Women's Stuttgart Open
The Stuttgart Open, currently sponsored by Porsche and called the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, is a 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. As of 2013, it was a Premier tournament on the WTA Tour. The singles champion receives prize money and a Porsche 911 Carrera sports car.[1] 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.
The players feel very much at home in Stuttgart, so much so that they voted the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as their favourite event in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014.
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.
Angelique Kerber is the current champion.
Past finals
Singles
Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
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, 6–4 |
1990 | Mary Joe Fernandez | Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 6–3 |
1991 | Anke Huber | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
1992 | Martina Navratilova (6) | Gabriela Sabatini | 7–6, 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 |
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 |
Doubles
Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
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 |
2006 | Lisa Raymond (4) Samantha Stosur | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | 6–3, 6–4 |
2007 | Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs (3) | Yung–Jan Chan 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] |
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