The Ladies Open Lausanne was originally founded in 1899 as the Swiss International Championships. It was a women's professional tennis tournament last held in Lausanne but has been held in a number of locations in Switzerland.

History

The Swiss International Championships was founded in 1897 as a men's only event and staged at the Grasshopper Club, Zurich under the auspices of the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association. In 1898 the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association staged the event at Château d’Oex. In 1899 an open women's singles event was added to the schedule, when the venue was still in Saint Moritz. It was then hosted at multiple locations throughout its run including Gstaad. The first edition of the Gstaad International tournament was played in 1915 at the Gstaad Palace Hotel, which was known at the time as the Royal Hotel, Winter & Gstaad Palace, and was organized in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Club (LTC) Gstaad. In 1968 the tournament was renamed the Swiss Open International Championships or simply Swiss Open Championships, and was then staged permanently at Gstaad. The women's event was called the Gstaad International from 1969.

The Swiss International Championships were staged at the following locations throughout its run including Basel, Champéry, Geneva, Gstaad, Les Avants, Montreux, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne, Ragatz, St. Moritz, Zermatt, and Zurich from 1897 to 1967.

The event was called the WTA Swiss Open from 1977 to 1985, and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament underwent a name change in 1986, when it was titled the European Open until its discontinuation. It formed part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. When the WTA introduced the tiering format to its circuit, the event gradually moved up, from being a Tier V in 1988–1989, a Tier IV from 1990 to 1992, and a Tier III for its remaining years. The WTA announced that the tournament would return in Gstaad as a clay event on the 2016 Tour, replacing another clay court event held in Bad Gastein.

Four Swiss players won the event: Viktorija Golubic in 2016 as well as Manuela Maleeva (who formerly represented Bulgaria) in 1991 won the singles, and Xenia Knoll (in 2016) as well as Christiane Jolissaint won the doubles, the latter on three occasions: 1983, 1984, and 1988. Maleeva holds the record, along with Chris Evert, for most singles wins; both players won the event three times, and Maleeva finished runner-up a further three occasions.

In November 2023, it was announced that the tournament would cease existing, with the license bought out along with another WTA 250 tournament to form a WTA 500 tournament elsewhere.

Past finals

Singles LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScoreFor historical winners of this event see Swiss International Championships 1899–1967 Lugano1968 Annette Van Zyl DuPlooy Helga Niessen 6–3, 6–3 Gstaad1969 Françoise Dürr Rosie Casals 6–4, 4–6, 6–21970 Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr 6–2, 5–7, 6–21971 Françoise Dürr (2) Lesley Hunt 6–3, 6–31972 Kazuko Sawamatsu Pam Teeguarden 6–3, 4–6, 6–21973 Not held1974 Helga Schultze Lea Pericoli 4–6, 6–4, 6–31975 Glynis Coles Linky Boshoff 9–7, 2–6, 8–61976 Michèle Gurdal Gail Sherriff 4–6, 6–2, 6–31977 Lesley Hunt Helen Gourlay 4–6, 7–5, 6–11978 Virginia Ruzici Petra Delhees 6–2, 6–21979–80 Not held Lugano1981 Chris Evert Virginia Ruzici 6–1, 6–11982 Chris Evert (2) Andrea Temesvári 6–0, 6–31983 Cancelled after the third round because of rain1984 Manuela Maleeva Iva Budařová 6–1, 6–11985 Bonnie Gadusek Manuela Maleeva 6–2, 6–21986 Raffaella Reggi Manuela Maleeva 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) Geneva1987 Chris Evert (3) Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–3, 4–6, 6–21988 Barbara Paulus Lori McNeil 6–4, 5–7, 6–11989 (2) Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–01990 Barbara Paulus (2) Helen Kelesi 2–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)1991 (3) Helen Kelesi 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Lucerne1992 Amy Frazier Radka Zrubáková 6–4, 4–6, 7–51993 Lindsay Davenport Nicole Bradtke 6–1, 4–6, 6–21994 Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond 7–6(7–3), 6–41995–2015 Not held Gstaad2016 Viktorija Golubic Kiki Bertens 4–6, 6–3, 6–42017 Kiki Bertens Anett Kontaveit 6–4, 3–6, 6–12018 Alizé Cornet Mandy Minella 6–4, 7–6(8–6) Lausanne2019 Fiona Ferro Alizé Cornet 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic2021 Tamara Zidanšek Clara Burel 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–12022 Petra Martić Olga Danilović 6–4, 6–22023 Elisabetta Cocciaretto Clara Burel 7–5, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore Gstaad1971 Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw Françoise Dürr Lea Pericoli 8–6, 6–31972–73 Not held1974 Helga Schultze Lea Pericoli Kayoko Fukuoka Michelle Rodríguez 6–2, 6–01975 Not held1976 Betsy Nagelsen Wendy Turnbull Brigitte Cuypers Annette Van Zyl 6–4, 6–41977 Helen Gourlay Rayni Fox Mary Carillo Lesley Hunt 6–0, 6–41978–80 Not held Lugano1981 Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford Candy Reynolds Paula Smith 2–6, 6–1, 6–41982 Candy Reynolds Paula Smith Joanne Russell Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–41983 Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker Petra Delhees Pat Medrado 6–2, 3–6, 7–51984 Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker Iva Budařová Marcela Skuherská 6–4, 6–31985 Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff 6–2, 6–41986 Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson 6–2, 6–3 Geneva1987 Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier 4–6, 6–4, 6–31988 Christiane Jolissaint Dianne Van Rensburg Maria Lindström Claudia Porwik 6–1, 6–31989 Katrina Adams Lori McNeil Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva 2–6, 6–3, 6–41990 Louise Field Dianne Van Rensburg Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–51991 Nicole Bradtke Elizabeth Smylie Cathy Caverzasio Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–1, 6–2 Lucerne1992 Amy Frazier Elna Reinach Karina Habšudová Marianne Werdel 7–5, 6–21993 Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková Lindsay Davenport Marianne Werdel 6–2, 6–41994 Canceled due to rain after two of the quarterfinals1995–2015 Not held Gstaad2016 Lara Arruabarrena Xenia Knoll Annika Beck Evgeniya Rodina 6–1, 3–6, [10–8]2017 Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson Viktorija Golubic Nina Stojanović 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7]2018 Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk Lara Arruabarrena Timea Bacsinszky 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] Lausanne2019 Anastasia Potapova Yana Sizikova Monique Adamczak Han Xinyun 6–2, 6–4 2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic2021 Susan Bandecchi Simona Waltert Ulrikke Eikeri Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]2022 Olga Danilović Kristina Mladenovic Ulrikke Eikeri Tamara Zidanšek Walkover2023 Anna Bondár Diane Parry Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc 6–2, 6–1

See also Swiss International Championships – men's (1897) and women's (1899) – the precursor tournament name for the ATP and WTA events Swiss Open – men's tournament Zurich Open – women's tournament (1984–2008)

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External links

ITF Women's Circuit WTA website