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Ostrava Open

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Ostrava Open
Tournament information
Event nameAGEL Open
TourATP Tour(1994–98)
WTA Tour(1999; 2020–2022)
Founded1994
Editions5 (men)
4 (women)
LocationOstrava,Czech Republic (1994-1998; 2020-2022)
Prostějov,Czech Republic (1999)
VenueČEZ Aréna
CategoryWTA 500(2021-2022)
WTA Premier(2020)
WTA Tier IV(1999)
ATP World Series(1994-1998)
SurfaceCarpet(indoors) (1994–99)
Hard (Indoor)(2020–2022)
Draw28S/ 24Q/ 16D
Prize moneyUS$757,900(2022)
Current champions (2022)
Women's singlesCzech RepublicBarbora Krejčíková
Women's doublesUnited StatesCaty McNally
United StatesAlycia Parks

TheOstrava Open(known as theAGEL Openfor sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament organised for female professional tennis players. It was most recently aWTA 500-level tournament held in October, played on indoorhard courts,and first organized in 2020 after a 20 year absence to make up for the many tournaments cancelled during the2020 season,due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]The tournament was held from 2020-2022, with the WTA announcing in June 2023 that the event would not return.[3]

From 1994 to 1998, theCzech Indoorwas a men'stennistournament that was part of theWorld Seriesof theATP Tour.It was held at theČEZ ArénainOstravain theCzech Republicand was played on indoorcarpet courts.

In 1999, theNokia Cupwas aWTA Tourtournament. It was held inProstějovin theCzech Republicand played onindoor carpet courts.

Women's results

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Singles

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Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Prostějov
1999 SlovakiaHenrieta Nagyová ItalySilvia Farina 7–6(7–2),6–4
Ostrava
2020 BelarusAryna Sabalenka BelarusVictoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–2
2021 EstoniaAnett Kontaveit GreeceMaria Sakkari 6–2, 7–5
2022 Czech RepublicBarbora Krejčíková PolandIga Świątek 5–7, 7–6(7–4),6–3

Doubles

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Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Prostějov
1999 FranceAlexandra Fusai
FranceNathalie Tauziat
Czech RepublicKvěta Hrdličková
Czech RepublicHelena Vildová
3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Ostrava
2020 BelgiumElise Mertens
BelarusAryna Sabalenka
CanadaGabriela Dabrowski
BrazilLuisa Stefani
6–1, 6–3
2021 IndiaSania Mirza
ChinaZhang Shuai
United StatesKaitlyn Christian
New ZealandErin Routliffe
6–3, 6–2
2022 United StatesCaty McNally
United StatesAlycia Parks
PolandAlicja Rosolska
New ZealandErin Routliffe
6–3, 6–2

Men's results

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Singles

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Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Ostrava
1994 United StatesMaliVai Washington FranceArnaud Boetsch 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1995 South AfricaWayne Ferreira United StatesMaliVai Washington 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1996 GermanyDavid Prinosil Czech RepublicPetr Korda 6–1, 6–2
1997 SlovakiaKarol Kučera SwedenMagnus Norman 6–2, ret.
1998 United StatesAndre Agassi SlovakiaJán Krošlák 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Doubles

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Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Ostrava
1994 Czech RepublicMartin Damm
Czech RepublicKarel Nováček
South AfricaGary Muller
South AfricaPiet Norval
6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1995 SwedenJonas Björkman
ArgentinaJavier Frana
FranceGuy Forget
AustraliaPatrick Rafter
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
1996 AustraliaSandon Stolle
Czech RepublicCyril Suk
SlovakiaJán Krošlák
SlovakiaKarol Kučera
7–6, 6–3
1997 Czech RepublicJiří Novák
Czech RepublicDavid Rikl
United StatesDonald Johnson
United StatesFrancisco Montana
6–2, 6–4
1998 GermanyNicolas Kiefer
GermanyDavid Prinosil
South AfricaDavid Adams
Czech RepublicPavel Vízner
6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^WTA adds Premier level tournament in Ostrava
  2. ^ATP, WTA add series of events to fill out post-US Open calendar
  3. ^"AGEL Open (Ostrava Open)".RetrievedJuly 17,2023.
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