Open delle Puglie | |
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Tournament information | |
Event name | Open Delle Puglie |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Founded | 2022 |
Location | Bari Italy |
Category | WTA 125 |
Surface | Clay - outdoors |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | US$115,000 (2023) |
Current champions (2023) | |
Women's singles | Tamara Zidanšek |
Women's doubles | Katarzyna Kawa Anna Sisková |
The Open delle Puglie is a WTA 125-level professional women's tennis tournament. It takes place on outdoor clay courts, in the month of September at the Circolo Tennis Bari in the city of Bari in Italy during the second week of US Open. [1] [2] The prize money is $115,000.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2023 | Tamara Zidanšek | Rebecca Šramková | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
2022 | Julia Grabher | Nuria Brancaccio | 6–4, 6–2 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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2023 | Katarzyna Kawa Anna Sisková | Valentini Grammatikopoulou Elixane Lechemia | 6–1, 6–2 |
2022 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto Olga Danilović | Andrea Gámiz Eva Vedder | 6–2, 6–3 |
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