Tennis tournament
Austrian Open |
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Defunct tennis tournament |
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Founded | 1896; 128 years ago (1896) |
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Abolished | 2015 |
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Location | Various, Austria |
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Venue | Various |
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Surface | Clay / outdoor |
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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
- ^ Grasso, John (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-8108-7237-0.
- ^ Grasso (2011)
- ^ Grasso (2011)
- ^ Grasso (2011)
- ^ Grasso (2011)
- ^ Austrian International Championships
- ^ Grasso (2011)
- ^ WTA Announces Two $125k Events to Make up for US Open 2020 Qualifying
- ^ WTA Tour adds two $125K series events in Prague & Portschach to provisional calendar
External links
- WTA Results Archive
- Official website
- Webcam of the centre court of the WTA Gastein Ladies
Austrian Open tournaments
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