Zurich Open
Zurich Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 1984 |
Abolished | 2008 |
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) |
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]
Name history
- European Indoors: 1984-1989
- BMW European Indoors: 1990-1992
- Barilla Indoors: 1993-1996
- European Indoor Championships: 1997
- European Swisscom Challenge: 1998
- Swisscom Challenge: 1999-2004
- Zurich Open: 2005-2007
- TENNIS.com Zurich Open: 2008
- BNP Paribas Zurich Open: 2012
Past finals
Singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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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(8–6) |
↓ 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(7–1) |
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(7–3), 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(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 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(7–5), 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(7–1), 6–2 |
2009- | Not Held |
Doubles
Records
References
- ↑ "Williams wins final Zurich Open". Swissinfo.ch. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ↑ "BNP Paribas Zurich Open". Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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