Baku Cup
| Baku Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Abolished | 2015 |
| Location | Baku Azerbaijan |
| Venue | Baku Tennis Academy |
| Category | International |
| Surface | Hardcourt / outdoor |
| Draw | 32S / 32SQ / 16D |
| Prize money | US$ 250,000 |
| Website | bakucup.az |
The Baku Cup was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It made its debut on the 2011 WTA Tour and as one of the international tier of events.[1] This WTA Tour event is an international tournament and was played at the Baku Tennis Academy on outdoor hardcourts. The 2015 Baku Cup was the last edition.
History
[edit]Baku Cup is the first WTA event to be held in the city. It became the first professional tennis tournament hosted by the country, with the inaugural event beginning on 18 July 2011.[2] The event offered $220,000 in prize money and was played on outdoor hard courts with a field of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams.[2]
Results
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  Margarita Gasparyan |
 Patricia Maria Țig |
6–3, 5–7, 6–0 |
| 2014 |  Elina Svitolina (2) |
 Bojana Jovanovski |
6–1, 7–6(7–2) |
| 2013 | Elina Svitolina |
 Shahar Pe'er |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2012 | Bojana Jovanovski |
 Julia Cohen |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 2011 | Vera Zvonareva |
Ksenia Pervak |
6–1, 6–4 |
Doubles
[edit]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Margarita Gasparyan Alexandra Panova (2)
|
Vitalia Diatchenko Olga Savchuk
|
6–3, 7–5 |
| 2014 | Alexandra Panova  Heather Watson
|
Raluca Olaru Shahar Pe'er
|
6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2013 | Irina Buryachok (2)  Oksana Kalashnikova
|
 Eleni Daniilidou Aleksandra Krunić
|
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–4] |
| 2012 | Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovyeva
|
 Eva Birnerová  Alberta Brianti
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| 2011 | Mariya Koryttseva  Tatiana Poutchek
|
Monica Niculescu  Galina Voskoboeva
|
6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 WTA Tour Calendar". WTA. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
- ^ a b "WTA Welcomes Baku". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in English)
- WTA Tour calendar
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