Tennis in the Land
| Tennis in the Land | |
|---|---|
 2024 Tennis in the Land | |
 | |
| WTA Tour | |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio United States |
| Venue | Jacobs Pavilion[1] |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Draw | 32S/24Q/16D |
| Prize money | $267,082 |
| Website | Official website |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Singles |  McCartney Kessler |
| Doubles |  Cristina Bucșa Xu Yifan |
Tennis in the Land is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, held at the Nautica Entertainment Complex in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. A WTA 250 tournament, it is held on the week prior to the US Open as the final women's event of the US Open Series.[2]
The tournament was first played in 2021;[2] it fills a spot on the WTA schedule that had formerly been occupied by the Connecticut Open before it was discontinued in 2019.[3]
Past finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Anett Kontaveit |
 Irina-Camelia Begu |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| 2022 |  Liudmila Samsonova |
Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 2023 | Sara Sorribes Tormo |
Ekaterina Alexandrova |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2024 | McCartney Kessler |
 Beatriz Haddad Maia |
1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles
[edit]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |  Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara |
Christina McHale  Sania Mirza |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 2022 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez  Ellen Perez |
 Anna Danilina  Aleksandra Krunić |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 2023 | Miyu Kato  Aldila Sutjiadi |
Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–8] |
| 2024 | Cristina Bucșa Xu Yifan |
Shuko Aoyama Eri Hozumi |
3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pro tennis comes to CLE: Cleveland WTA 250 at Flats West Bank Aug. 22-28
- ^ a b "Tennis in the Land brings WTA to Cleveland in August for first time". News-Herald. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Connecticut Open tennis tournament comes to an end after rights to tournament sold". Hartford Courant. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2023-08-01.