The stars of the WTA Tour will descend upon the city of Rabat, Morocco for the 2024 Rabat Open. The tournament is one of two events to be held on the African continent, and is scheduled to run from May 19-25, 2024.
A WTA 250 event, the Rabat Open allows players one last opportunity to compete on clay before Roland Garros. Italian Lucia Bronzetti will be hoping to defend the title she won last year, and will face a slew of clay-court specialists who would like to dethrone the World No.48.
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The tournament which has been held in a myriad of different Moroccan cities but found its home in Rabat in 2016. First won in the city by Timea Bacsinszky, it has since been won by multiple big names including Maria Sakkari, Martina Trevisan and Elise Mertens. Lucia Bronzetti made it back-to-back winners from Italy in 2023 taking the title with a victory over Julia Grabher 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. A usual stop on the final week before Roland Garros, it will once again host a top field this time around in the stunning settings of Rabat.
The event will offer an impressive $267,082 in total prize money, with the champion taking home $35,250. Furthermore, 250 WTA ranking points will also be rewarded to the winner. Below is the full breakdown.
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN AND POINTS DISTRIBUTION
| Winner | 250 points | $35,250 |
| Finalist | 163 points | $20,830 |
| Semi-finalists | 98 points | $11,610 |
| Quarter-finalists | 54 points | $6,608 |
| 2nd round | 30 points | $4,040 |
| 1st round | 1 point | $2,890 |
Previous Prize Money
| 2023 | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money £ GBP | Prize Money € EUR | % Change vs 2022 |
| Winner | $34,228 | £27,547 | €31,678 | 36.91% |
| Runner-up | $20,226 | £16,278 | €18,719 | 2.41% |
| Semifinal | $11,275 | £9,074 | €10,435 | 2.50% |
| Quarterfinal | $6,417 | £5,165 | €5,939 | 3.50% |
| Round 2 | $4,220 | £3,396 | €3,906 | 2.93% |
| Round 1 | $2,930 | £2,358 | €2,712 | 3.35% |
| Q2 | $2,400 | £1,932 | €2,221 | 1.69% |
| Q1 | $1,815 | £1,461 | €1,680 | 3.71% |
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