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Tennis tournament
Austrian Open Founded 1896; 128 years ago (1896 ) Abolished 2015 Location Various, Austria Venue Various Surface
Clay / outdoor
The Austrian Open was a
WTA Tour affiliated women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1896 as the Championships of Austria a combined men's and women's tournament.
[1] Following World War II it was known as the Austrian International Championships up to the
open era .
[2]
The women's tournament was discontinued in 2015, the men's ATP event the
Austrian Open Kitzbühel is still being held.
History
The men's tournament the Championships of Austria was established in 1894,
[3] with the women's event following two years later in 1896.
[4] It was originally held in
Prague in what was then (
Bohemia ) up until World War One; then in Vienna from 1921 to 1951, '54 '55 '57 '64, then moved to Salzburg in '1952, then held in Portschach in 1954 '58 '60 '63? '66 '68, it was held for year
Linz in 1956, then in Kitzbühel in '59 '61 '65 .
[5] Following World War II the event was known as the.
[6]
[7]
In the Open Era, seven locations hosted the event:
Pörtschach in 1968 and 1999;
Kitzbühel from 1969 to 1983 and from 1990 to 1993;
Vienna in 1979 and from 2001 to 2004;
Bregenz from 1985 to 1986;
Maria Lankowitz from 1994 to 1998,
Klagenfurt in 2000 and
Bad Gastein from 2007 to 2015 where it took place as
Nürnberger Gastein Ladies . The tournament which is held on outdoor
clay courts was not contested in 1984, 1987 to 1989 and from 2005 to 2006.
Four Austrians won the singles event:
Judith Wiesner in 1995,
Barbara Paulus in 1996,
Barbara Schett in 1997 and 1999 and
Yvonne Meusberger in 2013. Two Austrians were victorious in the doubles event:
Petra Huber in 1986 partnering West German
Petra Keppeler ,
Patricia Wartusch in 2002 partnering Hungarian
Petra Mandula along with
Sandra Klemenschits in 2013, partnering Slovenian
Andreja Klepač . Romanian
Virginia Ruzici holds the Open Era record for singles titles, with three victories in 1980, 1982 and 1985.
Nürnberger Gastein Ladies was a tennis tournament held in Bad Gastein, Austria between 2007 and 2015. It was an International event on the WTA Tour with total prize-money of $250,000 and was played on red clay. In 2016, a new addition to the 2016 calendar was announced on March 11, the Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland, which replaced the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies International tournament, held in Bad Gastein since 2007.
In 2020, amidst the
COVID-19 pandemic , the WTA announced the Carinthian Ladies Open , a
WTA 125K tournament, to be held in Austria on clay courts. The tournament will be held during the same week as the
2020 US Open , and will allow players affected by the cancellation of US Open
qualifying to compete.
[8]
[9] However, the tournament was cancelled just days after the announcement due to the pandemic.
Finals
Singles
(incomplete list)
Year
Location
Champion
Finalist(s)
Score
1968
Winnie Shaw
Elena Subirats
6–1, 7–5
1969
Judy Tegart
Pat Walkden
8–6, 6–2
1970
Helga Niessen
Evonne Goolagong
7–5, 6–3
1971
Billie Jean King
Laura Rossouw
6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1972
Katja Ebbinghaus
Marijke Schaar
7–5, 6–3
1973
Evonne Goolagong
Olga Morozova
not completed
1974
Mirka Koželuhová
Mima Jaušovec
6–3, 6–0
1975
Sue Barker
Pam Teeguarden
6–4, 6–4
1976
Wendy Turnbull
Virginia Ruzici
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1977
Renáta Tomanová
Katja Ebbinghaus
6–3, 7–5
1978
Virginia Ruzici
Sylvia Hanika
6–4, 6–3
1979
Chris Evert
Caroline Stoll
6–1, 6–1
1979
Hana Mandlíková
Sylvia Hanika
2–6, 7–5, 6–3
1980
Virginia Ruzici
Hana Mandlíková
3–6, 6–1, ret.
1981
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Sylvia Hanika
7–5, 7–6
1982
Virginia Ruzici
Lea Plchová
6–2, 6–2
1983
Pascale Paradis
Petra Huber
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1984
Helena Suková
Virginia Ruzici
6–2, 6–2
1985
Virginia Ruzici
Mima Jaušovec
6–2, 6–3
1986
Sandra Cecchini
Mariana Pérez-Roldán
6–4, 6–0
1987
not held
1988
not held
1989
not held
1990
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Rachel McQuillan
7–6, 6–4
1991
Conchita Martínez
Judith Wiesner
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
1992
Conchita Martínez
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière
6–0, 3–6, 6–2
1993
Anke Huber
Judith Wiesner
6–4, 6–1
1994
Anke Huber
Judith Wiesner
6–3, 6–3
1995
Judith Wiesner
Ruxandra Dragomir
7–6, 6–3
1996
Barbara Paulus
Sandra Cecchini
w/o
1997
Barbara Schett
Henrieta Nagyová
3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1998
Patty Schnyder
Gala León García
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1999
Karina Habšudová
Silvija Talaja
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
2000
Barbara Schett
Patty Schnyder
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2001
Iroda Tulyaganova
Patty Schnyder
6–3, 6–2
2002
Anna Smashnova
Iroda Tulyaganova
6–4, 6–1
2003
Paola Suárez
Karolina Šprem
7–6, 2–6, 6–4
2004
Anna Smashnova
Alicia Molik
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
2005
not held
2006
not held
2007
Francesca Schiavone
Yvonne Meusburger
6–1, 6–4
2008
Pauline Parmentier
Lucie Hradecká
6–4, 6–4
2009
Andrea Petkovic
Ioana Raluca Olaru
6–2, 6–3
2010
Julia Görges
Timea Bacsinszky
6–1, 6–4
2011
María José Martínez Sánchez
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
6–0, 7–5
2012
Alizé Cornet
Yanina Wickmayer
7–5, 7–6(7–1)
2013
Yvonne Meusburger
Andrea Hlaváčková
7–5, 6–2
2014
Andrea Petkovic (2)
Shelby Rogers
6–3, 6–3
2015
Samantha Stosur
Karin Knapp
3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
2016–2019
replaced by the
WTA Swiss Open
Doubles
Year
Location
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1968
Pörtschach
unavailable
1969
Kitzbühel
Judy Tegart
Pat Walkden
Marianna Brummer
Anita Van Deventer
6–0, 6–3
1970
Kitzbühel
Brenda Kirk
Annette Van Zyl
Helga Niessen
Winnie Shaw
6–4, 6–3
1971
Kitzbühel
Rosemary Casals
Billie Jean King
Helga Niessen
Heide Orth
6–2, 6–4
1972
Kitzbühel
Katja Ebbinghaus
Heide Orth
Mandy Morgan
Lucia Sarno
6–0, 6–1
1973
Kitzbühel
Aleksandra Ivanova
Olga Morozova
Evonne Goolagong
Janet Young
2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1974
Kitzbühel
Beatrix Klein
Éva Szabó
Ana María Pinto Bravo
Iris Riedel
6–1, 6–4
1975
Kitzbühel
Sue Barker
Pam Teeguarden
Fiorella Bonicelli
Raquel Giscafré
6–4, 6–3
1976
Kitzbühel
Helena Anliot
Mimmi Wikstedt
Katja Ebbinghaus
Heidi Eisterlehner
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1977
Kitzbühel
Helen Gourlay-Cawley
Rayni Fox
Lesley Charles
Jackie Fayter
6–1, 6–4
1978
Kitzbühel
Virginia Ruzici
Renáta Tomanová
Regina Maršíková
Florența Mihai
7–5, 6–2
1979
Vienna
Dianne Fromholtz
Marise Kruger
Ilana Kloss
Betty-Ann Stuart
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1979
Kitzbühel
Helena Anliot
Dianne Evers
Virginia Ruzici
Elly Vessies
6–0, 6–4
1980
Kitzbühel
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Eva Pfaff
Renáta Tomanová
Hana Mandlíková
w/o
1981
Kitzbühel
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Eva Pfaff
Elizabeth Little
Yvonne Vermaak
6–4, 6–3
1982
Kitzbühel
Yvona Brzáková
Kateřina Skronská
Jill Patterson
Courtney Lord
6–1, 7–5
1983
Kitzbühel
Chris Newton
Pam Whytcross
Nathalie Herreman
Pascale Paradis
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
1984
not held
1985
Bregenz
Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
Andrea Holíková
Kateřina Skronská
6–2, 6–3
1986
Bregenz
Petra Huber
Petra Keppeler
Sabrina Goleš
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–2, 6–4
1987
not held
1988
not held
1989
not held
1990
Kitzbühel
Petra Langrová
Radka Zrubáková
Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
6–0, 6–4
1991
Kitzbühel
Bettina Fulco
Nicole Muns-Jagerman
Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
7–5, 6–4
1992
Kitzbühel
Florencia Labat
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret
Amanda Coetzer
Wiltrud Probst
6–3, 6–3
1993
Kitzbühel
Fang Li
Dominique Monami
Maja Murić
Pavlína Rajzlová
6–2, 6–1
1994
Maria Lankowitz
Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
Alexandra Fusai
Karina Habšudová
7–5, 7–5
1995
Maria Lankowitz
Silvia Farina
Andrea Temesvári
Alexandra Fusai
Wiltrud Probst
6–2, 6–2
1996
Maria Lankowitz
Janette Husárová
Natalia Medvedeva
Lenka Cenková
Kateřina Šišková
6–4, 7–5
1997
Maria Lankowitz
Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová
Radka Bobková
Wiltrud Probst
6–2, 6–2
1998
Maria Lankowitz
Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
Tina Križan
Katarina Srebotnik
6–1, 6–2
1999
Pörtschach
Silvia Farina Elia
Karina Habšudová
Olga Lugina
Laura Montalvo
6–4, 6–4
2000
Klagenfurt
Laura Montalvo
Paola Suárez
Barbara Schett
Patty Schnyder
7–6, 6–1
2001
Vienna
Paola Suárez
Patricia Tarabini
Vanessa Henke
Lenka Němečková
6–4, 6–2
2002
Vienna
Petra Mandula
Patricia Wartusch
Barbara Schwartz
Jasmin Wöhr
6–2, 6–4
2003
Vienna
Ting Li
Tiantian Sun
Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
6–3, 6–4
2004
Vienna
Martina Navratilova
Lisa Raymond
Cara Black
Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 7–5
2005
not held
2006
not held
2007
Bad Gastein
Lucie Hradecká
Renata Voráčová
Ágnes Szávay
Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–3, 7–5
2008
Bad Gastein
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
Sesil Karatantcheva
Nataša Zorić
6–3, 6–3
2009
Bad Gastein
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
Tatjana Malek
Andrea Petkovic
6–2, 6–4
2010
Bad Gastein
Lucie Hradecká
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Timea Bacsinszky
Tathiana Garbin
6–7(2–7) , 6–1, [10–5]
2011
Bad Gastein
Eva Birnerová
Lucie Hradecká
Jarmila Gajdošová
Julia Görges
4–6, 6–2, [12–10]
2012
Bad Gastein
Jill Craybas
Julia Görges
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Petra Martić
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [11–9]
2013
Bad Gastein
Sandra Klemenschits
Andreja Klepač
Kristina Barrois
Eleni Daniilidou
6–1, 6–4
2014
Bad Gastein
Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková
Andreja Klepač
María Teresa Torró Flor
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2015
Bad Gastein
Danka Kovinić
Stephanie Vogt
Lara Arruabarrena
Lucie Hradecká
4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
2016–2019
replaced by the
WTA Swiss Open
See also
References
External links
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