Zurich Open
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The Zurich Open is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It is classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament since 1993.
The Zurich Open is 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 Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Martina Hingis, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova.
[edit] Past finals
[edit] Singles
Since 1993:
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |  Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière |
 Martina Navratilova |
6-3, 7-6(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(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(5), 7-6(8), 6-3 |
| 2003 |  Justine Henin-Hardenne |
 Jelena Dokić |
6-0, 6-4 |
| 2004 | Alicia Molik |
 Maria Sharapova |
4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2005 | Lindsay Davenport |
Patty Schnyder |
7-6(5), 6-3 |
| 2006 | Maria Sharapova |
 Daniela Hantuchova |
6-1 4-6 6-3 |
[edit] References
| WTA Tier I Tournaments |
| Tokyo | Indian Wells | Miami | Charleston | Berlin | Rome | San Diego | Montreal/Toronto | Moscow | Zürich |
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