Last year's tournament

The most important tournament for women players in Slovakia last year met all expectations of experts and the audience. The doubled prize fund compared with the second year attracted more quality competition in Trnava. Organizers of the TC Empire welcomed the women players from twenty countries around the world. On the list of participating athletes we could find for the first time sportswomen from Australia, Japan and USA. Both finals matches ended with a triumph of experience over youth.

Numerous visitors appreciated the presence of the icon of the Slovak tennis – the player Janette Husarova from Bratislava. Three times Olympic Games participant (2000, 2004, 2008), world champion in doubles from Los Angeles 2002 (together with the Russian Dementieva) and member of the winning national team of Slovakia in Fed Cup a decade ago, she has won many events in WTA and ITF competitions. Last year she added a new triumph in Trnava, alongside the equally experienced Moravian doubles player, Renata Voracova, despite this being the first time they had played doubles together.

The sympathy of the audience in our provincial capital, however, was also extended to the young Slovak tennis players - Janka Cepelova, Lenka Jurikova, Kristina Kucova, Lenka Wienerova, successful qualified player Anna Carolina Schmiedlova and other girls. Throughout the week the objective audience fully appreciated the high mastery of the foreign women players. We will be really pleased, if a friendly atmosphere and excellent tennis competition will be again associated with the international women's tennis tournament in Trnava in its fourth year.

* Final 2011, singles: Yvonne Meusburger (AUT) - Elitsa Kostova (BUL) 0:6, 6:2, 6:0.