Kremlin Cup

Not to be confused with Kazan Kremlin Cup.
Kremlin Cup
Founded1990
LocationMoscow
Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium
SurfaceHard (RuKortHard) / Indoors
Official website
 ATP World Tour
CategoryATP World Series
(1990–1997)
ATP International Series
(1998–2008)
ATP World Tour 250 series
(2009–current)
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize MoneyUS$1,080,500
 WTA Tour
CategoryWTA Tier I
(1997–2008)
WTA Premier Tournaments
(2009–current)
Draw28M / 32Q / 16D
Prize MoneyUS$1,000,000

The Kremlin Cup (Кубок Кремля) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour. It has been held annually at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, since 1990.

The Kremlin Cup was created in 1990 becoming the first international professional tennis tournament to be held in Russia. The tournament started as a men's only event during the first years of its run, before it became a joint event in 1996.

Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface. It is now held on a RuKortHard surface.[1][2][3]

Past finals

Women

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1996 Spain Conchita Martínez Austria Barbara Paulus 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
  Tier I tournament  
1997 Czech Republic Jana Novotná Empire of Japan Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–4
1998 France Mary Pierce United States Monica Seles 7–6(7–2), 6–3
1999 France Nathalie Tauziat Austria Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2000 Switzerland Martina Hingis Russia Anna Kournikova 6–3, 6–1
2001 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić Russia Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–3
2002 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva United States Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2003 Russia Anastasia Myskina France Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–4
2004 Russia Anastasia Myskina Russia Elena Dementieva 7–5, 6–0
2005 France Mary Pierce Italy Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–3
2006 Russia Anna Chakvetadze Russia Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–4
2007 Russia Elena Dementieva United States Serena Williams 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
2008 Serbia Jelena Janković Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–4
  Premier tournament  
2009 Italy Francesca Schiavone Belarus Olga Govortsova 6–3, 6–0
2010 Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 6–4
2011 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Estonia Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
2012 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Australia Samantha Stosur 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
2013 Romania Simona Halep Australia Samantha Stosur 7–6(7–1), 6–2
2014 Russia Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaRomania Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 5–7, 6–1

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1996 Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Austria Barbara Schett
7–6, 4–6, 6–1
  Tier I tournament  
1997 Spain Arantxa Sánchez
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Caroline Vis
5–3 defaulted
1998 France Mary Pierce
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 6–4
1999 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
France Julie Halard-Decugis
Germany Anke Huber
6–1, 6–0
2000 France Julie Halard-Decugis
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2001 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
Russia Elena Dementieva
Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya
7–6(7–1), 6–3
2002 Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokić
Russia Nadia Petrova
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2003 Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Russia Anastasia Myskina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 6–4
2004 Russia Anastasia Myskina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Spain Virginia Ruano
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2005 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–4
2006 Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Russia Galina Voskoboeva
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
2007 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
2008 Russia Nadia Petrova
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–4
  Premier tournament  
2009 Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Nadia Petrova
Russia Maria Kondratieva
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
6–2, 6–2
2010 Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Italy Sara Errani
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
2011 United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2012 Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Nadia Petrova
6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
2013 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Australia Samantha Stosur
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2014 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Italy Flavia Pennetta
France Caroline Garcia
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–3, 7–5

Men

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov United States Tim Mayotte 6–2, 6–1
1991 Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov Switzerland Jakob Hlasek 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
1992 Switzerland Marc Rosset Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–2, 6–2
1993 Switzerland Marc Rosset Germany Patrik Kühnen 6–4, 6–3
1994 Russia Alexander Volkov United States Chuck Adams 6–2, 6–4
1995 Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb Czech Republic Daniel Vacek 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
1996 Croatia Goran Ivanišević Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1997 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Czech Republic Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1998 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
1999 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Zimbabwe Byron Black 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2000 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Germany David Prinosil 6–2, 7–5
2001 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 7–5
2002 France Paul-Henri Mathieu Netherlands Sjeng Schalken 4–6, 6–2, 6–0
2003 United States Taylor Dent Armenia Sargis Sargsian 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2004 Russia Nikolay Davydenko United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2005 Russia Igor Andreev Germany Nicolas Kiefer 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2006 Russia Nikolay Davydenko Russia Marat Safin 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2007 Russia Nikolay Davydenko France Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–5, 7–6(11–9)
2008 Russia Igor Kunitsyn Russia Marat Safin 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
2009 Russia Mikhail Youzhny Serbia Janko Tipsarević 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–4
2010 Serbia Viktor Troicki Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2011 Serbia Janko Tipsarević Serbia Viktor Troicki 6–4, 6–2
2012 Italy Andreas Seppi Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
2013 France Richard Gasquet Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2014 Croatia Marin Čilić Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 6–4

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 7–6
1991 Germany Eric Jelen
Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov
Soviet Union Alexander Volkov
6–4, 7–6
1992 South Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1993 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–1, retired
1994 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
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1995 Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jared Palmer
United States Tommy Ho
New Zealand Brett Steven
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1996 United States Rick Leach
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1997 Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
South Africa David Adams
France Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 6–3
1998 United States Jared Palmer
United States Jeff Tarango
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1999 United States Justin Gimelstob
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev
Russia Marat Safin
6–2, 6–1
2000 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Germany David Prinosil
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–2, 6–3
2001 Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Sandon Stolle
India Mahesh Bhupathi
United States Jeff Tarango
6–3, 6–0
2002 Switzerland Roger Federer
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2003 India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
2004 Russia Igor Andreev
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Sweden Jonas Björkman
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2005 Belarus Max Mirnyi
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Russia Igor Andreev
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
6–1, 6–1
2006 France Fabrice Santoro
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 7–5
2007 Russia Marat Safin
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Croatia Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–2
2008 Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
Italy Potito Starace
Australia Stephen Huss
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6]
2009 Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain Marcel Granollers
Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2010 Russia Igor Kunitsyn
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Serbia Viktor Troicki
7–6(10–8), 6–3
2011 Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Filip Polášek
Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Spain David Marrero
6–3, 6–1
2012 Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Daniele Bracciali
7–5, 6–3
2013 Russia Mikhail Elgin
Uzbekistan Denis Istomin
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–2, 1–6, [14–12]
2014 Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Jiří Veselý
Australia Sam Groth
Australia Chris Guccione
7–6(7–2), 7–5

Sponsors

2010

References

External links

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
United Arab Emirates Dubai
Favorite WTA Tier I - II Tournament
2003
Succeeded by
United States Miami

Coordinates: 55°46′52″N 37°37′34″E / 55.781°N 37.626°E