The Royal Cup NLB Montenegro was a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor clay courts, held in Donji Kokoti, Podgorica, Montenegro, from 2004 to 2019. The event was part of the ITF Women's Circuit and was classified in the $25,000 category. It was previously a $50k event but was downgraded in 2013.
Past finals Singles YearChampionRunner-upScore 2019 Tena Lukas Marina Melnikova 6–4, 7–5 2018 Jesika Malečková Tena Lukas 6–2, 6–0 2017 Marina Melnikova Jesika Malečková 6–2, 6–0 2016 Quirine Lemoine Paula Ormaechea 7–5, 6–1 2015 Barbara Haas Doroteja Erić 6–3, 6–1 2014 Andreea Mitu Vitalia Diatchenko 6–1, 6–4 2013 Stephanie Vogt Anett Kontaveit 6–4, 6–3 2012 Renata Voráčová Maria Elena Camerin 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 2011 Paula Ormaechea Danka Kovinić 6–1, 6–1 2010 Irina-Camelia Begu Annalisa Bona 6–1, 6–1 2009 Renata Voráčová Ana Timotić 7–5, 2–1 ret. 2008 Maša Zec Peškirič Dominika Nociarová 6–3, 7–6(7–1) 2007 Michaela Paštiková Martina Suchá 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4) 2006 Ana Veselinović Dia Evtimova 6–4, 7–5 2005 Dijana Stojić Neda Kozić 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 2004 Andrea Petković Dragana Zarić 6–3, 6–3
Doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 2019 Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc Anastasia Kulikova Evgeniya Levashova 2–6, 6–3, [10–7] 2018 Miriam Kolodziejová Nina Potočnik Nefisa Berberović Veronika Erjavec 2–6, 6–3, [10–0] 2017 Petra Krejsová Jesika Malečková Tereza Mihalíková Chantal Škamlová 6–2, 6–3 2016 Anita Husarić Quirine Lemoine Ivana Jorović Xenia Knoll 3–6, 6–4, [10–4] 2015 Lina Gjorcheska Melis Sezer Nikoleta Bulatović Nina Kalezić 6–0, 6–0 2014 Alexandra Cadanțu Stephanie Vogt Xenia Knoll Arantxa Rus 6–1, 3–6, [10–2] 2013 Vladica Babić Iva Mekovec Kateřina Vaňková Maša Zec Peškirič 6–4, 6–7(1–7), [10–5] 2012 Nicole Clerico Anna Zaja Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen 4–6, 6–3, [11–9] 2011 Corinna Dentoni Florencia Molinero Danka Kovinić Danica Krstajić 6–4, 5–7, [10–5] 2010 Irina-Camelia Begu Mihaela Buzărnescu Valeriya Solovyeva Maryna Zanevska 5–7, 7–5, [12–10] 2009 Nicole Clerico Karolina Kosińska Karolina Jovanović Teodora Mirčić 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–4] 2008 Neda Kozić Sandra Martinović Erica Krauth Hanna Nooni 7–6(7–5), 6–2 2007 Danica Krstajić Sandra Martinović Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović 6–1, 6–2 2006 Josipa Bek Karolina Jovanović Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 2005 Ani Mijačika Dijana Stojić Neda Kozić Vesna Manasieva 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 2004 Andrea Petković Sofia Avakova Janette Bejlková Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova 6–1, 6–2
Record Titles by player Since first edition of Podgorica tour, Czech player Renata Voráčová is the only participant which won the singles tournament twice (2009, 2012). Among the players which won title in singles and in doubles are Andrea Petković, Dijana Stojić, Irina-Camelia Begu and Stephanie Vogt. Below is the list of players which won at least two tournaments in singles and doubles.
PlayerTitlesSinglesDoubles Renata Voráčová 2 2 0 Andrea Petković 2 1 1 Dijana Stojić 2 1 1 Irina-Camelia Begu 2 1 1 Stephanie Vogt 2 1 1 Sandra Martinović 2 0 2 Nicole Clerico 2 0 2
Titles by country By now, tennis players from 16 different countries won the trophy in singles or doubles competition at Royal Cup NLB Montenegro. Most successful were players from Romania, which won five titles. Additionally, more than two titles won players from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Serbia, Germany, Croatia and Italy. Argentina is the only country out of Europe whose players won the trophy.
CountryTitlesSinglesDoublesWINRUNWINRUN Romania 5 2 0 3 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 3 0 Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 2 Serbia 3 1 4 2 4 Germany 3 1 0 2 0 Italy 3 0 2 3 0 Croatia 3 0 0 3 2 Argentina 2 1 0 1 3 Liechtenstein 2 1 0 1 0 Montenegro 2 0 1 2 4 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1 Austria 1 1 0 0 0 Russia 1 0 1 1 2 Republic of Macedonia 1 0 0 1 0 Poland 1 0 0 1 0 Turkey 1 0 0 1 0 Slovakia 0 0 2 0 0 Bulgaria 0 0 1 0 1 Estonia 0 0 1 0 0 Ukraine 0 0 0 0 3 Netherlands 0 0 0 0 1 Sweden 0 0 0 0 1 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 1 WIN - winners; RUN - runners-up
External links Official website ITF search