The Ostrava Open is a tennis tournament for female professional players. It is a WTA 250-level event held in February and played in the Ostravar Aréna and at the Ridera Sports Complex[1] in Ostrava on indoor hardcourts. It was first organized in 2020 as a WTA 500 event after a 20-year absence to make up for the many tournaments cancelled during the 2020 season, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Ostrava Open
Tournament information
Event nameJ&T Banka Ostrava Open (2020–21)
AGEL Open (2022)
TourWTA Tour
Founded2020
Editions4
LocationOstrava, Czech Republic
VenueOstravar Aréna
CategoryWTA 250 (2026–)
WTA 500 (2021–2022)
WTA Premier (2020)
SurfaceHard (Indoor)
Draw30S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$283,347 (2026)
WebsiteWebsite
Current champions (2026)
Women's singlesUnited Kingdom Katie Boulter
Women's doublesCzech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc
United States Sabrina Santamaria

History

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The WTA 500 event was held until 2022, with the WTA announcing in June 2023 that the event would not return.[4] In 2026, the tournament returned to the WTA calendar, staging a WTA 250-level in February.[1]

Results

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Singles

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Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Ostrava
  WTA 500 tournament  
2020Belarus Aryna SabalenkaBelarus Victoria Azarenka6–2, 6–2
2021Estonia Anett KontaveitGreece Maria Sakkari6–2, 7–5
2022Czech Republic Barbora KrejčíkováPoland Iga Świątek5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2023–2025Not held
2026United Kingdom Katie BoulterGermany Tamara Korpatsch5–7, 6–2, 6–1

Doubles

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References

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