Morocco Open

The Morocco Open or Rabat Grand Prix (for sponsorship reasons called the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem), is a women's professional tennis tournament currently held in Rabat, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.

2023 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Tournament information
Founded2001
LocationCasablanca (2001–2004)
Rabat (2005–2006)
Fez (2007–2012)
Marrakesh (2013–2015)
Rabat (since 2016)
Morocco
VenueClub des Cheminots
CategoryTier V (2001–2004)
Tier IV (2005–2008)
International (since 2009)
SurfaceClay - outdoors
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$259,303 (2023)
Websitefrmt.ma
Current champions (2023)
SinglesItaly Lucia Bronzetti
DoublesUnited States Sabrina Santamaria
Yana Sizikova

Tímea Babos is the doubles record holder with three wins. Patricia Wartusch, Émilie Loit, Iveta Benešová won both singles and doubles titles the same year.

History

The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco. It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat the first time. In 2007, the tournament changed location again, this time to Fez. In 2013 it was relocated to Marrakesh, before returning to Rabat in 2016.

The tournament is named after Princess Lalla Meryem, the sister of Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.

From 2005 through 2008, the tournament was a Tier IV event. Before 2005, it was a Tier V event.

Past finals

Singles
Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Casablanca 2001Hungary Zsófia GubacsiItaly Maria Elena Camerin1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2002Austria Patricia WartuschCzech Republic Klára Koukalová5–7, 6–3, 6–3
2003Italy Rita GrandeItaly Antonella Serra Zanetti6–2, 4–6, 6–1 
2004France Émilie LoitSlovakia Ľudmila Cervanová6–2, 6–2 
Rabat 2005Spain Nuria Llagostera VivesChina Zheng Jie6–4, 6–2
2006United States Meghann ShaughnessySlovakia Martina Suchá6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Fez 2007Venezuela Milagros SequeraCanada Aleksandra Wozniak6–1, 6–3
2008Argentina Gisela DulkoSpain Anabel Medina Garrigues7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
2009Spain Anabel Medina GarriguesRussia Ekaterina Makarova6–0, 6–1
2010Czech Republic Iveta BenešováRomania Simona Halep6–4, 6–2
2011Italy Alberta BriantiRomania Simona Halep6–4, 6–3
2012Netherlands Kiki BertensSpain Laura Pous Tió7–5, 6–0
Marrakesh 2013Italy Francesca SchiavoneSpain Lourdes Domínguez Lino6–1, 6–3
2014Spain María Teresa Torró FlorSwitzerland Romina Oprandi6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2015Ukraine Elina SvitolinaHungary Tímea Babos7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Rabat 2016Switzerland Timea BacsinszkyNew Zealand Marina Erakovic6–2, 6–1
2017Russia Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaItaly Francesca Schiavone7–5, 7–5
2018Belgium Elise MertensAustralia Ajla Tomljanović6–2, 7–6(7–4)
2019Greece Maria SakkariUnited Kingdom Johanna Konta2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2020-
2021		Not held
2022Italy Martina TrevisanUnited States Claire Liu6–2, 6–1
2023Italy Lucia BronzettiAustria Julia Grabher6–4, 5–7, 7–5

Doubles
Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Casablanca 2001Sweden Åsa Svensson
Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva		Argentina María Emilia Salerni
Spain María José Martínez		6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
2002Austria Patricia Wartusch
Hungary Petra Mandula		Argentina Gisela Dulko
Spain Conchita Martínez Granados		6–2, 6–1
2003Argentina María Emilia Salerni
Argentina Gisela Dulko		Ukraine Olena Tatarkova
Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová		6–3, 6–4
2004France Marion Bartoli
France Émilie Loit		Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Belgium Els Callens		6–4, 6–2
Rabat 2005France Émilie Loit (2)
Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová		Spain Lourdes Domínguez
Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives		3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
2006China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie		United States Ashley Harkleroad
United States Bethanie Mattek		6–1, 6–3
Fez 2007India Sania Mirza
United States Vania King		Romania Andreea Ehritt-Vanc
Russia Anastasia Rodionova		6–1, 6–2
2008Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova		Russia Alisa Kleybanova
Russia Ekaterina Makarova		6–2, 6–2
2009Russia Alisa Kleybanova
Russia Ekaterina Makarova		Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Russia Maria Kirilenko		6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
2010Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues		Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová		6–3, 6–1
2011Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová		Russia Nina Bratchikova
Austria Sandra Klemenschits		6–3, 6–4
2012Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Russia Alexandra Panova		Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Alexandra Cadanțu		3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Marrakesh 2013Hungary Tímea Babos
Luxembourg Mandy Minella		Croatia Petra Martić
France Kristina Mladenovic		6–3, 6–1
2014Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Switzerland Romina Oprandi		Poland Katarzyna Piter
Ukraine Maryna Zanevska		4–6, 6–2, [11-9]
2015Hungary Tímea Babos (2)
France Kristina Mladenovic		Germany Laura Siegemund
Ukraine Maryna Zanevska		6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Rabat 2016Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Serbia Aleksandra Krunić		Germany Tatjana Maria
Romania Raluca Olaru		6–3, 6–0
2017Hungary Tímea Babos (3)
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková (2) 		Serbia Nina Stojanović
Belgium Maryna Zanevska		2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2018Russia Anna Blinkova
Romania Raluca Olaru		Spain Georgina García Pérez
Hungary Fanny Stollár		6–4, 6–4
2019Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo		Spain Georgina García Pérez
Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova		7–5, 6–1
2020-
2021		Not held
2022Japan Eri Hozumi
Japan Makoto Ninomiya		Romania Monica Niculescu
Main Page Alexandra Panova		6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]
2023United States Sabrina Santamaria
Yana Sizikova		Brazil Ingrid Gamarra Martins
Lidziya Marozava		3–6, 6–1, [10–8]

See also

References
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