The Bucharest Open will be held on July 7, replacing the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. Offering a prize of $250,000, the tournament will be played on red clay courts and take place one week after Wimbledon, with a start date of July 7.
The Hungarian Open had been on the calendar for 18 straight years and marked Jelena Jankovic and Sara Errani as former champions.
Romanian native Simona Halep was its last champion.