Zurich Open
Tournament information
Founded
1984
Abolished
2008
Location
Zurich
Switzerland
Venue
Hallenstadion
Category
Tier I (1993-2007)
Tier II (1990-1992, 2008)
Tier III (1989)
Tier IV (1988)
Surface
Hard / Indoors
Draw
28M/32Q/16D
Prize money
$1,340,000
$600,000 (from 2008)
The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich , Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.[ 1]
The Open was held at the Hallenstadion , a multifunctional sports arena. It takes 150 specialist workers and 300 tonnes of material to prepare the Hallenstadion into the Zurich Open tennis venue. The event has two tennis courts available for tournament play.
Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Steffi Graf Lindsay Davenport , Martina Hingis , Venus Williams , Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova . Swiss champions included Hingis, Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (formerly of Bulgaria), and Patty Schnyder .
In 2012, it is set to return as a round-robin exhibition tournament, where former players play rising U18 players.[ 2]
Name history
European Indoors : 1984-1989
BMW European Indoors : 1990-1992
Barilla Indoors : 1993-1996
European Indoor Championships : 1997
European Swisscom Challenge : 1998
Swisscom Challenge : 1999-2004
Zurich Open : 2005-2007
TENNIS.com Zurich Open : 2008
BNP Paribas Zurich Open : 2012
Past finals
Singles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1984
Zina Garrison
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6–1, 0–6, 6–2
1985
Zina Garrison
Hana Mandlíková
6–1, 6–3
1986
Steffi Graf
Helena Suková
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1987
Steffi Graf
Hana Mandlíková
6–2, 6–2
↓ Tier IV tournament ↓
1988
Pam Shriver
Manuela Maleeva
6–3, 6–4
↓ Tier III tournament ↓
1989
Steffi Graf
Jana Novotná
6–1, 7–6(8–6)
↓ Tier II tournament ↓
1990
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
6–3, 6–2
1991
Steffi Graf
Nathalie Tauziat
6–4, 6–4
1992
Steffi Graf
Martina Navrátilová
2–6, 7–5, 7–5
↓ Tier I tournament ↓
1993
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Martina Navrátilová
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
1994
Magdalena Maleeva
Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
1995
Iva Majoli
Mary Pierce
6–4, 6–4
1996
Jana Novotná
Martina Hingis
6–2, 6–2
1997
Lindsay Davenport
Nathalie Tauziat
7–6(7–3) , 7–5
1998
Lindsay Davenport
Venus Williams
7–5, 6–3
1999
Venus Williams
Martina Hingis
6–3, 6–4
2000
Martina Hingis
Lindsay Davenport
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
2001
Lindsay Davenport
Jelena Dokić
6–3, 6–1
2002
Patty Schnyder
Lindsay Davenport
6–7(7–5) , 7–6(10–8) , 6–3
2003
Justine Henin
Jelena Dokić
6–0, 6–4
2004
Alicia Molik
Maria Sharapova
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
2005
Lindsay Davenport
Patty Schnyder
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
2006
Maria Sharapova
Daniela Hantuchová
6–1, 4–6, 6–3
2007
Justine Henin
Tatiana Golovin
6–4, 6–4
↓ Tier II tournament ↓
2008
Venus Williams
Flavia Pennetta
7–6(7–1) , 6–2
2009-
Not Held
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1984
Andrea Leand
Andrea Temesvári
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková
6–1, 6–3
1985
Hana Mandlíková
Andrea Temesvári
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1986
Steffi Graf
Gabriela Sabatini
Lori McNeil
Alycia Moulton
1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1987
Nathalie Herreman
Pascale Paradis
Jana Novotná
Catherine Suire
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
↓ Tier IV tournament ↓
1988
Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková
6–3, 6–3
↓ Tier III tournament ↓
1989
Jana Novotná
Helena Suková
Judith Polzl-Wiesner
Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
↓ Tier II tournament ↓
1990
Manon Bollegraf
Eva Pfaff
Catherine Suire
Dinky Van Rensburg
7–5, 6–4
1991
Jana Novotná
Andrea Strnadová
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
6–4, 6–3
1992
Helena Suková
Natasha Zvereva
Martina Navrátilová
Pam Shriver
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
↓ Tier I tournament ↓
1993
Zina Garrison
Martina Navrátilová
Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
1994
Manon Bollegraf
Martina Navrátilová
Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath
7–6(7–3) , 6–1
1995
Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
Chanda Rubin
Caroline Vis
4–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–4
1996
Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
Nicole Arendt
Natasha Zvereva
7–5, 6–4
1997
Martina Hingis
Arantxa Sánchez
Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Helena Suková
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1998
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Mariaan de Swardt
Elena Tatarkova
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1999
Lisa Raymond
Rennae Stubbs
Nathalie Tauziat
Natasha Zvereva
6–2, 6–2
2000
Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
Kimberly Po
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot
6–3, 6–4
2001
Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond
Sandrine Testud
Roberta Vinci
6–3, 2–6, 6–2
2002
Elena Bovina
Justine Henin
Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2003
Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama
Virginia Ruano
Paola Suárez
7–6(7–3) , 6–2
2004
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
Virginia Ruano
Paola Suárez
6–4, 6–4
2005
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama
6–7(6), 7–6(7–4) , 6–3
2006
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
Liezel Huber
Katarina Srebotnik
7–5, 7–5
2007
Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs
Lisa Raymond
Francesca Schiavone
7–5, 7–6(7–1)
↓ Tier II tournament ↓
2008
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Patty Schnyder
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
2009-
Not Held
Records
Most singles wins: Steffi Graf (6)
Most consecutive single wins: Steffi Graf (4: 1989–1992)
References
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