WTA Austrian Open

Austrian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1896 (1896)
Abolished	2015
Location	Various, Austria
Venue	Various
Surface	Clay / outdoor

The Austrian Open was a WTA Tour affiliated women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1896 as the Championships of Austria a combined men's and women's tournament. Following World War II it was known as the Austrian International Championships up to the open era.

The women's tournament was discontinued in 2015, the men's ATP event the Austrian Open Kitzbühel is still being held.

History

The men's tournament the Championships of Austria was established in 1894, with the women's event following two years later in 1896. It was originally held in Prague in what was then (Bohemia) up until World War One; then in Vienna from 1921 to 1951, '54 '55 '57 '64, then moved to Salzburg in '1952, then held in Portschach in 1954 '58 '60 '63? '66 '68, it was held for year Linz in 1956, then in Kitzbühel in '59 '61 '65 . Following World War II the event was known as the.

In the Open Era, seven locations hosted the event: Pörtschach in 1968 and 1999; Kitzbühel from 1969 to 1983 and from 1990 to 1993; Vienna in 1979 and from 2001 to 2004; Bregenz from 1985 to 1986; Maria Lankowitz from 1994 to 1998, Klagenfurt in 2000 and Bad Gastein from 2007 to 2015 where it took place as Nürnberger Gastein Ladies. The tournament which is held on outdoor clay courts was not contested in 1984, 1987 to 1989 and from 2005 to 2006.

Four Austrians won the singles event: Judith Wiesner in 1995, Barbara Paulus in 1996, Barbara Schett in 1997 and 1999 and Yvonne Meusberger in 2013. Two Austrians were victorious in the doubles event: Petra Huber in 1986 partnering West German Petra Keppeler, Patricia Wartusch in 2002 partnering Hungarian Petra Mandula along with Sandra Klemenschits in 2013, partnering Slovenian Andreja Klepač. Romanian Virginia Ruzici holds the Open Era record for singles titles, with three victories in 1980, 1982 and 1985.

Nürnberger Gastein Ladies was a tennis tournament held in Bad Gastein, Austria between 2007 and 2015. It was an International event on the WTA Tour with total prize-money of $250,000 and was played on red clay. In 2016, a new addition to the 2016 calendar was announced on March 11, the Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland, which replaced the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies International tournament, held in Bad Gastein since 2007.

In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the WTA announced the Carinthian Ladies Open, a WTA 125K tournament, to be held in Austria on clay courts. The tournament will be held during the same week as the 2020 US Open, and will allow players affected by the cancellation of US Open qualifying to compete. However, the tournament was cancelled just days after the announcement due to the pandemic.

Finals

Singles

(incomplete list)

Year	Location	Champion	Finalist(s)	Score
1968	Pörtschach	Template:Flagicon Winnie Shaw	Template:Flagicon Elena Subirats	6–1, 7–5
1969	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart	Template:Flagicon Pat Walkden	8–6, 6–2
1970	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong	7–5, 6–3
1971	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Laura Rossouw	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1972	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Katja Ebbinghaus	Template:Flagicon Marijke Schaar	7–5, 6–3
1973	Kitzbühel		Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Template:Flagicon Olga Morozova	not completed
1974	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Mirka Koželuhová	Template:Flagicon Mima Jaušovec	6–3, 6–0
1975	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker	Template:Flagicon Pam Teeguarden	6–4, 6–4
1976	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1977	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Renáta Tomanová	Template:Flagicon Katja Ebbinghaus	6–3, 7–5
1978	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika	6–4, 6–3
1979	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Chris Evert	Template:Flagicon Caroline Stoll	6–1, 6–1
1979	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika	2–6, 7–5, 6–3
1980	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	3–6, 6–1, ret.
1981	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Template:Flagicon Sylvia Hanika	7–5, 7–6
1982	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Lea Plchová	6–2, 6–2
1983	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Pascale Paradis	Template:Flagicon Petra Huber	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1984	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–2
1985	Bregenz	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Mima Jaušovec	6–2, 6–3
1986	Bregenz	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini	Template:Flagicon Mariana Pérez-Roldán	6–4, 6–0
1987	not held
1988	not held
1989	not held
1990	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Template:Flagicon Rachel McQuillan	7–6, 6–4
1991	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	6–1, 2–6, 6–3
1992	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Conchita Martínez	Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière	6–0, 3–6, 6–2
1993	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	6–4, 6–1
1994	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	6–3, 6–3
1995	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir	7–6, 6–3
1996	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini	w/o
1997	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett	Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1998	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder	Template:Flagicon Gala León García	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1999	Pörtschach	Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová	Template:Flagicon Silvija Talaja	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
2000	Klagenfurt	Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett	Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2001	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Iroda Tulyaganova	Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder	6–3, 6–2
2002	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Anna Smashnova	Template:Flagicon Iroda Tulyaganova	6–4, 6–1
2003	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez	Template:Flagicon Karolina Šprem	7–6, 2–6, 6–4
2004	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Anna Smashnova	Template:Flagicon Alicia Molik	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
2005	not held
2006	not held
2007	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Francesca Schiavone	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Meusburger	6–1, 6–4
2008	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Pauline Parmentier	Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká	6–4, 6–4
2009	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Andrea Petkovic	Template:Flagicon Ioana Raluca Olaru	6–2, 6–3
2010	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Julia Görges	Template:Flagicon Timea Bacsinszky	6–1, 6–4
2011	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon María José Martínez Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	6–0, 7–5
2012	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Alizé Cornet	Template:Flagicon Yanina Wickmayer	7–5, 7–6(7–1)
2013	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Yvonne Meusburger	Template:Flagicon Andrea Hlaváčková	7–5, 6–2
2014	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Andrea Petkovic (2)	Template:Flagicon Shelby Rogers	6–3, 6–3
2015	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Samantha Stosur	Template:Flagicon Karin Knapp	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2016–2019	replaced by the WTA Swiss Open

Doubles

Year	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1968	Pörtschach			unavailable
1969	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart Template:Flagicon Pat Walkden	Template:Flagicon Marianna Brummer Template:Flagicon Anita van Deventer	6–0, 6–3
1970	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Brenda Kirk Template:Flagicon Annette Van Zyl	Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen Template:Flagicon Winnie Shaw	6–4, 6–3
1971	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Rosemary Casals Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King	Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen Template:Flagicon Heide Orth	6–2, 6–4
1972	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Katja Ebbinghaus Template:Flagicon Heide Orth	Template:Flagicon Mandy Morgan Template:Flagicon Lucia Sarno	6–0, 6–1
1973	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Aleksandra Ivanova Template:Flagicon Olga Morozova	Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Template:Flagicon Janet Young	2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1974	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Beatrix Klein Template:Flagicon Éva Szabó	Template:Flagicon Ana María Pinto Bravo Template:Flagicon Iris Riedel	6–1, 6–4
1975	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Sue Barker Template:Flagicon Pam Teeguarden	Template:Flagicon Fiorella Bonicelli Template:Flagicon Raquel Giscafré	6–4, 6–3
1976	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Helena Anliot Template:Flagicon Mimmi Wikstedt	Template:Flagicon Katja Ebbinghaus Template:Flagicon Heidi Eisterlehner	6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1977	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Helen Gourlay-Cawley Template:Flagicon Rayni Fox	Template:Flagicon Lesley Charles Template:Flagicon Jackie Fayter	6–1, 6–4
1978	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici Template:Flagicon Renáta Tomanová	Template:Flagicon Regina Maršíková Template:Flagicon Florența Mihai	7–5, 6–2
1979	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Dianne Fromholtz Template:Flagicon Marise Kruger	Template:Flagicon Ilana Kloss Template:Flagicon Betty-Ann Stuart	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1979	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Helena Anliot Template:Flagicon Dianne Evers	Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici Template:Flagicon Elly Vessies	6–0, 6–4
1980	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Eva Pfaff	Template:Flagicon Renáta Tomanová Template:Flagicon Hana Mandlíková	w/o
1981	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Template:Flagicon Eva Pfaff	Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Little Template:Flagicon Yvonne Vermaak	6–4, 6–3
1982	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Yvona Brzáková Template:Flagicon Kateřina Skronská	Template:Flagicon Jill Patterson Template:Flagicon Courtney Lord	6–1, 7–5
1983	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Chris Newton Template:Flagicon Pam Whytcross	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Herreman Template:Flagicon Pascale Paradis	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
1984	not held
1985	Bregenz	Template:Flagicon Mima Jaušovec Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici	Template:Flagicon Andrea Holíková Template:Flagicon Kateřina Skronská	6–2, 6–3
1986	Bregenz	Template:Flagicon Petra Huber Template:Flagicon Petra Keppeler	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6–2, 6–4
1987	not held
1988	not held
1989	not held
1990	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Petra Langrová Template:Flagicon Radka Zrubáková	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	6–0, 6–4
1991	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Bettina Fulco Template:Flagicon Nicole Muns-Jagerman	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	7–5, 6–4
1992	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume-Balleret	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Wiltrud Probst	6–3, 6–3
1993	Kitzbühel	Template:Flagicon Fang Li Template:Flagicon Dominique Monami	Template:Flagicon Maja Murić Template:Flagicon Pavlína Rajzlová	6–2, 6–1
1994	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Sandra Cecchini Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová	7–5, 7–5
1995	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Template:Flagicon Andrea Temesvári	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Wiltrud Probst	6–2, 6–2
1996	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová Template:Flagicon Natalia Medvedeva	Template:Flagicon Lenka Cenková Template:Flagicon Kateřina Šišková	6–4, 7–5
1997	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Eva Melicharová Template:Flagicon Helena Vildová	Template:Flagicon Radka Bobková Template:Flagicon Wiltrud Probst	6–2, 6–2
1998	Maria Lankowitz	Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez	Template:Flagicon Tina Križan Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik	6–1, 6–2
1999	Pörtschach	Template:Flagicon Silvia Farina Elia Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová	Template:Flagicon Olga Lugina Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo	6–4, 6–4
2000	Klagenfurt	Template:Flagicon Laura Montalvo Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez	Template:Flagicon Barbara Schett Template:Flagicon Patty Schnyder	7–6, 6–1
2001	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Vanessa Henke Template:Flagicon Lenka Němečková	6–4, 6–2
2002	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Petra Mandula Template:Flagicon Patricia Wartusch	Template:Flagicon Barbara Schwartz Template:Flagicon Jasmin Wöhr	6–2, 6–4
2003	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Ting Li Template:Flagicon Tiantian Sun	Template:Flagicon Yan Zi Template:Flagicon Zheng Jie	6–3, 6–4
2004	Vienna	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond	Template:Flagicon Cara Black Template:Flagicon Rennae Stubbs	6–2, 7–5
2005	not held
2006	not held
2007	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká Template:Flagicon Renata Voráčová	Template:Flagicon Ágnes Szávay Template:Flagicon Vladimíra Uhlířová	6–3, 7–5
2008	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Andrea Hlaváčková Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká	Template:Flagicon Sesil Karatantcheva Template:Flagicon Nataša Zorić	6–3, 6–3
2009	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Andrea Hlaváčková Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká	Template:Flagicon Tatjana Malek Template:Flagicon Andrea Petkovic	6–2, 6–4
2010	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká Template:Flagicon Anabel Medina Garrigues	Template:Flagicon Timea Bacsinszky Template:Flagicon Tathiana Garbin	6–7(2–7), 6–1, [10–5]
2011	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Eva Birnerová Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká	Template:Flagicon Jarmila Gajdošová Template:Flagicon Julia Görges	4–6, 6–2, [12–10]
2012	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Jill Craybas Template:Flagicon Julia Görges	Template:Flagicon Anna-Lena Grönefeld Template:Flagicon Petra Martić	6–7(4–7), 6–4, [11–9]
2013	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Sandra Klemenschits Template:Flagicon Andreja Klepač	Template:Flagicon Kristina Barrois Template:Flagicon Eleni Daniilidou	6–1, 6–4
2014	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Karolína Plíšková Template:Flagicon Kristýna Plíšková	Template:Flagicon Andreja Klepač Template:Flagicon María Teresa Torró Flor	4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
2015	Bad Gastein	Template:Flagicon Danka Kovinić Template:Flagicon Stephanie Vogt	Template:Flagicon Lara Arruabarrena Template:Flagicon Lucie Hradecká	4–6, 6–4, [10–3]
2016–2019	replaced by the WTA Swiss Open

See also

• List of tennis tournaments
• Linz Open

External links

• WTA results archive
• Official website
• Webcam of the centre court of the WTA Gastein Ladies