Belgian Open (tennis)
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For the men's indoor tournament held in Brussels from 1981 to 1992, see Donnay Indoor Championships.
The Belgian Open was a women's tennis tournament founded in 1899 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament.[1]
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Belgian Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1913-1969) men ILTF World Circuit (1913-1972) women ILTF Grand Prix Circuit (men) WTA Tour (women) |
Founded | 1897; 127 years ago (1897) |
Abolished | 1981; 43 years ago (1981) (men) 2001; 23 years ago (2001) (women) |
Location | Brussels (1899-1981, 1988-89) Knokke (1987) Waregem (1992) Liège (1993) Antwerp (1999-2001) |
Category | Tier IV (1993, 1999, 2000, 2002) Tier V (1992, 2001) |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
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The tournament was staged as a joint event until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued, the men's event continued under the brand name Belgian Open Championships, then later was known as the Belgian International Championships until 1981 when it to was discontinued.[1] In 1987 the tournament was revived as a women's only event also known as the Benelux Open (for sponsorship reasons) that ran annually to 2001 when it was abolished.