Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is a women's professional international tennis tournament held in April in Stuttgart ( Germany ) on indoor clay courts . Since 2009, it belongs to the WTA premier series with a prize pool of about $ 886 thousand and a tournament grid for 28 participants in singles and 16 pairs.
| Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| A place carrying out | Stuttgart Germany |
| Coating | ground (i) |
| Site | porsche-tennis.de |
| WTA World Tour | |
| Category | 3rd (1988-89) 2nd (1990-2008) Premier (2009 - present) |
| Prize | 886 077 $ |
In addition to the cash prize, the singles winner receives a Porsche sports car. [one]
Content
History
The first Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was held in Filderstadt in October 1978 . The tournament is thus the oldest indoor women's tennis tournament in Europe. [1] The tournament was the brainchild of the director of the Filderstadt tennis center, Dieter Fischer, and Porsche AG . [2]
The next year, under the auspices of Porsche, a men's tournament was also held in Filderstadt, but it did not become permanent, but the female received the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) award as the best tournament in Colgate Grand Prix (women's professional tour, which included 32 tournaments then) . [2]
In 1988 , with the formation of the WTA tour, the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was included in the category III tournaments, but two years later its prize pool grew from 175 to 450 thousand dollars , [2] and it was assigned a higher II category, to which he belonged until 2008 , after which, as a result of structural changes in the WTA tour, he was included in the category of prime tournaments together with 19 other tournaments .
In 2006, the tournament was moved to Stuttgart , in the Porsche Arena sports complex. [3]
Since 2009 , in connection with the calendar reform, which has reduced the number of indoor tournaments in Europe to the limit in winter and autumn, the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix has been transferred from hard-to-ground to ground, still held indoors. This is the only tournament on the WTA calendar that takes place on indoor clay courts. [1] A special type of ground cover developed in Germany allows spending only two days on the preparation of courts, which is important given that the Porsche Arena is a multi-purpose complex where various competitions and events are held all year round. [4] The tournament is on the calendar with the weekend of the Federation Cup , and therefore the national federation prefers to conduct home matches of the national team on local courts.
- Winners and finalists
The undisputed leader in the number of victories in the tournament is Martina Navratilova , six times superior in singles and eight times in doubles. Tracy Austin won the first four singles tournaments and once won in pairs, and Martina Hingis added two titles in four to four singles wins in the second half of the 90s. Pam Shriver , on the contrary, won four of her five victories in the tournament in doubles and only one in singles. Lindsay Davenport won three titles in singles and doubles.
In the only men's tournament held in 1979 , Wojciech Fibak won the final of Guillermo Vilas 6-2, 6-2 and received the Porsche 928 as a prize. [one]
Three representatives of Germany managed to win the “home” tournament in singles - Anke Huber won in 1991 and 1994 , Julia Gerges won the tournament in 2011 , and Angelica Kerber won in 2015 and 2016. Three representatives of Germany sought victory in pairs: Claudia Code-Kielsch in 1984 , Anna-Lena Grönefeld in 2008 . Sabina Lissitzky in 2011 and 2013 , Mona Barthel in 2013 .
Among the representatives of the former USSR, the most titled is Natalya Zvereva , who has won four titles, all in pairs. The first winner of the tournament, representing Russia, was Anna Kournikova , who won him in 2000 together with Hingis; Nadezhda Petrova won the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix once in singles and doubles; Maria Sharapova is the first Russian woman to win a single player tournament more than once.
Tournament Finals
| Year | Champion | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart | |||
| 2019 | Petra Kvitova | Anette Contaveit | 6-3 7-6 (2) |
| 2018 | Karolina Plishkova | Coco Vandevege | 7-6 (2) 6-4 |
| 2017 | Laura Siegemund | Kristina Mladenovich | 6-1 2-6 7-6 (5) |
| 2016 | Angelica Kerber (2) | Laura Siegemund | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2015 | Angelica Kerber | Carolina Wozniacki | 3-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2014 | Maria Sharapova (3) | Ana Ivanovich | 3-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2013 | Maria Sharapova (2) | Li Na | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2012 | Maria Sharapova | Victoria Azarenko | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2011 | Julia Gerges | Carolina Wozniacki | 7-6 (3) 6-3 |
| 2010 | Justin Henin (2) | Samantha Stosur | 6-4 2-6 6-1 |
| 2009 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Dinara safina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008 | Elena Yankovich | Nadezhda Petrova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2007 | Justin Henin | Tatyana Golovin | 2-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 2006 | Nadezhda Petrova | Tatyana Golovin | 6-3 7-6 (4) |
| Filderstadt | |||
| 2005 | Lindsay Davenport (3) | Amelie Moresmo | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004 | Lindsay Davenport (2) | Amelie Moresmo | 6-2 - failure |
| 2003 | Kim Claysters (2) | Justine Henin-Ardenne | 5-7 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002 | Kim Claysters | Daniela Gantuhova | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001 | Lindsay Davenport | Justin Henin | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis (4) | Kim Claysters | 6-0 6-3 |
| 1999 | Martina Hingis (3) | Marie Pierce | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998 | Sandrine Testu | Lindsay Davenport | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis (2) | Lisa Raymond | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1996 | Martina Hingis | Anke Huber | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 1995 | Willow mayoli | Gabriela Sabatini | 6-4 7-6 (4) |
| 1994 | Anke Huber (2) | Marie Pierce | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1993 | Marie Pierce | Natalya Zvereva | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1992 | Martina Navratilova (6) | Gabriela Sabatini | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1991 | Anke Huber | Martina Navratilova | 2-6 6-2 7-6 |
| 1990 | Mary Joe Fernandez | Barbara Paulus | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1989 | Gabriela Sabatini | Mary Joe Fernandez | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1988 | Martina Navratilova (5) | Chris Evert | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1987 | Martina Navratilova (4) | Chris Evert | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (3) | Gana Mandlikova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1985 | Pam Shriver | Katarina Lindquist | 6-1 7-5 |
| 1984 | Katarina Lindquist | Steffi Graf | 6-1 6-4 |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (2) | Catherine Tanvier | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova | Tracy Austin | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1981 | Tracy Austin (4) | Martina Navratilova | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1980 | Tracy Austin (3) | Sherry Asker | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1979 | Tracy Austin (2) | Martina Navratilova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1978 | Tracy Austin | Betty Stove | 6-3 6-3 |
| Year | Champions | Finalists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mona Barthel (2) Anna Lena Fridzam | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucia Shafarzhova | 2-6 6-3 [10-6] |
| 2018 | Raquel Atavo (2) Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Nicole Melihar Queta Pawn | 6-4 6-7 (5) [10-5] |
| 2017 | Raquel Atavo Elena Ostapenko | Abigail Spears Katarina Srebotnik | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2016 | Carolyn Garcia Kristina Mladenovich | Sanya Mirza Martina Hingis | 2-6 6-1 [10-6] |
| 2015 | Bethany Mattek Sands (2) Lucia Shafarzhova | Carolyn Garcia Katarina Srebotnik | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2014 | Sarah Errani Robert Vinci | Kara Black Sanya Mirza | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2013 | Mona Barthel Sabina Lisicki (2) | Bethany Mattek Sands Sanya Mirza | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2012 | Iveta Beneshova Barbora Zaglavova-Strytsova | Julia Gerges Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2011 | Samantha Stosur (2) Sabina Lissitzky | Christina Barrois Yasmine Ver | 6-1 7-6 (5) |
| 2010 | Hisela Dulko Flavia pennett | Queta Pawn Katarina Srebotnik | 3-6 7-6 (3) [10-5] |
| 2009 | Bethany Mattek Sands Nadezhda Petrova | Hisela Dulko Flavia pennett | 5-7 6-3 [10-7] |
| 2008 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patti Schnyder | Queta Pawn Renne Stubbs | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2007 | Queta Pawn Renne Stubbs (3) | Dinara safina Zhan yunzhan | 6-7 (5) 7-6 (4) [10-2] |
| 2006 | Lisa Raymond (4) Samantha Stosur | Kara Black Renne Stubbs | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2005 | Daniela Gantuhova Anastasia Myskina | Queta Pawn Francesca Schiavone | 6-0 3-6 7-5 |
| 2004 | Kara Black Renne Stubbs (2) | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Shruff | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003 | Lisa Raymond (3) Renne Stubbs | Kara Black Martina Navratilova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2002 | Lindsay Davenport (3) Lisa Raymond (2) | Paola Suarez Meganne Shaughnessy | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001 | Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond | Meganne Shaughnessy Justin Henin | 6-4 6-7 (4) 7-5 |
| 2000 | Anna Kournikova Martina Hingis (2) | Arancha Sanchez-Vicario Barbara Shett | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999 | Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testu | Larisa Savchenko-Neyland Arancha Sanchez-Vicario | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport Natalya Zvereva (4) | Anna Kournikova Arancha Sanchez-Vicario | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997 | Arancha Sanchez-Vicario (2) Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport Yana Novotna | 7-6 (4) 3-6 7-6 (3) |
| 1996 | Nicole Arendt Yana Novotna (2) | Gelena Sukova Martina Hingis | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1995 | Natalya Zvereva (3) Gigi Fernandez (4) | Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko-Neyland | 5-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 1994 | Natalya Zvereva (2) Gigi Fernandez (3) | Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko-Neyland | 7-6 (5) 6-4 |
| 1993 | Natalya Zvereva Gigi Fernandez (2) | Martina Navratilova Patti Fendik | 7-6 (6) 6-4 |
| 1992 | Arancha Sanchez-Vicario Gelena Sukova (2) | Natalya Zvereva Pam Shriver | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1991 | Martina Navratilova (8) Yana Novotna | Natalya Zvereva Pam Shriver | 6-2 5-7 6-4 |
| 1990 | Zina Harrison Mary Joe Fernandez | Mercedes Paz Arancha Sanchez-Vicario | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1989 | Robin White Gigi Fernandez | Raffaella Reggie Elna Reinach | 6-4 7-6 (2) |
| 1988 | Ivona Kuczynska Martina Navratilova (7) | Raffaella Reggie Elna Reinach | 6-1 6-4 |
| 1987 | Martina Navratilova (6) Pam Shriver (4) | Zina Harrison Laurie McNeill | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (5) Pam Shriver (3) | Zina Harrison Gabriela Sabatini | 7-6 (5) 6-4 |
| 1985 | Gana Mandlikova (2) Pam Shriver (2) | Karina Karlsson Tina Scheuer-Larsen | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1984 | Claudia Code-Kielsh Gelena Sukova | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (4) Candy Reynolds | Virginia Ruzichi Catherine Tanvier | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1982 | Martina Navratilova (3) Pam Shriver | Candy Reynolds Anne Smith | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1981 | Martina Navratilova (2) Mima Yaushovets | Barbara Potter Anne Smith | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1980 | Gana Mandlikova Betty Stove (2) | Katie Jordan Anne Smith | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1979 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | Betty Stove Wendy Turnbull | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1978 | Tracy Austin Betty Stove | Virginia Ruzichi Mima Yaushovets | 6-3 6-3 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Tournament Quick Facts Archived on June 5, 2011. (eng.)
- ↑ 1 2 3 History of the tournament by years Archived on April 12, 2010. (eng.)
- ↑ Top tennis and lots of surprises in the Porsche-Arena
- ↑ Porsche Arena clay court Archived on April 15, 2010. (eng.)
See also
- MercedesCup
Links
- Official Website (English) (German)
- Tournament profile on the WTA website