WTA São Paulo

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tennis Brasil Ladies Open
WTA tour
venue São Paulo Brazil
BrazilBrazil 
First run 1977
Last event 2000
category WTA Tier IVa
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
draw 32E / 16D
Prize money US $ 140,000 
As of August 24, 2013

The WTA São Paulo (officially: Brasil Ladies Open ) was a women's tennis tournament of the WTA Tour , which was held in the city of São Paulo , Brazil .

It was replaced by the WTA tournament in Costa do Sauípe .

Winners list

singles

year Winner Final opponent Result
1977 United StatesUnited States Billie Jean King NetherlandsNetherlands Betty Stöve 6: 1, 6: 4
1978–1984 there was no tournament in São Paulo!
1985 ArgentinaArgentina Mercedes Paz PeruPeru Laura Arraya 5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 4
1986 United StatesUnited States Vicki Nelson Dunbar United StatesUnited States Jenny Klitch 6: 2, 7: 6 1
1987–1989 there was no tournament in São Paulo!
↓ Category: Tier V ↓
1990 GermanyGermany Veronika Martinek United StatesUnited States Donna Faber 6: 2, 6: 4
1991 GermanyGermany Sabine Hack GermanyGermany Veronika Martinek 6: 3, 7: 5
From 1992–1998 there was no tournament in São Paulo!
↓ Category: Tier IVa ↓
1999 ColombiaColombia Fabiola Zuluaga AustriaAustria Patricia Wartusch 7: 5, 4: 6, 7: 5
2000 HungaryHungary Rita Kuti-Kis ArgentinaArgentina Paola Suarez 4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5

Double

year Winners Final opponents Result
1977 AustraliaAustralia Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull
AustraliaAustralia 
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Martina Navrátilová Betty Stöve
NetherlandsNetherlands 
6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 2
1978–1984 there was no tournament in São Paulo!
1985 ArgentinaArgentina Gabriela Sabatini Mercedes Paz
ArgentinaArgentina 
Brazil 1968Brazil Running out of slides Csilla Bartos
Hungary 1957Hungary 
7: 5, 6: 4
1986 Brazil 1968Brazil Running out of slides Pat Medrado
Brazil 1968Brazil 
PeruPeru Laura Gildemeister Petra Huber
AustriaAustria 
4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6
1987–1989 there was no tournament in São Paulo!
↓ Category: Tier V ↓
1990 ArgentinaArgentina Bettina Fulco Eva Švíglerová
CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia 
FranceFrance Mary Pierce Luanne Spadea
United StatesUnited States 
7: 5, 6: 4
1991 ArgentinaArgentina Inés Gorrochategui Mercedes Paz
ArgentinaArgentina 
United StatesUnited States Renata Baranski Laura Glitz
United StatesUnited States 
6: 2, 6: 2
From 1992–1998 there was no tournament in São Paulo!
↓ Category: Tier IVa ↓
1999 ArgentinaArgentina Laura Montalvo Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
SlovakiaSlovakia Janette Husárová Florencia Labat
ArgentinaArgentina 
6: 7, 7: 5, 7: 5
2000 ArgentinaArgentina Laura Montalvo Paola Suarez
ArgentinaArgentina 
SlovakiaSlovakia Janette Husárová Florencia Labat
ArgentinaArgentina 
5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3