The BCR Open Romania Ladies is a tennis

Tennis

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 tournament

Tournament

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 held in Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

, the capital of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. This ITF Circuit

ITF Women's Circuit

The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...

 event is a $100,000+H tournament. It started off being a $25,000 back in 2007 but has slowly increased the prize money and is played on outdoor clay court

Clay court

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s.

The organizers announced that from 2012, the tournament will be International

WTA International tournaments

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 and part of the WTA Tour, with a prize money at $220,000.

Previous names

• 2007-2008: Gaz de France Stars Bucharest
• 2009: GDF Suez Open Romania
• 2010: Ruxandra Dragomir
  Ruxandra Dragomir
  Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie is a retired female tennis player from Romania, who won four singles and five doubles titles during her career. The right-hander reached her highest individual ranking on the WTA Tour on August 25, 1997, when she became the number 15 of the world...
  
   Open

Singles

Year	|Tournament Name	|Champion	|Runner-up	|Score
2011 2011 BCR Open Romania Ladies The 2011 BCR Open Romania Ladies was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...	BCR Open Romania Ladies	Irina-Camelia Begu	Laura Pous Tió Laura Pous Tio Laura Pous Tio is a professional female tennis player from Spain. She won the gold medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games by defeating compatriot Nuria Llagostera Vives. Pous Tio reached her career high of No. 73 on the WTA tour in July 2011.-Grand Slam Singles performance timeline:-External links:...	6–3 7–5
↑   ITF 100K event ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...    ↑
2010	Ruxandra Dragomir Open	Jelena Dokić Jelena Dokic Jelena Dokić is an Australian female professional tennis player.During the height of her career, she played for Serbia and Montenegro and reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4 on 19 August 2002. After several family-related difficulties , she slowly slipped down the rankings in 2006...	Zuzana Ondrášková Zuzana Ondrášková Zuzana Ondrášková is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On 9 February 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking of World No...	3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
↑   ITF 75K event ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...    ↑
2009	GDF Suez Open Romania	Andrea Petkovic Andrea Petkovic Andrea Petkovic is a professional German tennis player of Serbian origin. She is the highest ranked German tennis player. She lives in Griesheim near Darmstadt, Germany....	Stefanie Vögele	6–3, 6–2
↑   ITF 100K event ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...    ↑
2008	Gaz de France Stars Bucharest	Petra Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic and is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.30 on 24 October 2011.-Career:...	Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...	7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
↑   ITF 50K event ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...    ↑
2007	Gaz de France Stars Bucharest	Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...	Alexandra Dulgheru Alexandra Dulgheru Alexandra Dulgheru is a Romanian professional tennis player. She achieved a singles career high of World No. 26 on April 11, 2011. Her career high in doubles was World No. 47 on March 21, 2011.She is coached by Gabriel Urpi.-Biography:...	6–4, 6–3
↑   ITF 25K event ITF Women's Circuit The ITF Women's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments run by the International Tennis Federation for female professional tennis players. It serves as the developmental circuit for the WTA Tour, which is run by the independent Women's Tennis Association...    ↑

Doubles

Year	|Tournament Name	|Champions	|Runner-ups	|Score
2007 (25k)	Gaz de France Stars Bucharest	Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...   Agnes Szatmari Agnes Szatmari Agnes Szatmari is a professional Romanian tennis player. On March 24, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 187. She is coached by Portik Endre.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 8 :-Doubles finals: 27 :...	Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu Mihaela Buzărnescu is a professional Romanian tennis player.-Career highlights:Mihaela won the junior doubles title at the 2006 US Open partnering Ioana Raluca Olaru. Seeded No. 2, they defeated in the final the No...   Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu Monica Niculescu is a Romanian tennis player. As of October 24, 2011 she is ranked No. 29 at the WTA Tour Singles Ranking. Her highest WTA ranking is currently her present ranking in singles, reached on 24 Oct 2011, and No. 24 in doubles, reached on June 7, 2010.Niculescu was born in Slatina,...	Walkover
2008 (50k)	Gaz de France Stars Bucharest	Petra Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic and is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.30 on 24 October 2011.-Career:...   Hana Šromová Hana Šromová Hana Šromová is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic. On Jun 19, 2006, Šromová achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 87.- External links :...	Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Cîrstea Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea, is a Romanian tennis player. Her career high rank was World No. 23, achieved on 17 August 2009, after she reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 French Open and the semifinals of the 2009 Los Angeles Open.- Playing style :...   Agnes Szatmari Agnes Szatmari Agnes Szatmari is a professional Romanian tennis player. On March 24, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 187. She is coached by Portik Endre.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 8 :-Doubles finals: 27 :...	6–4, 7–5
2009 (100k)	GDF Suez Open Romania	Irina-Camelia Begu   Simona Halep Simona Halep Simona Halep is a world top-50 tennis player playing on the ITF Women's Circuit and the WTA Tour, and is currently the number-two ranked women's tennis player in Romania.-Career:...	Julia Görges Julia Görges Julia Görges is a professional tennis player from Germany. Görges reached career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 16 on 6 June 2011 and a doubles ranking of 31 on 6 June 2011...   Sandra Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits is an Austrian tennis player. She has won around 25 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit as of May 2009, most of them with her twin Daniela although they never reached a WTA doubles final.-Personal life:...	2–6, 6–0, [12–10]
2010 (75k)	Ruxandra Dragomir Open	Irina-Camelia Begu   Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan is a Romanian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 155, which she reached on July 4, 2011 whilst her best doubles ranking was 107 on June 13, 2011...	María Irigoyen María Irigoyen María Irigoyen is an Argentine tennis player. As of August 1, 2011, she is ranked Argentine No. 3. She has played for Argentina Fed Cup team since 2008.- ITF Circuit singles wins :- ITF Circuit singles runner–ups :...   Florencia Molinero Florencia Molinero Florencia Molinero is a professional Argentine tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 235, which she reached on June 8, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 179, which she reached on April 26, 2010...	6–1, 6–1
2011 (100k+H) 2011 BCR Open Romania Ladies The 2011 BCR Open Romania Ladies was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 5th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ITF Women's Circuit...	BCR Open Romania Ladies	Irina-Camelia Begu   Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan is a Romanian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 155, which she reached on July 4, 2011 whilst her best doubles ranking was 107 on June 13, 2011...	Maria Elena Camerin Maria Elena Camerin Maria Elena Camerin is a professional female tennis player from Italy.On 11 October 2004, Camerin reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...   İpek Şenoğlu Ipek Senoglu İpek Şenoğlu , nicknamed İpeko, is a Turkish tennis player. Şenoğlu first made history in June 2004 when she was accepted into the women's doubles qualifying for Wimbledon. Though İpek did not advance into the main draw of Wimbledon, she became the first Turk ever to play in a qualifying tournament...	6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), [16–14]

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