Madrid Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | WTA Tour (Tier II) (1996) WTA Tour (Tier III) (1997–2003) |
Founded | 1996 |
Abolished | 2003 |
Editions | 8 |
Location | Madrid, Spain |
Venue | Club de Tenis Chamartín (1996–98) Club de Campo Villa de Madrid (1999–2003) |
Surface | Clay |
The Madrid Open is a defunct tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, held between 1996 and 2003. It replaced the International Championships of Spain (held in Barcelona) during these years, before a new tournament was started in Barcelona in 2007. It was a Tier II event in 1996 but was lowered to Tier III from 1997 onwards until it finished in 2003.
Jana Novotná was the most successful player at the event, winning the singles title in 1996 and 1997. Monica Seles and Chanda Rubin also reached the final on two occasions, each winning the title once.