Women's Stuttgart Open

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]

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Tournament information
Founded1978
Editions43 (2021)
LocationFilderstadt (1978–2005)
Stuttgart (2006–)
Germany
VenueTennis Sporthalle Filderstadt (1978–2005)
Porsche Arena (2006–)
CategoryTier II (1990-2008)
Premier (2009-2019)
WTA 500 (2021–)
SurfaceHard (Indoor) (1978-2008)
Clay - indoors (2009-)
Draw28S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$780,637 (2023)
Websiteporsche-tennis.de
Current champions (2023)
SinglesPoland Iga Świątek
DoublesUnited States Desirae Krawczyk
Netherlands Demi Schuurs

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.

Iga Świątek is the current singles champion.

History

The tournament was founded by businessman Dieter Fischer who had organized a men's exhibition tournament[lower-alpha 1] 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 1978United States Tracy AustinNetherlands Betty Stöve6–3, 6–3
1979United States Tracy Austin (2) Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova6–3, 6–2
1980United States Tracy Austin (3) United States Sherry Acker6–2, 7–5
1981United States Tracy Austin (4) Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1982United States Martina NavratilovaUnited States Tracy Austin6–3, 6–3
1983United States Martina Navratilova (2) France Catherine Tanvier6–1, 6–2
1984Sweden Catarina LindqvistWest Germany Steffi Graf6–1, 6–4
1985United States Pam ShriverSweden Catarina Lindqvist6–1, 7–5
1986United States Martina Navratilova (3) Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková6–2, 6–3
1987United States Martina Navratilova (4) United States Chris Evert7–5, 6–1
1988United States Martina Navratilova (5) United States Chris Evert6–2, 6–3
1989Argentina Gabriela SabatiniUnited States Mary Joe Fernández7–6(7–5), 6–4
1990United States Mary Joe FernándezAustria Barbara Paulus6–1, 6–3
1991Germany Anke HuberUnited States Martina Navratilova2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
1992United States Martina Navratilova (6) Argentina Gabriela Sabatini7–6(7–1), 6–3
1993France Mary PierceBelarus Natasha Zvereva6–3, 6–3
1994Germany Anke Huber (2) France Mary Pierce6–4, 6–2
1995Croatia Iva MajoliArgentina Gabriela Sabatini6–4, 7–6(7–4)
1996Switzerland Martina HingisGermany Anke Huber6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1997Switzerland Martina Hingis (2) United States Lisa Raymond6–4, 6–2
1998France Sandrine TestudUnited States Lindsay Davenport7–5, 6–3
1999Switzerland Martina Hingis (3) France Mary Pierce6–4, 6–1
2000Switzerland Martina Hingis (4) Belgium Kim Clijsters6–0, 6–3
2001United States Lindsay DavenportBelgium Justine Henin7–5, 6–4
2002Belgium Kim ClijstersSlovakia Daniela Hantuchová4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2003Belgium Kim Clijsters (2) Belgium Justine Henin5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2004United States Lindsay Davenport (2) France Amélie Mauresmo6–2, ret.
2005United States Lindsay Davenport (3) France Amélie Mauresmo6–2, 6–4
Stuttgart 2006Russia Nadia PetrovaFrance Tatiana Golovin6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2007Belgium Justine HeninFrance Tatiana Golovin2–6, 6–2, 6–1
2008Serbia Jelena JankovićRussia Nadia Petrova6–4, 6–3
2009Russia Svetlana KuznetsovaRussia Dinara Safina6–4, 6–3
2010Belgium Justine Henin (2) Australia Samantha Stosur6–4, 2–6, 6–1
2011Germany Julia GörgesDenmark Caroline Wozniacki7–6(7–3), 6–3
2012Russia Maria SharapovaBelarus Victoria Azarenka6–1, 6–4
2013Russia Maria Sharapova (2) China Li Na6–4, 6–3
2014Russia Maria Sharapova (3) Serbia Ana Ivanovic3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2015Germany Angelique KerberDenmark Caroline Wozniacki3–6, 6–1, 7–5
2016Germany Angelique Kerber (2) Germany Laura Siegemund6–4, 6–0
2017Germany Laura SiegemundFrance Kristina Mladenovic6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
2018Czech Republic Karolína PlíškováUnited States CoCo Vandeweghe7–6(7–2), 6–4
2019Czech Republic Petra KvitováEstonia Anett Kontaveit6–3, 7–6(7–2)
2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Australia Ashleigh BartyBelarus Aryna Sabalenka3–6, 6–0, 6–3
2022Poland Iga Świątek Aryna Sabalenka6–2, 6–2
2023Poland Iga Świątek (2) Aryna Sabalenka6–3, 6–4

Doubles

Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Filderstadt 1978United States Tracy Austin
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6–3, 6–3
1979United States Billie Jean King
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6–3, 6–3
1980Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Netherlands Betty Stöve (2)
United States Kathy Jordan
United States Anne Smith
6–4, 7–5
1981Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
United States Martina Navratilova (2)
United States Barbara Potter
United States Anne Smith
6–4, 6–1
1982United States Martina Navratilova (3)
United States Pam Shriver
United States Candy Reynolds
United States Anne Smith
6–2, 6–3
1983United States Martina Navratilova (4)
United States Candy Reynolds
Romania Virginia Ruzici
France Catherine Tanvier
6–2, 6–1
1984West Germany Claudia Kohde Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
West Germany Bettina Bunge
West Germany Eva Pfaff
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1985Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
United States Pam Shriver (2)
Sweden Carina Karlsson
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–2, 6–1
1986United States Martina Navratilova (5)
United States Pam Shriver (3)
United States Zina Garrison
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
7–6(7–5), 6–4
1987United States Martina Navratilova (6)
United States Pam Shriver (4)
United States Zina Garrison
United States Lori McNeil
6–1, 6–2
1988United States Martina Navratilova (7)
Poland Iwona Kuczyńska
South Africa Elna Reinach
Italy Raffaella Reggi
6–1, 6–4
1989United States Gigi Fernández
United States Robin White
South Africa Elna Reinach
Italy Raffaella Reggi
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
1990United States Mary Joe Fernández
United States Zina Garrison
Argentina Mercedes Paz
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
7–5, 6–3
1991United States Martina Navratilova (8)
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
United States Pam Shriver
Soviet Union Natalia Zvereva
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1992Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (2)
United States Pam Shriver
Commonwealth of Independent States Natalia Zvereva
6–4, 7–5
1993United States Gigi Fernández (2)
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
United States Patty Fendick
United States Martina Navratilova
7–6(8–6), 6–4
1994United States Gigi Fernández (3)
Belarus Natalia Zvereva (2)
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
7–6(7–5), 6–4
1995United States Gigi Fernández (4)
Belarus Natalia Zvereva (3)
United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
5–7, 6–1, 6–4
1996United States Nicole Arendt
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (2)
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková
6–2, 6–3
1997Switzerland Martina Hingis
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2)
United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
1998United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (4)
Russia Anna Kournikova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 6–2
1999United States Chanda Rubin
France Sandrine Testud
Latvia Larisa Savchenko Neiland
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 6–4
2000Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
Russia Anna Kournikova
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Austria Barbara Schett
6–4, 6–2
2001United States Lindsay Davenport (2)
United States Lisa Raymond
Belgium Justine Henin
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
2002United States Lindsay Davenport (3)
United States Lisa Raymond (2)
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–2, 6–4
2003United States Lisa Raymond (3)
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Martina Navratilova
6–2, 6–4
2004Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs (2)
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Germany Julia Schruff
6–3, 6–2
2005Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Russia Anastasia Myskina
Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková Peschke
Italy Francesca Schiavone
6–0, 3–6, 7–5
Stuttgart 2006United States Lisa Raymond (4)
Australia Samantha Stosur
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 6–4
2007Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs (3)
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
Russia Dinara Safina
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–2]
2008Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–4
2009United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Russia Nadia Petrova
Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
5–7, 6–3, [10–7]
2010Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5]
2011Germany Sabine Lisicki
Australia Samantha Stosur (2)
Germany Kristina Barrois
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
2012Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Germany Julia Görges
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
6–4, 7–5
2013Germany Mona Barthel
Germany Sabine Lisicki (2)
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
India Sania Mirza
6–4, 7–5
2014Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–3
2015United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2)
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
France Caroline Garcia
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–3
2016France Caroline Garcia
France Kristina Mladenovic
Switzerland Martina Hingis
India Sania Mirza
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
2017United States Raquel Atawo
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
United States Abigail Spears
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
6–4, 6–4
2018United States Raquel Atawo (2)
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2)
United States Nicole Melichar
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
2019Germany Mona Barthel (2)
Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021Australia Ashleigh Barty
United States Jennifer Brady
United States Desirae Krawczyk
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
2022United States Desirae Krawczyk
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
United States Coco Gauff
China Zhang Shuai
6–3, 6–4
2023United States Desirae Krawczyk (2)
Netherlands Demi Schuurs (2)
United States Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Mexico Giuliana Olmos
6–4, 6–1

See also

Notes

  1. The two-day event had a four-player field consisting of Mark Cox, Charlie Pasarell, Jeff Borowiak and Ray Moore.

References

  1. Hans-Jürgen Pohmann (16 October 1995). "Filderstadt kämpft brav gegen den Einheitsbrei". Die Welt (in German).
  2. "Caroline Wozniacki loses to Julia Goerges in Stuttgart". BBC News. 24 April 2011.
  3. David Werner (14 April 2016). "Ein Traum wird Realität". Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German).
  4. Bernd Dassel (31 October 1980). "Schmetterball in der Provinz". Die Zeit (in German).
  5. Jörg Allmeroth (29 April 2017). "Die Vision des Dieter Fischer". Tennisnet.com (in German). Spox.
  6. Simon David (23 April 2014). "Ein Turnier mit großer Geschichte". Stuttgarter Nachrichten (in German).
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