The Nuremberg Cup was a women's professional tennis tournament held in Nuremberg, Germany.[1] Held from 2013 until 2019, this International-level tournament was played on outdoor clay courts.
| Nürnberger Versicherungscup | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Location | Nuremberg, Bavaria Germany |
| Venue | Tennisclub 1. FC Nürnberg (2013-19) |
| Category | WTA International |
| Surface | Clay – outdoors (2013–19) |
| Draw | 32S / 8Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$235,000 (2013) |
Tournament history
edit The Nuremberg Open was a men's tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit in 1976. The event was held in Nuremberg, West Germany and was played on indoor carpet courts. Frew McMillan won the singles title while partnering with Karl Meiler to win the doubles title.
The Nürnberger Versicherungscup (sponsored by Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Nuremberg. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour.[2][3] The inaugural 2013 edition took place the week after the French Open 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 Kölner Haie, Oliver Mueller, after the Austrian Reichel family had retired, hence a relocation to Cologne was expected for 2021.[4] This reestablishment in the Rhineland has not been achieved.
Past finals
editWomen
editSingles
edit| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | ||||
| 2013 |  Simona Halep |
 Andrea Petkovic |
6–3, 6–3 | |
| 2014 |  Eugenie Bouchard |
 Karolína Plíšková |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| 2015 |  Karin Knapp |
Roberta Vinci |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1 | |
| 2016 |  Kiki Bertens |
 Mariana Duque Mariño |
6–2, 6–2 | |
| 2017 | Kiki Bertens (2) |
Barbora Krejčíková |
6–2, 6–1 | |
| 2018 |  Johanna Larsson |
 Alison Riske |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |
| 2019 |  Yulia Putintseva |
 Tamara Zidanšek |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Cologne | ||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
Doubles
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| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | ||||
| 2013 | Raluca Olaru  Valeria Solovyeva |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke |
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9] | |
| 2014 | Michaëlla Krajicek Karolína Plíšková |
Raluca Olaru Shahar Pe'er |
6–0, 4–6, [10–6] | |
| 2015 |  Chan Hao-ching Anabel Medina Garrigues |
Lara Arruabarrena Raluca Olaru |
6–4, 7–6(7–5) | |
| 2016 | Kiki Bertens Johanna Larsson |
 Shuko Aoyama Renata Voráčová |
6–3, 6–4 | |
| 2017 | Nicole Melichar Anna Smith |
 Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson |
3–6, 6–3, [11–9] | |
| 2018 | Demi Schuurs Katarina Srebotnik |
Kirsten Flipkens Johanna Larsson |
3–6, 6–3, [10–7] | |
| 2019 | Gabriela Dabrowski Xu Yifan |
Sharon Fichman Nicole Melichar |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] | |
| Cologne | ||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
Men
editSingles
edit| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 1976 |  Frew McMillan |
 Thomaz Koch |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles
edit| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuremberg | 1976 | Frew McMillan Karl Meiler |
 Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk |
7–6, 6–4 |
References
edit- ^ "tennis.com - Seeded Italians Vinci, Knapp advance at Nuremberg Cup". Tennis magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ "Nürnberg bekommt zweites deutsches WTA-Turnier". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Erstes WTA-Turnier in Nürnberg". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Lizenz des WTA-Turniers in Nürnberg wandert ins Rheinland". tennisnet.com (in German). 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
External links
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