The Morocco Open or Rabat Grand Prix (for sponsorship reasons called the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem), is a women's professional tennis tournament currently held in Rabat, Morocco. This WTA Tour event is classified as an International tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.
Tímea Babos is the doubles record holder with three wins.
Patricia Wartusch, Émilie Loit, Iveta Benešová, Maya Joint won both singles and doubles titles the same year.
History
The event started in July 2001 in Casablanca, Morocco. It stayed in that city until 2005, when it was moved to Rabat the first time. In 2007, the tournament changed location again, this time to Fez. In 2013 it was relocated to Marrakesh, before returning to Rabat in 2016.
The tournament is named after Princess Lalla Meryem, the sister of Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.
From 2005 through 2008, the tournament was a Tier IV event. Before 2005, it was a Tier V event.
Past finals
Singles
| Location
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Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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| Casablanca
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2001 |
Zsófia Gubacsi |
Maria Elena Camerin |
1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
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| 2002 |
Patricia Wartusch |
Klára Koukalová |
5–7, 6–3, 6–3
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| 2003 |
Rita Grande |
Antonella Serra Zanetti |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
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| 2004 |
Émilie Loit |
Ľudmila Cervanová |
6–2, 6–2
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| Rabat
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2005 |
Nuria Llagostera Vives |
Zheng Jie |
6–4, 6–2
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| 2006 |
Meghann Shaughnessy |
Martina Suchá |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
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| Fez
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2007 |
Milagros Sequera |
Aleksandra Wozniak |
6–1, 6–3
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| 2008 |
Gisela Dulko |
Anabel Medina Garrigues |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
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| 2009 |
Anabel Medina Garrigues |
Ekaterina Makarova |
6–0, 6–1
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| 2010 |
Iveta Benešová |
Simona Halep |
6–4, 6–2
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| 2011 |
Alberta Brianti |
Simona Halep |
6–4, 6–3
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| 2012 |
Kiki Bertens |
Laura Pous Tió |
7–5, 6–0
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| Marrakesh
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2013 |
Francesca Schiavone |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino |
6–1, 6–3
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| 2014 |
María Teresa Torró Flor |
Romina Oprandi |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
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| 2015 |
Elina Svitolina |
Tímea Babos |
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
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| Rabat
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2016 |
Timea Bacsinszky |
Marina Erakovic |
6–2, 6–1
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| 2017 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Francesca Schiavone |
7–5, 7–5
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| 2018 |
Elise Mertens |
Ajla Tomljanović |
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
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| 2019 |
Maria Sakkari |
Johanna Konta |
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
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2020- 2021 |
Not held
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| 2022 |
Martina Trevisan |
Claire Liu |
6–2, 6–1
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| 2023 |
Lucia Bronzetti |
Julia Grabher |
6–4, 5–7, 7–5
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| 2024 |
Peyton Stearns |
Mayar Sherif |
6–2, 6–1
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| 2025 |
Maya Joint |
Jaqueline Cristian |
6–3, 6–2
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Doubles
| Location
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Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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| Casablanca
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2001 |
Åsa Svensson Lubomira Bacheva |
María Emilia Salerni María José Martínez |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
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| 2002 |
Patricia Wartusch Petra Mandula |
Gisela Dulko Conchita Martínez Granados |
6–2, 6–1
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| 2003 |
María Emilia Salerni Gisela Dulko |
Olena Tatarkova Henrieta Nagyová |
6–3, 6–4
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| 2004 |
Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit |
Katarina Srebotnik Els Callens |
6–4, 6–2
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| Rabat
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2005 |
Émilie Loit (2) Barbora Strýcová |
Lourdes Domínguez Nuria Llagostera Vives |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
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| 2006 |
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie |
Ashley Harkleroad
Bethanie Mattek |
6–1, 6–3
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| Fez
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2007 |
Sania Mirza
Vania King |
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Anastasia Rodionova |
6–1, 6–2
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| 2008 |
Sorana Cîrstea Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova |
6–2, 6–2
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| 2009 |
Alisa Kleybanova Ekaterina Makarova |
Sorana Cîrstea Maria Kirilenko |
6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
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| 2010 |
Iveta Benešová Anabel Medina Garrigues |
Lucie Hradecká
Renata Voráčová |
6–3, 6–1
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| 2011 |
Andrea Hlaváčková Renata Voráčová |
Nina Bratchikova Sandra Klemenschits |
6–3, 6–4
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| 2012 |
Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova |
Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Cadanțu |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
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| Marrakesh
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2013 |
Tímea Babos Mandy Minella |
Petra Martić Kristina Mladenovic |
6–3, 6–1
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| 2014 |
Garbiñe Muguruza Romina Oprandi |
Katarzyna Piter Maryna Zanevska |
4–6, 6–2, [11-9]
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| 2015 |
Tímea Babos (2) Kristina Mladenovic |
Laura Siegemund Maryna Zanevska |
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
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| Rabat
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2016 |
Xenia Knoll Aleksandra Krunić |
Tatjana Maria Raluca Olaru |
6–3, 6–0
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| 2017 |
Tímea Babos (3)
Andrea Hlaváčková (2) |
Nina Stojanović
Maryna Zanevska |
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
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| 2018 |
Anna Blinkova
Raluca Olaru |
Georgina García Pérez
Fanny Stollár |
6–4, 6–4
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| 2019 |
María José Martínez Sánchez
Sara Sorribes Tormo |
Georgina García Pérez
Oksana Kalashnikova |
7–5, 6–1
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2020- 2021 |
Not held
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| 2022 |
Eri Hozumi
Makoto Ninomiya |
Monica Niculescu
Alexandra Panova |
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–8]
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| 2023 |
Sabrina Santamaria
Yana Sizikova |
Ingrid Martins
Lidziya Marozava |
3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
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| 2024 |
Irina Khromacheva
Yana Sizikova (2) |
Anna Danilina
Xu Yifan |
6–3, 6–2
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| 2025 |
Maya Joint
Oksana Kalashnikova |
Angelica Moratelli
Camilla Rosatello |
6–3, 7–5
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See also
References
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- 1990 Wichita
- 1990–1991 Albuquerque
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- 2005 Modena
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- 2006 Canberra
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- 1990 Athens
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