Granby Open

The Granby Open is a WTA 250 hard-court tennis tournament, which is played in Granby, Canada.

Date: 20 - 26 August
Category: WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Location: Granby, Canada
Venue: Club de tennis des Loisirs de Granby
Players: 32 players (2022 Granby Open WTA Entry List)
Prize Money: $259,303
Points: 280 for champion
Draw: 2022 Granby Open WTA Draw

Granby, Canada, hosts the Granby Open, a WTA 250 hard-court tennis competition. It is also known as the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby for sponsorship purposes. Club de Tennis des Loisirs de Granby, on the outskirts of Montreal, is the host venue for the competition.

As the tournament only launched in 2011, it is one of the newer additions to the Canadian-based events. It is generally held in late August, just before the US Open. Moreover, the competition has shifted levels several times since 2011.

Initially, it was an ITF International event before upgrading to WTA 250 in 2022 and then moving back to ITF. Despite the inconsistent status of the Quebec-based competition, many strong competitors have won the 32-player singles event. Also, alongside the singles draw, a 16-pair doubles tournament takes place.

When the tournament was at the ITF level, home players Stéphanie Dubois and Eugenie Bouchard won titles in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Other notable winners in later years include former British number one Johanna Konta and American player Jennifer Brady.

In 2022, Russian player Daria Kasatkina became the first-ever winner of the Granby Open as a WTA-250 event. Kasatkina defeated Australian competitor Daria Saville in the 2022 final to secure the win. The only doubles champions at the WTA-250 Granby Open were British duo Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls. During the 2022 final, they bested Dutch player Rosalie van der Hoek and fellow Brit Harriet Dart.

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