Tennis.com Zurich Open
WTA tour
venue
Zurich Switzerland Switzerland
First run
1984
Last event
2008
category
WTA Tier II
Tournament type
Indoor tournament
Game surface
Hard court
draw
28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money
US $ 600,000
Status: May 6, 2013
Game scene 2008: Venus Williams versus Ana Ivanović
The WTA Zurich (officially: Tennis.com Zurich Open ) was a women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour , which was held in October from 1984 to 2008. From 1993 the tournament was part of the Tier I series, which was the highest category at the time after the four Grand Slam tournaments . The prize money was $ 1.3 million. When it was last held in 2008, the tournament was endowed with 600,000 dollars and listed in the Tier II category, and from 2002 onwards it was played on hard courts.
history
In 1984 Zurich received its first WTA tournament, the European Indoors in the Zurich Saalsporthalle . Due to a lack of space, it was held in Kloten im Schluefweg from 1997 to 2004 , and from 1998 onwards under the name Swisscom Challenge . In 2005 the event returned to the renovated Hallenstadion in Zurich as the Zurich Open under the motto "The girls are back in town" . In 2008 the 25th and, for the time being, last edition took place.
The record winner with six tournament wins is Steffi Graf . The winners from Switzerland were Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (1993), Martina Hingis (2000) and Patty Schnyder (2002).
From 2010 to 2012 a tournament of the ATP Champions Tour was held in the Saalsporthalle Zurich under the name "Zurich Open" .
Winners list
singles
year
Winner
Final opponent
Result
1984
United States Zina Garrison
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6: 1, 0: 6, 6: 2
1985
United States Zina Garrison
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
6: 1, 6: 3
1986
Germany Federal Republic Steffi Graf
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
1987
Germany Federal Republic Steffi Graf
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
6: 2, 6: 2
↓ Category: Tier IV ↓
1988
United States Pam Shriver
Bulgaria 1971 Manuela Maleewa
6: 3, 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier III ↓
1989
Germany Federal Republic Steffi Graf
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
6: 1, 7: 6 6
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
1990
Germany Steffi Graf
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
6: 3, 6: 2
1991
Germany Steffi Graf
France Nathalie Tauziat
6: 4, 6: 4
1992
Germany Steffi Graf
United States Martina Navrátilová
2: 6, 7: 5, 7: 5
↓ Category: Tier I ↓
1993
Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
United States Martina Navrátilová
6: 3, 7: 6 1
1994
Bulgaria Magdalena Maleewa
Belarus 1991 Natallja Sverava
7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 4
1995
Croatia Iva Majoli
France Mary Pierce
6: 4, 6: 4
1996
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Switzerland Martina Hingis
6: 2, 6: 2
1997
United States Lindsay Davenport
France Nathalie Tauziat
7: 6, 7: 5
1998
United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Venus Williams
7: 5, 6: 3
1999
United States Venus Williams
Switzerland Martina Hingis
6: 3, 6: 4
2000
Switzerland Martina Hingis
United States Lindsay Davenport
6: 4, 4: 6, 7: 5
2001
United States Lindsay Davenport
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Jelena Dokic
6: 3, 6: 1
2002
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
United States Lindsay Davenport
6: 7 5 , 7: 6 8 , 6: 3
2003
Belgium Justine Henin-Hardenne
Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokic
6-0, 6-4
2004
United States Alicia Molik
Russia Maria Sharapova
4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3
2005
United States Lindsay Davenport
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
7: 6 5 , 6: 3
2006
Russia Maria Sharapova
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 3
2007
Belgium Justine Henin
France Tatiana Golovin
6: 4, 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
2008
United States Venus Williams
Italy Flavia Pennetta
7: 6 1 , 6: 2
Double
year
Winners
Final opponents
Result
1984
United States Andrea Leand Andrea Temesvári Hungary 1957
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková Czechoslovakia
6: 1, 6: 3
1985
Hungary 1957 Andrea Temesvári Hana Mandlíková Czechoslovakia
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6
1986
Germany Federal Republic Steffi Count Gabriela Sabatini Argentina
United States Lori McNeil Alycia Moulton United States
1: 6, 6.4, 6: 4
1987
France Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis France
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Catherine Suire France
6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 3
↓ Category: Tier IV ↓
1988
France Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat France
Germany Federal Republic Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
6: 3, 6: 3
↓ Category: Tier III ↓
1989
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Helena Suková Czechoslovakia
France Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner Austria
6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
1990
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff Germany
France Catherine Suire Dinky Van Rensburg South Africa 1961
7: 5, 6: 4
1991
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná Andrea Strnadová Czechoslovakia
United States Zina Garrison Lori McNeil United States
6: 4, 6: 3
1992
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková Natallja Swerawa Belarus 1991
United States Martina Navrátilová Pam Shriver United States
7: 6 5 , 6: 4
↓ Category: Tier I ↓
1993
United States Zina Garrison-Jackson Martina Navrátilová United States
United States Gigi Fernández Natallja Swerawa Belarus 1991
6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3
1994
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf Martina Navrátilová United States
United States Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath United States
7: 6 3 , 6: 1
1995
United States Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf Netherlands
United States Chanda Rubin Caroline Vis Netherlands
6: 4, 6: 7 4 , 6: 4
1996
Switzerland Martina Hingis Helena Suková Czech Republic
United States Nicole Arendt Natallja Swerawa Belarus
7: 5, 6: 4
1997
Switzerland Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Spain
Latvia Larisa Neiland Helena Suková Czech Republic
4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1
1998
United States Serena Williams Venus Williams United States
South Africa Mariaan de Swardt Olena Tatarkowa Ukraine
5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 3
1999
United States Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Australia
France Nathalie Tauziat Natallja Swerawa Belarus
6: 2, 6: 2
2000
Switzerland Martina Hingis Anna Kurnikowa Russia
United States Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot France
6: 3, 6: 4
2001
United States Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond United States
France Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci Italy
6: 3, 2: 6, 6: 2
2002
Russia Jelena Bowina Justine Henin Belgium
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Jelena Dokic Nadja Petrowa Russia
6: 2, 7: 6 2
2003
Belgium Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama Japan
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez Argentina
7: 6 3 , 6: 2
2004
Zimbabwe Cara Black Rennae Stubbs Australia
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez Argentina
6: 4, 6: 4
2005
Zimbabwe Cara Black Rennae Stubbs Australia
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama Japan
6: 7 6 , 7: 6 4 , 6: 3
2006
Zimbabwe Cara Black Rennae Stubbs Australia
South Africa Liezel Huber Katarina Srebotnik Slovenia
7: 5, 7: 5
2007
Czech Republic Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs Australia
United States Lisa Raymond Francesca Schiavone Italy
7: 5, 7: 6 1
↓ Category: Tier II ↓
2008
Zimbabwe Cara Black Liezel Huber United States
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder Switzerland
6: 1, 7: 6 3
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