Perfect in Palermo: From Szavay to Teichmann
As qualifying begins for the 31st edition of the tournament, check out the most recent champions from the Ladies Open Palermo - in pictures.
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Ágnes Szávay beat Martina Muller 6-0, 6-1 in the 2007 Palermo final - her first WTA title. A few months later, she was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year.
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Sara Errani was Palermo's last champion as a Tier IV tournament, in 2008, beating Mariya Koryttseva 6-2, 6-3.
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Flavia Pennetta defeated Sara Errani 6-1, 6-2 in the 2009 Palermo final - its first year as an International tournament.
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Estonia's Kaia Kanepi enjoyed a straight-sets win over Flavia Pennetta in 2010, 6-4, 6-3.
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Anabel Medina Garrigues is a five-time champion in Palermo, most recently in 2011, when she beat Polona Hercog 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
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Errani won her second Palermo title in 2012, defeating Barbora Strycova in the final, 6-1, 6-3.
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Roberta Vinci wowed the home crowd in 2013, beating compatriot Sara Errani 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the final.
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The tournament returned to Palermo in 2019 after a six-year absence, and Switzerland's Jil Teichmann was the first champion after its resumption, beating Kiki Bertens 7-6(3), 6-2 in the final.
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The Swiss came into the tournament on a run of great form, and picked up her second WTA title.
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