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)
M Seles (Yug)
1993
C'ITA MARTINEZ (Esp)
G Sabatini (Arg)
1994
C'ITA MARTINEZ (Esp)
M Navratilova (Usa)
1995
C'ITA MARTINEZ (Esp)
A Sanchez V (Esp)
1996
C'ITA MARTINEZ (Esp)
M Hingis (Swi)
1997
MARY PIERCE (Fra)
C Martinez (Esp)
1998
MARTINA HINGIS (Swi)
V Williams (Usa)
1999
VENUS WILLIAMS (Usa)
M Pierce (Fra)
2000
MONICA SELES (Usa)
A Mauresmo (Fra)
2001
JELENA DOKIC (Yug)
A Mauresmo (Fra)
2002
S'ENA WILLIAMS (Usa)
J Henin (Bel)
2003
KIM CLIJSTERS (Bel)
A Mauresmo (Fra)
2004
AM'IE MAURESMO (Fra)
J Capriati (Usa)
2005
AM'IE MAURESMO (Fra)
P Schnyder (Swi)
2006
MARTINA HINGIS (Swi)
D Safina (Rus)
2007
J'ENA JANKOVIC (Ser)
S Kuznetsova (Rus)
2008
J'ENA JANKOVIC (Ser)
A Cornet (Fra)
2009
DINARA SAFINA (Rus)
S Kuznetsova (Rus)
2010
MJ M'TINEZ S'EZ (Esp)
J Jankovic (Ser)
2011
M'IA SHARAPOVA (Rus)
S Stosur (Aus)
2012 M'IA SHARAPOVA (Rus) Li N (Chn)
2013 S'ENA WILLIAMS (Usa) V Azerenka (Blr)
2014 S'ENA WILLIAMS (Usa) S Errani (ita)
2015 M'IA SHARAPOVA (Rus) C Suarez-N (Esp)
2016 S'ENA WILLIAMS (Usa) M Keys (Usa)
2017 ELINA SVITOLINA (Ukr) S Halep (Rom)
2018 ELINA SVITOLINA (Ukr) S Halep (Rom)
2019 KAROLINA PLISKOVA (Cze) J Konta (Gbr)
2020 SIMONA HALEP (Rom) K Pliskova (Cze)
2021 IGA SWIATEK (Pol) K Pliskova (Cze)
2022 IGA SWIATEK (Pol) O Jabeur (Tun)
2023 ELENA RYBAKINA (Kaz) A Kalinina (Ukr)

* Nee Haydon

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