The Ladies Open Lausanne was originally founded in 1899 as the Swiss International Championships. It was a women's professional tennis tournament last held in Lausanne but has been held in a number of locations in Switzerland.

History

The Swiss International Championships was founded in 1897 as a men's only event and staged at the Grasshopper Club, Zurich under the auspices of the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association. In 1898 the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association staged the event at Château d’Oex. In 1899 an open women's singles event was added to the schedule, when the venue was still in Saint Moritz. It was then hosted at multiple locations throughout its run including Gstaad. The first edition of the Gstaad International tournament was played in 1915 at the Gstaad Palace Hotel, which was known at the time as the Royal Hotel, Winter & Gstaad Palace, and was organized in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Club (LTC) Gstaad. In 1968 the tournament was renamed the Swiss Open International Championships or simply Swiss Open Championships, and was then staged permanently at Gstaad. The women's event was called the Gstaad International from 1969.

The Swiss International Championships were staged at the following locations throughout its run including Basel, Champéry, Geneva, Gstaad, Les Avants, Montreux, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne, Ragatz, St. Moritz, Zermatt, and Zurich from 1897 to 1967.

The event was called the WTA Swiss Open from 1977 to 1985, and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament underwent a name change in 1986, when it was titled the European Open until its discontinuation. It formed part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. When the WTA introduced the tiering format to its circuit, the event gradually moved up, from being a Tier V in 1988–1989, a Tier IV from 1990 to 1992, and a Tier III for its remaining years.[citation needed] The WTA announced that the tournament would return in Gstaad as a clay event on the 2016 Tour, replacing another clay court event held in Bad Gastein.

Four Swiss players won the event: Viktorija Golubic in 2016 as well as Manuela Maleeva (who formerly represented Bulgaria) in 1991 won the singles, and Xenia Knoll (in 2016) as well as Christiane Jolissaint won the doubles, the latter on three occasions: 1983, 1984, and 1988. Maleeva holds the record, along with Chris Evert, for most singles wins; both players won the event three times, and Maleeva finished runner-up a further three occasions.

In November 2023, it was announced that the tournament would cease existing, with the license bought out along with another WTA 250 tournament to form a WTA 500 tournament elsewhere.

Past finals

Singles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
For historical winners of this event see Swiss International Championships 1899–1967
Lugano1968South Africa Annette Van Zyl DuPlooyWest Germany Helga Niessen6–3, 6–3
Gstaad1969France Françoise DürrUnited States Rosie Casals6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1970United States Rosie CasalsFrance Françoise Dürr6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1971France Françoise Dürr (2)Australia Lesley Hunt6–3, 6–3
1972Japan Kazuko SawamatsuUnited States Pam Teeguarden6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1973Not held
1974West Germany Helga SchultzeItaly Lea Pericoli4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1975United Kingdom Glynis ColesSouth Africa Linky Boshoff9–7, 2–6, 8–6
1976Belgium Michèle GurdalFrance Gail Sherriff4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1977Australia Lesley HuntAustralia Helen Gourlay4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1978Romania Virginia RuziciSwitzerland Petra Delhees6–2, 6–2
1979–80Not held
Lugano1981United States Chris EvertRomania Virginia Ruzici6–1, 6–1
1982United States Chris Evert (2)Hungary Andrea Temesvári6–0, 6–3
1983Cancelled after the third round because of rain
1984Bulgaria Manuela MaleevaCzechoslovakia Iva Budařová6–1, 6–1
1985United States Bonnie GadusekBulgaria Manuela Maleeva6–2, 6–2
1986Italy Raffaella ReggiBulgaria Manuela Maleeva5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Geneva1987United States Chris Evert (3)Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1988Austria Barbara PaulusUnited States Lori McNeil6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1989Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (2)Spain Conchita Martínez6–4, 6–0
1990Austria Barbara Paulus (2)Canada Helen Kelesi2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
1991Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (3)Canada Helen Kelesi6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Lucerne1992United States Amy FrazierCzechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1993United States Lindsay DavenportAustralia Nicole Bradtke6–1, 4–6, 6–2
1994United States Lindsay Davenport (2)United States Lisa Raymond7–6(7–3), 6–4
1995–2015Not held
Gstaad2016Switzerland Viktorija GolubicNetherlands Kiki Bertens4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2017Netherlands Kiki BertensEstonia Anett Kontaveit6–4, 3–6, 6–1
2018France Alizé CornetLuxembourg Mandy Minella6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Lausanne2019France Fiona FerroFrance Alizé Cornet6–1, 2–6, 6–1
2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Slovenia Tamara ZidanšekFrance Clara Burel4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
2022Croatia Petra MartićSerbia Olga Danilović6–4, 6–2
2023Italy Elisabetta CocciarettoFrance Clara Burel7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Gstaad1971South Africa Brenda Kirk South Africa Laura RossouwFrance Françoise Dürr Italy Lea Pericoli8–6, 6–3
1972–73Not held
1974West Germany Helga Schultze Italy Lea PericoliJapan Kayoko Fukuoka Chile Michelle Rodríguez6–2, 6–0
1975Not held
1976United States Betsy Nagelsen Australia Wendy TurnbullSouth Africa Brigitte Cuypers South Africa Annette Van Zyl6–4, 6–4
1977Australia Helen Gourlay United States Rayni FoxUnited States Mary Carillo Australia Lesley Hunt6–0, 6–4
1978–80Not held
Lugano1981South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank South Africa Tanya HarfordUnited States Candy Reynolds United States Paula Smith2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1982United States Candy Reynolds United States Paula SmithUnited States Joanne Russell Romania Virginia Ruzici6–2, 6–4
1983Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint Netherlands Marcella MeskerSwitzerland Petra Delhees Brazil Pat Medrado6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1984Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint Netherlands Marcella MeskerCzechoslovakia Iva Budařová Czechoslovakia Marcela Skuherská6–4, 6–3
1985United States Bonnie Gadusek Czechoslovakia Helena SukováWest Germany Bettina Bunge West Germany Eva Pfaff6–2, 6–4
1986United States Elise Burgin United States Betsy NagelsenAustralia Jenny Byrne Australia Janine Thompson6–2, 6–3
Geneva1987United States Betsy Nagelsen Australia Elizabeth SmyliePeru Laura Gildemeister France Catherine Tanvier4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1988Switzerland Christiane Jolissaint South Africa Dianne Van RensburgSweden Maria Lindström West Germany Claudia Porwik6–1, 6–3
1989United States Katrina Adams United States Lori McNeilSoviet Union Larisa Neiland Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1990Australia Louise Field South Africa Dianne Van RensburgUnited States Elise Burgin United States Betsy Nagelsen5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–5
1991Australia Nicole Bradtke Australia Elizabeth SmylieSwitzerland Cathy Caverzasio Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière6–1, 6–2
Lucerne1992Australia Amy Frazier South Africa Elna ReinachCzechoslovakia Karina Habšudová United States Marianne Werdel7–5, 6–2
1993United States Mary Joe Fernández Czech Republic Helena SukováUnited States Lindsay Davenport United States Marianne Werdel6–2, 6–4
1994Canceled due to rain after two of the quarterfinals
1995–2015Not held
Gstaad2016Spain Lara Arruabarrena Switzerland Xenia KnollGermany Annika Beck Russia Evgeniya Rodina6–1, 3–6, [10–8]
2017Netherlands Kiki Bertens Sweden Johanna LarssonSwitzerland Viktorija Golubic Serbia Nina Stojanović7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7]
2018Chile Alexa Guarachi United States Desirae KrawczykSpain Lara Arruabarrena Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Lausanne2019Russia Anastasia Potapova Russia Yana SizikovaAustralia Monique Adamczak China Han Xinyun6–2, 6–4
2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Switzerland Susan Bandecchi Switzerland Simona WaltertNorway Ulrikke Eikeri Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
2022Serbia Olga Danilović France Kristina MladenovicNorway Ulrikke Eikeri Slovenia Tamara ZidanšekWalkover
2023Hungary Anna Bondár France Diane ParryAmina Anshba Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc6–2, 6–1

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