It is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour, and of the ITF Women's Circuit.
It is held at Hollyburn Country Club in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
[2][3] Started as a $25,000 ITF Women's Circuit event, the Van Open saw the victory of eventual world No.
[3] Czech qualifier, and eventual top-ten member Nicole Vaidišová won the singles final over 2002 runner-up Laura Granville, becoming, as World No.
The VanOpen continued to grow in the following editions, with the ITF event's prize money moving up to $50k in 2007, and $75k in 2009.