WTA Bayonne

The WTA Bayonne was a WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament held from 1989 until 1992 in Bayonne, France. It was also known as the Whirlpool Open, owing to its sponsor in 1991 and 1992.

WTA Bayonne
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Whirlpool Open
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1989
Abolished	1992
Editions	4
Location	Bayonne, France
Category	Category 2 (1989) WTA Tier V (1990) WTA Tier IV (1991–1992)
Surface	Hard (1989) Carpet (1990–1992)

During the event's first two years there was a total of US$100,000 on offer to players; during the final two years, when it was upgraded from a WTA Tier V to a WTA Tier IV event, the total prize fund was increased to $150,000. The inaugural event was held on indoor hard courts; the final three were played on indoor carpet courts. The tournaments were held in either late September or October.^[1][2][3][4]

Past results

Singles

Year	Tournament name	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1989	Open de la Côte Basque	Katerina Maleeva	Conchita Martínez	6–2, 6–2
1990	Tournoi de Bayonne	Nathalie Tauziat	Anke Huber	6–3, 7–6
1991	Open Whirlpool - Ville de Bayonne	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Leila Meskhi	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1992	Open Whirlpool - Ville de Bayonne	Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	Nathalie Tauziat	6–7, 6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1989	Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier	Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach	7–6, 7–5
1990	Louise Field Catherine Tanvier	Jo-Anne Faull Rachel McQuillan	7–6, 6–7, 7–6
1991	Patricia Tarabini Nathalie Tauziat	Rachel McQuillan Catherine Tanvier	6–3 ret.
1992	Linda Ferrando Petra Langrová	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Stephanie Rehe	1–6, 6–3, 6–4