Swedish Open
Founded | 1948 | |
Location | Båstad Sweden | |
Venue | Båstad Tennis Stadium | |
Surface | Clay / Outdoors | |
swedishopen.org | ||
ATP World Tour | ||
Category | ATP World Tour 250 | |
Draw | 32S / 16Q / 16D | |
Prize Money | €450,000 | |
WTA Tour | ||
Category | International | |
Draw | 32S / 32Q / 28D | |
Prize Money | US$235,000 |
The SkiStar Swedish Open (or Swedish Open Båstad) is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.
The Collector Swedish Open Women is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden. Held since 2009, as the successor to the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm, this WTA Tour event is an international-level tournament and is played on outdoor clay courts.
History
The Swedish Open was first held in 1948 when it was called the International Swedish Hard Court Championships.[1] Between 1970 and 1989 the men's event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.
The first three tournaments were won by Eric Sturgess from South Africa. Other famous champions include Ilie Năstase (1971), Björn Borg (1974, 1978–1979) and Mats Wilander (1982–1983, 1985). The stadium in which the tournament is held underwent reconstruction in 2002 to accommodate the new hotel underneath the seaside bleachers. The stadium is a few hundred yards from the Båstad beach and is very close to Pepe's Bodega, the local restaurant and nightclub.
From 1948 to 1990, there was also a women's singles tournament. After the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm was sold, it was announced that the women's event would return to Båstad. Since 2009 the Collector Swedish Open Women in Båstad has been an International-level tournament.
Title sponsors
ATP
The tournament has in the latter years been named after its principal sponsor. These sponsors have changed, thus changing the name of the tournament. Title sponsors include:
- Investor Swedish Open (19?? – 1999), sponsored by Investor AB
- Wideyes Swedish Open (2000), sponsored by Wideyes
- Telenordia Swedish Open (2001–2002), sponsored by Telenordia
- Synsam Swedish Open (2003–2006), sponsored by Synsam
- Catella Swedish Open (2007–2009), sponsored by Catella
- SkiStar Swedish Open (2010 – current), sponsored by Skistar
WTA
The tournament is currently sponsored by Collector.
International Series Tournament of the Year
Each year, the players on the ATP Tour vote for the ATP Tournament of the Year. Swedish Open has received this honor ten consecutive years, winning the International Series Tournament of the Year in the ATP World 250 category from 2002 to 2011. The Swedish Open is the only tournament to have won this award ten times.
Past finals
Men's Singles
Champion | Times champion | Year |
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Magnus Gustafsson | 4 | 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998 |
Mats Wilander | 3 | 1982, 1983, 1985 |
Björn Borg | 3 | 1974, 1978, 1979 |
Manuel Santana | 3 | 1962, 1965, 1969 |
Budge Patty | 3 | 1952, 1953, 1954 |
Eric Sturgess | 3 | 1948, 1949, 1950 |
David Ferrer | 2 | 2007, 2012 |
Robin Söderling | 2 | 2009, 2011 |
Tommy Robredo | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
Mariano Zabaleta | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
Magnus Norman | 2 | 1997, 2000 |
Martin Mulligan | 2 | 1967, 1968 |
Ulf Schmidt | 2 | 1957, 1961 |
Luis Ayala | 2 | 1959, 1960 |
Men's Doubles
Women's Singles
1948–1990
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1948 | Hilde Sperling | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 8–6, 0–6, 6–1 |
1949 | Thelma Long | Hilde Sperling | 6–2, 6–3 |
1950 | Thelma Long | Hilde Sperling | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
1951 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Solveig Gustafsson | 6–3, 6–1 |
1952 | Hazel Redick-Smith | Julia Wipplinger | 6–2, 8–6 |
1953 | Maureen Connolly | Julia Sampson | 6–1, 6–3 |
1954 | Birgitta Sandén | Milly Vagn-Nielsen | 6–2, 6–2 |
1955 | Doris Hart | Ruth Kaufman | 6–3, 9–7 |
1956 | Ann Buxton | Birgit Gullbrandsson | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1957 | Shirley Bloomer | Yola Ramírez | 7–5, 6–4 |
1958 | Heather Degal | Karol Fageros | 2–6, 6–0, 6–0 |
1959 | Beverly Baker Fleitz | Joan Johnson | 6–4, 6–1 |
1960 | Lea Pericoli | Silvana Lazzarino | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
1961 | Belmar Gundersen | ||
1962 | Maria Bueno | ||
1963 | Edda Buding | ||
1964 | Donna Fales | ||
1965 | Christina Sandberg | ||
1966 | Christina Sandberg | ||
1967 | Françoise Dürr | Rosie Casals | 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
1968 | Julie Heldman | Kathy Harter | default |
1969 | Peaches Bartkowicz | Christina Sandberg | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
1970 | Peaches Bartkowicz | ||
1971 | Helga Masthoff | Ingrid Bentzer | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
1972 | Ingrid Bentzer | Christina Sandberg | 2–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
1973 | Glynis Coles | Christina Sandberg | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1974 | Sue Barker | Marijke Schaar | 6–1, 7–5 |
1975 | Sue Barker | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 6–4, 6–0 |
1976 | Renáta Tomanová | Helena Anliot | 6–3, 6–2 |
1977 | Florenţa Mihai | Struthers | 6–4, 6–4 |
1978 | Elly Appel-Vessies | Sylvia Hanika | 6–2, 6–4 |
1979 | Elisabeth Ekblom | ||
1980 | Virginia Ruzici | Nina Bohm | 6–2, 7–5 |
1981 | Lena Sandin | ||
1982 | Lena Sandin | Manuela Maleeva | 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
1983 | Virginia Ruzici | ||
1984 | Anette Gulley | ||
1985 | Maria Lindström | ||
1986 | Catarina Lindqvist | ||
1987 | Sandra Cecchini | ||
1988 | Isabel Cueto | Sandra Cecchini | 7–5, 6–1 |
1989 | Katerina Maleeva | Sabine Hack | 6–1, 6–3 |
1990 | Sandra Cecchini | Csilla Bartos | 6–1, 6–2 |
2009–present
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2009 | María José Martínez Sánchez | Caroline Wozniacki | 7–5, 6–4 |
2010 | Aravane Rezaï | Gisela Dulko | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
2011 | Polona Hercog | Johanna Larsson | 6–4, 7–5 |
2012 | Polona Hercog | Mathilde Johansson | 0-6, 6–4, 7–5 |
2013 | Serena Williams | Johanna Larsson | 6–4, 6–1 |
2014 | Mona Barthel | Chanelle Scheepers | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Women's Doubles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2009 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–2, 0–6, 10–5 |
2010 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta | Renata Voráčová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 7–6(7–0), 6–0 |
2011 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino María José Martínez Sánchez | Nuria Llagostera Vives Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6–3, 6–3 |
2012 | Catalina Castaño Mariana Duque-Marino | Eva Hrdinová Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
2013 | Anabel Medina Garrigues Klára Zakopalová | Alexandra Dulgheru Flavia Pennetta | 6–1, 6–4 |
2014 | Andreja Klepač María Teresa Torró Flor | Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith | 6-1, 6–1 |
References
External links
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Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Shanghai |
ATP World Tour 250 Tournament of the Year 2002–2012 (In 2003 and 2004 shared with Houston) |
Succeeded by Queen's Club Championships |
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