The Zurich Open was a
WTA Tour
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affiliated professional
tennis
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tournament
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for women, formerly held every winter in
Zürich
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, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a
Tier I
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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
Hallenstadion, 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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,
Lindsay Davenport
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,
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis (, ; born 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 209 weeks ( fifth-most of all time) and as the world No. ...
,
Venus Williams
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,
Justine Henin
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and
Maria Sharapova
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. Swiss champions included Hingis,
Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (formerly of Bulgaria) and
Patty Schnyder
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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
{{WTA Tier IV tournaments
Indoor tennis tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in Switzerland
Hard court tennis tournaments
WTA Tour
Recurring sporting events established in 1984
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2008
1984 establishments in Switzerland
2008 disestablishments in Switzerland
Sports competitions in Zurich