# WTA Swiss Open

The Ladies Open Lausanne was originally founded in 1899 as the Swiss International Championships. It was a women's professional tennis tournament last held in Lausanne but has been held in a number of locations in Switzerland.

## History

The Swiss International Championships was founded in 1897 as a men's only event and staged at the Grasshopper Club, Zurich under the auspices of the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association. In 1898 the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association staged the event at Château d’Oex. In 1899 an open women's singles event was added to the schedule, when the venue was still in Saint Moritz. It was then hosted at multiple locations throughout its run including Gstaad. The first edition of the Gstaad International tournament was played in 1915 at the Gstaad Palace Hotel, which was known at the time as the Royal Hotel, Winter & Gstaad Palace, and was organized in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Club (LTC) Gstaad. In 1968 the tournament was renamed the Swiss Open International Championships or simply Swiss Open Championships, and was then staged permanently at Gstaad. The women's event was called the Gstaad International from 1969.
The Swiss International Championships were staged at the following locations throughout its run including Basel, Champéry, Geneva, Gstaad, Les Avants, Montreux, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne, Ragatz, St. Moritz, Zermatt, and Zurich from 1897 to 1967.
The event was called the WTA Swiss Open from 1977 to 1985, and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament underwent a name change in 1986, when it was titled the European Open until its discontinuation. It formed part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. When the WTA introduced the tiering format to its circuit, the event gradually moved up, from being a Tier V in 1988–1989, a Tier IV from 1990 to 1992, and a Tier III for its remaining years. The WTA announced that the tournament would return in Gstaad as a clay event on the 2016 Tour, replacing another clay court event held in Bad Gastein.
Four Swiss players won the event: Viktorija Golubic in 2016 as well as Manuela Maleeva (who formerly represented Bulgaria) in 1991 won the singles, and Xenia Knoll (in 2016) as well as Christiane Jolissaint won the doubles, the latter on three occasions: 1983, 1984, and 1988. Maleeva holds the record, along with Chris Evert, for most singles wins; both players won the event three times, and Maleeva finished runner-up a further three occasions.
In November 2023, it was announced that the tournament would cease existing, with the license bought out along with another WTA 250 tournament to form a WTA 500 tournament elsewhere.

## Past finals
### Singles

| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| For historical winners of this event see Swiss International Championships 1899–1967 ||||
| Lugano | 1968 | Annette Van Zyl DuPlooy | Helga Niessen | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Gstaad | 1969 | Françoise Dürr | Rosie Casals | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Gstaad | 1970 | Rosie Casals | Françoise Dürr | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Gstaad | 1971 | Françoise Dürr (2) | Lesley Hunt | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Gstaad | 1972 | Kazuko Sawamatsu | Pam Teeguarden | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Gstaad | 1973 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Gstaad | 1974 | Helga Schultze | Lea Pericoli | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Gstaad | 1975 | Glynis Coles | Linky Boshoff | 9–7, 2–6, 8–6 |
| Gstaad | 1976 | Michèle Gurdal | Gail Sherriff | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Gstaad | 1977 | Lesley Hunt | Helen Gourlay | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Gstaad | 1978 | Virginia Ruzici | Petra Delhees | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Gstaad | 1979–80 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Lugano | 1981 | Chris Evert | Virginia Ruzici | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Lugano | 1982 | Chris Evert (2) | Andrea Temesvári | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Lugano | 1983 | Cancelled after the third round because of rain | Cancelled after the third round because of rain | Cancelled after the third round because of rain |
| Lugano | 1984 | Manuela Maleeva | Iva Budařová | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Lugano | 1985 | Bonnie Gadusek | Manuela Maleeva | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Lugano | 1986 | Raffaella Reggi | Manuela Maleeva | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Geneva | 1987 | Chris Evert (3) | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Geneva | 1988 | Barbara Paulus | Lori McNeil | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Geneva | 1989 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (2) | Conchita Martínez | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Geneva | 1990 | Barbara Paulus (2) | Helen Kelesi | 2–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Geneva | 1991 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (3) | Helen Kelesi | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Lucerne | 1992 | Amy Frazier | Radka Zrubáková | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Lucerne | 1993 | Lindsay Davenport | Nicole Bradtke | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Lucerne | 1994 | Lindsay Davenport (2) | Lisa Raymond | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Lucerne | 1995–2015 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Gstaad | 2016 | Viktorija Golubic | Kiki Bertens | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Gstaad | 2017 | Kiki Bertens | Anett Kontaveit | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Gstaad | 2018 | Alizé Cornet | Mandy Minella | 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Lausanne | 2019 | Fiona Ferro | Alizé Cornet | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Lausanne | 2020 | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| Lausanne | 2021 | Tamara Zidanšek | Clara Burel | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–1 |
| Lausanne | 2022 | Petra Martić | Olga Danilović | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Lausanne | 2023 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | Clara Burel | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |

### Doubles

| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Gstaad | 1971 | Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw | Françoise Dürr Lea Pericoli | 8–6, 6–3 |
| Gstaad | 1972–73 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Gstaad | 1974 | Helga Schultze Lea Pericoli | Kayoko Fukuoka Michelle Rodríguez | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Gstaad | 1975 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Gstaad | 1976 | Betsy Nagelsen Wendy Turnbull | Brigitte Cuypers Annette Van Zyl | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Gstaad | 1977 | Helen Gourlay Rayni Fox | Mary Carillo Lesley Hunt | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Gstaad | 1978–80 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Lugano | 1981 | Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Lugano | 1982 | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | Joanne Russell Virginia Ruzici | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Lugano | 1983 | Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker | Petra Delhees Pat Medrado | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Lugano | 1984 | Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker | Iva Budařová Marcela Skuherská | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Lugano | 1985 | Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Lugano | 1986 | Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen | Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Geneva | 1987 | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Geneva | 1988 | Christiane Jolissaint Dianne Van Rensburg | Maria Lindström Claudia Porwik | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Geneva | 1989 | Katrina Adams Lori McNeil | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Geneva | 1990 | Louise Field Dianne Van Rensburg | Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–5 |
| Geneva | 1991 | Nicole Bradtke Elizabeth Smylie | Cathy Caverzasio Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Lucerne | 1992 | Amy Frazier Elna Reinach | Karina Habšudová Marianne Werdel | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Lucerne | 1993 | Mary Joe Fernández Helena Suková | Lindsay Davenport Marianne Werdel | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Lucerne | 1994 | Canceled due to rain after two of the quarterfinals | Canceled due to rain after two of the quarterfinals | Canceled due to rain after two of the quarterfinals |
| Lucerne | 1995–2015 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Gstaad | 2016 | Lara Arruabarrena Xenia Knoll | Annika Beck Evgeniya Rodina | 6–1, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Gstaad | 2017 | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson | Viktorija Golubic Nina Stojanović | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Gstaad | 2018 | Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk | Lara Arruabarrena Timea Bacsinszky | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Lausanne | 2019 | Anastasia Potapova Yana Sizikova | Monique Adamczak Han Xinyun | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Lausanne | 2020 | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic | Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic |
| Lausanne | 2021 | Susan Bandecchi Simona Waltert | Ulrikke Eikeri Valentini Grammatikopoulou | 6–3, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, [10–5] |
| Lausanne | 2022 | Olga Danilović Kristina Mladenovic | Ulrikke Eikeri Tamara Zidanšek | Walkover |
| Lausanne | 2023 | Anna Bondár Diane Parry | Amina Anshba Anastasia Dețiuc | 6–2, 6–1 |