Tags: Tournament, Women's Tennis Association Tournament.
The Southern California Open is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament held at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad California.The event was formed in 1984 by Raquel Giscafré as the Ginny of San Diego. Prior to this there had been two previous women’s tennis tournaments in San Diego: a Virginia Slims event in 1971 and the Wells Fargo Open which ran from 1979 to 1982.