European Open (tennis)

The WTA Swiss Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played in a number of locations in Switzerland. The event was held from 1971–1994, and was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament underwent a name change in 1986, when it was titled the European Open until its discontinuation. It formed part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. When the WTA introduced the tiering format to its circuit, the event gradually moved up, from being a Tier V in 1988–1989, a Tier IV from 1990–1992, and a Tier III for its remaining years.

Two Swiss players won the event: Manuela Maleeva (who formerly represented Bulgaria) won the singles in 1991, and Christiane Jolissaint, who won the doubles on three occasions: 1983, 1984, and 1988. Maleeva holds the record, along with Chris Evert, for most singles wins; both players won the event three times, and Maleeva finished runner-up a further three occasions.

1 Past finals
- 1.1 Singles
- 1.2 Doubles
2 Notes
3 References

Past finals

Singles

Location	Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
Gstaad	1971	Françoise Durr	Lesley Hunt	6–3, 6–3
	1972–73	Not held
	1974	Helga Schultze	Lea Pericoli	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
	1975	Not held
	1976	Michele Gurdal	Gail Sherriff	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
	1977	Lesley Hunt	Helen Gourlay	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
	1978–80	Not held
Lugano	1981	Chris Evert	Virginia Ruzici	6–1, 6–1
	1982	Chris Evert	Andrea Temesvári	6–0, 6–3
	1983	Tournament cancelled after the third round because of rain
	1984	Manuela Maleeva	Iva Budařová	6–1, 6–1
	1985	Bonnie Gadusek	Manuela Maleeva	6–2, 6–2
	1986	Raffaella Reggi	Manuela Maleeva	5–7, 6–3, 7–6(6)
Geneva	1987	Chris Evert	Manuela Maleeva	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
	1988	Barbara Paulus	Lori McNeil	6–4, 5–7, 6–1
	1989	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Conchita Martínez	6–4, 6–0
	1990	Barbara Paulus	Helen Kelesi	2–6, 7–5, 7–6(3)
	1991	Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	Helen Kelesi	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Lucerne	1992	Amy Frazier	Radka Zrubáková	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
	1993	Lindsay Davenport	Nicole Bradtke	6–1, 4–6, 6–2
	1994	Lindsay Davenport	Lisa Raymond	7–6(3), 6–4

Doubles

Location	Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Gstaad	1971	Brenda Kirk Laura Rossouw	Françoise Durr Lea Pericoli	8–6, 6–3
	1972–73	Not held
	1974	Helga Schultze Lea Pericoli	Kayoko Fukuoka Michelle Rodriguez	6–2, 6–0
	1975	Not held
	1976	Betsy Nagelsen Wendy Turnbull	Brigette Cuypers Annette Van Zyl	6–4, 6–4
	1977	Helen Gourlay Rayni Fox	Mary Carillo Lesley Hunt	6–0, 6–4
	1978–80	Not held
Lugano	1981	Rosalyn Fairbank Tanya Harford	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
	1982	Candy Reynolds Paula Smith	Joanne Russell Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–4
	1983	Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker	Petra Delhees Pat Medrado	6–2, 3–6, 7–5
	1984	Christiane Jolissaint Marcella Mesker	Iva Budařová Marcela Skuherska	6–4, 6–3
	1985	Bonnie Gadusek Helena Suková	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	6–2, 6–4
	1986	Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen	Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson	6–2, 6–3
Geneva	1987	Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie	Laura Gildemeister Catherine Tanvier	4–6, 6–4, 6–3
	1988	Christiane Jolissaint Dianne Van Rensburg	Maria Lindström Claudia Porwik	6–1, 6–3
	1989	Katrina Adams Lori McNeil	Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
	1990	Louise Field Dianne Van Rensburg	Elise Burgin Betsy Nagelsen	5–7, 7–6(2), 7–5
	1991	Nicole Bradtke Elizabeth Smylie	Cathy Caverzasio Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere	6–1, 6–2
Lucerne	1992	Amy Frazier Elna Reinach	Karina Habšudová Marianne Werdel	7–5, 6–2
	1993	Mary Joe Fernandez Helena Suková	Lindsay Davenport Marianne Werdel	6–2, 6–4
	1994	Canceled due to rain after two of the quarterfinals^{[note 1]}

Notes

^ 1994 Eurocard Open Draw (PDF). wtatour.com.

References

WTA Tier IV tournaments (1988–2008)

1988 Rome · Zürich · 1988–1989 Hamburg · Mahwah · Newport · San Antonio · San Diego · Sydney · Tampa · Taipei · 1988–1993 San Juan/Dorado · 1990 Wichita · 1990–1991 Albuquerque · Nashville
1990–1992 Birmingham · Brisbane · Geneva/Lucerne · Indianapolis · Oklahoma City · Paris · Strasbourg · Tokyo · 1990–1992/1994–1998 Kitzbühel/Styria/Maria Lankowitz · 1990/1994 Singapore/Kallang
1990–2000/2005–2008 Palermo 1990/2007–2008 Barcelona · 1991–1992 Bayonne · 1992–1993 Kuala Lumpur · 1992–1997/2005–2008 Prague/Karlovy Vary · 1992–1994 Taiwan · 1993 Hong Kong · San Marino · Sapporo
1993–1994 Taranto · 1993–1994/1997 Jakarta · 1993/1999–2000 Curitba/Sao Paulo · 1993/1999–2000/2002 Liege/Anvers/Brussels · 1993–2000/2001–2008 Auckland · 1993–2000/2005–2008 Pattaya · 1994 Melbourne
1994–1996/2000–2002 Shanghai/Peking · 1994–1997 Surabaya · 1994–2000/2006–2008 Hobart · 1995 Bournemouth · Nagoya · 1996–1997 Cardiff · 1996–1999 Bol · 1996–2000/2005–2006 Budapest · 1998 Istanbul · Sopot
1998–2000 Bogota · Bratislava · 1999 Prostějov · Vienna · 1999–2000 Warsaw · 1999–2001 Knokke-Zoute · 1999–2003/2005–2008 Estoril · 1999–2008 Tashkent · 2001 Basel · 2001–2002 Porto · Waikoloa · 2002–2003 Sarasota
2002–2008 Espoo/Stockholm · 2003–2005 Hyderabad · 2004–2008 Seoul · 2005 Modena · 2005–2008 Forest Hills · Portoroz · Rabat/Fes · 2006 Canberra