Open GDF Suez, formerly Open Gaz de France, was a Premier level tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Paris. Held from 1993 till 2014, the tournament was played indoors, originally on carpet until 2000, then on hardcourts. The 2014 Open GDF Suez was the last edition.

Open GDF Suez
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1993
Abolished2014
Editions22
LocationParis
France
VenueStade Pierre de Coubertin
CategoryTier II (1993–2008)
Premier (2009–2014)
SurfaceCarpet (i) until 2000
Hard (i) since 2001
Draw32M/32Q/16D
Prize money$637,000
Websiteopengdfsuez.com

Amélie Mauresmo holds the record for the most singles titles with three in 2001, 2006 and 2009.

Past finals edit

Singles edit

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1993   Martina Navratilova   Monica Seles 6–3, 4–6, 7–6
1994   Martina Navratilova (2)   Julie Halard 7–5, 6–3
1995   Steffi Graf   Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–2
1996   Julie Halard-Decugis   Iva Majoli 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1997   Martina Hingis   Anke Huber 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1998   Mary Pierce   Dominique Monami 6–3, 7–5
1999   Serena Williams   Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)
2000   Nathalie Tauziat   Serena Williams 7–5, 6–2
2001   Amélie Mauresmo   Anke Huber 7–6(7–2), 6–1
2002   Venus Williams   Jelena Dokić w/o
2003   Serena Williams (2)   Amélie Mauresmo 6–3, 6–2
2004   Kim Clijsters   Mary Pierce 6–2, 6–1
2005   Dinara Safina   Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2006   Amélie Mauresmo (2)   Mary Pierce 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
2007   Nadia Petrova   Lucie Šafářová 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
2008   Anna Chakvetadze   Ágnes Szávay 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
2009   Amélie Mauresmo (3)   Elena Dementieva 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–4
2010   Elena Dementieva   Lucie Šafářová 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 6–4
2011   Petra Kvitová   Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–3
2012   Angelique Kerber   Marion Bartoli 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3
2013   Mona Barthel   Sara Errani 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2014   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova   Sara Errani 3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1993   Jana Novotná
  Andrea Strnadová
  Jo Durie
  Catherine Suire
7–6, 6–2
1994   Sabine Appelmans
  Laurence Courtois
  Mary Pierce
  Andrea Temesvári
6–4, 6–4
1995   Meredith McGrath
  Larisa Neiland
  Manon Bollegraf
  Rennae Stubbs
6–4, 6–1
1996   Kristie Boogert
  Jana Novotná (2)
  Julie Halard-Decugis
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–3
1997   Martina Hingis
  Jana Novotná (3)
  Alexandra Fusai
  Rita Grande
6–1, 6–2
1998   Sabine Appelmans (2)
  Miriam Oremans
  Anna Kournikova
  Larisa Neiland
1–6, 6–3, 7–6
1999   Irina Spîrlea
  Caroline Vis
  Elena Likhovtseva
  Ai Sugiyama
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
2000   Julie Halard-Decugis
  Sandrine Testud
  Émilie Loit
  Åsa Carlsson
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2001   Iva Majoli
  Virginie Razzano
  Kimberly Po
  Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 7–5
2002   Nathalie Dechy
  Meilen Tu
  Elena Dementieva
  Janette Husárová
w/o
2003   Barbara Schett
  Patty Schnyder
  Marion Bartoli
  Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
2004   Barbara Schett (2)
  Patty Schnyder (2)
  Silvia Farina Elia
  Francesca Schiavone
6–3, 6–2
2005   Iveta Benešová
  Květa Peschke
  Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Dinara Safina
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
2006   Émilie Loit
  Květa Peschke (2)
  Cara Black
  Rennae Stubbs
7–6(7–5), 6–4
2007   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
  Gabriela Navrátilová
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–2, 6–0
2008   Alyona Bondarenko
  Kateryna Bondarenko
  Eva Hrdinová
  Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–1, 6–4
2009   Cara Black (2)
  Liezel Huber (2)
  Květa Peschke
  Lisa Raymond
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
2010   Iveta Benešová (2)
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
  Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
w/o
2011   Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Meghann Shaughnessy
  Vera Dushevina
  Ekaterina Makarova
6–4, 6–2
2012   Liezel Huber (3)
  Lisa Raymond
  Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  Petra Martić
7–6(7–3), 6–1
2013   Sara Errani
  Roberta Vinci
  Andrea Hlaváčková
  Liezel Huber
6–1, 6–1
2014   Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  Květa Peschke (3)
  Tímea Babos
  Kristina Mladenovic
6–7(7–9), 6–4, [10–5]

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