categorized as either a WTA Tier IV or Tier V event from 1990 to 2008 and became an International Tournament in 2009. In 2014, the license for the event was sold to Kuala Lumpur's Malaysian Open for six years (contract for three years with an option for additional three). The tournament returned to Palermo in 2019 as a WTA International event, replacing Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open which was moved to the autumn calendar as part of the China Open series.

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
↓ Tier V tournament ↓
1990Germany Isabel CuetoAustria Barbara Paulus6–2, 6–3
1991France Mary PierceItaly Sandra Cecchini6–0, 6–3
1992France Mary Pierce (2)Netherlands Brenda Schultz6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
↓ Tier IV tournament ↓
1993Czech Republic Radka BobkováFrance Mary Pierce6–3, 6–2
1994Romania Irina SpîrleaNetherlands Brenda Schultz6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
1995Romania Irina Spîrlea (2)Germany Sabine Hack7–6(7–1), 6–2
1996Austria Barbara SchettGermany Sabine Hack6–3, 6–3
1997France Sandrine TestudRussia Elena Makarova7–5, 6–3
1998Switzerland Patty SchnyderAustria Barbara Schett6–1, 5–7, 6–2
1999Russia Anastasia MyskinaSpain Ángeles Montolio3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2000Slovakia Henrieta NagyováBulgaria Pavlina Nola6–3, 7–5
↓ Tier V tournament ↓
2001Spain Anabel Medina GarriguesSpain Cristina Torrens Valero6–4, 6–4
2002Argentina Mariana Díaz OlivaRussia Vera Zvonareva6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–3
2003Russia Dinara SafinaSlovenia Katarina Srebotnik6–3, 6–4
2004Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (2)Italy Flavia Pennetta6–4, 6–4
↓ Tier IV tournament ↓
2005Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (3)Czech Republic Klára Koukalová6–4, 6–0
2006Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (4)Italy Tathiana Garbin6–4, 6–4
2007Hungary Ágnes SzávayGermany Martina Müller6–0, 6–1
2008Italy Sara ErraniUkraine Mariya Koryttseva6–2, 6–3
↓ International tournament ↓
2009Italy Flavia PennettaItaly Sara Errani6–1, 6–2
2010Estonia Kaia KanepiItaly Flavia Pennetta6–4, 6–3
2011Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues (5)Slovenia Polona Hercog6–3, 6–2
2012Italy Sara Errani (2)Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová6–1, 6–3
2013Italy Roberta VinciItaly Sara Errani6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2014–18Not held
2019Switzerland Jil TeichmannNetherlands Kiki Bertens7–6(7–3), 6–2
2020France Fiona FerroEstonia Anett Kontaveit6–2, 7–5
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2021United States Danielle CollinsRomania Elena-Gabriela Ruse6–4, 6–2
2022Romania Irina-Camelia BeguItaly Lucia Bronzetti6–2, 6–2
2023China Zheng QinwenItaly Jasmine Paolini6–4, 1–6, 6–1
2024China Zheng Qinwen (2)Czech Republic Karolína Muchová6–4, 4–6, 6–2
↓ WTA 125 ↓
2025United Kingdom Francesca JonesNetherlands Anouk Koevermans6–3, 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
↓ Tier V tournament ↓
1990Italy Laura Garrone Austria Karin KschwendtArgentina Florencia Labat Italy Barbara Romanò6–2, 6–4
1991France Mary Pierce Czechoslovakia Petra LangrováItaly Laura Garrone Argentina Mercedes Paz6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
1992United States Halle Cioffi Argentina María José GaidanoCzechoslovakia Petra Langrová Spain Ana Segura6–3, 4–6, 6–3
↓ Tier IV tournament ↓
1993Austria Karin Kschwendt Ukraine Natalia MedvedevaItaly Silvia Farina Elia Netherlands Brenda Schultz6–4, 7–6
1994Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Italy Laura Garrone (2)Italy Alice Canepa Italy Giulia Casoni6–1, 6–0
1995Czech Republic Radka Bobková Czech Republic Petra Langrová (2)Austria Petra Schwarz Slovakia Katarína Studeníková6–4, 6–1
1996Slovakia Janette Husárová Austria Barbara SchettArgentina Florencia Labat Germany Barbara Rittner7–6, 6–1
1997Italy Silvia Farina Elia Austria Barbara Schett (2)Argentina Florencia Labat Argentina Mercedes Paz2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1998Bulgaria Pavlina Nola Germany Elena WagnerSwitzerland Patty Schnyder Austria Barbara Schett6–4, 6–2
1999Slovenia Tina Križan Slovenia Katarina SrebotnikSweden Åsa Carlsson Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan4–6, 6–3, 6–0
2000Italy Silvia Farina Elia (2) Italy Rita GrandeRomania Ruxandra Dragomir Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual6–4, 0–6, 7–6
↓ Tier V tournament ↓
2001Italy Tathiana Garbin Slovakia Janette Husárová (2)Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues4–6, 6–2, 6–4
2002Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya Russia Ekaterina SysoevaBulgaria Lubomira Bacheva Germany Angelika Rösch6–4, 6–3
2003Italy Adriana Serra Zanetti Italy Emily StellatoSpain María José Martínez Sánchez Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja6–4, 6–2
2004Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Spain Arantxa Sánchez-VicarioSlovakia Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová6–3, 7–6(4)
↓ Tier IV tournament ↓
2005Italy Giulia Casoni Ukraine Mariya KoryttsevaPoland Klaudia Jans Poland Alicja Rosolska4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2006Slovakia Janette Husárová (3) Netherlands Michaëlla KrajicekItaly Alice Canepa Italy Giulia Gabba6–0, 6–0
2007Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva Belarus Darya KustovaItaly Alice Canepa Italy Karin Knapp6–4, 6–1
2008Italy Sara Errani Spain Nuria Llagostera VivesRussia Alla Kudryavtseva Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova2–6, 7–6(1), 10–4
↓ International tournament ↓
2009Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives (2) Spain María José Martínez SánchezUkraine Mariya Koryttseva Belarus Darya Kustova6–1, 6–2
2010Italy Alberta Brianti Italy Sara Errani (2)United States Jill Craybas Germany Julia Görges6–4, 6–1
2011Italy Sara Errani (3) Italy Roberta VinciCzech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová7–5, 6–1
2012Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováCroatia Darija Jurak Hungary Katalin Marosi7–6(7–5), 6–4
2013France Kristina Mladenovic Poland Katarzyna PiterCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková6–1, 5–7, [10–8]
2014–18Not held
2019Sweden Cornelia Lister Czech Republic Renata VoráčováGeorgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Netherlands Arantxa Rus7–6(7–2), 6–2
2020Netherlands Arantxa Rus Slovenia Tamara ZidanšekItaly Elisabetta Cocciaretto Italy Martina Trevisan7–5, 7–5
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2021New Zealand Erin Routliffe Belgium Kimberley ZimmermannRussia Natela Dzalamidze Russia Kamilla Rakhimova7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–4]
2022Hungary Anna Bondár Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann (2)Amina Anshba Hungary Panna Udvardy6–3, 6–2
2023Yana Sizikova Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann (3)Italy Angelica Moratelli Italy Camilla Rosatello6–2, 6–4
2024Alexandra Panova Yana Sizikova (2)Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Italy Aurora Zantedeschi4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
↓ WTA 125 ↓
2025France Estelle Cascino China Feng ShuoJapan Momoko Kobori Japan Ayano Shimizu6–2, 6–7(2–7), [10–7]

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