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Kremlin Cup

Tennis tournament


Tennis tournament

FieldValue
nameKremlin Cup
typedefunct
logoKremlin Cup logo.png
logo size120px
cityMoscow
countryRussia
founded
editions31 (2021); suspended since 2022
venueOlympic Stadium (1990–2018)
Ice Palace Krylatskoye (2019)
Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and Luzhniki Palace of Sports (since 2021)
surfaceCarpet – indoors (1990–2006)
Hard (indoor) (since 2007)
websitekremlincup.ru
completed event2021
men's singlesRUS Aslan Karatsev
women's singlesEST Anett Kontaveit
men's doublesFIN Harri Heliövaara
NED Matwé Middelkoop
women's doublesLAT Jeļena Ostapenko
CZE Kateřina Siniaková
ATP categoryATP World Series /
ATP International Series /
ATP 250 series
(1990–2021)
ATP draw28S / 16Q / 16D
ATP prize money(2021)
WTA tierWTA Tier I (1997–2008)
WTA Premier (2009–2021)
WTA draw28S / 32Q / 16D
WTA prize money(2021)

Ice Palace Krylatskoye (2019) Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and Luzhniki Palace of Sports (since 2021) Hard (indoor) (since 2007) | men's singles = RUS Aslan Karatsev | women's singles = EST Anett Kontaveit | men's doubles = FIN Harri Heliövaara NED Matwé Middelkoop | women's doubles = LAT Jeļena Ostapenko CZE Kateřina Siniaková ATP International Series / ATP 250 series (1990–2021) WTA Premier (2009–2021)

The Kremlin Cup () is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts, which has been suspended indefinitely since 2022. It was part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and was a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour. It was held annually at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia from 1990 to 2018. In 2019, the Olympic Stadium underwent a reconstruction lasting two years. The 2019 edition of the tournament was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye. In 2021, the Kremlin Cup was played at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports.

Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface. It was then held on RuKortHard surface until 2015. Since 2016 the tournament has been held on TPSurface.

In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) suspended the tournament indefinitely.

Past finals

Singles

Men

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1990URS Andrei CherkasovUSA Tim Mayotte6–2, 6–1
1991URS Andrei Cherkasov (2)SUI Jakob Hlasek7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
1992SUI Marc RossetGER Carl-Uwe Steeb6–2, 6–2
1993SUI Marc Rosset (2)GER Patrik Kühnen6–4, 6–3
1994RUS Alexander VolkovUSA Chuck Adams6–2, 6–4
1995GER Carl-Uwe SteebCZE Daniel Vacek7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
1996CRO Goran IvaniševićRUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1997RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovCZE Petr Korda7–6(7–2), 6–4
1998RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2)CRO Goran Ivanišević7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
1999RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3)ZIM Byron Black7–6(7–2), 6–4
2000RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4)GER David Prinosil6–2, 7–5
2001RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5)GER Nicolas Kiefer6–4, 7–5
2002FRA Paul-Henri MathieuNED Sjeng Schalken4–6, 6–2, 6–0
2003USA Taylor DentARM Sargis Sargsian7–6(7–5), 6–4
2004RUS Nikolay DavydenkoUK Greg Rusedski3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2005RUS Igor AndreevGER Nicolas Kiefer5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2006RUS Nikolay Davydenko (2)RUS Marat Safin6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2007RUS Nikolay Davydenko (3)FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu7–5, 7–6(11–9)
2008RUS Igor KunitsynRUS Marat Safin7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
2009RUS Mikhail YouzhnySRB Janko Tipsarević6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–4
2010SER Viktor TroickiCYP Marcos Baghdatis3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2011SER Janko TipsarevićSER Viktor Troicki6–4, 6–2
2012ITA Andreas SeppiBRA Thomaz Bellucci3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
2013FRA Richard GasquetKAZ Mikhail Kukushkin4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2014CRO Marin ČilićESP Roberto Bautista Agut6–4, 6–4
2015CRO Marin Čilić (2)ESP Roberto Bautista Agut6–4, 6–4
2016ESP Pablo Carreño BustaITA Fabio Fognini4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2017BIH Damir DžumhurLTU Ričardas Berankis6–2, 1–6, 6–4
2018RUS Karen KhachanovFRA Adrian Mannarino6–2, 6–2
2019RUS Andrey RublevFRA Adrian Mannarino6–4, 6–0
2020Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021RUS Aslan KaratsevCRO Marin Čilić6–2, 6–4
2022–
2025Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Women

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1996ESP Conchita MartínezAUT Barbara Paulus6–1, 4–6, 6–4
↓ Tier I tournament ↓
1997CZE Jana NovotnáEmpire of Japan Ai Sugiyama6–3, 6–4
1998FRA Mary PierceUSA Monica Seles7–6(7–2), 6–3
1999FRA Nathalie TauziatAUT Barbara Schett2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2000SUI Martina HingisRUS Anna Kournikova6–3, 6–1
2001FR Yugoslavia Jelena DokićRUS Elena Dementieva6–3, 6–3
2002BUL Magdalena MaleevaUSA Lindsay Davenport5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2003RUS Anastasia MyskinaFRA Amélie Mauresmo6–2, 6–4
2004RUS Anastasia Myskina (2)RUS Elena Dementieva7–5, 6–0
2005FRA Mary Pierce (2)ITA Francesca Schiavone6–4, 6–3
2006RUS Anna ChakvetadzeRUS Nadia Petrova6–4, 6–4
2007RUS Elena DementievaUSA Serena Williams5–7, 6–1, 6–1
2008SRB Jelena JankovićRUS Vera Zvonareva6–2, 6–4
↓ Premier tournament ↓
2009ITA Francesca SchiavoneBLR Olga Govortsova6–3, 6–0
2010BLR Victoria AzarenkaRUS Maria Kirilenko6–3, 6–4
2011SVK Dominika CibulkováEST Kaia Kanepi3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
2012DNK Caroline WozniackiAUS Samantha Stosur6–2, 4–6, 7–5
2013ROU Simona HalepAUS Samantha Stosur7–6(7–1), 6–2
2014RUS Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaROU Irina-Camelia Begu6–4, 5–7, 6–1
2015RUS Svetlana KuznetsovaRUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova6–2, 6–1
2016RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (2)AUS Daria Gavrilova6–2, 6–1
2017GER Julia GörgesRUS Daria Kasatkina6–1, 6–2
2018RUS Daria KasatkinaTUN Ons Jabeur2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2019SUI Belinda BencicRUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2020Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021EST Anett KontaveitRUS Ekaterina Alexandrova4–6, 6–4, 7–5
2022–
2025Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Doubles

Men

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1990NED Hendrik Jan Davids
NED Paul HaarhuisAUS John Fitzgerald
SWE Anders Järryd6–4, 7–6
1991GER Eric Jelen
GER Carl-Uwe SteebUSSR Andrei Cherkasov
USSR Alexander Volkov6–4, 7–6
1992RSA Marius Barnard
RSA John-Laffnie de JagerRSA David Adams
RUS Andrei Olhovskiy6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1993NED Jacco Eltingh
NED Paul Haarhuis (2)SWE Jan Apell
SWE Jonas Björkman6–1, retired
1994NED Jacco Eltingh (2)
NED Paul Haarhuis (3)RSA David Adams
RUS Andrei Olhovskiywalkover
1995ZIM Byron Black
USA Jared PalmerUSA Tommy Ho
NZL Brett Steven6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1996USA Rick Leach
RUS Andrei OlhovskiyCZE Jiří Novák
CZE David Rikl4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1997CZE Martin Damm
CZE Cyril SukRSA David Adams
FRA Fabrice Santoro6–4, 6–3
1998USA Jared Palmer (2)
USA Jeff TarangoRUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov
CZE Daniel Vacek6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1999USA Justin Gimelstob
CZE Daniel VacekUKR Andrei Medvedev
RUS Marat Safin6–2, 6–1
2000SWE Jonas Björkman
GER David PrinosilCZE Jiří Novák
CZE David Rikl6–2, 6–3
2001BLR Max Mirnyi
AUS Sandon StolleIND Mahesh Bhupathi
USA Jeff Tarango6–3, 6–0
2002SUI Roger Federer
BLR Max Mirnyi (2)AUS Joshua Eagle
AUS Sandon Stolle6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2003IND Mahesh Bhupathi
BLR Max Mirnyi (3)ZIM Wayne Black
ZIM Kevin Ullyett6–3, 7–5
2004RUS Igor Andreev
RUS Nikolay DavydenkoIND Mahesh Bhupathi
SWE Jonas Björkman3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2005BLR Max Mirnyi (4)
RUS Mikhail YouzhnyRUS Igor Andreev
RUS Nikolay Davydenko6–1, 6–1
2006FRA Fabrice Santoro
SRB Nenad ZimonjićCZE František Čermák
CZE Jaroslav Levinský6–1, 7–5
2007RUS Marat Safin
RUS Dmitry TursunovCZE Tomáš Cibulec
CRO Lovro Zovko6–4, 6–2
2008UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky
ITA Potito StaraceAUS Stephen Huss
GBR Ross Hutchins7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6]
2009URU Pablo Cuevas
ESP Marcel GranollersCZE František Čermák
SVK Michal Mertiňák4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2010RUS Igor Kunitsyn
RUS Dmitry Tursunov (2)SER Janko Tipsarević
SER Viktor Troicki7–6(10–8), 6–3
2011CZE František Čermák
SVK Filip PolášekARG Carlos Berlocq
ESP David Marrero6–3, 6–1
2012CZE František Čermák (2)
SVK Michal MertiňákITA Simone Bolelli
ITA Daniele Bracciali7–5, 6–3
2013RUS Mikhail Elgin
UZB Denis IstominGBR Ken Skupski
GBR Neal Skupski6–2, 1–6, [14–12]
2014CZE František Čermák (3)
CZE Jiří VeselýAUS Sam Groth
AUS Chris Guccione7–6(7–2), 7–5
2015RUS Andrey Rublev
RUS Dmitry Tursunov (3)MDA Radu Albot
CZE František Čermák2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
2016COL Juan Sebastián Cabal
COL Robert FarahAUT Julian Knowle
AUT Jürgen Melzer7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
2017BLR Max Mirnyi (5)
AUT Philipp OswaldBIH Damir Džumhur
CRO Antonio Šančić6–3, 7–5
2018USA Austin Krajicek
USA Rajeev RamBLR Max Mirnyi
AUT Philipp Oswald7–6(7–4), 6–4
2019BRA Marcelo Demoliner
NED Matwé MiddelkoopITA Simone Bolelli
ARG Andrés Molteni6–1, 6–2
2020Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021FIN Harri Heliövaara
NED Matwé Middelkoop (2)BIH Tomislav Brkić
SRB Nikola Ćaćić7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
2022–
2025Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Women

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1996UKR Natalia Medvedeva
LAT Larisa SavchenkoITA Silvia Farina Elia
AUT Barbara Schett7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
↓ Tier I tournament ↓
1997ESP Arantxa Sánchez
BLR Natalia ZverevaINA Yayuk Basuki
NED Caroline Vis5–3 defaulted
1998FRA Mary Pierce
BLR Natalia Zvereva (2)USA Lisa Raymond
AUS Rennae Stubbs6–3, 6–4
1999USA Lisa Raymond
AUS Rennae StubbsFRA Julie Halard-Decugis
GER Anke Huber6–1, 6–0
2000FRA Julie Halard-Decugis
JPN Ai SugiyamaSUI Martina Hingis
RUS Anna Kournikova4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2001SUI Martina Hingis
RUS Anna KournikovaRUS Elena Dementieva
RUS Lina Krasnoroutskaya7–6(7–1), 6–3
2002RUS Elena Dementieva
SVK Janette HusárováSCG Jelena Dokić
RUS Nadia Petrova2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
2003RUS Nadia Petrova
USA Meghann ShaughnessyRUS Anastasia Myskina
RUS Vera Zvonareva6–3, 6–4
2004RUS Anastasia Myskina
RUS Vera ZvonarevaESP Virginia Ruano
ARG Paola Suárez6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2005USA Lisa Raymond (2)
AUS Samantha StosurZIM Cara Black
AUS Rennae Stubbs6–2, 6–4
2006CZE Květa Peschke
ITA Francesca SchiavoneCZE Iveta Benešová
RUS Galina Voskoboeva6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
2007ZIM Cara Black
USA Liezel HuberBLR Victoria Azarenka
BLR Tatiana Poutchek4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
2008RUS Nadia Petrova (2)
SLO Katarina SrebotnikZIM Cara Black
USA Liezel Huber6–4, 6–4
↓ Premier tournament ↓
2009RUS Maria Kirilenko
RUS Nadia Petrova (3)RUS Maria Kondratieva
CZE Klára Zakopalová6–2, 6–2
2010ARG Gisela Dulko
ITA Flavia PennettaITA Sara Errani
ESP María José Martínez Sánchez6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
2011USA Vania King
KAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaAUS Anastasia Rodionova
KAZ Galina Voskoboeva7–6(7–3), 6–3
2012RUS Ekaterina Makarova
RUS Elena VesninaRUS Maria Kirilenko
RUS Nadia Petrova6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
2013RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova
AUS Samantha Stosur (2)RUS Alla Kudryavtseva
AUS Anastasia Rodionova6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2014SUI Martina Hingis (2)
ITA Flavia Pennetta (2)FRA Caroline Garcia
ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja6–3, 7–5
2015RUS Daria Kasatkina
RUS Elena Vesnina (2)ROU Irina-Camelia Begu
ROU Monica Niculescu6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–5]
2016CZE Andrea Hlaváčková
CZE Lucie HradeckáAUS Daria Gavrilova
RUS Daria Kasatkina4–6, 6–0, [10–7]
2017HUN Tímea Babos
CZE Andrea Hlaváčková (2)USA Nicole Melichar
GBR Anna Smith6–2, 3–6, [10–3]
2018RUS Alexandra Panova
GER Laura SiegemundCRO Darija Jurak
ROU Raluca Olaru6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2019JPN Shuko Aoyama
JPN Ena ShibaharaBEL Kirsten Flipkens
USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands6–2, 6–1
2020Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021LAT Jeļena Ostapenko
CZE Kateřina SiniakováUKR Nadiia Kichenok
ROU Raluca Olaru6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
2022–
2025Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

References

References

  1. Сальников, Даниил. ""Олимпийская сказка, прощай!"".
  2. [https://tass.ru/ekonomika/4844849 Спорткомплекс "Олимпийский" в Москве закроется на реконструкцию в 2019 году]
  3. [https://kremlincup.ru/en/news/531/ VTB Kremlin Cup Jubilee Edition To Be Held At Krylatskoye Ice Palace]
  4. [https://kremlincup.ru/en/news/727/ The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!]
  5. (October 2008). "XIX International Tennis Tournament".
  6. "RuKortHard".
  7. (March 2, 2022). "ATP, WTA suspend '22 Kremlin Cup after invasion".
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