Tennis tournament
Zurich Open Founded 1984 Abolished 2008 Editions 25 Location Zürich SwitzerlandVenue Saalsporthalle (1984–1996) Schluefweg (1997–2004) Hallenstadion (2005–2008) Category 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
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
↓ Category 3 ↓
1988
Pam Shriver
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
6–3, 6–4
↓ Category 4 ↓
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 Navratilova
2–6, 7–5, 7–5
↓ Tier I tournament ↓
1993
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
Martina Navratilova
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
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)
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