:Baku Cup

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Baku Cup

| current =

| logo =

| logo size =

| founded = 2011

| abolished = 2015

| city = Baku

| country = Azerbaijan

| venue = Baku Tennis Academy

| tier = International

| surface = Hardcourt / outdoor

| draw = 32S / 32SQ / 16D

| prize money = US$ 250,000

| website = [http://bakucup.az/?lang=2 bakucup.az]

}}

The Baku Cup was a professional women's tennis tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It made its debut on the 2011 WTA Tour and as one of the international tier of events.{{cite web|title=2011 WTA Tour Calendar |url=http://www.wtatour.com/page/Calendar/0,,12781,00.html |publisher=WTA |accessdate=2010-12-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122231355/http://www.wtatour.com/page/Calendar/0%2C%2C12781%2C00.html |archivedate=22 January 2011 |url-status=dead }} This WTA Tour event is an international tournament and was played at the Baku Tennis Academy on outdoor hardcourts.

The 2015 Baku Cup was the last edition.

History

Baku Cup is the first WTA event to be held in the city. It became the first professional tennis tournament hosted by the country, with the inaugural event beginning on 18 July 2011.{{cite web|title=WTA Welcomes Baku|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/page/OffCourtNews/Read/0,,12781~2234423,00.html|publisher=WTA Tour|accessdate=12 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004093024/http://www.wtatennis.com/page/OffCourtNews/Read/0,,12781~2234423,00.html|archive-date=2012-10-04|url-status=dead}} The event offered $220,000 in prize money and was played on outdoor hard courts with a field of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams.

Results

=Singles=

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
class="wikitable"
2015	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Margarita Gasparyan	{{flagicon\|ROU}} Patricia Maria Țig	6–3, 5–7, 6–0
2014	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Elina Svitolina (2)	{{flagicon\|SRB}} Bojana Jovanovski	6–1, 7–6^(7–2)
2013	{{flagicon\|UKR}} Elina Svitolina	{{flagicon\|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er	6–4, 6–4
2012	{{flagicon\|SRB}} Bojana Jovanovski	{{flagicon\|USA}} Julia Cohen	6–3, 6–1
2011	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Vera Zvonareva	{{flagicon\|RUS}} Ksenia Pervak	6–1, 6–4

=Doubles=

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
class="wikitable"
2015 \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Margarita Gasparyan {{flagicon\|RUS}} Alexandra Panova (2) \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Vitalia Diatchenko {{flagicon\|UKR}} Olga Savchuk \| 6–3, 7–5
2014 \| {{flagicon\|RUS}} Alexandra Panova {{flagicon\|GBR}} Heather Watson \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} Raluca Olaru {{flagicon\|ISR}} Shahar Pe'er \| 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)
2013 \| {{flagicon\|UKR}} Irina Buryachok (2) {{flagicon\|GEO}} Oksana Kalashnikova \| {{flagicon\|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou {{flagicon\|SRB}} Aleksandra Krunić \| 4–6, 7–6^(7–3), [10–4]
2012 \| {{flagicon\|UKR}} Irina Buryachok {{flagicon\|RUS}} Valeria Solovyeva \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Eva Birnerová {{flagicon\|ITA}} Alberta Brianti \| 6–3, 6–2
2011 \| {{flagicon\|UKR}} Mariya Koryttseva {{flagicon\|BLR}} Tatiana Poutchek \| {{flagicon\|ROU}} Monica Niculescu {{flagicon\|KAZ}} Galina Voskoboeva \| 6–3, 2–6, [10–8]

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120713050138/http://www.bakucup.az/?lang=2 Official website] {{in lang|en}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101110011431/http://www.wtatour.com/page/Calendar/0%2C%2C12781%2C00.html WTA Tour calendar]

Category:Tennis tournaments in Azerbaijan

Category:Hard court tennis tournaments

Category:WTA Tour

Category:Sports competitions in Baku

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2011

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015