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The women's field was led by Viña del Mar champion, three-time Acapulco finalist and 2005 titlist Flavia Pennetta, Dnipropetrovsk Satellite winner Alizé Cornet, and Viña del Mar finalist Klára Zakopalová.
It was held annually in Besançon, France, as a Satellite from 1996 to 1998 and as a Challenger from 1999 until 2009.