# WTA Tier V tournaments

The WTA Tier V tournaments were the fifth, and lowest, level of women's tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour between 1990 and 1992 and from 2001 to 2005. The line-up of events varied over the years, with tournaments being promoted, demoted or cancelled. Most of the Tier V tournaments became Tier IV events between 1993 and 2000 and from 2006 to 2008.
In 2009, WTA changed the tournament categories, so that most of the Tier III, Tier IV and Tier V tournaments from 2008 were placed in a single, WTA International tournaments, category.

## Number of tournaments

| Year | No. |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 14 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 |

## Events

| Tournament | Location(s) | Country | Surface | Tier V in | Years |
| Athens Trophy | Athens | Greece | Clay | 1990 | 1 |
| Auckland Open | Auckland | New Zealand | Hard | 1990–1992, 2001 | 4 |
| WTA Austrian Open | Kitzbühel | Austria | Clay | 1990 | 1 |
| Swedish Open | Båstad | Sweden | Hard | 1990 | 1 |
| WTA Bayonne | Bayonne | France | Carpet (i) | 1990 | 1 |
| Estoril Open | Estoril | Portugal | Clay | 1990–1991 | 2 |
| Moscow Ladies Open | Moscow / St. Petersburg | Russia | Carpet (i) | 1990–1991 | 2 |
| WTA Palermo | Palermo | Italy | Clay | 1990–1992, 2001–2004 | 7 |
| WTA Schenectady | Schenectady | United States | Hard | 1990–1992 | 3 |
| WTA Taranto | Taranto | Italy | Clay | 1990–1992 | 3 |
| Croatian Open | Bol | Croatia | Clay | 1991 | 1 |
| Oslo Open | Oslo | Norway | Carpet (i) | 1991 | 1 |
| Pattaya Open | Pattaya | Thailand | Clay | 1991–1992, 2001–2003 | 5 |
| San Marino International | City of San Marino | San Marino | Clay | 1992 | 1 |
| Taiwan Open | Taipei | Taiwan | Carpet (i) | 1992 | 1 |
| Belgian Open | Waregem / Antwerp | Belgium | Clay | 1992, 2001 | 2 |
| WTA Bratislava | Bratislava | Slovakia | Hard (i) | 2001–2002 | 2 |
| Hungarian Ladies Open | Budapest | Hungary | Clay | 2001–2004 | 4 |
| Morocco Open | Casablanca | Morocco | Clay | 2001–2004 | 4 |
| Hobart International | Hobart | Australia | Hard | 2001–2005 | 5 |
| Canberra International | Canberra | Australia | Hard | 2002–2005 | 4 |
| WTA Forest Hills | New York City | United States | Hard | 2004 | 1 |
| Vancouver Open | Vancouver | Canada | Hard | 2004 | 1 |

## Past finals
### 1990

The 1990 WTA Tour consisted of 59 tournaments of which 12 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WIPTC with prize money of $75,000.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Guarujá | Federica Haumüller | Patricia Tarabini | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–4 |
| Auckland | Leila Meskhi | Sabine Appelmans | 6–1, 6–0 |
| Wellington | Wiltrud Probst | Leila Meskhi | 1–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Taranto | Raffaella Reggi | Alexia Dechaume | 5–7, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Båstad | Sandra Cecchini | Csilla Bartos | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Palermo | Isabel Cueto | Barbara Paulus | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Estoril | Federica Bonsignori | Laura Garrone | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Schenectady | Anke Huber | Marianne Werdel | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Kitzbühel | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Rachel McQuillan | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Athens | Cecilia Dahlman | Katia Piccolini | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Bayonne | Nathalie Tauziat | Anke Huber | 6–3, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| Moscow | Leila Meskhi | Elena Brioukhovets | 6–4, 6–4 |

### 1991

The 1991 WTA Tour consisted of 60 tournaments of which 14 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WIPTC with prize money of $75,000 or $100,000.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| São Paulo | Veronika Martinek | Donna Faber | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Auckland | Eva Švíglerová | Andrea Strnadová | 6–2, 0–6, 6–1 |
| Wellington | Leila Meskhi | Andrea Strnadová | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Oslo | Catarina Lindqvist | Raffaella Reggi | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Linz | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | Petra Langrová | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Aurora | Lori McNeil | Manon Bollegraf | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Pattaya City | Yayuk Basuki | Naoko Sawamatsu | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Bol | Sandra Cecchini | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Taranto | Emanuela Zardo | Petra Ritter | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Palermo | Mary Pierce | Sandra Cecchini | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Bayonne | Nathalie Tauziat | Anke Huber | 6–3, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$ |
| San Marino | Katia Piccolini | Silvia Farina | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Schenectady | Brenda Schultz | Alexia Dechaume | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 |
| St. Petersburg | Larisa Neiland | Barbara Rittner | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |

### 1992

The 1992 WTA Tour consisted of 57 tournaments of which 14 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WIPTC with prize money of $100,000.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| São Paulo | Sabine Hack | Veronika Martinek | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Auckland | Robin White | Andrea Strnadová | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Wellington | Noëlle van Lottum | Donna Faber | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Linz | Natalia Medvedeva | Pascale Paradis | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Cesena | Mary Pierce | Catherine Tanvier | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Pattaya City | Sabine Appelmans | Andrea Strnadová | 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Yayuk Basuki | Andrea Strnadová | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Taranto | Julie Halard | Emanuela Zardo | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Waregem | Wiltrud Probst | Meike Babel | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Palermo | Mary Pierce | Brenda Schultz | 6–0, 6–3 |
| San Marino | Magdalena Maleeva | Federica Bonsignori | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Prague | Radka Zrubáková | Kateřina Kroupová | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Schenectady | Barbara Rittner | Brenda Schultz | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 |
| Taipei | Shaun Stafford | Ann Grossman | 6–1, 6–3 |

### 2001

The 2001 WTA Tour consisted of 63 tournaments of which 8 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Auckland | Meilen Tu | Paola Suárez | 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, 6–2 |
| Hobart | Rita Grande | Jennifer Hopkins | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Budapest | Magdalena Maleeva | Anne Kremer | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Antwerp | Barbara Rittner | Klára Koukalová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Palermo | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Cristina Torrens Valero | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Casablanca | Zsófia Gubacsi | Maria Elena Camerin | 1–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Bratislava | Rita Grande | Martina Suchá | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Pattaya City | Patty Schnyder | Henrieta Nagyová | 6–0, 6–4 |

### 2002

The 2002 WTA Tour consisted of 64 tournaments of which 7 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Hobart | Martina Suchá | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–1 |
| Canberra | Anna Smashnova | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 0–6, 6–3, 6–3$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Budapest | Martina Müller | Myriam Casanova | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Casablanca | Patricia Wartusch | Klára Koukalová | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Palermo | Mariana Díaz Oliva | Vera Zvonareva | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Bratislava | Maja Matevžič | Iveta Benešová | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Pattaya City | Angelique Widjaja | Cho Yoon-jeong | 6–2, 6–4 |

### 2003

The 2003 WTA Tour consisted of 59 tournaments of which 6 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Hobart | Alicia Molik | Amy Frazier | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Canberra | Meghann Shaughnessy | Francesca Schiavone | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Casablanca | Rita Grande | Antonella Serra Zanetti | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Budapest | Magüi Serna | Alicia Molik | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Palermo | Dinara Safina | Katarina Srebotnik | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Pattaya City | Henrieta Nagyová | Ľubomíra Kurhajcová | 6–4, 6–2 |

### 2004

The 2004 WTA Tour consisted of 60 tournaments of which 8 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Hobart | Amy Frazier | Shinobu Asagoe | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Canberra | Paola Suárez | Silvia Farina Elia | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Casablanca | Émilie Loit | Ľudmila Cervanová | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Estoril | Émilie Loit | Iveta Benešová | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Budapest | Jelena Janković | Martina Suchá | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| Palermo | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Flavia Pennetta | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Vancouver | Nicole Vaidišová | Laura Granville | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Forest Hills | Elena Likhovtseva | Iveta Benešová | 6–2, 6–2 |

### 2005

The 2005 WTA Tour consisted of 63 tournaments of which 2 were categorized as Tier V. These were tournaments approved by the WTA Tour with a minimum prize money of $110,000.
| Tournament | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Hobart | Zheng Jie | Gisela Dulko | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Canberra | Ana Ivanovic | Melinda Czink | 7–5, 6–1 |