WTA Bayonne

WTA Bayonne
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Whirlpool Open
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1989
Abolished	1992
Editions	4
Location	Bayonne, France
Surface	Hard court Carpet

The WTA Bayonne was a WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament held from 1989-1992 in Bayonne, France. It was also known as the Whirlpool Open, owing to its sponsor from 1991-1992.

During the event's first two years there was a total of US$100,000 on offer to players; during the final two years, when it was upgraded from a Tier V to a Tier IV event, the total prize fund was increased to $150,000. The inaugural event was held on indoor hard courts; the final three were held on indoor carpet.

Past results

Singles

Year	Tournament name	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1989	Open de la Côte Basque	Katerina Maleeva	Conchita Martínez	6–2, 6–2
1990	Tournoi de Bayonne	Nathalie Tauziat	Anke Huber	6–3, 7–6
1991	Open Whirlpool-Ville de Bayonne	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Leila Meskhi	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1992	Open Whirlpool Ville de Bayonne	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Nathalie Tauziat	6–7, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1989	Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier	Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach	7–6, 7–5
1990	Louise Field Catherine Tanvier	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
1991	Patricia Tarabini Nathalie Tauziat	Rachel McQuillan Catherine Tanvier	6–3 ret.
1992	Linda Ferrando Petra Langrová	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Stephanie Rehe	1–6, 6–3, 6–4

References

• ITF search (Bayonne)