Women's Stuttgart Open Explained

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Logo Size:	150px
Founded:	1978
Editions:	46 (2024)
City:	Filderstadt (1978–2005) Stuttgart (2006–)
Country:	Germany
Venue:	Tennis Sporthalle Filderstadt (1978–2005) Porsche Arena (2006–)
Tier:	Tier II (1990-2008) Premier (2009-2019) WTA 500 (2021–)
Surface:	Hard (Indoor) (1978-2008) Clay - indoors (2009-)
Draw:	28 / 16 / 16
Prize Money:	(2024)
Website:	porsche-tennis.de
Singles:	Elena Rybakina
Doubles:	Chan Hao-ching Veronika Kudermetova

The Stuttgart Open, also known by its sponsored name Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, is a women's tennis tournament held in Stuttgart, Germany (until 2005, in Filderstadt, a southern suburb of Stuttgart). Held since 1978, the tournament is the oldest women's indoor tournament in Europe. The event was part of the Tier II category from 1990 until 2008 and as of 2009 has been a Premier tournament on the WTA Tour.^[1] The singles champion receives prize money and a Porsche sports car.^[2] Until 2008 the tournament was played on hardcourt in autumn. Since 2009 it is played on clay court in spring, as a warm-up tournament to the French Open, making it the first indoor clay court event on the women's tour.^[3]

The players voted for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as their favourite Premier tournament in 2007, 2008, 2010–2012, 2014–2017.

The tournament has been won by many former number ones and Grand Slam champions. Martina Navratilova holds the record for most singles wins at the event, with six titles between 1982 and 1992, in addition to eight doubles titles. Tracy Austin and Martina Hingis both come second with four wins each in the singles event, with Austin winning four consecutive. This is followed by Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova with three wins each.

Elena Rybakina is the current singles champion.

History

The tournament was founded by businessman Dieter Fischer who had organized a men's exhibition tournament in Filderstadt in 1977 to open his tennis centre.^[4] After failing to schedule a men's event in 1978 a license for a Tier II women's tournament was purchased for $100,000 and the first edition was held in October 1978, won by 15-year old Tracy Austin.^[5] In March 1979 a men's tournament was held, won by Wojciech Fibak, but this event was discontinued as it required too much effort to organize two tournaments annually with a volunteer force. In 1992 a request for promotion to the Tier I category was rejected by the WTA on the grounds that the tournament's centre court, with a 3,000-seat capacity, was too small.^[1] In 2002 Fischer sold the tournament licence to Porsche who had been the official sponsor since the first edition.^[6]

Past finals

Singles

Location	Year	Champion	Score
Filderstadt			6–3, 6–3
		Tracy Austin (2)	6–3, 6–2
		Tracy Austin (3)	6–2, 7–5
	1981	Tracy Austin (4)	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
	1982		6–3, 6–3
	1983	Martina Navratilova (2)	6–1, 6–2
	1984		6–1, 6–4
	1985		6–1, 7–5
	1986	Martina Navratilova (3)	6–2, 6–3
		Martina Navratilova (4)	7–5, 6–1
		Martina Navratilova (5)	6–2, 6–3
	1989		7–6^(7–5), 6–4
	1990		6–1, 6–3
	1991		2–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
	1992	Martina Navratilova (6)	7–6^(7–1), 6–3
	1993		6–3, 6–3
	1994	Anke Huber (2)	6–4, 6–2
	1995		6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
	1996		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
	1997	Martina Hingis (2)	6–4, 6–2
	1998		7–5, 6–3
	1999	Martina Hingis (3)	6–4, 6–1
	2000	Martina Hingis (4)	6–0, 6–3
	2001		7–5, 6–4
	2002		4–6, 6–3, 6–4
	2003	Kim Clijsters (2)	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
	2004	Lindsay Davenport (2)	6–2, ret.
	2005	Lindsay Davenport (3)	6–2, 6–4
Stuttgart			6–3, 7–6^(7–4)
			2–6, 6–2, 6–1
			6–4, 6–3
			6–4, 6–3
		Justine Henin (2)	6–4, 2–6, 6–1
			7–6^(7–3), 6–3
			6–1, 6–4
		Maria Sharapova (2)	6–4, 6–3
		Maria Sharapova (3)	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
			3–6, 6–1, 7–5
		Angelique Kerber (2)	6–4, 6–0
			6–1, 2–6, 7–6^(7–5)
			7–6^(7–2), 6–4
			6–3, 7–6^(7–2)
	2020	Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
			3–6, 6–0, 6–3
			6–2, 6–2
		Iga Świątek (2)	6–3, 6–4
			6–2, 6–2

Doubles

Location	Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
Filderstadt	1978	Tracy Austin Betty Stöve	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	6–3, 6–3
	1979	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6–3, 6–3
	1980	Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve (2)	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	6–4, 7–5
	1981	Mima Jaušovec Martina Navratilova (2)	Barbara Potter Anne Smith	6–4, 6–1
	1982	Martina Navratilova (3) Pam Shriver	Candy Reynolds Anne Smith	6–2, 6–3
	1983	Martina Navratilova (4) Candy Reynolds	Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier	6–2, 6–1
	1984	Claudia Kohde Kilsch Helena Suková	Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
	1985	Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver (2)	Carina Karlsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6–2, 6–1
	1986	Martina Navratilova (5) Pam Shriver (3)	Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
	1987	Martina Navratilova (6) Pam Shriver (4)	Zina Garrison Lori McNeil	6–1, 6–2
	1988	Martina Navratilova (7) Iwona Kuczyńska	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi	6–1, 6–4
	1989	Gigi Fernández Robin White	Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi	6–4, 7–6^(7–2)
	1990	Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison	Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7–5, 6–3
	1991	Martina Navratilova (8) Jana Novotná	Pam Shriver Natalia Zvereva	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
	1992	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková (2)	Pam Shriver Natalia Zvereva	6–4, 7–5
	1993	Gigi Fernández (2) Natalia Zvereva	Patty Fendick Martina Navratilova	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
	1994	Gigi Fernández (3) Natalia Zvereva (2)	Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko Neiland	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
	1995	Gigi Fernández (4) Natalia Zvereva (3)	Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko Neiland	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
	1996	Nicole Arendt Jana Novotná (2)	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6–2, 6–3
	1997	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	7–6^(7–4), 3–6, 7–6^(7–3)
	1998	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva (4)	Anna Kournikova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–4, 6–2
	1999	Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud	Larisa Savchenko Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 6–4
	2000	Martina Hingis (2) Anna Kournikova	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barbara Schett	6–4, 6–2
	2001	Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond	Justine Henin Meghann Shaughnessy	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5
	2002	Lindsay Davenport (3) Lisa Raymond (2)	Meghann Shaughnessy Paola Suárez	6–2, 6–4
	2003	Lisa Raymond (3) Rennae Stubbs	Cara Black Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–4
	2004	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs (2)	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff	6–3, 6–2
	2005	Daniela Hantuchová Anastasia Myskina	Květa Hrdličková Peschke Francesca Schiavone	6–0, 3–6, 7–5
Stuttgart	2006	Lisa Raymond (4) Samantha Stosur	Cara Black Rennae Stubbs	6–3, 6–4
		Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs (3)	Chan Yung-jan Dinara Safina	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–4), [10–2]
	2008	Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder	Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs	6–2, 6–4
	2009	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
	2010	Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta	Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik	3–6, 7–6^(7–3), [10–5]
	2011	Sabine Lisicki Samantha Stosur (2)	Kristina Barrois Jasmin Wöhr	6–1, 7–6^(7–5)
	2012	Iveta Benešová	Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6–4, 7–5
	2013	Mona Barthel Sabine Lisicki (2)	Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza	6–4, 7–5
	2014	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	Cara Black Sania Mirza	6–2, 6–3
	2015	Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2) Lucie Šafářová	Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 6–3
	2016	Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic	Martina Hingis Sania Mirza	2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
	2017	Raquel Atawo Jeļena Ostapenko	Abigail Spears Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 6–4
	2018	Raquel Atawo (2) Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2)	Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), [10–5]
	2019	Mona Barthel (2) Anna-Lena Friedsam	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová	2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
	2020	Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
	2021	Ashleigh Barty Jennifer Brady	Desirae Krawczyk Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
	2022			6–3, 6–4
	2023	Desirae Krawczyk (2) Demi Schuurs (2)		6–4, 6–1
	2024			4–6, 6–3, [10–2]