Palm Beach Gardens Challenger

The Palm Beach Gardens Challenger was a tournament for female professional tennis players played on outdoor clay courts. The event was classified as an ITF $50,000 Tournament from 2003 to 2005 and ITF $25,000 Tournament from 2006 to 2008. It was held annually in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States, from 2003 through to 2008. It was part of the ITF Women's Circuit from 2003-2008; a tier below the Women's Tennis Association.

Palm Beach Gardens Challenger
ITF Women's Tour
Event namePalm Beach Gardens Challenger
LocationUnited States Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
VenuePalm Beach Gardens Tennis Center
CategoryITF $50,000 tournaments (2003–2005)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (2006–2008)
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize moneyUS$50,000 (2003–2005)
US$25,000 (2006–2008)
Bethanie Mattek lifted the singles trophy in 2005
Hsieh Su-wei lifted the doubles trophy in 2005

History edit

The tournament made was downgraded in 2006 due to sponsorship reasons, and was shut down in 2008.

Past finals edit

Singles edit

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2008   Soledad Esperón   Sesil Karatantcheva 6–4, 6–1
2007   Rossana de los Ríos   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy 7–5, 6–4
2006   Jorgelina Cravero   Rossana de los Ríos 6–4, 6–4
2005   Bethanie Mattek   Melinda Czink 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2004   Sesil Karatantcheva   Sania Mirza 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2003   Lindsay Lee-Waters   Marta Marrero 6–3, 6–3

Doubles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2008   Maria Fernanda Alves
  Michaela Paštiková
  Ekaterina Afinogenova
  Lauren Albanese
3–6, 6–3, 10–5
2007   Monique Adamczak
  Aleke Tsoubanos
  Estefanía Craciún
  Betina Jozami
7–5, 2–6, 6–3
2006   Angela Haynes
  Raquel Kops-Jones
  Ansley Cargill
  Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–3, 6–3
2005   Chan Chin-wei
  Hsieh Su-wei
  Olga Vymetálková
  Kateřina Böhmová
7–6(7–2), 7–5
2004   Līga Dekmeijere
  Nana Miyagi
  Kelly McCain
  Kaysie Smashey
6–3, 6–2
2003   Melinda Czink
  Erica Krauth
  Alina Jidkova
  Tatiana Panova
6–1, 6–2

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