WTA Argentine Open
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The WTA Argentine Open is a defunct WTA Tour
affiliated tennis
tournament played from 1986 to 1987. It was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
in Buenos Aires
in Argentina
and played on outdoor clay courts
.
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affiliated tennis
Tennis
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tournament played from 1986 to 1987. It was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
The Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club is a private tennis club located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The club is the host of the Copa Telmex, an ATP Tour tournament. The main stadium court has a capacity of 5,500 spectators...
in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and played on outdoor clay courts
Clay court
A clay court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone or brick. The red clay is slower than the green, or Har-Tru "American" clay. The French Open uses clay courts, making it unique among the Grand Slam tournaments.Clay courts are more common...
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Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Gabriela SabatiniGabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... |
 Arantxa SánchezArantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 1987 1987 WTA Argentine Open – Singles Gabriela Sabatini was the defending champion and won in the final 6–0, 6–2 against Isabel Cueto.-Seeds:A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second... |
Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... |
 Isabel CuetoIsabel Cueto Isabel Cueto is a retired professional tennis player from Germany. Her career high ranking was No. 20, which she achieved on 28 August 1989.-Early life:... |
6–0, 6–2 |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Lori McNeilLori McNeil Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison... / Mercedes PazMercedes Paz Mercedes María Paz is a former professional tennis player from Argentina, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29, 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world... |
 Manon BollegrafManon Bollegraf Manon Maria Bollegraf is a former professional female tennis player from the Netherlands, who finished fourth in women's doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.-History:... / Nicole JagermanNicole Muns-Jagerman Nicole Muns-Jagerman is a retired tennis player from the Netherlands.Muns-Jagerman represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. As a pro, she reached her career-high singles on 14 May 1990, when she became World number 43.-References:... |
6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1987 1987 WTA Argentine Open – Doubles Lori McNeil and Mercedes Paz were the defending champions but only Paz competed that year with Gabriela Sabatini.Paz and Sabatini won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Jill Hetherington and Christiane Jolissaint.-Seeds:... |
Mercedes Paz Mercedes Paz Mercedes María Paz is a former professional tennis player from Argentina, who won three singles titles during her career on the WTA Tour. The right-hander reached her highest career ranking on April 29, 1991, when she became the number 28 of the world... / Gabriela SabatiniGabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini is a former professional Argentine tennis player. She was one of the leading players on the women's circuit in the late-1980s and early-1990s... |
 Jill HetheringtonJill Hetherington Jill Hetherington Hultquist is a former Canadian professional tennis player. Hultquist played college tennis for the University of Florida, and is the current women's tennis head coach at the University of Washington.... /  Christiane JolissaintChristiane Jolissaint Christiane Jolissaint is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland. She won five doubles titles, most often partnering with Marcella Mesker.-Doubles 7 :-References:*... |
6–2, 6–2 |