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
German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...
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Steffi Graf
Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
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
Doubles
References
WTA Results Archive
Carpet court tennis tournaments
Indoor tennis tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in Germany
WTA Tour
Sports competitions in Leipzig
Recurring sporting events established in 1990
Recurring events disestablished in 2003
1990 establishments in East Germany
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