The Nuremberg Cup was a women's professional

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tournament held in

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, Germany. Held from 2013 until 2019, this International-level tournament was played on outdoor clay courts.

Tournament history

The Nuremberg Open was a men's tennis tournament that was played on the

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in 1976. The event was held in

, West Germany and was played on indoor

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won the singles title while partnering with

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to win the doubles title. The Nürnberger Versicherungscup (sponsored by Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe) was a professional

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tournament played on outdoor

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s in Nuremberg. The event was affiliated with the

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(WTA), and was an International-level tournament on the

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. The inaugural 2013 edition took place the week after the

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while from 2014 to 2019, the event was scheduled the week before the French Open. In January 2020, the tournament licence was reported to be taken over by an association around the former manager of German hockey club

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, Oliver Mueller, after the Austrian Reichel family had retired, hence a relocation to

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was expected for 2021. This reestablishment in the

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has not been achieved.

Past finals

Women

Singles

Doubles

Center court Nurnberger Versicherungscup 2013

Men

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

ATP results page
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