Zurich Open

Zurich Open
WTA Tour
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)
Website zurichopen.net

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].

Contents

Name history

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(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(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(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(5), 7–6(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(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(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(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(3), 6–1
1995 Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf		 Chanda Rubin
Caroline Vis		 4–6, 7–6(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(2)
2003 Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama		 Virginia Ruano
Paola Suárez		 7–6(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(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(1)
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
2008 Cara Black
Liezel Huber		 Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Patty Schnyder		 6–1, 7–6(3)
2009- Not Held

Records

References

  1. ^ "Williams wins final Zurich Open". Swissinfo.ch. 2008-10-18. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Williams_wins_final_Zurich_Open.html?siteSect=104&sid=9866365&cKey=1224430301000&ty=nd. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  2. ^ "BNP Paribas Zurich Open". http://www.zurichopen.net/?page=Spieler. Retrieved 11 July 2011. 

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