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Hall of champions

Champions of Athens

Five editions of the Athens Trophy ran on clay between 1986 and 1990. The 2026 Athens Open opens a new chapter on hard.

5Editions36Year gap1986Inaugural
  1. 1990Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionCecilia DahlmanSWE
    FinalistKatia PiccoliniITA
    Final score7-5, 7-5

    Tier V. Final WTA event in Athens until 2026.

  2. 1990Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionCecilia DahlmanSWE
    FinalistKatia PiccoliniITA
    Final score7-5, 7-5

    Tier V. Final WTA event in Athens until 2026.

  3. 1989Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionCecilia DahlmanSWE
    FinalistMaja MurićYUG
    Final score6-3, 6-2

    Tier V.

  4. 1989Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionCecilia DahlmanSWE
    FinalistMaja MurićYUG
    Final score6-3, 6-2

    Tier V.

  5. 1988Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionEva PfaffFRG
    FinalistCatarina LindqvistSWE
    Final score6-4, 6-4
  6. 1988Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionEva PfaffFRG
    FinalistCatarina LindqvistSWE
    Final score6-4, 6-4
  7. 1987Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionKaterina MaleevaBUL
    FinalistSandra CecchiniITA
    Final score6-2, 6-3
  8. 1987Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionKaterina MaleevaBUL
    FinalistSandra CecchiniITA
    Final score6-2, 6-3
  9. 1986Athens Trophy · Indoor-hard
    ChampionSylvia HanikaFRG
    FinalistAngeliki KanellopoulouGRE
    Final score6-4, 6-3

    Inaugural edition. Kanellopoulou — mother of Maria Sakkari — reached the final.

  10. 1986Athens Trophy · Clay
    ChampionSylvia HanikaFRG
    FinalistAngeliki KanellopoulouGRE
    Final score6-4, 6-3

    Inaugural edition. Kanellopoulou — mother of Maria Sakkari — reached the final.

The gap

Thirty-six years between editions

The Athens Trophy was dropped from the WTA calendar after 1990. The 2025 Hellenic Championship brought the men's tour back to OAKA. The 2026 Athens Open closes the women's loop.

1990
Last edition
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2026
WTA returns
The chapter ahead

The next name on the roll, this July

The 2026 Athens Open singles champion will be the first woman to win a WTA tour-level title in Athens since Cecilia Dahlman in 1990. Watch the path to the final from the very first ball.