Palm Beach Gardens Challenger

The Palm Beach Gardens Challenger was a tournament for female professional tennis players played on outdoor clay courts. The event was classified as an ITF $50,000 Tournament from 2003 to 2005 and ITF $25,000 Tournament from 2006 to 2008. It was held annually in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States, from 2003 through to 2008. It was part of the ITF Women's Circuit from 2003-2008; a tier below the Women's Tennis Association.

Palm Beach Gardens Challenger
ITF Women's Tour
Event namePalm Beach Gardens Challenger
Location Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
VenuePalm Beach Gardens Tennis Center
CategoryITF $50,000 tournaments (2003–2005)
ITF $25,000 tournaments (2006–2008)
SurfaceClay / Outdoor
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize moneyUS$50,000 (2003–2005)
US$25,000 (2006–2008)
Bethanie Mattek lifted the singles trophy in 2005
Hsieh Su-wei lifted the doubles trophy in 2005

History

The tournament made was downgraded in 2006 due to sponsorship reasons, and was shut down in 2008.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2008 Soledad Esperón Sesil Karatantcheva6–4, 6–1
2007 Rossana de los Ríos Brenda Schultz-McCarthy7–5, 6–4
2006 Jorgelina Cravero Rossana de los Ríos6–4, 6–4
2005 Bethanie Mattek Melinda Czink4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2004 Sesil Karatantcheva Sania Mirza3–6, 6–2, 7–5
2003 Lindsay Lee-Waters Marta Marrero6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2008 Maria Fernanda Alves
Michaela Paštiková
Ekaterina Afinogenova
Lauren Albanese
3–6, 6–3, 10–5
2007 Monique Adamczak
Aleke Tsoubanos
Estefanía Craciún
Betina Jozami
7–5, 2–6, 6–3
2006 Angela Haynes
Raquel Kops-Jones
Ansley Cargill
Marie-Ève Pelletier
6–3, 6–3
2005 Chan Chin-wei
Hsieh Su-wei
Olga Vymetálková
Kateřina Böhmová
7–6(7–2), 7–5
2004 Līga Dekmeijere
Nana Miyagi
Kelly McCain
Kaysie Smashey
6–3, 6–2
2003 Melinda Czink
Erica Krauth
Alina Jidkova
Tatiana Panova
6–1, 6–2

References

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