Tennis - WTA Internazionali d'Italia
Held at the famous Foro Italico in Rome each May (apart from 1930-33 when it was staged in Milan), the Internazionali d'Italia - commonly known as the Italian Open - is rated as the key clay court event in the build-up to Roland Garros. It is rated as one of the WTA's Premier 5 tournaments. Since 2011 it has run concurrently with the men's event (more readlily known as the Rome Masters).
YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
1930 | LILY DE ALVAREZ (Esp) | L Valerio (Ita) |
1931 | LUCIA VALERIO (Ita) | D Burke (Usa) |
1932 | IDA ADAMOFF (Fra) | L Valerio (Ita) |
1933 | LIZ RYAN (Usa) | I Adamoff (Fra) |
1934 | HELEN JACOBS (Usa) | L Valerio (Ita) |
1935 | HILDE SPERLING (Den) | L Valerio (Ita) |
36-49 | Not held | - |
1950 | ANNE ULLSTEIN-B (Ita) | J Curry (Gbr) |
1951 | DORIS HART (Usa) | S Fry (Usa) |
1952 | SUE PARTRIDGE (Gbr) | P Harrison (Gbr) |
1953 | DORIS HART (Usa) | M Connolly (Usa) |
1954 | MO CONNOLLY (Usa) | P Ward (Gbr) |
1955 | PATRICIA WARD (Gbr) | E Vollmer (Frg) |
1956 | ALTHEA GIBSON (Usa) | Z Kormoczy (Hun) |
1957 | S'LEY BLOOMER (Gbr) | D Head (Usa) |
1958 | MARIA BUENO (Bra) | L Coughlan (Aus) |
1959 | C'STINE TRUMAN (Gbr) | S Reynolds (Rsa) |
1960 | ZSU KORMOCZY (Hun) | A Haydon (Gbr) |
1961 | MARIA BUENO (Bra) | L Bowrey (Aus) |
1962 | M'GARET COURT (Aus) | M Bueno (Bra) |
1963 | M'GARET COURT (Aus) | L Bowrey (Aus) |
1964 | M'GARET COURT (Aus) | L Bowrey (Aus) |
1965 | MARIA BUENO (Bra) | N Richey (Usa) |
1966 | ANN JONES (Gbr)* | A van Zyl (Rsa) |
1967 | LESLEY BOWREY (Aus) | M Bueno (Bra) |
1968 | LESLEY BOWREY (Aus) | M Court (Aus) |
1969 | JULIE HELDMAN (Usa) | K Melville (Aus) |
1970 | BILLIE J KING (Usa) | J Heldman (Usa) |
1971 | VIRGINIA WADE (Gbr) | H Niessen (Frg) |
1972 | LINDA TUERO (Usa) | O Morozova (Urs) |
1973 | EV'NE G'LAGONG (Aus) | C Evert (Usa) |
1974* | CHRIS EVERT (Usa) | M Navratilova (Csr) |
1975 | CHRIS EVERT (Usa) | M Navratilova (Csr) |
1976 | MIMA JAUSOVEC (Yug) | L Hunt (Aus) |
1977 | JANET WRIGHT (Usa) | R Tomanova (Csr) |
1978 | R'INA M'SIKOVA (Csr) | V Ruzici (Rom) |
1979 | TRACY AUSTIN (Usa) | S Hanika (Frg) |
1980 | CHRIS EVERT (Usa) | V Ruzici (Rom) |
1981 | CHRIS EVERT (Usa) | V Ruzici (Rom) |
1982 | CHRIS EVERT (Usa) | H Mandlikova (Csr) |
1983 | A'REA TEM'VARI (Hun) | B Gadusek (Usa) |
1984 | M'ELA MALEEVA (Bul) | C Evert (Usa) |
1985 | RAFFAELA REGGI (Ita) | V Nelson-D'bar (Usa) |
1986 | Not held | - |
1987 | STEFFI GRAF (Frg) | G Sabatini (Arg) |
1988 | G'ELA SABATINI (Arg) | H Kelesi (Can) |
1989 | G'ELA SABATINI (Arg) | A Sanchez V (Esp) |
1990 | MONICA SELES (Yug) | M Navratilova (Usa) |
1991 | G'ELA SABATINI (Arg) | M Seles (Yug) |
1992 | G'ELA SABATINI (Arg) | |