Sparkassen Cup (tennis)
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Sparkassen Cup | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Volkswagen Grand Prix (1990–93) International Grand Prix (1994) Sparkassen Cup (1995–2003) |
Tour | WTA Tour |
Founded | 1990 |
Abolished | 2003 |
Editions | 14 |
Surface | Carpet |
The Sparkassen Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1990 to 2003. It was held in Leipzig in Germany and played on indoor carpet courts.
The inaugural event was held from 24 to 30 September 1990, shortly before the German reunification.
Steffi Graf won the first four titles and won the tournament again in 1998 to make her the most successful player at the event. Anke Huber, Jana Novotná and Kim Clijsters also won multiple singles titles at the event.
Past finals
Singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1990 | Steffi Graf | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–1, 6–1 |
1991 | Steffi Graf | Jana Novotná | 6–3, 6–3 |
1992 | Steffi Graf | Jana Novotná | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
1993 | Steffi Graf | Jana Novotná | 6–2, 6–0 |
1994 | Jana Novotná | Mary Pierce | 7–5, 6–1 |
1995 | Anke Huber | Magdalena Maleeva | Walkover |
1996 | Anke Huber | Iva Majoli | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
1997 | Jana Novotná | Amanda Coetzer | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
1998 | Steffi Graf | Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 6–4 |
1999 | Nathalie Tauziat | Květa Hrdličková | 6–1, 6–3 |
2000 | Kim Clijsters | Elena Likhovtseva | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4 |
2001 | Kim Clijsters | Magdalena Maleeva | 6–1, 6–1 |
2002 | Serena Williams | Anastasia Myskina | 6–3, 6–2 |
2003 | Anastasia Myskina | Justine Henin-Hardenne | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles
References
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