WTA Rome

This article deals with the women's tournament in Rome, for the men's tournament see Rome Masters .

Internazionali BNL d'Italia
WTA tour
venue	Rome Italy
First run	1930
category	WTA Premier 5
Tournament type	Free place tournament
Game surface	sand
draw	56E / 32Q / 28D
Prize money	US $ 2,183,600
Center Court	10,400 spectators
Website	Official website
As of May 9, 2015

The WTA Rome (officially: Internazionali BNL d'Italia ) is one of the most traditional tennis tournaments of the WTA Tour , which is held in the Italian capital Rome . The tournament has been in the Premier 5 category since 2009 .

Winners list

singles

year	Winner	Final opponent	Result
1930	Lilí Álvarez	Lucia Valerio	3: 6, 8: 6, 6: 0
1931	Lucia Valerio	Dorothy Andrus Burke	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
1932	Ida Adamoff	Lucia Valerio	6: 4, 7: 5
1933	Elizabeth Ryan	Ida Adamoff	6: 1, 6: 1
1934	Helen Jacobs	Lucia Valerio	6: 3, 6: 0
1935	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	Lucia Valerio	6: 4, 6: 1
1936–49 no event
1950	Annelies Ullstein-Bossi	Joan Curry	6: 4, 6: 4
1951	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	6: 3, 8: 6
1952	Sue Partridge	Pat Harrison	6: 3, 7: 5
1953	Doris Hart	Maureen Connolly	4: 6, 9: 7, 6: 3
1954	Maureen Connolly	Patricia Ward Hales	6: 3, 6: 0
1955	Patricia Ward Hales	Erika Vollmer	6: 4, 6: 3
1956	Althea Gibson	Zsuzsa Körmöczy	6: 3, 7: 5
1957	Shirley Bloomer	Dorothy Head Knode	1: 6, 9: 7, 6: 2
1958	Maria Bueno	Lorraine Coghlan	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
1959	Christine Truman Janes	Sandra Reynolds Price	6-0, 6-1
1960	Zsuzsi Kormöczy	Ann Haydon	6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1
1961	Maria Bueno	Lesley Turner	6: 4, 6: 4
1962	Margaret Smith	Maria Bueno	8: 6, 5: 7, 6: 4
1963	Margaret Smith	Lesley Turner	6: 3, 6: 4
1964	Margaret Smith	Lesley Turner	6: 1, 6: 1
1965	Maria Bueno	Nancy Richey	6: 1, 1: 6, 6: 3
1966	Ann Haydon-Jones	Annette Van Zyl	8: 6, 6: 1
1967	Lesley Turner	Maria Bueno	6: 3, 6: 3
1968	Lesley Bowrey	Margaret Court	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
1969	Julie Heldman	Kerry Melville	7: 5, 6: 3
1970	Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman	6: 1, 6: 3
1971	Virginia Wade	Helga Masthoff	6: 4, 6: 4
1972	Linda Tuero	Olga Morosova	6: 4, 6: 3
1973	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	7: 6, 6: 0
1974	Chris Evert	Martina Navrátilová	6: 3, 6: 3
1975	Chris Evert	Martina Navrátilová	6: 1, 6: 0
1976	Mima Jaušovec	Lesley Hunt	6: 1, 6: 3
1977	Janet Newberry Wright	Renáta Tomanová	6: 3, 7: 6
1978	Regina Maršíková	Virginia Ruzici	7: 5, 7: 5
1979	Tracy Austin	Sylvia Hanika	6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 3
1980-1984: see WTA Perugia
1985: see WTA Taranto
In 1986 the tournament did not take place
1987	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 0
↓ Category: Tier IV ↓
1988	Gabriela Sabatini	Helen Kelesi	6: 1, 6: 7 4 , 6: 1
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
1989	Gabriela Sabatini	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier I ↓
1990	Monica Seles	Martina Navrátilová	6: 1, 6: 1
1991	Gabriela Sabatini	Monica Seles	6: 3, 6: 2
1992	Gabriela Sabatini	Monica Seles	7: 5, 6: 4
1993	Conchita Martínez	Gabriela Sabatini	7: 5, 6: 1
1994	Conchita Martínez	Martina Navrátilová	7: 6 5 , 6: 4
1995	Conchita Martínez	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6: 3, 6: 1
1996	Conchita Martínez	Martina Hingis	6: 2, 6: 3
1997	Mary Pierce	Conchita Martínez	6: 4, 6: 0
1998	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams	6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3
1999	Venus Williams	Mary Pierce	6: 4, 6: 2
2000	Monica Seles	Amélie Mauresmo	6: 2, 7: 6 4
2001	Jelena Dokic	Amélie Mauresmo	7: 6 3 , 6: 1
2002	Serena Williams	Justine Henin	7: 6 6 , 6: 4
2003	Kim Clijsters	Amélie Mauresmo	3: 6, 7: 6 3 , 6: 0
2004	Amélie Mauresmo	Jennifer Capriati	3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 6
2005	Amélie Mauresmo	Patty Schnyder	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
2006	Martina Hingis	Dinara Safina	6: 2, 7: 5
2007	Jelena Janković	Svetlana Kuznetsova	7: 5, 6: 1
2008	Jelena Janković	Alizé Cornet	6: 2, 6: 2
↓ Category: Premier 5 ↓
2009	Dinara Safina	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6: 3, 6: 2
2010	María José Martínez Sánchez	Jelena Janković	7: 6 5 , 7: 5
2011	Maria Sharapova	Samantha Stosur	6: 2, 6: 4
2012	Maria Sharapova	Well Li	4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 5
2013	Serena Williams	Viktoriya Azaranka	6: 1, 6: 3
2014	Serena Williams	Sara Errani	6: 3, 6: 0
2015	Maria Sharapova	Carla Suarez Navarro	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
2016	Serena Williams	Madison Keys	7: 6 5 , 6: 3
2017	Elina Switolina	Simona Halep	4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 1
2018	Elina Switolina	Simona Halep	6-0, 6-4
2019	Karolína Plíšková	Johanna Konta	6: 3, 6: 4

Double

year	Winners	Final opponents	Result
1987	Martina Navrátilová Gabriela Sabatini	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková	6: 4, 6: 1
↓ Category: Tier IV ↓
1988	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson	6: 3, 4: 6, 7: 5
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
1989	Elizabeth Smylie Janine Thompson	Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz	6: 4, 6: 3
↓ Category: Tier I ↓
1990	Helen Kelesi Monica Seles	Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa	6: 3, 6: 4
1991	Jennifer Capriati Monica Seles	Nicole Provis Elna Reinach	7: 5, 6: 2
1992	Monica Seles Helena Suková	Katerina Maleewa Barbara Rittner	6: 1, 6: 2
1993	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson	6: 4, 6: 2
1994	Mary Joe Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Gabriela Sabatini Brenda Schultz	6: 1, 6: 3
1995	Mary Joe Fernández Natallja Swerawa	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	4: 6, 7: 6 3 , 6: 4
1996	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Irina Spîrlea	Gigi Fernández Martina Hingis	6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
1997	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6: 2, 6: 4
1998	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Amanda Coetzer Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario	7: 6 1 , 6: 4
1999	Martina Hingis Anna Kurnikowa	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6: 2, 6: 2
2000	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario Magüi Serna	6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 2
2001	Cara Black Jelena Lichowzewa	Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini	6: 1, 6: 1
2002	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6: 3, 6: 4
2003	Svetlana Kuznetsova Martina Navrátilová	Jelena Dokic Nadja Petrowa	6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 2
2004	Nadja Petrowa Meghann Shaughnessy	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3
2005	Cara Black Liezel Huber	Marija Kirilenko Anabel Medina Garrigues	6: 0, 4: 6, 6: 1
2006	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone	3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 1
2007	Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo	Tathiana Garbin Roberta Vinci	6: 4, 6: 1
2008	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	Iveta Benešová Janette Husárová	7: 6 5 , 6: 3
↓ Category: Premier 5 ↓
2009	Su-Wei Hsieh Shuai Peng	Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama	7: 5, 7: 6 5
2010	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	6: 4, 6: 2
2011	Peng Shuai Zheng Jie	Vania King Jaroslawa Schwedowa	6: 2, 6: 3
2012	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	6: 2, 7: 5
2013	Hsieh Su-wei Peng Shuai	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	4: 6, 6: 3, [10: 8]
2014	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	4-0 task
2015	Tímea Babos Kristina Mladenovic	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	6: 4, 6: 3
2016	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	6: 1, 6: 7 5 , [10: 3]
2017	Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis	Ekaterina Makarova Jelena Wesnina	7: 5, 7: 6 4
2018	Ashleigh Barty Demi. Schuurs	Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková Barbora Strýcová	6: 3, 6: 4
2019	Viktoria Asaranka Ashleigh Barty	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Demi. Schuurs	4: 6, 6: 0, [10: 3]

Awards

In 2016 and 2017, the tournament was voted the most popular tournament in the Premier 5 category on the WTA Tour by the players .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Indian Wells, Rome, Stuttgart and Acapulco win tournament awards. In: wtatennis.com. December 5, 2017, accessed December 5, 2017 .