Ladies Open Lugano
| Ladies Open Lugano | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2017 (as Ladies Open Biel Bienne) |
| Location | Lugano Switzerland |
| Venue | Tennis Club Lido Lugano |
| Category | WTA International |
| Surface | Clay - outdoors |
| Draw | 32S / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$250,000 (2019) |
| Website | samsungopen.ch |
| Current champions (2019) | |
| Women's singles | Polona Hercog |
| Women's doubles | Sorana Cîrstea Andreea Mitu |
The inaugural edition of the Ladies Open Lugano, formerly the Ladies Open Biel/Bienne, an International-level WTA tennis event, was held in April 2017 at the Swiss National Tennis Centre in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. The new indoor arena was completed in February 2017.
The tournament lasted only one year in Biel/Bienne and was moved to Lugano in 2018. The surface was also changed from indoor hard to outdoor clay.