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The Proximus Diamond Games is a professional tennis tournament held in Antwerp, Belgium.
Held since 2002, the tournament takes place in the Sportpaleis, Antwerp and is held at the beginning of February.
The Diamond Games prides itself on offering a particularly distinctive trophy to any player that can win the singles three times in five years. In 2007, upon completing this feat, Amélie Mauresmo won a golden racquet decorated with diamonds. The racquet's value was an estimated 1 million euros. The others to come close to winning the racquet were Venus Williams in 2006; but she pulled out two days before the event, citing a persistent wrist injury, and Justine Henin who retired on in May 2008.
Unvealed in 2008, the new trophy is a golden racquet and a ball, decorated with 2008 diamonds. The conditions for winning it are the same. Its value is an estimated 1.5 million euros.
[edit] Past finals
[edit] Singles
| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
| 2002 |
 Venus Williams |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) Justine Henin |
6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 2003 |
Venus Williams |
Kim Clijsters |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 2004 |
Kim Clijsters |
 Silvia Farina Elia |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 2005 |
 Amélie Mauresmo |
Venus Williams |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 2006 |
Amélie Mauresmo |
Kim Clijsters |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2007 |
Amélie Mauresmo |
Kim Clijsters |
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| 2008 |
Justine Henin |
Karin Knapp |
6–3, 6–3 |
[edit] Doubles
| Year |
Champions |
Runners-up |
Score |
| 2002 |
 Magdalena Maleeva
 Patty Schnyder |
Nathalie Dechy
Meilen Tu |
6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3 |
| 2003 |
Kim Clijsters
 Ai Sugiyama |
Nathalie Dechy
Émilie Loit |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 2004 |
 Cara Black
Els Callens |
Myriam Casanova
 Eleni Daniilidou |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 2005 |
Cara Black
Els Callens |
 Anabel Medina Garrigues
 Dinara Safina |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2006 |
Dinara Safina
 Katarina Srebotnik |
Stéphanie Foretz
 Michaëlla Krajicek |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 2007 |
Cara Black
 Liezel Huber |
Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Vesnina |
7–5, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 2008 |
Cara Black
Liezel Huber |
 Květa Peschke
Ai Sugiyama |
6–1, 6–3 |
[edit] External links
2008 Proximus Diamond Games
