Tennis tournament
The Stuttgart Open , also known by its sponsored name Porsche Tennis Grand Prix , is a women's tennis tournament held in Stuttgart , Germany (until 2005, in Filderstadt , a southern suburb of Stuttgart). Held since 1978, the tournament is the oldest women's indoor tournament in Europe. The event was part of the Tier II category from 1990 until 2008 and as of 2009 has been a Premier tournament on the WTA Tour .[ 1] Porsche sports car.[ 2] hardcourt in autumn. Since 2009 it is played on clay court in spring, as a warm-up tournament to the French Open , making it the first indoor clay court event on the women's tour.[ 3]
The players voted for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as their favourite Premier tournament in 2007, 2008, 2010–2012, 2014–2017.
The tournament has been won by many former number ones and Grand Slam champions. Martina Navratilova holds the record for most singles wins at the event, with six titles between 1982 and 1992, in addition to eight doubles titles. Tracy Austin and Martina Hingis both come second with four wins each in the singles event, with Austin winning four consecutive. This is followed by Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova with three wins each.
Elena Rybakina is the current singles champion.
The tournament was founded by businessman Dieter Fischer who had organized a men's exhibition tournament[ a] [ 4] Tier II women's tournament was purchased for $100,000 and the first edition was held in October 1978, won by 15-year old Tracy Austin .[ 5] Wojciech Fibak , but this event was discontinued as it required too much effort to organize two tournaments annually with a volunteer force. In 1992 a request for promotion to the Tier I category was rejected by the WTA on the grounds that the tournament's centre court, with a 3,000-seat capacity, was too small.[ 1] [ 6]
Location Year Champion Runner-up Score Filderstadt 1978 Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–3 1979 Tracy Austin (2) Martina Navratilova 6–3, 6–2 1980 Tracy Austin (3) Sherry Acker 6–2, 7–5 1981 Tracy Austin (4) Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 1982 Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin 6–3, 6–3 1983 Martina Navratilova (2) Catherine Tanvier 6–1, 6–2 1984 Catarina Lindqvist Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–4 1985 Pam Shriver Catarina Lindqvist 6–1, 7–5 1986 Martina Navratilova (3) Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–3 1987 Martina Navratilova (4) Chris Evert 7–5, 6–1 1988 Martina Navratilova (5) Chris Evert 6–2, 6–3 1989 Gabriela Sabatini Mary Joe Fernández 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 1990 Mary Joe Fernández Barbara Paulus 6–1, 6–3 1991 Anke Huber Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) 1992 Martina Navratilova (6) Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(7–1) , 6–3 1993 Mary Pierce Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–3 1994 Anke Huber (2) Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2 1995 Iva Majoli Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 1996 Martina Hingis Anke Huber 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 1997 Martina Hingis (2) Lisa Raymond 6–4, 6–2 1998 Sandrine Testud Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–3 1999 Martina Hingis (3) Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–1 2000 Martina Hingis (4) Kim Clijsters 6–0, 6–3 2001 Lindsay Davenport Justine Henin 7–5, 6–4 2002 Kim Clijsters Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 2003 Kim Clijsters (2) Justine Henin 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 2004 Lindsay Davenport (2) Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, ret. 2005 Lindsay Davenport (3) Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–4 Stuttgart 2006 Nadia Petrova Tatiana Golovin 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 2007 Justine Henin Tatiana Golovin 2–6, 6–2, 6–1 2008 Jelena Janković Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–3 2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–3 2010 Justine Henin (2) Samantha Stosur 6–4, 2–6, 6–1 2011 Julia Görges Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 2012 Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–4 2013 Maria Sharapova (2) Li Na 6–4, 6–3 2014 Maria Sharapova (3) Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 2015 Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 2016 Angelique Kerber (2) Laura Siegemund 6–4, 6–0 2017 Laura Siegemund Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5) 2018 Karolína Plíšková CoCo Vandeweghe 7–6(7–2) , 6–4 2019 Petra Kvitová Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 7–6(7–2) 2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 Ashleigh Barty Aryna Sabalenka 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 2022 Iga Świątek Aryna Sabalenka 6–2, 6–2 2023 Iga Świątek (2) Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 6–4 2024 Elena Rybakina Marta Kostyuk 6–2, 6–2
Location Year Champion Runner-up Score Filderstadt 1978 Tracy Austin Betty Stöve Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–3 1979 Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull 6–3, 6–3 1980 Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve (2) Kathy Jordan Anne Smith 6–4, 7–5 1981 Mima Jaušovec Martina Navratilova (2) Barbara Potter Anne Smith 6–4, 6–1 1982 Martina Navratilova (3) Pam Shriver Candy Reynolds Anne Smith 6–2, 6–3 1983 Martina Navratilova (4) Candy Reynolds Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier 6–2, 6–1 1984 Claudia Kohde Kilsch Helena Suková Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 1985 Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver (2) Carina Karlsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–2, 6–1 1986 Martina Navratilova (5) Pam Shriver (3) Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 1987 Martina Navratilova (6) Pam Shriver (4) Zina Garrison Lori McNeil 6–1, 6–2 1988 Martina Navratilova (7) Iwona Kuczyńska Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi 6–1, 6–4 1989 Gigi Fernández Robin White Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi 6–4, 7–6(7–2) 1990 Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7–5, 6–3 1991 Martina Navratilova (8) Jana Novotná Pam Shriver Natalia Zvereva 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 1992 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková (2) Pam Shriver Natalia Zvereva 6–4, 7–5 1993 Gigi Fernández (2) Natalia Zvereva Patty Fendick Martina Navratilova 7–6(8–6) , 6–4 1994 Gigi Fernández (3) Natalia Zvereva (2) Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko Neiland 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 1995 Gigi Fernández (4) Natalia Zvereva (3) Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko Neiland 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 1996 Nicole Arendt Jana Novotná (2) Martina Hingis Helena Suková 6–2, 6–3 1997 Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná 7–6(7–4) , 3–6, 7–6(7–3) 1998 Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva (4) Anna Kournikova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–4, 6–2 1999 Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud Larisa Savchenko Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 6–4 2000 Martina Hingis (2) Anna Kournikova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barbara Schett 6–4, 6–2 2001 Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond Justine Henin Meghann Shaughnessy 6–4, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5 2002 Lindsay Davenport (3) Lisa Raymond (2) Meghann Shaughnessy Paola Suárez 6–2, 6–4 2003 Lisa Raymond (3) Rennae Stubbs Cara Black Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–4 2004 Cara Black Rennae Stubbs (2) Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff 6–3, 6–2 2005 Daniela Hantuchová Anastasia Myskina Květa Hrdličková Peschke Francesca Schiavone 6–0, 3–6, 7–5 Stuttgart 2006 Lisa Raymond (4) Samantha Stosur Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–4 2007 Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs (3) Chan Yung-jan Dinara Safina 6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–4) , [10–2] 2008 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–4 2009 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta 5–7, 6–3, [10–7] 2010 Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , [10–5] 2011 Sabine Lisicki Samantha Stosur (2) Kristina Barrois Jasmin Wöhr 6–1, 7–6(7–5) 2012 Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–4, 7–5 2013 Mona Barthel Sabine Lisicki (2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 6–4, 7–5 2014 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci Cara Black Sania Mirza 6–2, 6–3 2015 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2) Lucie Šafářová Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–3 2016 Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic Martina Hingis Sania Mirza 2–6, 6–1, [10–6] 2017 Raquel Atawo Jeļena Ostapenko Abigail Spears Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–4 2018 Raquel Atawo (2) Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2) Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–5] 2019 Mona Barthel (2) Anna-Lena Friedsam Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] 2020 Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 Ashleigh Barty Jennifer Brady Desirae Krawczyk Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–4, 5–7, [10–5] 2022 Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs Coco Gauff Zhang Shuai 6–3, 6–4 2023 Desirae Krawczyk (2) Demi Schuurs (2) Nicole Melichar-Martinez Giuliana Olmos 6–4, 6–1 2024 Chan Hao-ching Veronika Kudermetova Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel 4–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Previous women's tournament categories (1990–2020)
Tournaments by year Premier Mandatory Premier 5 tournaments Premier tournaments
Elena Rybakina
Chan Hao-ching 
Veronika Kudermetova
