 The tournament was categorized as either a WTA Tier IV or Tier V event from 1990 to 2008 and became an International Tournament in 2009.In 2014, the license for the event was sold for six years to Kuala Lumpur's Malaysian Open (contract for 3 years with an option for additional three).The tournament returned to Palermo in 2019 as a WTA International event, replacing Jiangxi International Women's Tennis Open which is now moved to the autumn calendar as part of the China Open series.