Tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
The Kremlin Cup (Russian : Кубок Кремля ) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts , which was suspended in 2022. It was part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and was a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour . It was held annually at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia from 1990 to 2018. In 2019, the Olympic Stadium underwent a reconstruction lasting two years.[1] [2] The 2019 edition of the tournament was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye .[3] In 2021, the Kremlin Cup was played at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports .[4]
Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface . It was then held on RuKortHard surface until 2015.[5] [6] Since 2016 the tournament has been held on TPSurface.[citation needed ]
In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) suspended the 2022 Kremlin Cup.[7]
Past finals
Singles
Men
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1990
Andrei Cherkasov
Tim Mayotte
6–2, 6–1
1991
Andrei Cherkasov (2)
Jakob Hlasek
7–6(7–2) , 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
1992
Marc Rosset
Carl-Uwe Steeb
6–2, 6–2
1993
Marc Rosset (2)
Patrik Kühnen
6–4, 6–3
1994
Alexander Volkov
Chuck Adams
6–2, 6–4
1995
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Daniel Vacek
7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
1996
Goran Ivanišević
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1997
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Petr Korda
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
1998
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2)
Goran Ivanišević
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–5)
1999
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3)
Byron Black
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
2000
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4)
David Prinosil
6–2, 7–5
2001
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5)
Nicolas Kiefer
6–4, 7–5
2002
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Sjeng Schalken
4–6, 6–2, 6–0
2003
Taylor Dent
Sargis Sargsian
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
2004
Nikolay Davydenko
Greg Rusedski
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2005
Igor Andreev
Nicolas Kiefer
5–7, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
2006
Nikolay Davydenko (2)
Marat Safin
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2007
Nikolay Davydenko (3)
Paul-Henri Mathieu
7–5, 7–6(11–9)
2008
Igor Kunitsyn
Marat Safin
7–6(8–6) , 6–7(4–7) , 6–3
2009
Mikhail Youzhny
Janko Tipsarević
6–7(5–7) , 6–0, 6–4
2010
Viktor Troicki
Marcos Baghdatis
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2011
Janko Tipsarević
Viktor Troicki
6–4, 6–2
2012
Andreas Seppi
Thomaz Bellucci
3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
2013
Richard Gasquet
Mikhail Kukushkin
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2014
Marin Čilić
Roberto Bautista Agut
6–4, 6–4
2015
Marin Čilić (2)
Roberto Bautista Agut
6–4, 6–4
2016
Pablo Carreño Busta
Fabio Fognini
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2017
Damir Džumhur
Ričardas Berankis
6–2, 1–6, 6–4
2018
Karen Khachanov
Adrian Mannarino
6–2, 6–2
2019
Andrey Rublev
Adrian Mannarino
6–4, 6–0
2020
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Aslan Karatsev
Marin Čilić
6–2, 6–4
2022
Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Women
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
1996
Conchita Martínez
Barbara Paulus
6–1, 4–6, 6–4
↓ Tier I tournament ↓
1997
Jana Novotná
Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 6–4
1998
Mary Pierce
Monica Seles
7–6(7–2) , 6–3
1999
Nathalie Tauziat
Barbara Schett
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2000
Martina Hingis
Anna Kournikova
6–3, 6–1
2001
Jelena Dokić
Elena Dementieva
6–3, 6–3
2002
Magdalena Maleeva
Lindsay Davenport
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2003
Anastasia Myskina
Amélie Mauresmo
6–2, 6–4
2004
Anastasia Myskina (2)
Elena Dementieva
7–5, 6–0
2005
Mary Pierce (2)
Francesca Schiavone
6–4, 6–3
2006
Anna Chakvetadze
Nadia Petrova
6–4, 6–4
2007
Elena Dementieva
Serena Williams
5–7, 6–1, 6–1
2008
Jelena Janković
Vera Zvonareva
6–2, 6–4
↓ Premier tournament ↓
2009
Francesca Schiavone
Olga Govortsova
6–3, 6–0
2010
Victoria Azarenka
Maria Kirilenko
6–3, 6–4
2011
Dominika Cibulková
Kaia Kanepi
3–6, 7–6(7–1) , 7–5
2012
Caroline Wozniacki
Samantha Stosur
6–2, 4–6, 7–5
2013
Simona Halep
Samantha Stosur
7–6(7–1) , 6–2
2014
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Irina-Camelia Begu
6–4, 5–7, 6–1
2015
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
6–2, 6–1
2016
Svetlana Kuznetsova (2)
Daria Gavrilova
6–2, 6–1
2017
Julia Görges
Daria Kasatkina
6–1, 6–2
2018
Daria Kasatkina
Ons Jabeur
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–4
2019
Belinda Bencic
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2020
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Anett Kontaveit
Ekaterina Alexandrova
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
2022
Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Doubles
Men
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1990
Hendrik Jan Davids Paul Haarhuis
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
6–4, 7–6
1991
Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb
Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov
6–4, 7–6
1992
Marius Barnard John-Laffnie de Jager
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1993
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis (2)
Jan Apell Jonas Björkman
6–1, retired
1994
Jacco Eltingh (2) Paul Haarhuis (3)
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy
walkover
1995
Byron Black Jared Palmer
Tommy Ho Brett Steven
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1996
Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy
Jiří Novák David Rikl
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1997
Martin Damm Cyril Suk
David Adams Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 6–3
1998
Jared Palmer (2) Jeff Tarango
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1999
Justin Gimelstob Daniel Vacek
Andrei Medvedev Marat Safin
6–2, 6–1
2000
Jonas Björkman David Prinosil
Jiří Novák David Rikl
6–2, 6–3
2001
Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle
Mahesh Bhupathi Jeff Tarango
6–3, 6–0
2002
Roger Federer Max Mirnyi (2)
Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2003
Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi (3)
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
2004
Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko
Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2005
Max Mirnyi (4) Mikhail Youzhny
Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko
6–1, 6–1
2006
Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić
František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 7–5
2007
Marat Safin Dmitry Tursunov
Tomáš Cibulec Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–2
2008
Sergiy Stakhovsky Potito Starace
Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins
7–6(7–4) , 2–6, [10–6]
2009
Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2010
Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov (2)
Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki
7–6(10–8) , 6–3
2011
František Čermák Filip Polášek
Carlos Berlocq David Marrero
6–3, 6–1
2012
František Čermák (2) Michal Mertiňák
Simone Bolelli Daniele Bracciali
7–5, 6–3
2013
Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski
6–2, 1–6, [14–12]
2014
František Čermák (3) Jiří Veselý
Sam Groth Chris Guccione
7–6(7–2) , 7–5
2015
Andrey Rublev Dmitry Tursunov (3)
Radu Albot František Čermák
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
2016
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
2017
Max Mirnyi (5) Philipp Oswald
Damir Džumhur Antonio Šančić
6–3, 7–5
2018
Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram
Max Mirnyi Philipp Oswald
7–6(7–4) , 6–4
2019
Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop
Simone Bolelli Andrés Molteni
6–1, 6–2
2020
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Harri Heliövaara Matwé Middelkoop (2)
Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić
7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
2022
Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Women
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1996
Natalia Medvedeva Larisa Savchenko
Silvia Farina Elia Barbara Schett
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6–1
↓ Tier I tournament ↓
1997
Arantxa Sánchez Natalia Zvereva
Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis
5–3 defaulted
1998
Mary Pierce Natalia Zvereva (2)
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 6–4
1999
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs
Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber
6–1, 6–0
2000
Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2001
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova
Elena Dementieva Lina Krasnoroutskaya
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
2002
Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová
Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
2003
Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy
Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 6–4
2004
Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva
Virginia Ruano Paola Suárez
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2005
Lisa Raymond (2) Samantha Stosur
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–4
2006
Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone
Iveta Benešová Galina Voskoboeva
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 6–1
2007
Cara Black Liezel Huber
Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
2008
Nadia Petrova (2) Katarina Srebotnik
Cara Black Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–4
↓ Premier tournament ↓
2009
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova (3)
Maria Kondratieva Klára Zakopalová
6–2, 6–2
2010
Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta
Sara Errani María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
2011
Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova
Anastasia Rodionova Galina Voskoboeva
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
2012
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova
6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
2013
Svetlana Kuznetsova Samantha Stosur (2)
Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2014
Martina Hingis (2) Flavia Pennetta (2)
Caroline Garcia Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–3, 7–5
2015
Daria Kasatkina Elena Vesnina (2)
Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu
6–3, 6–7(7–9) , [10–5]
2016
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
Daria Gavrilova Daria Kasatkina
4–6, 6–0, [10–7]
2017
Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková (2)
Nicole Melichar Anna Smith
6–2, 3–6, [10–3]
2018
Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund
Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2019
Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara
Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands
6–2, 6–1
2020
Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková
Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
2022
Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
References
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Previous men's tournament categories (1990–2008)
Previous women's tournament categories (1996–2020)
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Coordinates : 55°46′52″N 37°37′34″E / 55.781°N 37.626°E / 55.781; 37.626