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Tennis tournament
The Stuttgart Open , also known by its sponsored name Porsche Tennis Grand Prix , is a women's
tennis tournament held in
Stuttgart , Germany (until 2005, in
Filderstadt , a southern suburb of Stuttgart). Held since 1978, the tournament is the oldest women's indoor tournament in Europe. The event was part of the
Tier II category from 1990 until 2008 and as of 2009 has been a
Premier tournament on the
WTA Tour .
[1] The singles champion receives prize money and a
Porsche sports car.
[2] Until 2008 the tournament was played on
hardcourt in autumn. Since 2009 it is played on
clay court in spring, as a warm-up tournament to the
French Open , making it the first indoor clay court event on the women's tour.
[3]
The players voted for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
as their favourite Premier tournament in 2007, 2008, 2010–2012, 2014–2017.
The tournament has been won by many former
number ones and Grand Slam champions.
Martina Navratilova holds the record for most singles wins at the event, with six titles between 1982 and 1992, in addition to eight doubles titles.
Tracy Austin and
Martina Hingis both come second with four wins each in the singles event, with Austin winning four consecutive. This is followed by
Lindsay Davenport and
Maria Sharapova with three wins each.
Elena Rybakina is the current singles champion.
History
The tournament was founded by businessman Dieter Fischer who had organized a men's exhibition tournament
[a] in Filderstadt in 1977 to open his tennis centre.
[4] After failing to schedule a men's event in 1978 a license for a
Tier II women's tournament was purchased for $100,000 and the first edition was held in October 1978, won by 15-year old
Tracy Austin .
[5] In March 1979 a men's tournament was held, won by
Wojciech Fibak , but this event was discontinued as it required too much effort to organize two tournaments annually with a volunteer force. In 1992 a request for promotion to the
Tier I category was rejected by the WTA on the grounds that the tournament's centre court, with a 3,000-seat capacity, was too small.
[1] In 2002 Fischer sold the tournament licence to Porsche who had been the official sponsor since the first edition.
[6]
Past finals
Singles
Location
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
Filderstadt
1978
Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
6–3, 6–3
1979
Tracy Austin (2)
Martina Navratilova
6–3, 6–2
1980
Tracy Austin (3)
Sherry Acker
6–2, 7–5
1981
Tracy Austin (4)
Martina Navratilova
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1982
Martina Navratilova
Tracy Austin
6–3, 6–3
1983
Martina Navratilova (2)
Catherine Tanvier
6–1, 6–2
1984
Catarina Lindqvist
Steffi Graf
6–1, 6–4
1985
Pam Shriver
Catarina Lindqvist
6–1, 7–5
1986
Martina Navratilova (3)
Hana Mandlíková
6–2, 6–3
1987
Martina Navratilova (4)
Chris Evert
7–5, 6–1
1988
Martina Navratilova (5)
Chris Evert
6–2, 6–3
1989
Gabriela Sabatini
Mary Joe Fernández
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
1990
Mary Joe Fernández
Barbara Paulus
6–1, 6–3
1991
Anke Huber
Martina Navratilova
2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
1992
Martina Navratilova (6)
Gabriela Sabatini
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
1993
Mary Pierce
Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 6–3
1994
Anke Huber (2)
Mary Pierce
6–4, 6–2
1995
Iva Majoli
Gabriela Sabatini
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
1996
Martina Hingis
Anke Huber
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1997
Martina Hingis (2)
Lisa Raymond
6–4, 6–2
1998
Sandrine Testud
Lindsay Davenport
7–5, 6–3
1999
Martina Hingis (3)
Mary Pierce
6–4, 6–1
2000
Martina Hingis (4)
Kim Clijsters
6–0, 6–3
2001
Lindsay Davenport
Justine Henin
7–5, 6–4
2002
Kim Clijsters
Daniela Hantuchová
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2003
Kim Clijsters (2)
Justine Henin
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2004
Lindsay Davenport (2)
Amélie Mauresmo
6–2, ret.
2005
Lindsay Davenport (3)
Amélie Mauresmo
6–2, 6–4
Stuttgart
2006
Nadia Petrova
Tatiana Golovin
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2007
Justine Henin
Tatiana Golovin
2–6, 6–2, 6–1
2008
Jelena Janković
Nadia Petrova
6–4, 6–3
2009
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Dinara Safina
6–4, 6–3
2010
Justine Henin (2)
Samantha Stosur
6–4, 2–6, 6–1
2011
Julia Görges
Caroline Wozniacki
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
2012
Maria Sharapova
Victoria Azarenka
6–1, 6–4
2013
Maria Sharapova (2)
Li Na
6–4, 6–3
2014
Maria Sharapova (3)
Ana Ivanovic
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2015
Angelique Kerber
Caroline Wozniacki
3–6, 6–1, 7–5
2016
Angelique Kerber (2)
Laura Siegemund
6–4, 6–0
2017
Laura Siegemund
Kristina Mladenovic
6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
2018
Karolína Plíšková
CoCo Vandeweghe
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
2019
Petra Kvitová
Anett Kontaveit
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2020
Not held due to the
coronavirus pandemic
2021
Ashleigh Barty
Aryna Sabalenka
3–6, 6–0, 6–3
2022
Iga Świątek
Aryna Sabalenka
6–2, 6–2
2023
Iga Świątek (2)
Aryna Sabalenka
6–3, 6–4
2024
Elena Rybakina
Marta Kostyuk
6–2, 6–2
Doubles
Location
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
Filderstadt
1978
Tracy Austin
Betty Stöve
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
6–3, 6–3
1979
Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Betty Stöve
Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 6–3
1980
Hana Mandlíková
Betty Stöve (2)
Kathy Jordan
Anne Smith
6–4, 7–5
1981
Mima Jaušovec
Martina Navratilova (2)
Barbara Potter
Anne Smith
6–4, 6–1
1982
Martina Navratilova (3)
Pam Shriver
Candy Reynolds
Anne Smith
6–2, 6–3
1983
Martina Navratilova (4)
Candy Reynolds
Virginia Ruzici
Catherine Tanvier
6–2, 6–1
1984
Claudia Kohde Kilsch
Helena Suková
Bettina Bunge
Eva Pfaff
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1985
Hana Mandlíková
Pam Shriver (2)
Carina Karlsson
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–2, 6–1
1986
Martina Navratilova (5)
Pam Shriver (3)
Zina Garrison
Gabriela Sabatini
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
1987
Martina Navratilova (6)
Pam Shriver (4)
Zina Garrison
Lori McNeil
6–1, 6–2
1988
Martina Navratilova (7)
Iwona Kuczyńska
Elna Reinach
Raffaella Reggi
6–1, 6–4
1989
Gigi Fernández
Robin White
Elna Reinach
Raffaella Reggi
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
1990
Mary Joe Fernández
Zina Garrison
Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–5, 6–3
1991
Martina Navratilova (8)
Jana Novotná
Pam Shriver
Natalia Zvereva
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1992
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Helena Suková (2)
Pam Shriver
Natalia Zvereva
6–4, 7–5
1993
Gigi Fernández (2)
Natalia Zvereva
Patty Fendick
Martina Navratilova
7–6(8–6) , 6–4
1994
Gigi Fernández (3)
Natalia Zvereva (2)
Manon Bollegraf
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
1995
Gigi Fernández (4)
Natalia Zvereva (3)
Meredith McGrath
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
5–7, 6–1, 6–4
1996
Nicole Arendt
Jana Novotná (2)
Martina Hingis
Helena Suková
6–2, 6–3
1997
Martina Hingis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
7–6(7–4) , 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
1998
Lindsay Davenport
Natasha Zvereva (4)
Anna Kournikova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–2
1999
Chanda Rubin
Sandrine Testud
Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–4
2000
Martina Hingis (2)
Anna Kournikova
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Barbara Schett
6–4, 6–2
2001
Lindsay Davenport (2)
Lisa Raymond
Justine Henin
Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5
2002
Lindsay Davenport (3)
Lisa Raymond (2)
Meghann Shaughnessy
Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–4
2003
Lisa Raymond (3)
Rennae Stubbs
Cara Black
Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–4
2004
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs (2)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Julia Schruff
6–3, 6–2
2005
Daniela Hantuchová
Anastasia Myskina
Květa Hrdličková Peschke
Francesca Schiavone
6–0, 3–6, 7–5
Stuttgart
2006
Lisa Raymond (4)
Samantha Stosur
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 6–4
2007
Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs (3)
Chan Yung-jan
Dinara Safina
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–4) , [10–2]
2008
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Patty Schnyder
Květa Peschke
Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–4
2009
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Nadia Petrova
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
2010
Gisela Dulko
Flavia Pennetta
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 7–6(7–3) , [10–5]
2011
Sabine Lisicki
Samantha Stosur (2)
Kristina Barrois
Jasmin Wöhr
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
2012
Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Julia Görges
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6–4, 7–5
2013
Mona Barthel
Sabine Lisicki (2)
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sania Mirza
6–4, 7–5
2014
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Cara Black
Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–3
2015
Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2)
Lucie Šafářová
Caroline Garcia
Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–3
2016
Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
Martina Hingis
Sania Mirza
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
2017
Raquel Atawo
Jeļena Ostapenko
Abigail Spears
Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
2018
Raquel Atawo (2)
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2)
Nicole Melichar
Květa Peschke
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–5]
2019
Mona Barthel (2)
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Lucie Šafářová
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2020
Not held due to the
coronavirus pandemic
2021
Ashleigh Barty
Jennifer Brady
Desirae Krawczyk
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
2022
Desirae Krawczyk
Demi Schuurs
Coco Gauff
Zhang Shuai
6–3, 6–4
2023
Desirae Krawczyk (2)
Demi Schuurs (2)
Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Giuliana Olmos
6–4, 6–1
2024
Chan Hao-ching
Veronika Kudermetova
Ulrikke Eikeri
Ingrid Neel
4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
See also
Notes
References
External links
Previous women's tournament categories (1990–2020)
Tournaments by year Premier Mandatory Premier 5 tournaments Premier tournaments