The Spanish Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1972 to 1995. It was held at the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona in Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain and played on outdoor clay courts. It was a Tier V event from 1988 to 1989, a Tier IV event in 1990, a Tier III event from 1991 to 1992 and a Tier II event from 1993 to 1995.
In the 1970s the event was known as the Spanish Championships before becoming an Open in the 1980s and 1990s. It was replaced on the WTA Tour by the Madrid Open in 1996.
Finals Singles (incomplete roll) YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore1907San Sebastian Margarita Jimenez Alecia Jimenez 6–1, 6–21911San Sebastian Mary Towler Anita Heimann Lent3–6, 6–4, 6–31912San Sebastian Luisa Marnet Millicent Elwell 6–1, 6–41920San Sebastian Daisy Speranza Mlle Castejon 6–4, 7–51923Real Club Tenis de San SebastiánSan Sebastian Suzanne Lenglen Germaine Le Conte6–1, 6–01924Real Club Tenis de San SebastiánSan Sebastian Daisy Speranza (2) Elisabeth Raoul-Duval6–3, 6–11927San Sebastian Daisy Speranza (3) Mlle Carnet6–4, 3–6, 6–21929San Sebastian Ida Adamoff María de Lerena-de Morales 6–0, 6–21931Santander Bella Duttón de Pons Guadalupe Pombo 6–0, 6–31934San Sebastian Simonne Mathieu Simone Iribarne6–1, 6–41935San Sebastian Simone Iribarne Nelly Adamson 6–4, 3–6, 6–21936Barcelona Josefa de Chavarri Ruth Kamann6–1, 7–5 1940Santander Lili de Alvarez Josefa de Chavarri6–0, 2–6, 6–3 1963San Sebastian Mary Habicht Pilar Barril3–6, 6–4, 6–21967San Sebastian Carmen Mandarino Alice Tym1–6, 6–4, 6–41968Barcelona Michelle Rodriguez Kerstin Seelbach7–5, 6–4↓ Open Era ↓1969Barcelona Kerry Melville Helen Gourlay5–7, 6–4, 7–51970Barcelona Helga Hosl Sue Alexander6–1, 6–11971Barcelona Helga Hosl (2) Ana Maria Arias Pinto Bravo6–2, 6–11972Barcelona Gail Chanfreau Nathalie Fuchs 6–1, 6–41973Barcelona Helga Hosl (3) Nathalie Fuchs6–2, 7–5 1974Barcelona Nathalie Fuchs Glynis Coles 7–5, 8–61975Barcelona Janice Metcalf Iris Riedel4–6, 6–1, 6–41976Barcelona Renáta Tomanová Virginia Ruzici 3–6, 6–4, 6–21977Barcelona Regina Marsikova Mariana Simionescu6–3, 6–41978Barcelona Hana Mandlíková Sabina Simmonds 6–1, 5–7, 6–31979Barcelona Lena Sandin Iva Budarova 6–2, 6–31980Barcelona Nora Blom Lauteslager Carmen Perea 7–6, 6–31985Barcelona Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi 6–3, 6–41986Barcelona Petra Huber Laura Garrone 7–6(7–4), 6–01987 Not held 1988Barcelona Neige Dias Bettina Fulco 6–3, 6–3 1989Barcelona Arantxa Sánchez Helen Kelesi 6–2, 5–7, 6–11990Barcelona Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Isabel Cueto 6–4, 6–21991Barcelona Conchita Martínez Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–4, 6–11992Barcelona Monica Seles Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 3–6, 6–2, 6–31993Barcelona Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (3) Conchita Martínez 6–1, 6–41994Barcelona Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (4) Iva Majoli 6–0, 6–21995Barcelona Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Iva Majoli 5–7, 6–0, 6–2
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1972 Gail Sherriff Nathalie Fuchs Michele Gurdal Monique Van Haver 6–4, 6–21973-1975 Not held 1976 Florența Mihai Patricia Medrado Nathalie Fuchs Michele Gurdal 6–2, 6–41977 Not held1978 Not available1979-1984 Not held 1985 Petra Jauch-Delhees Patricia Medrado Penny Barg Adriana Villagrán 6–1, 6–01986 Iva Budařová Catherine Tanvier Petra Huber Petra Keppeler 6–2, 6–11987 Not held 1988 Iva Budařová Sandra Wasserman Anna-Karin Olsson María José Llorca 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 1989 Jana Novotná Tine Scheuer-Larsen Arantxa Sánchez Judith Wiesner 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(7–3) 1990 Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Sabrina Goleš Patricia Tarabini 6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–1 1991 Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner 6–1, 6–3 1992 Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner 6–4, 6–1 1993 Conchita Martínez Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Magdalena Maleeva Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 1994 Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat 6–2, 6–4 1995 Larisa Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Mariaan de Swardt Iva Majoli 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Event names Source: Official (English) International Championships of Spain (1904-1936)RCT Barcelona men & women Spanish International Championships (1940-1967)RCT Barcelona men & women Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1968-1980) men & womenRCT Barcelona Spanish International Championships & Count of Godo Trophy (1981-2007) men Spanish International Championships (1985-2002) women
Official (Spanish) Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1904-1967)RCT Barcelona men & women Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó (1968-1980) men & womenRCT Barcelona Campeonatos Internacionales de España & Trofeo Conde de Godó(1981-2007) men Campeonatos Internacionales de España (1985-2002) women
References
External links WTA Results Archive