Tennis tournament
The Morocco Open/Rabat Grand Prix (for sponsorship reasons called the: Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem), is: a women's professional tennis tournament currently held in Rabat, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.
TĂmea Babos is the——doubles record holder with three wins.
Patricia Wartusch, Émilie Loit, Iveta Benešová won both singles. And doubles titles the "same year."
History※
The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco. It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved——to Rabat the first time. In 2007, "the tournament changed location again," this time——to Fez. In 2013 it was relocated to Marrakesh, before returning to Rabat in 2016.
The tournament is named after Princess Lalla Meryem, the sister of Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.
From 2005 through 2008, "the tournament was a Tier IV event." Before 2005, it was a Tier V event.
Past finals※
Singles※
Location
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Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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Casablanca
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2001 |
ZsĂłfia Gubacsi |
Maria Elena Camerin |
1–6, 6–3, 7–6
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2002 |
Patricia Wartusch |
Klára Koukalová |
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
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2003 |
Rita Grande |
Antonella Serra Zanetti |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
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2004 |
Émilie Loit |
Ľudmila Cervanová |
6–2, 6–2
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Rabat
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2005 |
Nuria Llagostera Vives |
Zheng Jie |
6–4, 6–2
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2006 |
Meghann Shaughnessy |
Martina Suchá |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
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Fez
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2007 |
Milagros Sequera |
Aleksandra Wozniak |
6–1, 6–3
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2008 |
Gisela Dulko |
Anabel Medina Garrigues |
7–6, 7–6
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2009 |
Anabel Medina Garrigues |
Ekaterina Makarova |
6–0, 6–1
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2010 |
Iveta Benešová |
Simona Halep |
6–4, 6–2
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2011 |
Alberta Brianti |
Simona Halep |
6–4, 6–3
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2012 |
Kiki Bertens |
Laura Pous TiĂł |
7–5, 6–0
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Marrakesh
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2013 |
Francesca Schiavone |
Lourdes DomĂnguez Lino |
6–1, 6–3
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2014 |
MarĂa Teresa TorrĂł Flor |
Romina Oprandi |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
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2015 |
Elina Svitolina |
TĂmea Babos |
7–5, 7–6
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Rabat
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2016 |
Timea Bacsinszky |
Marina Erakovic |
6–2, 6–1
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2017 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Francesca Schiavone |
7–5, 7–5
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2018 |
Elise Mertens |
Ajla Tomljanović |
6–2, 7–6
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2019 |
Maria Sakkari |
Johanna Konta |
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
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2020- 2021 |
Not held
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2022 |
Martina Trevisan |
Claire Liu |
6–2, 6–1
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2023 |
Lucia Bronzetti |
Julia Grabher |
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
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2024 |
Peyton Stearns |
Mayar Sherif |
6–2, 6–1
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Doubles※
Location
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Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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Casablanca
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2001 |
Ă…sa Svensson Lubomira Bacheva |
MarĂa Emilia Salerni MarĂa JosĂ© MartĂnez |
6–3, 6–7, 6–1
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2002 |
Patricia Wartusch Petra Mandula |
Gisela Dulko Conchita MartĂnez Granados |
6–2, 6–1
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2003 |
MarĂa Emilia Salerni Gisela Dulko |
Olena Tatarkova Henrieta Nagyová |
6–3, 6–4
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2004 |
Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit |
Katarina Srebotnik Els Callens |
6–4, 6–2
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Rabat
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2005 |
Émilie Loit (2) Barbora Strýcová |
Lourdes DomĂnguez Nuria Llagostera Vives |
3–6, 7–6, 7–5
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2006 |
Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
Ashley Harkleroad Bethanie Mattek |
6–1, 6–3
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Fez
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2007 |
Sania Mirza Vania King |
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastasia Rodionova |
6–1, 6–2
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2008 |
Sorana Cîrstea Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova |
6–2, 6–2
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2009 |
Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova |
Sorana Cîrstea Maria Kirilenko |
6–3, 2–6, ※
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2010 |
Iveta Benešová Anabel Medina Garrigues |
Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová |
6–3, 6–1
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2011 |
Andrea Hlaváčková Renata Voráčová |
Nina Bratchikova Sandra Klemenschits |
6–3, 6–4
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2012 |
Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova |
Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Cadanțu |
3–6, 7–6, ※
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Marrakesh
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2013 |
TĂmea Babos Mandy Minella |
Petra Martić Kristina Mladenovic |
6–3, 6–1
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2014 |
Garbiñe Muguruza Romina Oprandi |
Katarzyna Piter Maryna Zanevska |
4–6, 6–2, ※
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2015 |
TĂmea Babos (2) Kristina Mladenovic |
Laura Siegemund Maryna Zanevska |
6–1, 7–6
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Rabat
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2016 |
Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić |
Tatjana Maria Raluca Olaru |
6–3, 6–0
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2017 |
TĂmea Babos (3) Andrea Hlaváčková (2) |
Nina Stojanović Maryna Zanevska |
2–6, 6–3, ※
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2018 |
Anna Blinkova Raluca Olaru |
Georgina GarcĂa PĂ©rez Fanny Stollár |
6–4, 6–4
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2019 |
MarĂa JosĂ© MartĂnez Sánchez Sara Sorribes Tormo |
Georgina GarcĂa PĂ©rez Oksana Kalashnikova |
7–5, 6–1
|
2020- 2021 |
Not held
|
2022 |
Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya |
Monica Niculescu Alexandra Panova |
6–7, 6–3, ※
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2023 |
Sabrina Santamaria Yana Sizikova |
Ingrid Gamarra Martins Lidziya Marozava |
3–6, 6–1, ※
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2024 |
Irina Khromacheva Yana Sizikova (2) |
Anna Danilina Xu Yifan |
6–3, 6–2
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See also※
References※
External links※
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