Looking back on some of the most memorable tennis tournaments held in Bali.
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The tournament was born as the Wismilak International in 1994, and grew into the biggest women's tennis event in South-East Asia as well as becoming one of the most popular tournaments in the world for the players. From it's humble beginnings it has attracted many of the biggest names in world tennis, including several Grand Slam champions.
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patronage of Willy Walla and the Leadership of Kevin Livesey produced a Team
that showed passion and commitment and made the Bali tournament very
special. Not only for the top-class players, who did not want to miss out
returning to Bali year after year, but also for the local tennis community and
the media.
WALKING ON SUNSHINE
The 1994 Surabaya Women's Open, also known as the Digital Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Embong Sawo Sports Club in Surabaya, Indonesia that was part of Tier IV of the 1994 WTA Tour. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 7 November until 13 November 1994. Unseeded Elena Wagner won the singles title and earned $18,000 first-prize money. It was Wagner's only singles title of her career.
ContinueThe 1995 Wismilak Open, also known as the Surabaya Women's Open, was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Embong Sawo Sports Club in Surabaya, Indonesia that was part of Tier IV of the 1995 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 2 October until 8 October 1995. Second-seeded Shi-Ting Wang won the singles title.
ContinueThe 1996 Wismilak International was a very good women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Surabaya in Indonesia that was part of Tier IV of the 1996 WTA Tour. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 7 October until 13 October 1996. Second-seeded Shi-Ting Wang won her second consecutive singles title at the event.
ContinueThe 1997 Wismilak International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Surabaya in Indonesia that was part of Tier IV of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 22 September through 28 September 1997. Dominique Van Roost defeated Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 6–1, 6–3. It was Van Roost's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of her career.
ContinueThe 1999 Wismilak International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that was part of the Tier III category of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and was held from 8 November through 14 November 1999. Unseeded Åsa Carlsson won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money. It was not played the previous year, so there was no defending champion.
ContinueThe 2000 Wismilak International was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that was part of the Tier III category of the 2000 WTA Tour. It was the sixth edition of the tournament and was held from 6 November through 12 November 2000. Unseeded Henrieta Nagyová won the singles title and earned $27,573 first-prize money.
ContinueThe 2001 Wismilak International was a WTA tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Bali, Indonesia that was part of the Tier III category of the 2001 WTA Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and it took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali from 24 to 30 September 2001. Unseeded Angelique Widjaja, who played her first WTA tour event and entered on a wildcard, won the singles title and earned $27,000 first-prize money.
ContinueThe 2002 Wismilak International was a WTA tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Bali, Indonesia that was part of the Tier III category of the 2002 WTA Tour. It was the eighth edition of the tournament and it took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali from 23 to 29 September 2002. Unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.
ContinueThe 2003 Wismilak International was a WTA tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Bali, Indonesia that was part of the Tier III category of the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the ninth edition of the tournament and it took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali from 8 to 14 September 2003. Second-seeded Elena Dementieva won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.
ContinueThe 2004 Wismilak International was a WTA tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Bali, Indonesia that was part of the Tier III category of the 2004 WTA Tour. It was the 10th edition of the tournament and it took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali from 13 to 19 September 2004. Second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.
ContinueThe 2005 Wismilak International was a WTA tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2005 WTA Tour. It took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali in from 12 to 18 September 2005. Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.
ContinueThe 2006 Wismilak International was a WTA tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the tournament and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2006 WTA Tour. It took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali in from 11 to 17 September 2006. Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title and earned $35,000 first-prize money.
ContinueThe 2007 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2007 WTA Tour. It took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali in Bali, Indonesia, from 10 September through 16 September 2007. Unseeded Lindsay Davenport won the singles title and earned $32,240 first-prize money.
ContinueThe 2008 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, and was part of the Tier III Series of the 2008 WTA Tour. It took place at the Grand Hyatt Bali in Bali, Indonesia, from 8 September through 14 September 2008. Second-seeded Patty Schnyder won the singles title.
ContinueThe 2009 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles-only tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the first edition of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions and was part of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia, from November 4 through November 8, 2009 Aravane Rezaï def. France Marion Bartoli, 7–5, retired. It was Rezaï's second title of the year and career
ContinueThe 2010 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament and was part of the 2010 WTA Tour. It was held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia from November 4 through November 7, 2010.
ContinueThe 2011 Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions was a singles-only women's tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament and was part of the 2011 WTA Tour. It was held at the Bali International Convention Centre in Bali, Indonesia from November 3 through November 6, 2011. The 2011 edition was the last to be held in Bali before it relocated to Sofia in 2012. The tournament saw Ana Ivanovic successfully defend her title.
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