İstanbul Cup

Infobox WTA Tennis Tournament
Name = İstanbul Cup
Current =

Logo_size = 150px
City = İstanbul
Country = TUR
Tier = Tier III
Surface = Clay / Outdoors
Draw = 30M/32Q/16D
Prize_Money = $200,000
Web_site = [http://www.istanbulcup.com/ENG_Default.aspx istanbulcup.com]
Notes = The İstanbul Cup is a tennis tournament held in İstanbul, Turkey. Held since 2005, this WTA Tour event is a Tier III-tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.

History

The first edition, held in 2005, was won by American Venus Williams. In the final she beat the young Czech talent Nicole Vaidišová in straight sets: 6–3, 6–2.

The following year the young Israeli player Shahar Pe'er beat Russian Anastasia Myskina to win the Istanbul title.

Russian Elena Dementieva won the 2007 event, leading Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai 7–6(5), 3–0 before she retired, allowing Dementieva to win the title.

In 2008 Dementieva wasn't able to defend her title, losing in a final match to a second-seeded Agnieszka Radwańska of Poland in straight sets.

Past finals

ingles

Doubles

ee also

* List of tennis tournaments

External links

* [http://www.istanbulcup.com/ENG_Default.aspx Official site]