Ostrava Open
The Ostrava Open (known as the J&T Banka Ostrava Open for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament organised for female professional tennis players, and part of the WTA tour. It is a Premier-level tournament held in October 2020, played on indoor hard courts, and organised to make up for the many tournaments cancelled during the 2020 season, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The tournament attracted four top-20 players, including two-time grand slam champion and former world no. 1 Victoria Azarenka.
Ostrava Open | |
---|---|
Tournament information | |
Event name | J&T Banka Prague Open |
Tour | ATP Tour (1994–98) WTA Tour (1999; 2020) |
Founded | 1994–1999; 2020– |
Editions | 5 (men) 2 (women) |
Location | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Venue | ČEZ Aréna |
Category | ATP World Series |
Surface | Carpet (indoors) (1994–99) Hard (indoor) (2020) |
Draw | 28S / 28Q / 16D |
Prize money | US$528,500 (2020) |
Current champions (2020) | |
Women's singles | Aryna Sabalenka |
Women's doubles | Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka |
From 1994 to 1998, the Czech Indoor was a men's tennis tournament that was part of the World Series of the ATP Tour. It was held at the ČEZ Aréna in Ostrava in the Czech Republic and was played on indoor carpet courts.
In 1999, the Nokia Cup was a WTA Tour tournament. It was held in Prostějov in the Czech Republic and played on indoor carpet courts.
Women's results
Singles
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prostějov | ||||
1999 | Henrieta Nagyová | Silvia Farina | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | |
Ostrava | ||||
2020 | Aryna Sabalenka | Victoria Azarenka | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Doubles
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prostějov | ||||
1999 | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | Květa Hrdličková Helena Vildová | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
Ostrava | ||||
2020 | Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka | Gabriela Dabrowski Luisa Stefani | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Men's results
Singles
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ostrava | ||||
1994 | MaliVai Washington | Arnaud Boetsch | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1995 | Wayne Ferreira | MaliVai Washington | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1996 | David Prinosil | Petr Korda | 6–1, 6–2 | |
1997 | Karol Kučera | Magnus Norman | 6–2, ret. | |
1998 | Andre Agassi | Ján Krošlák | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Doubles
Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ostrava | ||||
1994 | Martin Damm Karel Nováček | Gary Muller Piet Norval | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | |
1995 | Jonas Björkman Javier Frana | Guy Forget Patrick Rafter | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 | |
1996 | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | Ján Krošlák Karol Kučera | 7–6, 6–3 | |
1997 | Jiří Novák David Rikl | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–2, 6–4 | |
1998 | Nicolas Kiefer David Prinosil | David Adams Pavel Vízner | 6–4, 6–3 |