Nordic Light Open

The Nordic Light Open (sponsored by Nordea) was a women's tennis tournament held in Stockholm, Sweden (in 2002 and 2003 the tournament was played in Espoo, Finland on clay courts). Held from 2002 to 2008, this WTA Tour event was a Tier IV-tournament and was played on outdoor hardcourts.

Nordea Nordic Light Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded2002
Abolished2008
LocationStockholm
Sweden
CategoryTier IV
SurfaceHard / Outdoors
Draw32M/32Q/16D
Prize money$145,000

As from 2009, the Nordic Light Open was replaced by the women's Swedish Open, at Båstad.

Past finals

Singles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Espoo 2002Russia Svetlana KuznetsovaCzech Republic Denisa Chládková0–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2003Israel Anna PistolesiCroatia Jelena Kostanić4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Stockholm 2004Australia Alicia MolikUkraine Tatiana Perebiynis6–1, 6–1
2005Slovenia Katarina SrebotnikRussia Anastasia Myskina7–5, 6–2
2006China Zheng JieRussia Anastasia Myskina6–4, 6–1
2007Poland Agnieszka RadwańskaRussia Vera Dushevina6–1, 6–1
2008Denmark Caroline WozniackiRussia Vera Dushevina6–0, 6–2
2009Not held (see Swedish Open)

Doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Espoo 2002Spain Arantxa Sánchez
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Spain Eva Bes
Spain María Martínez
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
2003Ukraine Olena Tatarkova
Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis
Croatia Silvija Talaja
6–2, 6–4
Stockholm 2004Australia Alicia Molik
Austria Barbara Schett
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Switzerland Emmanuelle Gagliardi
6–3, 6–3
2005France Émilie Loit
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Italy Mara Santangelo
6–4, 6–3
2006Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Slovakia Jarmila Gajdošová
China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
0–6, 6–4, 6–2
2007Spain Anabel Medina
Spain Virginia Ruano
Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Ukraine Tetiana Luzhanska
6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
2008Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
7-5, 6-4
2009Not held (see Swedish Open)

See also


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