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

Past finals

Singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
19846–1, 0–6, 6–2
19856–1, 6–3
19864–6, 6–2, 6–4
19876–2, 6–2
↓  Category 3  ↓
19886–3, 6–4
↓  Category 4  ↓
19896–1, 7–6(8–6)
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
19906–3, 6–2
19916–4, 6–4
19922–6, 7–5, 7–5
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
19936–3, 7–6(7–1)
19947–5, 3–6, 6–4
19956–4, 6–4
1996 Jana Novotná6–2, 6–2
19977–6(7–3), 7–5
19987–5, 6–3
19996–3, 6–4
20006–4, 4–6, 7–5
20016–3, 6–1
20026–7(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 6–3
20036–0, 6–4
20044–6, 6–2, 6–3
20057–6(7–5), 6–3
20066–1, 4–6, 6–3
2007 Justine Henin Tatiana Golovin6–4, 6–4
↓  Tier II tournament  ↓
2008 Venus Williams Flavia Pennetta7–6(7–1), 6–2

Doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Williams wins final Zurich Open. Swissinfo.ch. 2008-10-18. 2008-11-09.
  2. Web site: Von den European Indoors zum Zurich Open. Blick. de. 13 October 2005.