The Zurich Open was a

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affiliated professional

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for women, formerly held every winter in

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, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a

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tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event. The Open was held at the

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, a multifunctional sports arena. It takes 150 specialist workers and 300 tonnes of material to prepare the Hallenstadion into the Zurich Open tennis venue. The event has two tennis courts available for tournament play. Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Steffi Graf,

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and

Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( , ; rus, Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова, p=mɐˈrʲijə ʂɐˈrapəvə, a=Maria_sharapova.ogg; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. She competed on the WTA Tour from 2 ...

. Swiss champions included Hingis, Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (formerly of Bulgaria) and

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Name history

* ''European Indoors'': 1984–1989 * ''BMW European Indoors'': 1990–1992 * ''Barilla Indoors'': 1993 * ''European Indoor Championships'': 1994–1997 * ''European Swisscom Challenge'': 1998 * ''Swisscom Challenge'': 1999–2004 * ''Zurich Open'': 2005–2007 * ''TENNIS.com Zurich Open'': 2008 * ''BNP Paribas Zurich Open'': 2012

Past finals

Singles

Doubles

Records

*Most singles wins: Steffi Graf (6) *Most consecutive single wins: Steffi Graf (4: 1989–1992)

References

External links

Zurich Open
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