Betty Barclay Cup

Betty Barclay Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Created 1982
Ended 2002
Event name Casino Cup (1982)
Fila Europa Cup (1983)
Citizen Cup (1987–95)
Rexona Cup (1996–97)
Intersport Damen Grand Prix (1998)
Betty Barclay Cup (1999–2002)
Tour WTA Tour (1982–2002)
Surface Clay (1982–2002)

The Betty Barclay Cup was a WTA Tour tennis event that was held from 1982 to 1983 and again from 1987 through to 2002. It existed under several different names but was most commonly known as the Citizen Cup (1987–1995) or the Betty Barclay Cup (1999–2002). It was held in Hamburg, Germany and was played on outdoor clay courts.

It existed as a lower tier tournament in the first five years of its run but in 1990 was promoted to Tier II status which it maintained for the rest of its run. Steffi Graf holds the record for the most wins at the event, winning it six times consecutively from 1987–1992. She also finished runner-up a further two times.

The event is also infamous for being the location where Monica Seles, the world number one at the time, was stabbed on April 30, 1993 by a German tennis fan during a quarterfinal match with Magdalena Maleeva. Seles never played in Germany again after the incident.

Singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1982 Lisa Bonder-Kreiss Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–2
1983 Andrea Temesvári Eva Pfaff 6–4, 6–2
1984–86 Not Held
1987 Steffi Graf Isabel Cueto 6–2, 6–2
1988 Steffi Graf Katerina Maleeva 6–4, 6–2
1989 Steffi Graf Jana Novotná Walkover
1990 Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 5–7, 6–0, 6–1
1991 Steffi Graf Monica Seles 7–5, 6–7, 6–3
1992 Steffi Graf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–6, 6–2
1993 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Steffi Graf 6–3, 6–3
1994 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Steffi Graf 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
1995 Conchita Martínez Martina Hingis 6–1, 6–0
1996 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Conchita Martínez 4–6, 7–6, 6–0
1997 Iva Majoli Ruxandra Dragomir 6–3, 6–2
1998 Martina Hingis Jana Novotná 6–3, 7–5
1999 Venus Williams Mary Pierce 6–0, 6–3
2000 Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–3
2001 Venus Williams Meghann Shaughnessy 6–3, 6–0
2002 Kim Clijsters Venus Williams 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Hamburg tournaments
1982 1983 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002
1988–2008 Amelia Island  · 1988–1990/1993–1995 Boca Raton  · 1988–1989 Charleston  · 1988–1989 Montreal/Toronto  · 1988–1995 Houston · 1988–2008 Los Angeles · 1989–2008 Eastbourne · 1989 Rome · 1990–1995 Brighton · 1990–1996 Indian Wells/Palm Springs · 1990–2002 Hamburg · 1990–2008 Stanford · 1990–2008 Stuttgart · 1990–1996 Tokyo (Nicherei) · 1990–1992 Tokyo (Pan Pacific) ·
1991–1997 Chicago · 1991–1992/1996–2005 Philadelphia · 1993–1997 Barcelona/Madrid · 1993–2008 Paris · 1993–2003 Leipzig · 1993–2008 Sydney · 1996 Madrid · 1997–2008 New Haven ·
1997–2002 Tokyo (Princess) · 1998–2008 Linz · 2000–2008 Beijing · 2000–2003 Scottsdale · 2001–2008 Dubai · 2002–2008 Antwerp · 2003–2007 Warsaw · 2004–2007 Doha · 2005–2007 Luxembourg City ·
2008 Bangalore  · 2008 Zürich
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

See also