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Austrian Open Founded 1896;128 years ago (1896 ) Abolished 2015 Location Various, Austria Venue Various Surface Clay / outdoor
TheAustrian Open was aWTA Tour affiliated women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1896 as theChampionships of Austria a combined men's and women's tournament.[ 1] Following World War II it was known as theAustrian International Championships up to theopen era .[ 2]
The women's tournament was discontinued in 2015, the men's ATP event theAustrian Open Kitzbühel is still being held.
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 inPrague 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 yearLinz 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 andBad Gastein from 2007 to 2015 where it took place asNürnberger Gastein Ladies .The tournament which is held on outdoorclay 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 andYvonne Meusberger in 2013. Two Austrians were victorious in the doubles event:Petra Huber in 1986 partnering West GermanPetra Keppeler ,Patricia Wartusch in 2002 partnering HungarianPetra Mandula along withSandra Klemenschits in 2013, partnering SlovenianAndreja Klepač .RomanianVirginia 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic ,the WTA announced theCarinthian Ladies Open ,aWTA 125K tournament, to be held in Austria on clay courts. The tournament will be held during the same week as the2020 US Open ,and will allow players affected by the cancellation of US Openqualifying to compete.[ 8] [ 9] However, the tournament was cancelled just days after the announcement due to the pandemic.
(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 theWTA Swiss Open
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 theWTA Swiss Open
2009–2020 2011–2020 2013–2020 2014–2020 2015–2020 2016–2020 2019–2020 2020 Defunct