# Zurich Open

The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zürich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I 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, Lindsay Davenport, Martina Hingis, Venus Williams, Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova. Swiss champions included Hingis, Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (formerly of Bulgaria) and Patty Schnyder.

## 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

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1984 | Zina Garrison | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6–1, 0–6, 6–2 |
| 1985 | Zina Garrison | Hana Mandlíková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1986 | Steffi Graf | Helena Suková | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1987 | Steffi Graf | Hana Mandlíková | 6–2, 6–2 |
| ↓ Category 3 ↓ ||||
| 1988 | Pam Shriver | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | 6–3, 6–4 |
| ↓ Category 4 ↓ ||||
| 1989 | Steffi Graf | Jana Novotná | 6–1, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ ||||
| 1990 | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1991 | Steffi Graf | Nathalie Tauziat | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1992 | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| ↓ Tier I tournament ↓ ||||
| 1993 | Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| 1994 | Magdalena Maleeva | Natasha Zvereva | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1995 | Iva Majoli | Mary Pierce | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1996 | Jana Novotná | Martina Hingis | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1997 | Lindsay Davenport | Nathalie Tauziat | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–5 |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport | Venus Williams | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1999 | Venus Williams | Martina Hingis | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis | Lindsay Davenport | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2001 | Lindsay Davenport | Jelena Dokić | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2002 | Patty Schnyder | Lindsay Davenport | 6–7$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–3 |
| 2003 | Justine Henin | Jelena Dokić | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Alicia Molik | Maria Sharapova | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2005 | Lindsay Davenport | Patty Schnyder | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| 2006 | Maria Sharapova | Daniela Hantuchová | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 2007 | Justine Henin | Tatiana Golovin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ ||||
| 2008 | Venus Williams | Flavia Pennetta | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2 |

### Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1984 | Andrea Leand Andrea Temesvári | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Hana Mandlíková | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1985 | Hana Mandlíková Andrea Temesvári | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 1986 | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini | Lori McNeil Alycia Moulton | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1987 | Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis | Jana Novotná Catherine Suire | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| ↓ Category 3 ↓ ||||
| 1988 | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | 6–3, 6–3 |
| ↓ Category 4 ↓ ||||
| 1989 | Jana Novotná Helena Suková | Judith Polzl-Wiesner Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ ||||
| 1990 | Manon Bollegraf Eva Pfaff | Catherine Suire Dinky Van Rensburg | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1991 | Jana Novotná Andrea Strnadová | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1992 | Helena Suková Natasha Zvereva | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| ↓ Tier I tournament ↓ ||||
| 1993 | Zina Garrison Martina Navratilova | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1994 | Manon Bollegraf Martina Navratilova | Patty Fendick Meredith McGrath | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |
| 1995 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | Chanda Rubin Caroline Vis | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| 1996 | Martina Hingis Helena Suková | Nicole Arendt Natasha Zvereva | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez | Larisa Savchenko-Neiland Helena Suková | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1998 | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1999 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | Nathalie Tauziat Natasha Zvereva | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2000 | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova | Kimberly Po Anne-Gaëlle Sidot | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2001 | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 2002 | Elena Bovina Justine Henin | Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| 2003 | Kim Clijsters Ai Sugiyama | Virginia Ruano Paola Suárez | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| 2004 | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | Virginia Ruano Paola Suárez | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| 2006 | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs | Liezel Huber Katarina Srebotnik | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 2007 | Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs | Lisa Raymond Francesca Schiavone | 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| ↓ Tier II tournament ↓ ||||
| 2008 | Cara Black Liezel Huber | Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |

## Records

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