The Morocco Open or Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem () is an annual WTA Tour professional tennis tournament currently held in Rabat, Morocco. It is classified as a WTA 250-level event and is played on outdoor clay courts. It was founded in 2001 and is currently named after Princesse Lalla Meryem, the first daughter and eldest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Latifa.
Tímea Babos is the doubles record holder with three wins. Patricia Wartusch, Émilie Loit, Iveta Benešová, Maya Joint won both singles and doubles titles the same year.
History
The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco, it stayed in Casablanca until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat. 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 LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScoreCasablanca 2001 Zsófia Gubacsi Maria Elena Camerin 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)2002 Patricia Wartusch Klára Koukalová 5–7, 6–3, 6–32003 Rita Grande Antonella Serra Zanetti 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 2004 Émilie Loit Ľudmila Cervanová 6–2, 6–2 Rabat 2005 Nuria Llagostera Vives Zheng Jie 6–4, 6–22006 Meghann Shaughnessy Martina Suchá 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Fez2007 Milagros Sequera Aleksandra Wozniak 6–1, 6–32008 Gisela Dulko Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)2009 Anabel Medina Garrigues Ekaterina Makarova 6–0, 6–12010 Iveta Benešová Simona Halep 6–4, 6–22011 Alberta Brianti Simona Halep 6–4, 6–32012 Kiki Bertens Laura Pous Tió 7–5, 6–0Marrakesh2013 Francesca Schiavone Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–1, 6–32014 María Teresa Torró Flor Romina Oprandi 6–3, 3–6, 6–32015 Elina Svitolina Tímea Babos 7–5, 7–6(7–3)Rabat2016 Timea Bacsinszky Marina Erakovic 6–2, 6–12017 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Francesca Schiavone 7–5, 7–5 2018 Elise Mertens Ajla Tomljanović 6–2, 7–6(7–4)2019 Maria Sakkari Johanna Konta 2–6, 6–4, 6–12020–2021 Not held2022 Martina Trevisan Claire Liu 6–2, 6–12023 Lucia Bronzetti Julia Grabher 6–4, 5–7, 7–52024 Peyton Stearns Mayar Sherif 6–2, 6–12025 Maya Joint Jaqueline Cristian 6–3, 6–22026 Petra Marčinko Anhelina Kalinina 6–2, 3–0 ret.
Doubles LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScoreCasablanca 2001 Åsa Svensson Lubomira Bacheva María Emilia Salerni María José Martínez 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–12002 Patricia Wartusch Petra Mandula Gisela Dulko Conchita Martínez Granados 6–2, 6–12003 María Emilia Salerni Gisela Dulko Olena Tatarkova Henrieta Nagyová 6–3, 6–42004 Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit Katarina Srebotnik Els Callens 6–4, 6–2Rabat2005 Émilie Loit (2) Barbora Strýcová Lourdes Domínguez Nuria Llagostera Vives 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–52006 Yan Zi Zheng Jie Ashley Harkleroad Bethanie Mattek 6–1, 6–3Fez2007 Sania Mirza Vania King Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastasia Rodionova 6–1, 6–22008 Sorana Cîrstea Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova 6–2, 6–22009 Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova Sorana Cîrstea Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 2–6, [10–8]2010 Iveta Benešová Anabel Medina Garrigues Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová 6–3, 6–12011 Andrea Hlaváčková Renata Voráčová Nina Bratchikova Sandra Klemenschits 6–3, 6–42012 Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Cadanțu 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]Marrakesh2013 Tímea Babos Mandy Minella Petra Martić Kristina Mladenovic 6–3, 6–12014 Garbiñe Muguruza Romina Oprandi Katarzyna Piter Maryna Zanevska 4–6, 6–2, [11-9] 2015 Tímea Babos (2) Kristina Mladenovic Laura Siegemund Maryna Zanevska 6–1, 7–6(7–5) Rabat2016 Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić Tatjana Maria Raluca Olaru 6–3, 6–02017 Tímea Babos (3) Andrea Hlaváčková (2) Nina Stojanović Maryna Zanevska 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]2018 Anna Blinkova Raluca Olaru Georgina García Pérez Fanny Stollár 6–4, 6–42019 María José Martínez Sánchez Sara Sorribes Tormo Georgina García Pérez Oksana Kalashnikova 7–5, 6–12020- 2021 Not held2022 Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya Monica Niculescu Alexandra Panova 6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]2023 Sabrina Santamaria Yana Sizikova Ingrid Martins Lidziya Marozava 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]2024 Irina Khromacheva Yana Sizikova (2) Anna Danilina Xu Yifan 6–3, 6–22025 Maya Joint Oksana Kalashnikova Angelica Moratelli Camilla Rosatello 6–3, 7–52026 Eudice Chong Magali Kempen Aldila Sutjiadi Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
See also List of tennis tournaments Grand Prix Hassan II
References
External links Rabat Overview WTA Tour Official website