Zurich Open

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]

"European Indoors" redirects here. For the competition in the sport of athletics, see European Athletics Indoor Championships. For the men's tennis tournament, see European Indoor Championships.
Zurich Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1984
Abolished2008
Editions25
LocationZürich
Switzerland
VenueSaalsporthalle (1984–1996)
Schluefweg (1997–2004)
Hallenstadion (2005–2008)
CategoryTier I (1993–2007)
Tier II (1990–1992, 2008)
Category 4 (1989)
Category 3 (1986–1988)
SurfaceHard / Indoors
Draw28M/32Q/16D
Prize money$1,340,000
$600,000 (from 2008)

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)

References
  1. "Williams wins final Zurich Open". Swissinfo.ch. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  2. "Von den European Indoors zum Zurich Open". Blick (in German). 13 October 2005.
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