Bronx Open

Bronx Open
Tournament information
Founded1996
LocationThe Bronx, New York City
United States
VenueCary Leeds Tennis Center, Crotona Park
CategoryITF Women's World Tennis Tour (1996–2012; 2022)
WTA International (2019)
SurfaceHard - outdoors
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$25,000 (1996–98)
US$50,000 (1999–2008; 2011–12)
US$100,000 (2009–10)
US$250,000 (2019)
US$60,000 (2022)
Websitewww.nyjtl.org/nyjtl-bronx-open
Current champions (2022)
Women's singles Kamilla Rakhimova
Women's doubles Anna Blinkova
Simona Waltert

The Bronx Open (currently sponsored as the NYJTL Bronx Open) is a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor hardcourts. It is classified as a $60,000 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour event and has been held in The Bronx, New York, since 1996.

In 2019, it was held as a once-off WTA International event before returning on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour in 2022.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓ ITF tournament ↓
1996 Virginia Ruano Pascual Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–3
1997 Rachel McQuillan Erika deLone 6–1, 6–4
1998 Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor Cara Black 6–3, 7–5
1999 Erika deLone Els Callens 6–1, ret.
2000 Daniela Hantuchová Yi Jingqian 6–4, 6–4
2001 Barbara Schwartz Martina Müller 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2002 Ashley Harkleroad Ľubomíra Kurhajcová 6–1, 6–3
2003 Zheng Jie Maria Kirilenko 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2004 Evgenia Linetskaya Nuria Llagostera Vives 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2005 Sybille Bammer Camille Pin 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2006 Olga Puchkova Tatiana Poutchek 6–3, 6–1
2007 Casey Dellacqua Ahsha Rolle 7–5, 2–0 ret.
2008 Elena Bovina Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 7–5
2009 Tatjana Malek Kristina Barrois 6–1, 6–4
2010 Anna Chakvetadze Sofia Arvidsson 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2011 Andrea Hlaváčková Mona Barthel 7–6(10–8), 6–3
2012 Romina Oprandi Anna Chakvetadze 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2013–18 Not held
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2019 Magda Linette Camila Giorgi 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
2020–21 Not held
↓ ITF tournament ↓
2022 Kamilla Rakhimova Mirjam Björklund 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓ ITF tournament ↓
1996 Nanne Dahlman
Clare Wood		 Liezel Huber
Christina Papadaki		 6–2, 6–3
1997 Rachel McQuillan
Lisa McShea		 Shirli-Ann Siddall
Lorna Woodroffe		 6–2, 6–1
1998 Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe		 Christina Papadaki
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor		 6–3, 6–1
1999 Surina de Beer
Nana Miyagi		 Seda Noorlander
Patricia Wartusch		 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
2000 Surina de Beer
Nana Miyagi		 Alexandra Fusai
Émilie Loit		 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2001 Clarisa Fernández
Rika Fujiwara		 Kristie Boogert
Els Callens		 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2002 Maret Ani
Flavia Pennetta		 Shinobu Asagoe
Nana Miyagi		 6–4, 6–1
2003 Yuliya Beygelzimer
Tatiana Poutchek		 Mara Santangelo
Selima Sfar		 6–4, 7–5
2004 Li Na
Liu Nannan		 Jessica Lehnhoff
Christina Wheeler		 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2005 Li Ting
Sun Tiantian		 Tatiana Poutchek
Anastasiya Yakimova		 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
2006 Julie Ditty
Natalie Grandin		 Lucie Hradecká
Michaela Paštiková		 6–1, 7–6(7–2)
2007 Lucie Hradecká
Urszula Radwańska		 Mariya Koryttseva
Darya Kustova		 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
2008 Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears		 Angela Haynes
Ahsha Rolle		 6–4, 6–3
2009 Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Vania King		 Julie Coin
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 6–0, 6–3
2010 Kristina Barrois
Yvonne Meusburger		 Natalie Grandin
Abigail Spears		 1–6, 6–4, [15–13]
2011 Megan Moulton-Levy
Ahsha Rolle		 Han Xinyun
Lu Jingjing		 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2012 Shuko Aoyama
Erika Sema		 Eri Hozumi
Miki Miyamura		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2013–18 Not held
↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓
2019 Darija Jurak
María José Martínez Sánchez		 Margarita Gasparyan
Monica Niculescu		 7–5, 2–6, [10–7]
2020–21 Not held
↓ ITF tournament ↓
2022 Anna Blinkova
Simona Waltert		 Han Na-lae
Hiroko Kuwata		 6–3, 6–3

References

  1. ^ "Women's professional tennis to return to the Bronx in New York City". Retrieved 14 July 2019.