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WTA Austrian Open

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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]

Austrian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1896; 128 years ago (1896)
Abolished2015
LocationVarious, Austria
VenueVarious
SurfaceClay / outdoor

The women's tournament was discontinued in 2015, the men's ATP event the Austrian Open Kitzbühel is still being held.

History

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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

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Singles

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(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

Doubles

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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  Jill Patterson
United States  Courtney Lord
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Grasso, John (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-8108-7237-0.
  2. ^ Grasso (2011)
  3. ^ Grasso (2011)
  4. ^ Grasso (2011)
  5. ^ Grasso (2011)
  6. ^ Austrian International Championships
  7. ^ Grasso (2011)
  8. ^ WTA Announces Two $125k Events to Make up for US Open 2020 Qualifying
  9. ^ WTA Tour adds two $125K series events in Prague & Portschach to provisional calendar
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