Tennis in the Land is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour, held at the Nautica Entertainment Complex in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. A WTA 250 tournament, it is held on the week prior to the US Open as the final women's event of the US Open Series.[2]
| Tennis in the Land | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2021 |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio United States |
| Venue | Jacobs Pavilion[1] |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Draw | 32S/16Q/16D |
| Prize money | $271,363 |
| Website | Official website |
| Current champions (2023) | |
| Singles |  Sara Sorribes Tormo |
| Doubles |  Miyu Kato /  Aldila Sutjiadi |
The tournament was first played in 2021;[2] it fills a spot on the WTA schedule that had formerly been occupied by the Connecticut Open before it was discontinued in 2019.[3]
Past finals
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Anett Kontaveit | Irina-Camelia Begu | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| 2022 | Liudmila Samsonova | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2023 | Sara Sorribes Tormo | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara |
Christina McHale Sania Mirza |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 2022 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez |
Anna Danilina Aleksandra Krunić |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 2023 | Miyu Kato Aldila Sutjiadi |
Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–8] |
See also
References
- ^ Pro tennis comes to CLE: Cleveland WTA 250 at Flats West Bank Aug. 22-28
- ^ a b "Tennis in the Land brings WTA to Cleveland in August for first time". News-Herald. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "Connecticut Open tennis tournament comes to an end after rights to tournament sold". Hartford Courant. 2019-02-01. Retrieved 2023-08-01.