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WTA Bratislava

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WTA Bratislava
Defunct tennis tournament
TourWTA Tour
Founded1999
Abolished2002
Editions4
LocationBratislava, Slovakia
VenueIncheba
CategoryTier IV (1999–2000)
Tier V (2001–2002)
SurfaceHard / indoor

The WTA Bratislava was a women's tennis tournament held in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 1999 until 2002. The tournament was a Tier IVa and V event on the WTA Tour. It was held in October and played on indoor hard courts at the Incheba expo centre. Amélie Mauresmo won her first career title in the inaugural event, defeating another future world No. 1, Kim Clijsters.

Past finals

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Singles

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Date Champion Runner-up Score
1999 France Amélie Mauresmo Belgium Kim Clijsters 6–3, 6–3
2000 Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová Netherlands Miriam Oremans 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
2001 Italy Rita Grande Slovakia Martina Suchá 6–1, 6–1
2002 Slovenia Maja Matevžič Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 6–0, 6–1

Doubles

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Date Champion Runner-up Score
1999 Belgium Kim Clijsters
Belgium Laurence Courtois
Belarus Olga Barabanschikova
United States Lilia Osterloh
6–2, 3–6, 7–5
2000 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Slovakia Karina Habšudová
Hungary Petra Mandula
Austria Patricia Wartusch
walkover
2001 Czech Republic Dája Bedáňová
Russia Elena Bovina
France Nathalie Dechy
United States Meilen Tu
6–3, 6–4
2002 Slovenia Maja Matevžič
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová
France Nathalie Dechy
United States Meilen Tu
6–4, 6–0
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