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Austrian Open Defunct tennis tournament Founded 1896; 129 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] 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.
The men's tournament the Championships of Austria was established in 1894,[ 3] [ 4] 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] [ 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ドル 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]
(incomplete list)
Year
Location
Champion
Finalist(s)
Score
1968
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw Mexico Elena Subirats 6–1, 7–5
1969
Australia Judy Tegart South Africa Pat Walkden 8–6, 6–2
1970
West Germany Helga Niessen Australia Evonne Goolagong 7–5, 6–3
1971
United States Billie Jean King South Africa Laura Rossouw 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1972
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus Netherlands Marijke Schaar 7–5, 6–3
1973
Australia Evonne Goolagong Soviet Union Olga Morozova not completed
1974
Czechoslovakia Mirka Koželuhová Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 6–3, 6–0
1975
United Kingdom Sue Barker United States Pam Teeguarden 6–4, 6–4
1976
Australia Wendy Turnbull Romania Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1977
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus 6–3, 7–5
1978
Romania Virginia Ruzici West Germany Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 6–3
1979
United States Chris Evert United States Caroline Stoll 6–1, 6–1
1979
Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková West Germany Sylvia Hanika 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
1980
Romania Virginia Ruzici Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková 3–6, 6–1, ret.
1981
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch West Germany Sylvia Hanika 7–5, 7–6
1982
Romania Virginia Ruzici Czechoslovakia Lea Plchová 6–2, 6–2
1983
France Pascale Paradis Austria Petra Huber 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1984
Czech Republic Helena Suková Romania Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–2
1985
Romania Virginia Ruzici Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–3
1986
Italy Sandra Cecchini Argentina Mariana Pérez-Roldán 6–4, 6–0
1987
not held
1988
not held
1989
not held
1990
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Australia Rachel McQuillan 7–6, 6–4
1991
Spain Conchita Martínez Austria Judith Wiesner 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
1992
Spain Conchita Martínez Switzerland Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–0, 3–6, 6–2
1993
Germany Anke Huber Austria Judith Wiesner 6–4, 6–1
1994
Germany Anke Huber Austria Judith Wiesner 6–3, 6–3
1995
Austria Judith Wiesner Romania Ruxandra Dragomir 7–6, 6–3
1996
Austria Barbara Paulus Italy Sandra Cecchini w/o
1997
Austria Barbara Schett Slovakia Henrieta Nagyová 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1998
Switzerland Patty Schnyder Spain Gala León García 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1999
Slovakia Karina Habšudová Croatia Silvija Talaja 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
2000
Austria Barbara Schett Switzerland Patty Schnyder 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2001
Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova Switzerland Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–2
2002
Israel Anna Smashnova Uzbekistan Iroda Tulyaganova 6–4, 6–1
2003
Argentina Paola Suárez Croatia Karolina Šprem 7–6, 2–6, 6–4
2004 Israel Anna Smashnova Australia Alicia Molik 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
2005
not held
2006
not held
2007 Italy Francesca Schiavone Austria Yvonne Meusburger 6–1, 6–4
2008 France Pauline Parmentier Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–4
2009 Germany Andrea Petkovic Romania Ioana Raluca Olaru 6–2, 6–3
2010 Germany Julia Görges Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky 6–1, 6–4
2011 Spain María José Martínez Sánchez Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6–0, 7–5
2012 France Alizé Cornet Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
2013 Austria Yvonne Meusburger Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková 7–5, 6–2
2014 Germany Andrea Petkovic (2) United States Shelby Rogers 6–3, 6–3
2015 Australia Samantha Stosur Italy Karin Knapp 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–2
2016–2019
replaced by the WTA Swiss Open
Year
Location
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1968
Pörtschach unavailable
1969
Kitzbühel Australia Judy Tegart South Africa Pat Walkden South Africa Marianna Brummer South Africa Anita Van Deventer 6–0, 6–3
1970
Kitzbühel South Africa Brenda Kirk South Africa Annette Van Zyl West Germany Helga Niessen United Kingdom Winnie Shaw 6–4, 6–3
1971
Kitzbühel United States Rosemary Casals United States Billie Jean King West Germany Helga Niessen West Germany Heide Orth 6–2, 6–4
1972
Kitzbühel West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus West Germany Heide Orth Australia Mandy Morgan Uruguay Lucia Sarno 6–0, 6–1
1973
Kitzbühel Soviet Union Aleksandra Ivanova Soviet Union Olga Morozova Australia Evonne Goolagong Australia Janet Young 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1974
Kitzbühel Hungary Beatrix Klein Hungary Éva Szabó Chile Ana María Pinto Bravo West Germany Iris Riedel 6–1, 6–4
1975
Kitzbühel United Kingdom Sue Barker United States Pam Teeguarden Peru Fiorella Bonicelli Argentina Raquel Giscafré 6–4, 6–3
1976
Kitzbühel Sweden Helena Anliot Sweden Mimmi Wikstedt West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus West Germany Heidi Eisterlehner 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1977
Kitzbühel Australia Helen Gourlay-Cawley United States Rayni Fox United Kingdom Lesley Charles United Kingdom Jackie Fayter 6–1, 6–4
1978
Kitzbühel Romania Virginia Ruzici Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková Romania Florența Mihai 7–5, 6–2
1979
Vienna Australia Dianne Fromholtz South Africa Marise Kruger South Africa Ilana Kloss United States Betty-Ann Stuart 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1979
Kitzbühel Sweden Helena Anliot Australia Dianne Evers Romania Virginia Ruzici Netherlands Elly Vessies 6–0, 6–4
1980
Kitzbühel West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch West Germany Eva Pfaff Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková w/o
1981
Kitzbühel West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch West Germany Eva Pfaff Australia Elizabeth Little South Africa Yvonne Vermaak 6–4, 6–3
1982
Kitzbühel Czechoslovakia Yvona Brzáková Czechoslovakia Kateřina Skronská United States United States 6–1, 7–5
1983
Kitzbühel New Zealand Chris Newton Australia Pam Whytcross France Nathalie Herreman France Pascale Paradis 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
1984
not held
1985
Bregenz Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec Romania Virginia Ruzici Czechoslovakia Andrea Holíková Czechoslovakia Kateřina Skronská 6–2, 6–3
1986
Bregenz Austria Petra Huber West Germany Petra Keppeler Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–2, 6–4
1987
not held
1988
not held
1989
not held
1990
Kitzbühel Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Italy Sandra Cecchini Argentina Patricia Tarabini 6–0, 6–4
1991
Kitzbühel Argentina Bettina Fulco Netherlands Nicole Muns-Jagerman Italy Sandra Cecchini Argentina Patricia Tarabini 7–5, 6–4
1992
Kitzbühel Argentina Florencia Labat France Alexia Dechaume-Balleret South Africa Amanda Coetzer Germany Wiltrud Probst 6–3, 6–3
1993
Kitzbühel China Fang Li Belgium Dominique Monami Croatia Maja Murić Czech Republic Pavlína Rajzlová 6–2, 6–1
1994
Maria Lankowitz Italy Sandra Cecchini Argentina Patricia Tarabini France Alexandra Fusai Slovakia Karina Habšudová 7–5, 7–5
1995
Maria Lankowitz Italy Silvia Farina Hungary Andrea Temesvári France Alexandra Fusai Germany Wiltrud Probst 6–2, 6–2
1996
Maria Lankowitz Slovakia Janette Husárová Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva Czech Republic Lenka Cenková Czech Republic Kateřina Šišková 6–4, 7–5
1997
Maria Lankowitz Czech Republic Eva Melicharová Czech Republic Helena Vildová Czech Republic Radka Bobková Germany Wiltrud Probst 6–2, 6–2
1998
Maria Lankowitz Argentina Laura Montalvo Argentina Paola Suárez Slovenia Tina Križan Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–2
1999
Pörtschach Italy Silvia Farina Elia Slovakia Karina Habšudová Ukraine Olga Lugina Argentina Laura Montalvo 6–4, 6–4
2000
Klagenfurt Argentina Laura Montalvo Argentina Paola Suárez Austria Barbara Schett Switzerland Patty Schnyder 7–6, 6–1
2001
Vienna Argentina Paola Suárez Argentina Patricia Tarabini Germany Vanessa Henke Czech Republic Lenka Němečková 6–4, 6–2
2002
Vienna Hungary Petra Mandula Austria Patricia Wartusch Austria Barbara Schwartz Germany Jasmin Wöhr 6–2, 6–4
2003
Vienna China Ting Li China Tiantian Sun China Yan Zi China Zheng Jie 6–3, 6–4
2004 Vienna United States Martina Navratilova United States Lisa Raymond Zimbabwe Cara Black Australia Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 7–5
2005
not held
2006
not held
2007 Bad Gastein Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Hungary Ágnes Szávay Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–3, 7–5
2008 Bad Gastein Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva Serbia Nataša Zorić 6–3, 6–3
2009 Bad Gastein Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Germany Tatjana Malek Germany Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–4
2010 Bad Gastein Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky Italy Tathiana Garbin 6–7(2–7) , 6–1, [10–5]
2011 Bad Gastein Czech Republic Eva Birnerová Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká Australia Jarmila Gajdošová Germany Julia Görges 4–6, 6–2, [12–10]
2012 Bad Gastein United States Jill Craybas Germany Julia Görges Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld Croatia Petra Martić 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [11–9]
2013 Bad Gastein Austria Sandra Klemenschits Slovenia Andreja Klepač Germany Kristina Barrois Greece Eleni Daniilidou 6–1, 6–4
2014 Bad Gastein Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková Slovenia Andreja Klepač Spain María Teresa Torró Flor 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2015 Bad Gastein Montenegro Danka Kovinić Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt Spain Lara Arruabarrena Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
2016–2019
replaced by the WTA Swiss Open
2009–2020 2011–2020 2013–2020 2014–2020 2015–2020 2016–2020 2019–2020 2020 Defunct