Zurich Open Explained
| Zurich Open |
| Type: | defunct |
| Logo Size: | 150px |
| Founded: | 1984 |
| Abolished: | 2008 |
| Editions: | 25 |
| City: | Zürich |
| Country: | Switzerland |
| Venue: | Saalsporthalle (1984–1996)
Schluefweg (1997–2004)
Hallenstadion (2005–2008) |
| Tier: | Tier I (1993–2007)
Tier II (1990–1992, 2008)
Category 4 (1989)
Category 3 (1986–1988) |
| 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 Zürich, 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] [2]
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.
Name history
- European Indoors: 1984–1989
- BMW European Indoors: 1990–1992
- Barilla Indoors: 1993
- European Indoor Championships: 1994–1997
- 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 |
|---|
| 1984 | | | 6–1, 0–6, 6–2 |
| 1985 | | | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1986 | | | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1987 | | | 6–2, 6–2 |
| ↓ Category 3 ↓ |
| 1988 | | | 6–3, 6–4 |
| ↓ Category 4 ↓ |
| 1989 | | | 6–1, 7–6(8–6) |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
| 1990 | | | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1991 | | | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1992 | | | 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| ↓ Tier I tournament ↓ |
| 1993 | | | 6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
| 1994 | | | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1995 | | | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1996 |  Jana Novotná | | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1997 | | | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
| 1998 | | | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1999 | | | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2000 | | | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2001 | | | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2002 | | | 6–7(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
| 2003 | | | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 2004 | | | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2005 | | | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
| 2006 | | | 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 | |
Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|
| 1984 | Andrea Leand
 Andrea Temesvári | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Hana Mandlíková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1985 | Hana Mandlíková
Andrea Temesvári | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 1986 | Steffi Graf
 Gabriela Sabatini | Lori McNeil
Alycia Moulton | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1987 | Nathalie Herreman
Pascale Paradis | Jana Novotná
Catherine Suire | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| ↓ Category 3 ↓ |
| 1988 | Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková | 6–3, 6–3 |
| ↓ Category 4 ↓ |
| 1989 | Jana Novotná
Helena Suková |  Judith Polzl-Wiesner
Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
| 1990 | Manon Bollegraf
Eva Pfaff | Catherine Suire
Dinky Van Rensburg | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1991 | Jana Novotná
Andrea Strnadová | Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1992 | Helena Suková
 Natasha Zvereva | Martina Navratilova
Pam Shriver | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| ↓ Tier I tournament ↓ |
| 1993 | Zina Garrison
Martina Navratilova | Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1994 | Manon Bollegraf
Martina Navratilova | Patty Fendick
Meredith McGrath | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| 1995 | Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf | Chanda Rubin
Caroline Vis | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| 1996 | Martina Hingis
Helena Suková | Nicole Arendt
Natasha Zvereva | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis
 Arantxa Sánchez | Larisa Savchenko-Neiland
Helena Suková | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1998 | Serena Williams
Venus Williams | Mariaan de Swardt
 Elena Tatarkova | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1999 | Lisa Raymond
 Rennae Stubbs | Nathalie Tauziat
Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis
 Anna Kournikova | Kimberly Po
Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2001 | Lindsay Davenport
Lisa Raymond | Sandrine Testud
Roberta Vinci | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 2002 | Elena Bovina
Justine Henin | Jelena Dokić
Nadia Petrova | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| 2003 | Kim Clijsters
 Ai Sugiyama | Virginia Ruano
Paola Suárez | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| 2004 | Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs | Virginia Ruano
Paola Suárez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs |  Daniela Hantuchová
Ai Sugiyama | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| 2006 | Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs | Liezel Huber
Katarina Srebotnik | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 2007 | Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs | Lisa Raymond
Francesca Schiavone | 7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ |
| 2008 | Cara Black
Liezel Huber | Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Patty Schnyder | 6–1, 7–6(7–3) | |
Records
- Most singles wins: Steffi Graf (6)
- Most consecutive single wins: Steffi Graf (4: 1989–1992)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Williams wins final Zurich Open. Swissinfo.ch. 2008-10-18. 2008-11-09.
- Web site: Von den European Indoors zum Zurich Open. Blick. de. 13 October 2005.
