Kirsten Flipkens Wins Luxembourg Ladies Tennis Masters 2024

The Luxembourg Ladies Tennis Masters 2024 event was played at the Coque in Luxembourg-Kirchberg over four days from Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 October, with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.

The invitational event featured eight former professional players (without current WTA rankings; including four players with ranking in the top 10 and four players in the top 50): Martina Hingis, Ana Ivanovic, Dominika Cibulkova, Flavia Pennetta, Andrea Petkovic, Kirsten Flipkens, Magdalena Rybarikova and Laura Robson.

The total purse was €110,000, broken down: €5,000 for the quarter-finals, €10,000 for the semi-finals, €20,000 for the finalist and €50,000 for the champion.

The event started last Tuesday with the draw and a roundtable discussion "Let's Talk", with an invitation-only Gala Dinner on the Wednesday. The first two quarter-finals were played on Thursday evening, with the second two on the Friday evening; Saturday afternoon saw both semi-finals, with the final being played on Sunday afternoon.

Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens won the 2024 tournament, defeating Martina Hingis in the final in a tie-break, 6-4, 2-6, 10-7, therefore assuming the title of champion from the 2023 winner, Anett Kontaveit. The event was attended by many personalities, including Crown Prince Guillaume and Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel.

Semi-finals:
Kirsten Flipkens defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-3
Martina Hingis defeated Dominika Cibulkova 7-6, 6-0

Quarter-finals:
Kirsten Flipkens defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4
Andrea Petkovic defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
Martina Hingis defeated Laura Robson 6-3, 6-2
Dominika Cibulkova defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 6-4

This was the third edition of the Luxembourg Ladies Tennis Masters tournament; it started in 2021 following International Women's Tennis Promotion Asbl (IWTP) organising WTA tournaments for 25 years (1996 to 2021). Prior to that, the IWTP organised invitational tournaments (1991 to 1995), which were all held at the CK Sportcenter in Luxembourg-Kockelscheuer.