Champions' hall
Tournament
Cardiff
Clay · W · 2 editions
Period1996–1997ATP + WTA
Editions2with results
Matches62in the database
Champions2different players
Participants59different players
Record book
1996–1997 · ATP and WTATitles
Longevity and dominance
Most wins
- 1 Dominique Monami8 matches · 87.5% win rate7
- 2 Virginia Ruano Pascual5 matches · 100% win rate5
- 3 Alexia Dechaume Balleret5 matches · 80% win rate4
- 4 Laurence Courtois5 matches · 80% win rate4
- 5 Sarah Pitkowski Malcor6 matches · 66.7% win rate4
- 6 Rita Grande4 matches · 75% win rate3
- 7 Henrieta Nagyova4 matches · 75% win rate3
- 8 Patricia Hy Boulais4 matches · 75% win rate3
- 9 Miriam Oremans5 matches · 60% win rate3
- 10 Alexandra Fusai3 matches · 66.7% win rate2
Champion countries
Registered nationality of tournament championsHow the champions got there
Age, seeding and campaigns without dropping a setAge records
Champion generations
WTA · youngest Dominique Monami22 years, 11 months1996
WTA · oldest Virginia Ruano Pascual23 years, 7 months1997
Seeds
Where the titles came from
Highest seed number to winseed 5Dominique Monami · 1996 WTA
Perfect campaign
Champions without dropping a set
1campaign
Record holder: Dominique Monami · 1 time
Age is calculated at the start of the edition. A campaign without dropping a set is included only when every match played by the champion has identified sets; walkovers do not count as matches played.
Historic comebacks
Largest deficit overcome: 0–1 in setsComeback specialists
Most comebacks of this kind
Match archive
Most recent comebacks
Alexia Dechaume Balleret defeated Francesca Lubiani
2-6 6-4 6-2Rita Grande defeated Dominique Monami
1-6 6-2 7-5Sarah Pitkowski Malcor defeated Tami Whitlinger Jones
3-6 6-0 7-5Francesca Lubiani defeated Emmanuelle Gagliardi
1-6 6-2 7-6Catalina Cristea defeated Yuka Yoshida
5-7 6-3 6-2Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated Annabel Ellwood
3-6 7-6 7-6Only completed matches are considered. A comeback from 0–2 requires a verified sequence of three won sets; retirements are not treated as complete comebacks.
Champions by edition
1996–1997 · ATP and WTA1997WTA
Champion
Virginia Ruano PascualFinal: Virginia Ruano Pascual × Alexia Dechaume Balleret
6-1 3-6 6-2
May 13, 1997 · 31 matchesSee all results →1996WTA
Champion
Dominique MonamiFinal: Dominique Monami × Laurence Courtois
6-4 6-2
May 14, 1996 · 31 matchesSee all results →