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Baku Cup

The Baku Cup is a tennis tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It made its debut in the 2011 WTA Tour and became a part of the international tier of events.[1] This WTA Tour event is an international tournament and is played at the Baku Tennis Academy on outdoor hardcourts.

History

Baku Cup is a first WTA event to be held in the city each year. It became the first professional tennis tournament hosted by the country, with the inaugural version opening on 18 July 2011.[2] The event offered $220,000 in prize money and was played on outdoor hardcourts with a field of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams.[2]

Results

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2011 Russia Vera Zvonareva Russia Ksenia Pervak 6–1, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2011 Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
Romania Monica Niculescu
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]

References

  1. ^ "2011 WTA Tour Calendar". WTA. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
  2. ^ a b "WTA Welcomes Baku". WTA Tour. Retrieved 12 May 2011.