Governors Cup Lagos Open

Governors Cup Lagos Open
Tournament information
Event name	Lagos
Location	Lagos, Nigeria
Venue	Lagos Lawn Tennis Club
Category	ITF Women's Circuit; ITF Men's Circuit
Surface	Hard
Draw	32S/32Q/16D
Prize money	$25,000
Website	official website

Governor's Cup Lagos Open is an International Tennis Federation accredited tournament that takes place annually at Lagos Lawn Tennis Club. The event is classified as a $25,000 ITF Women's and Men's Circuit tournament. It has been held in Lagos, Nigeria. Due to the West African Ebola virus epidemic, the 14th edition was competed only by African players and was made a non-point winning tournament by ITF. By 2015, the move was reversed, and the competition regained its international status.^[1] In 2018, the competition was renamed from "Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis" to "Lagos Open", which was stated by the organizers as a procedure from ITF to increase the prestige of the competition from a Futures tournaments to an Challenger series.^[2]^[3] The total prize money for the 2017 edition was $100,000.^[4]

Past finals

Women's Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2017 (2)	Conny Perrin	Deniz Khazaniuk	7–6^(13–11), 6–3
2017 (1)	Deniz Khazaniuk	Conny Perrin	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
2016 (2)	Conny Perrin	Tadeja Majerič	6–3, 6–3
2016 (1)	Tadeja Majerič	Conny Perrin	3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2015 (2)	Conny Perrin	Tadeja Majerič	3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)
2015 (1)	Tessah Andrianjafitrimo	Tadeja Majerič	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
2014 *	Zarah Razafimahatratra	Sarah Adegoke	6–0, 6–1
2013 (2)	Gioia Barbieri	Nina Bratchikova	3–6, 6–3, 3–0 ret.
2013 (1)	Tadeja Majerič	Dalila Jakupović	7–5, 7–5
2012 (2)	Cristina Dinu	Conny Perrin	6-3, 6-3
2012 (1)	Cristina Dinu	Chanel Simmonds	7-5, 4-6, 6-4
2011 (2)	Tamaryn Hendler	Donna Vekić	6–4, 7–5
2011 (1)	Elina Svitolina	Donna Vekić	6–4, 6–3
2010 (2)	Nina Bratchikova	Zuzana Kučová	7–5, 6–1
2010 (1)	Zuzana Kučová	Natalie Piquion	6–2, 6–0
2009 (2)	Zuzana Kučová	Nina Bratchikova	6–0, 7–6^(7–5)
2009 (1)	Zuzana Kučová	Anna Gerasimou	6–3, 7–5
2008 (2)	Zuzana Kučová	Ágnes Szatmári	7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 6–3
2008 (1)	Tamaryn Hendler	Ankita Bhambri	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
2007 (2)	Chanelle Scheepers	Zuzana Kučová	6–2, 6–0
2007 (1)	Zuzana Kučová	Syna Kayser	6–2, 6–2
2006 (2)	Magda Mihalache	Ágnes Szatmári	6–1, 3–6, 6–4
2006 (1)	Magdalena Kiszczyńska	Laura Siegemund	6–4, 6–2
2005 (2)	Anne Keothavong	Maša Zec Peškirič	6–3, 7–6^(9–7)
2005 (1)	Petra Cetkovská	Anne Keothavong	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
2004 (2)	Sania Mirza	Chanelle Scheepers	4–6, 7–6^(7–3), 7–5
2004 (1)	Sania Mirza	Tiffany Dabek	6–3, 5–7, 6–3
2003 (2)	Franziska Etzel	Michelle Snyman	6–3, 7–6^(8–6)
2003 (1)	Heidi El Tabakh	Sai Jayalakshmy Jayaram	6–4, 6–4
2002 (2)	Prariyawan Ratanakrong	Carly Homewood	6–3, 4–6, 6–1
2002 (1)	Meghha Vakaria	Michelle Snyman	7–5, 6–1

*Due to the West African Ebola virus epidemic, the 14th edition was competed only by African players and was made a non-point winning tournament by ITF

Women's Doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2017 (2)	Conny Perrin Valeriya Strakhova	Tadeja Majerič Tiffany William	6–1, 6–2
2017 (1)	Ayla Aksu Ana Veselinovic	Conny Perrin Valeriya Strakhova	6–4, 6–2
2016 (2)	Valentini Grammatikopoulou Prarthana Thombare	Kyra Shroff Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal	6–7^(3–7), 6–3, [11–9]
2016 (1)	Chayenne Ewijk Rosalie van der Hoek	Valentini Grammatikopoulou Prarthana Thombare	7–5, 6–3
2015 (2)	Julia Terziyska Prarthana Thombare	Tadeja Majerič Conny Perrin	4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2015 (1)	Margarita Lazareva Valeriya Strakhova	Valeria Bhunu Ester Masuri	6–1, 6–2
2014	Not Doubles
2013 (2)	Fatma Al-Nabhani Gioia Barbieri	Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds	1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2013 (1)	Naomi Broady Emily Webley-Smith	Fatma Al-Nabhani Cristina Dinu	3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2012 (2)	Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds	Lu Jiajing Lu Jiaxiang	6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
2012 (1)	Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds	Nina Bratchikova Margarita Lazareva	6–1, 6–1
2011 (2)	Melanie Klaffner Ágnes Szatmári	Danka Kovinić Elina Svitolina	6–0, 6–7^(1–7), [10–5]
2011 (1)	Nina Bratchikova Melanie Klaffner	Tadeja Majerič Aleksandrina Naydenova	7–5, 5–7, [10–6]
2010 (2)	Melanie Klaffner Karolina Kosińska	Nina Bratchikova Ágnes Szatmári	3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2010 (1)	Nina Bratchikova Ágnes Szatmári	Anna Brazhnikova Anastasia Mukhametova	6–4, 6–3
2009 (2)	Nina Bratchikova Anna Gerasimou	Chen Astrogo Keren Shlomo	6–4, 7–5
2009 (1)	Nina Bratchikova Anna Gerasimou	Anna Brazhnikova Anastasia Mukhametova	7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–1)
2008 (2)	Elena Chalova Valeria Savinykh	Rushmi Chakravarthi Isha Lakhani	6–7^(6–8), 6–3, [10–7]
2008 (1)	Surina De Beer Ágnes Szatmári	Tamaryn Hendler Lisa Sabino	7–6^(9–7), 6–3
2007 (2)	Kelly Anderson Chanelle Scheepers	Iryna Kuryanovich Ágnes Szatmári	1–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2007 (1)	Kelly Anderson Chanelle Scheepers	Iryna Kuryanovich Ágnes Szatmári	0–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2006 (2)	Surina De Beer Ágnes Szatmári	Sanaa Bhambri Rushmi Chakravarthi	6–3, 6–1
2006 (1)	Magda Mihalache Laura Siegemund	Lisa Sabino Montinee Tangphong	6–3, 6–3
2005 (2)	Ankita Bhambri Sanaa Bhambri	Rushmi Chakravarthi Punam Reddy	Walkover
2005 (1)	Surina De Beer Gabriela Velasco Andreu	Lisa Sabino Maša Zec Peškirič	6–4, 6–2
2004 (2)	Surina De Beer Chanelle Scheepers	Sania Mirza Shelley Stephens	6–0, 6–0
2004 (1)	Sania Mirza Shelley Stephens	Surina De Beer Chanelle Scheepers	6–1, 6–4
2003 (2)	Heidi El Tabakh Yomna Farid	Lizaan du Plessis Noha Mohsen	6–1, 5–7, 6–1
2003 (1)	Rebecca Dandeniya Michelle Snyman	Heidi El Tabakh Yomna Farid	7–5, 6–3
2002 (2)	Prariyawan Ratanakrong Meghha Vakaria	Nicoleta Ratiu Alexandra Zotta	6–2, 6–0
2002 (1)	Prariyawan Ratanakrong Meghha Vakaria	Megan Emmet Annabel Youthed	6–3, 6–0

Men's Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2017 (2)	Pedja Krstin	Johan Tatlot	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2017 (1)	Pedja Krstin	Stephan Fransen	6–2, 6–3^[5]
2016 (2)	Enrique Lopez-Perez	Calvin Hemery	7–5, 7–5^[6]
2016 (1)	Enrique Lopez-Perez	Gianni Mina	6–2, 6–7^(7–9), 6–1
2015 (2)	Antal Van Der Duim	Takanyi Garanganga	6–3, 7–6^(7–0)^[7]
2015 (1)	Aldin Šetkić	Sadio Doumbia	6–2, 6–0
2014 *	Michael Moses	Duncan Mugabe	6–0, 6–1^[8]
2013 (2)	Ante Pavic	Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan	6–4, 6–3^[9]^[10]
2013 (1)	Borna Ćorić	Ante Pavic	6–4, 6–3
2012 (2)	Enrique Lopez-Perez	Ruan Roelofse	6–0, 6–4
2012 (1)	Enrique Lopez-Perez	Sherif Sabry	7–5, 1–6, 6–4^[11]
2011 (2)	Kamil Čapkovič	Vijayant Malik	6–2, 7–5
2011 (1)	Yuki Bhambri	Ruan Roelofse	7–5, 7–5
2010 (2)	Karan Rastogi	Ruan Roelofse	6–2, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5
2010 (1)	Amir Weintraub	Karan Rastogi	2–6, 6–4, 7–5

References

↑ "Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis regains ITF status". Dailytrust. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/nadal-murray-coming-to-play-at-lagos-open/
↑ "GCLT renamed Lagos Open tennis". Punch. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
↑ "540 World Stars to Storm Lagos for Governor's Cup Tennis". ThisDay.
↑ "First Timer, Israeli Khazaniuk, Wins Lagos Gov's Cup Tennis".
↑ "French-Nigerian loses in Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis Final". Premium Times. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
↑ "Dutch, Swiss win 15th Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
↑ "14th Governor's Cup: Nigeria's Michael Moses Excels In Epic Final". PM News.
↑ "Fashola Challenges Media On Lawn Tennis Etiquette". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
↑ "Croatian Tennis Star, Borna Coric Wins Futures 1 Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
↑ "Spain, Romanian Stars win Lagos Tennis Championship". Premium times. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

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[1] "Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis regains ITF status". Dailytrust. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

[2] ttps://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/nadal-murray-coming-to-play-at-lagos-open/

[3] "GCLT renamed Lagos Open tennis". Punch. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

[4] "540 World Stars to Storm Lagos for Governor's Cup Tennis". ThisDay.

[5] "First Timer, Israeli Khazaniuk, Wins Lagos Gov's Cup Tennis".

[6] "French-Nigerian loses in Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis Final". Premium Times. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

[7] "Dutch, Swiss win 15th Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

[8] "14th Governor's Cup: Nigeria's Michael Moses Excels In Epic Final". PM News.

[9] "Fashola Challenges Media On Lawn Tennis Etiquette". Retrieved 2018-08-18.

[10] "Croatian Tennis Star, Borna Coric Wins Futures 1 Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis". Retrieved 2018-08-18.

[11] "Spain, Romanian Stars win Lagos Tennis Championship". Premium times. Retrieved 2018-08-18.

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