Royal Cup NLB Montenegro

Royal Cup NLB Montenegro
ITF Women's Tour
Event namePodgorica
LocationDonji Kokoti, Podgorica, Montenegro
VenueTennis Club AS-Podgorica
CategoryITF Women's Circuit
SurfaceClay / outdoor
Draw32S/32Q/16D
Prize money$25,000
WebsiteOfficial website

The Royal Cup NLB Montenegro was a tournament for professional female tennis players played on outdoor clay courts, held in Donji Kokoti, Podgorica, Montenegro, from 2004 to 2019. The event was part of the ITF Women's Circuit and was classified in the $25,000 category. It was previously a $50k event but was downgraded in 2013.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
2019 Croatia Tena Lukas Russia Marina Melnikova 6–4, 7–5
2018 Czech Republic Jesika Malečková Croatia Tena Lukas 6–2, 6–0
2017 Russia Marina Melnikova Czech Republic Jesika Malečková 6–2, 6–0
2016 Netherlands Quirine Lemoine Argentina Paula Ormaechea 7–5, 6–1
2015 Austria Barbara Haas Serbia Doroteja Erić 6–3, 6–1
2014 Romania Andreea Mitu Russia Vitalia Diatchenko 6–1, 6–4
2013 Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt Estonia Anett Kontaveit 6–4, 6–3
2012 Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Italy Maria Elena Camerin 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
2011 Argentina Paula Ormaechea Montenegro Danka Kovinić 6–1, 6–1
2010 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu Italy Annalisa Bona 6–1, 6–1
2009 Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Serbia Ana Timotić 7–5, 2–1 ret.
2008 Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič Slovakia Dominika Nociarová 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
2007 Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková Slovakia Martina Suchá 5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
2006 Serbia Ana Veselinović Bulgaria Dia Evtimova 6–4, 7–5
2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina Dijana Stojić Serbia and Montenegro Neda Kozić 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
2004 Germany Andrea Petković Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2019 Russia Amina Anshba
Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc
Finland Anastasia Kulikova
Russia Evgeniya Levashova
2–6, 6–3, [10–7]
2018 Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová
Slovenia Nina Potočnik
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nefisa Berberović
Slovenia Veronika Erjavec
2–6, 6–3, [10–0]
2017 Czech Republic Petra Krejsová
Czech Republic Jesika Malečková
Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková
Slovakia Chantal Škamlová
6–2, 6–3
2016 Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Husarić
Netherlands Quirine Lemoine
Serbia Ivana Jorović
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
2015 North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska
Turkey Melis Sezer
Montenegro Nikoleta Bulatović
Montenegro Nina Kalezić
6–0, 6–0
2014 Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
Switzerland Xenia Knoll
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
2013 Montenegro Vladica Babić
Croatia Iva Mekovec
Czech Republic Kateřina Vaňková
Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič
6–4, 6–7(1–7), [10–5]
2012 Italy Nicole Clerico
Germany Anna Zaja
Argentina Mailen Auroux
Argentina María Irigoyen
4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
2011 Italy Corinna Dentoni
Argentina Florencia Molinero
Montenegro Danka Kovinić
Montenegro Danica Krstajić
6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
2010 Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Mihaela Buzărnescu
Russia Valeriya Solovyeva
Ukraine Maryna Zanevska
5–7, 7–5, [12–10]
2009 Italy Nicole Clerico
Poland Karolina Kosińska
Serbia Karolina Jovanović
Serbia Teodora Mirčić
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–4]
2008 Serbia Neda Kozić
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović
Argentina Erica Krauth
Sweden Hanna Nooni
7–6(7–5), 6–2
2007 Montenegro Danica Krstajić
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović
Croatia Ivana Abramović
Croatia Maria Abramović
6–1, 6–2
2006 Croatia Josipa Bek
Serbia Karolina Jovanović
Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiya Kichenok
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
2005 Croatia Ani Mijačika
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dijana Stojić
Serbia and Montenegro Neda Kozić
Russia Vesna Manasieva
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
2004 Germany Andrea Petković
Russia Sofia Avakova
Czech Republic Janette Bejlková
Bulgaria Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
6–1, 6–2

Record

Titles by player

Since first edition of Podgorica tour, Czech player Renata Voráčová is the only participant which won the singles tournament twice (2009, 2012). Among the players which won title in singles and in doubles are Andrea Petković, Dijana Stojić, Irina-Camelia Begu and Stephanie Vogt. Below is the list of players which won at least two tournaments in singles and doubles.

Player Titles Singles Doubles
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová 2 2 0
Germany Andrea Petković 2 1 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dijana Stojić 2 1 1
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 2 1 1
Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt 2 1 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović 2 0 2
Italy Nicole Clerico 2 0 2

Titles by country

By now, tennis players from 16 different countries won the trophy in singles or doubles competition at Royal Cup NLB Montenegro. Most successful were players from Romania, which won five titles. Additionally, more than two titles won players from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Serbia, Germany, Croatia and Italy. Argentina is the only country out of Europe whose players won the trophy.

Country Titles Singles Doubles
WIN RUN WIN RUN
Romania Romania 5 2 0 3 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 3 0
Czech Republic Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 2
Serbia Serbia 3 1 4 2 4
Germany Germany 3 1 0 2 0
Italy Italy 3 0 2 3 0
Croatia Croatia 3 0 0 3 2
Argentina Argentina 2 1 0 1 3
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 2 1 0 1 0
Montenegro Montenegro 2 0 1 2 4
Slovenia Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1
Austria Austria 1 1 0 0 0
Russia Russia 1 0 1 1 2
North Macedonia Republic of Macedonia 1 0 0 1 0
Poland Poland 1 0 0 1 0
Turkey Turkey 1 0 0 1 0
Slovakia Slovakia 0 0 2 0 0
Bulgaria Bulgaria 0 0 1 0 1
Estonia Estonia 0 0 1 0 0
Ukraine Ukraine 0 0 0 0 3
Netherlands Netherlands 0 0 0 0 1
Sweden Sweden 0 0 0 0 1
Switzerland Switzerland 0 0 0 0 1

WIN - winners; RUN - runners-up