MercedesCup

Mercedes Cup
 ATP World Tour
Location Stuttgart
 Germany
Venue Tennis Club Weissenhof
Category ATP Championship Series
(1990–97)
ATP International Series Gold
(1998–2001) / (2003–2008)
ATP International Series
(2002)
ATP World Tour 250 series
(2009–current)
Surface Clay / Outdoors
Draw 32S/24Q/16D
Prize money €450,000
Website mercedescup.de

The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts. Between 1970 and 1989 this was a Grand Prix tennis circuit event.

Thomas Muster of Austria won the title twice in consecutive years (1995 and 1996).

This tournament is famous for awarding the title winner with a Mercedes car, on top of the prize money.

Contents

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2011 Juan Carlos Ferrero Pablo Andújar 6–4, 6–0
2010 Albert Montañés Gaël Monfils 6–2, 1–2, RET.
2009 Jérémy Chardy Victor Hănescu 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008 Juan Martín del Potro Richard Gasquet 6–4, 7–5
2007 Rafael Nadal Stanislas Wawrinka 6–4, 7–5
2006 David Ferrer José Acasuso 6–4, 3–6, 63–77, 7–5, 6–4
2005 Rafael Nadal Gastón Gaudio 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
2004 Guillermo Cañas Gastón Gaudio 5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
2003 Guillermo Coria Tommy Robredo 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
2002 Mikhail Youzhny Guillermo Cañas 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2001 Gustavo Kuerten Guillermo Cañas 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2000 Franco Squillari Gastón Gaudio 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1999 Magnus Norman Tommy Haas 66–78, 4–6, 79–67, 6–0, 6–3
1998 Gustavo Kuerten Karol Kučera 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1997 Álex Corretja Karol Kučera 6–2, 7–5
1996 Thomas Muster Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1995 Thomas Muster Jan Apell 6–2, 6–2
1994 Alberto Berasategui Andrea Gaudenzi 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5)
1993 Magnus Gustafsson Michael Stich 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
1992 Andrei Medvedev Wayne Ferreira 6–1, 6–4, 6–7(5), 2–6, 6–1
1991 Michael Stich Alberto Mancini 1–6, 7–6(9), 6–4, 6–2
1990 Goran Ivanišević Guillermo Pérez-Roldán 6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
1989 Martín Jaite Goran Prpić 6–3, 6–2
1988 Andre Agassi Andrés Gómez 6–4, 6–2
1987 Miloslav Mečíř Jan Gunnarsson 6–0, 6–2
1986 Martín Jaite Jonas Svensson 7–5, 6–2
1985 Ivan Lendl Brad Gilbert 6–4, 6–0
1984 Henri Leconte Gene Mayer 7–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1
1983 José Higueras Heinz Günthardt 6–1, 6–1, 7–6
1982 Ramesh Krishnan Sandy Mayer 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
1981 Björn Borg Ivan Lendl 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
1980 Vitas Gerulaitis Wojtek Fibak 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1979 Tomáš Šmíd Ulrich Pinner 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1978 Ulrich Pinner Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–2, 7–6
1977 Jürgen Fassbender
1976 Attila Korpas
1974 Hans-Joachim Plötz
1973 Harald Elschenbroich
1972 Attila Korpas
1971 Barry Phillips-Moore Istvan Gulyas 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1970 Not Held
1969 Christian Kuhnke Wilhelm Bungert 2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–2
1968 Ramanathan Krishnan
1967 Roy Emerson
1966 Frew McMillan
1965 Cliff Drysdale
1964 Cliff Drysdale Keith Diepraam 6–1, 6-3
1963 Gordon Forbes
1962 Ulf Schmidt
1961 Warren Woodcock
1960 Ulf Schmidt Warren Woodcock 6–2, 2-6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1959 Warren Woodcock
1958 Ulf Schmidt Jacques Brichant 6–4, 6–4, 7–9, 6–1
1957 Ladislav Legenstein
1956 Jack Arkinstall
1955 Hugh Stewart
1954 Gottfried von Cramm
1953 Torben Ulrich
1952 Milan Branovic
1951 . Fürst
1950 Helmut Gulcz
1949 Werner Beuthner

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2011 Jürgen Melzer
Philipp Petzschner		 Marcel Granollers
Marc López		 6–3, 6–4
2010 Carlos Berlocq
Eduardo Schwank		 Christopher Kas
Philipp Petzschner		 7–6(5), 7–6(6)
2009 František Čermák
Michal Mertiňák		 Victor Hănescu
Horia Tecău		 7–5, 6–4
2008 Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 Michael Berrer
Mischa Zverev		 6–3, 6–4
2007 František Čermák
Leoš Friedl		 Guillermo García-López
Fernando Verdasco		 6–4, 6–4
2006 Gastón Gaudio
Max Mirnyi		 Yves Allegro
Robert Lindstedt		 7–5, 6–7, [12–10]
2005 José Acasuso
Sebastián Prieto		 Mariano Hood
Tommy Robredo		 7–6, 6–3
2004 Jiří Novák
Radek Štěpánek		 Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry		 6–2, 6–4
2003 Tomáš Cibulec
Pavel Vízner		 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Kevin Ullyett		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2002 Joshua Eagle
David Rikl		 David Adams
Gastón Etlis		 6–3, 6–4
2001 Guillermo Cañas
Rainer Schüttler		 Michael Hill
Jeff Tarango		 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
2000 Jiří Novák
David Rikl		 Lucas Arnold Ker
Donald Johnson		 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
1999 Jaime Oncins
Daniel Orsanic		 Aleksandar Kitinov
Jack Waite		 6–2, 6–1
1998 Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro		 Joshua Eagle
Jim Grabb		 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1997 Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni		 Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana		 6–4, 6–4
1996 Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot		 Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig		 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1995 Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig		 Ellis Ferreira
Jan Siemerink		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1994 Scott Melville
Piet Norval		 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 7–6, 7–5
1993 Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk		 Gary Muller
Piet Norval		 7–6, 6–3
1992 Glenn Layendecker
Byron Talbot		 Marc Rosset
Javier Sánchez		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1991 Wally Masur
Emilio Sánchez		 Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1990 Pieter Aldrich
Danie Visser		 Per Henricsson
Nicklas Utgren		 6–3, 6–4
1989 Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd		 Florin Segărceanu
Cyril Suk		 6–3, 6–4
1988 Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 Anders Järryd
Michael Mortensen		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1987 Rick Leach
Tim Pawsat		 Mikael Pernfors
Magnus Tideman		 6–3, 6–4
1986 Hans Gildemeister
Andrés Gómez		 Mansour Bahrami
Diego Pérez		 6–4, 6–3
1985 Ivan Lendl
Tomáš Šmíd		 Andy Kohlberg
Joao Soares		 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1984 Sandy Mayer
Andreas Maurer		 Fritz Buehning
Ferdi Taygan		 7–6, 6–4
1983 Anand Amritraj
Mike Bauer		 Pavel Složil
Tomáš Šmíd		 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1982 Mark Edmondson
Brian Teacher		 Andreas Maurer
Wolfgang Popp		 6–3, 6–1
1981 Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee		 Mark Edmondson
Mike Estep		 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
1980 Colin Dowdeswell
Frew McMillan		 Chris Lewis
John Yuill		 6–3, 6–4
1979 Colin Dowdeswell
Frew McMillan		 Wojtek Fibak
Pavel Složil		 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1978 Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd		 Carlos Kirmayr
Belus Prajoux		 6–3, 7–6

Sponsors

2010

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