Tennis tournament
The Torneo Internazionale Regione Piemonte (also called the Biella Challenger ) was a women's professional tournament played on outdoor clay courts . The event was classified as a $100k ITF Women's Circuit tournament, and held annually in Biella , Italy, from 2000 to 2012.
Romanian Alexandra Cadanțu was the 2011 singles champion
Czech Renata Voráčová won four titles here- one in singles and three in doubles. She was also runner-up on three other doubles occasions.
Future world No. 2, Agnieszka Radwańska , was the singles champion here in 2007.
History
The tournament began as a $10k event in 2000. It was upgraded to a $25k event in 2001. From 2002 to 2006, it was a $50k event. Since 2007, it has been a $100k event.
Past finals
Singles
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
2012
Johanna Larsson
Anna Tatishvili
6–3, 6–4
2011
Alexandra Cadanțu
Mariana Duque-Mariño
6–4, 6–3
2010
Renata Voráčová
Zuzana Ondrášková
6–4, 6–2
2009
Petra Martić
Sharon Fichman
7–5, 6–4
2008
Mara Santangelo
Jelena Kostanić Tošić
6–3, 6–1
2007
Agnieszka Radwańska
Karin Knapp
6–3, 6–3
2006
Stéphanie Foretz
Tathiana Garbin
7–5, 3–1r
2005
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Giulia Gabba
6–2, 6–4
2004
Květa Peschke
Virginie Razzano
6–1, 6–1
2003
Henrieta Nagyová
Zsófia Gubacsi
6–3, 6–1
2002
Flavia Pennetta
Sandra Kleinová
6–3, 6–2
2001
Dally Randriantefy
Joana Cortez
6–1, 6–1
2000
Maja Matevžič
Nathalie Viérin
6–0, 6–2
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
2012
Eva Hrdinová Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Malek
1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2011
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino Ekaterina Ivanova
Janette Husárová Renata Voráčová
6–3, 0–6, [10–3]
2010
Mariya Koryttseva Raluca Olaru
Andreja Klepač Aurélie Védy
7–5, 6–4
2009
Sandra Klemenschits Vladimíra Uhlířová
Darya Kustova Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2008
Renata Voráčová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja
4–6, 6–0, [10–5]
2007
Maret Ani Kaia Kanepi
Mervana Jugić-Salkić Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–1
2006
Barbora Strýcová Renata Voráčová
Lucie Hradecká Michaela Paštiková
6–3, 6–2
2005
Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová
Maret Ani Mervana Jugić-Salkić
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2004
Erica Krauth Martina Müller
Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak
6–2, 6–3
2003
Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Libuše Průšová
Martina Müller Lenka Němečková
6–2, 6–4
2002
Lubomira Bacheva Eva Bes Ostáriz
María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues
7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
2001
Joana Cortez Vanessa Menga
Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 6–3
2000
Kirstin Freye Adrienn Hegedűs
Eva Fislová Zuzana Hejdová
6–2, 6–4
References
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