Kremlin Cup

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Kremlin Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Editions31 (2021); suspended in 2022
LocationMoscow
Russia
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
Current champions (2021)
Men's singlesRussia Aslan Karatsev
Women's singlesEstonia Anett Kontaveit
Men's doublesFinland Harri Heliövaara
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
Women's doublesLatvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
ATP Tour
CategoryATP World Series (1990–1999)
ATP International Series (2000–2008)
ATP 250 series (2009-2021)
Draw28S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$697,125 (2021)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA Tier I (1997–2008)
WTA Premier (2009-2021)
Draw28S / 32Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$565,530 (2021)

The Kremlin Cup (Russian: Кубок Кремля, romanizedKubok Kremlya) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts, which was suspended in 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.[1][2] The 2019 edition of the tournament was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye.[3] In 2021, the Kremlin Cup was played at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports.[4]

Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface. It was then held on RuKortHard surface until 2015.[5][6] Since 2016 the tournament has been held on TPSurface.[citation needed]

In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) suspended the 2022 Kremlin Cup.[7]

Past finals

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Singles

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Men

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov United States Tim Mayotte 6–2, 6–1
1991 Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov (2) Switzerland Jakob Hlasek 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
1992 Switzerland Marc Rosset Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–2, 6–2
1993 Switzerland Marc Rosset (2) Germany Patrik Kühnen 6–4, 6–3
1994 Russia Alexander Volkov United States Chuck Adams 6–2, 6–4
1995 Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb Czech Republic Daniel Vacek 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
1996 Croatia Goran Ivanišević Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1997 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Czech Republic Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1998 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
1999 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3) Zimbabwe Byron Black 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2000 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4) Germany David Prinosil 6–2, 7–5
2001 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5) Germany Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 7–5
2002 France Paul-Henri Mathieu Netherlands Sjeng Schalken 4–6, 6–2, 6–0
2003 United States Taylor Dent Armenia Sargis Sargsian 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2004 Russia Nikolay Davydenko United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2005 Russia Igor Andreev Germany Nicolas Kiefer 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2006 Russia Nikolay Davydenko (2) Russia Marat Safin 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2007 Russia Nikolay Davydenko (3) France Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–5, 7–6(11–9)
2008 Russia Igor Kunitsyn Russia Marat Safin 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
2009 Russia Mikhail Youzhny Serbia Janko Tipsarević 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–4
2010 Serbia Viktor Troicki Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2011 Serbia Janko Tipsarević Serbia Viktor Troicki 6–4, 6–2
2012 Italy Andreas Seppi Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
2013 France Richard Gasquet Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2014 Croatia Marin Čilić Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 6–4
2015 Croatia Marin Čilić (2) Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 6–4
2016 Spain Pablo Carreño Busta Italy Fabio Fognini 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
2018 Russia Karen Khachanov France Adrian Mannarino 6–2, 6–2
2019 Russia Andrey Rublev France Adrian Mannarino 6–4, 6–0
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Russia Aslan Karatsev Croatia Marin Čilić 6–2, 6–4
2022 Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023

Women

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1996 Spain Conchita Martínez Austria Barbara Paulus 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1997 Czech Republic Jana Novotná Empire of Japan Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–4
1998 France Mary Pierce United States Monica Seles 7–6(7–2), 6–3
1999 France Nathalie Tauziat Austria Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2000 Switzerland Martina Hingis Russia Anna Kournikova 6–3, 6–1
2001 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jelena Dokić Russia Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–3
2002 Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva United States Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2003 Russia Anastasia Myskina France Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–4
2004 Russia Anastasia Myskina (2) Russia Elena Dementieva 7–5, 6–0
2005 France Mary Pierce (2) Italy Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–3
2006 Russia Anna Chakvetadze Russia Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–4
2007 Russia Elena Dementieva United States Serena Williams 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
2008 Serbia Jelena Janković Russia Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–4
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2009 Italy Francesca Schiavone Belarus Olga Govortsova 6–3, 6–0
2010 Belarus Victoria Azarenka Russia Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 6–4
2011 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Estonia Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
2012 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Australia Samantha Stosur 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
2013 Romania Simona Halep Australia Samantha Stosur 7–6(7–1), 6–2
2014 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Romania Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
2015 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1
2016 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) Australia Daria Gavrilova 6–2, 6–1
2017 Germany Julia Görges Russia Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–2
2018 Russia Daria Kasatkina Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2019 Switzerland Belinda Bencic Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Estonia Anett Kontaveit Russia Ekaterina Alexandrova 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
2022 Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023

Doubles

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Men

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–4, 7–6
1991 Germany Eric Jelen
Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov
Soviet Union Alexander Volkov
6–4, 7–6
1992 South Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1993 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (2)
Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–1, retired
1994 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh (2)
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (3)
South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
walkover
1995 Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jared Palmer
United States Tommy Ho
New Zealand Brett Steven
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1996 United States Rick Leach
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1997 Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
South Africa David Adams
France Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 6–3
1998 United States Jared Palmer (2)
United States Jeff Tarango
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1999 United States Justin Gimelstob
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev
Russia Marat Safin
6–2, 6–1
2000 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Germany David Prinosil
Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
6–2, 6–3
2001 Belarus Max Mirnyi
Australia Sandon Stolle
India Mahesh Bhupathi
United States Jeff Tarango
6–3, 6–0
2002 Switzerland Roger Federer
Belarus Max Mirnyi (2)
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2003 India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belarus Max Mirnyi (3)
Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
2004 Russia Igor Andreev
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Sweden Jonas Björkman
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2005 Belarus Max Mirnyi (4)
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Russia Igor Andreev
Russia Nikolay Davydenko
6–1, 6–1
2006 France Fabrice Santoro
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Czech Republic František Čermák
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 7–5
2007 Russia Marat Safin
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Croatia Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–2
2008 Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
Italy Potito Starace
Australia Stephen Huss
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6]
2009 Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain Marcel Granollers
Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2010 Russia Igor Kunitsyn
Russia Dmitry Tursunov (2)
Serbia Janko Tipsarević
Serbia Viktor Troicki
7–6(10–8), 6–3
2011 Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Filip Polášek
Argentina Carlos Berlocq
Spain David Marrero
6–3, 6–1
2012 Czech Republic František Čermák (2)
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Daniele Bracciali
7–5, 6–3
2013 Russia Mikhail Elgin
Uzbekistan Denis Istomin
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
6–2, 1–6, [14–12]
2014 Czech Republic František Čermák (3)
Czech Republic Jiří Veselý
Australia Sam Groth
Australia Chris Guccione
7–6(7–2), 7–5
2015 Russia Andrey Rublev
Russia Dmitry Tursunov (3)
Moldova Radu Albot
Czech Republic František Čermák
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
2016 Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
Austria Julian Knowle
Austria Jürgen Melzer
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
2017 Belarus Max Mirnyi (5)
Austria Philipp Oswald
Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur
Croatia Antonio Šančić
6–3, 7–5
2018 United States Austin Krajicek
United States Rajeev Ram
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Austria Philipp Oswald
7–6(7–4), 6–4
2019 Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
Italy Simone Bolelli
Argentina Andrés Molteni
6–1, 6–2
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Finland Harri Heliövaara
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić
Serbia Nikola Ćaćić
7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
2022 Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023

Women

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1996 Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Austria Barbara Schett
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1997 Spain Arantxa Sánchez
Belarus Natalia Zvereva
Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Caroline Vis
5–3 defaulted
1998 France Mary Pierce
Belarus Natalia Zvereva (2)
United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 6–4
1999 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
France Julie Halard-Decugis
Germany Anke Huber
6–1, 6–0
2000 France Julie Halard-Decugis
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2001 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Russia Anna Kournikova
Russia Elena Dementieva
Russia Lina Krasnoroutskaya
7–6(7–1), 6–3
2002 Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Serbia and Montenegro Jelena Dokić
Russia Nadia Petrova
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
2003 Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Russia Anastasia Myskina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 6–4
2004 Russia Anastasia Myskina
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Spain Virginia Ruano
Argentina Paola Suárez
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2005 United States Lisa Raymond (2)
Australia Samantha Stosur
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Australia Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–4
2006 Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Russia Galina Voskoboeva
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
2007 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Belarus Tatiana Poutchek
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
2008 Russia Nadia Petrova (2)
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–4
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2009 Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Nadia Petrova (3)
Russia Maria Kondratieva
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
6–2, 6–2
2010 Argentina Gisela Dulko
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Italy Sara Errani
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
2011 United States Vania King
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2012 Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Nadia Petrova
6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
2013 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Australia Samantha Stosur (2)
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
Australia Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2014 Switzerland Martina Hingis (2)
Italy Flavia Pennetta (2)
France Caroline Garcia
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–3, 7–5
2015 Russia Daria Kasatkina
Russia Elena Vesnina (2)
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Monica Niculescu
6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–5]
2016 Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Australia Daria Gavrilova
Russia Daria Kasatkina
4–6, 6–0, [10–7]
2017 Hungary Tímea Babos
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková (2)
United States Nicole Melichar
United Kingdom Anna Smith
6–2, 3–6, [10–3]
2018 Russia Alexandra Panova
Germany Laura Siegemund
Croatia Darija Jurak
Romania Raluca Olaru
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2019 Japan Shuko Aoyama
Japan Ena Shibahara
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
6–2, 6–1
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
Romania Raluca Olaru
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
2022 Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023

References

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  1. ^ Сальников, Даниил. ""Олимпийская сказка, прощай!"". www.championat.com.
  2. ^ Спорткомплекс "Олимпийский" в Москве закроется на реконструкцию в 2019 году
  3. ^ VTB Kremlin Cup Jubilee Edition To Be Held At Krylatskoye Ice Palace
  4. ^ The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!
  5. ^ "XIX International Tennis Tournament" (PDF). Kremlin Cup. October 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03.
  6. ^ "RuKortHard". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
  7. ^ "ATP, WTA suspend '22 Kremlin Cup after invasion". ESPN.com. March 2, 2022.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Favorite WTA Tier I - II Tournament
2003
Succeeded by

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