Kremlin Cup
The Kremlin Cup (Russian: Кубок Кремля) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour. It was held annually at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, from 1990 to 2018. In 2019, the Olympic Stadium will undergo a major reconstruction which will last two years.[1][2] The 2019 edition of the tournament will be held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye.[3]
Kremlin Cup | |||||||||
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Tournament information | |||||||||
Founded | 1990 | ||||||||
Editions | 30 (2019) | ||||||||
Location | Moscow Russia | ||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium (1990–2018) Ice Palace Krylatskoye (since 2019) | ||||||||
Surface | Carpet - indoors (1990–2006) Hard - indoors (since 2007) | ||||||||
Website | kremlincup.ru | ||||||||
Current champions (2019) | |||||||||
Men's singles | Andrey Rublev | ||||||||
Women's singles | Belinda Bencic | ||||||||
Men's doubles | Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop | ||||||||
Women's doubles | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara | ||||||||
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The Kremlin Cup was created in 1990 by Sasson Khakshouri becoming the first international professional tennis tournament to be held in Russia. The tournament started as a men's only event during the first years of its run, before it became a joint men's and women's event in 1996.
Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface. It is now held on a RuKortHard surface.[4][5]
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
Singles
Doubles
References
- «Олимпийская сказка, прощай!»
- Спорткомплекс "Олимпийский" в Москве закроется на реконструкцию в 2019 году
- VTB Kremlin Cup Jubilee Edition To Be Held At Krylatskoye Ice Palace
- http://images.kremlincup.ru/kremlincup/2008/08/20/0000000390/field8.pdf
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-09-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
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Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Dubai |
Favorite WTA Tier I - II Tournament 2003 |
Succeeded by Miami |