The Budapest Grand Prix is a professional tennis tournament on the women’s circuit. It began in 1996 and has been held each year except for the time period between 2014 to 2020 when it was replaced by the Bucharest Open. As of 2024, it is classified as a WTA 250 event.
The tournament features both a singles and a doubles event. The main draw of the singles event consists of 32 players where six players get into the main draw based on their results in the qualifying draw whereas three make it to the main draw as wildcard entrants. A total of 16 teams feature in the doubles draw, with two of them entering it through wild card.
A match is played in the conventional best of three sets format. If a set is tied at six games apiece, a tiebreak is played. The player who is first to seven points with a difference of two points is the winner of the set. In doubles, a deciding set is played as a match tiebreak. The pair who is first to ten points with a clear lead of two points is the winner of the match.
The champions of both singles and doubles events get 250 ranking points, whereas the runners-up get 163 points. As of 2024, a prize pool of $267,082 is on offer at the Budapest Grand Prix. The singles champion earns $35,248 whereas the doubles champions receive $12,823.
Israeli player Anna Smashnova and home favorite Agnes Szavay have won a record two singles titles each at the Budapest Grand Prix. The most successful doubles player is Slovakia’s Janette Husarova who has been a part of four doubles champion teams.
