Kremlin Cup
Kremlin Cup | |||||||||
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2021 Kremlin Cup | |||||||||
Tournament information | |||||||||
Founded | 1990 | ||||||||
Editions | 30 (2019) | ||||||||
Location | Moscow Russia | ||||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium (1990–2018) Ice Palace Krylatskoye (2019) Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and Luzhniki Palace of Sports (since 2021) | ||||||||
Surface | Carpet – indoors (1990–2006) Hard – indoors (since 2007) | ||||||||
Website | kremlincup.ru | ||||||||
Current champions (2021) | |||||||||
Men's singles | Aslan Karatsev | ||||||||
Women's singles | Anett Kontaveit | ||||||||
Men's doubles | Harri Heliövaara Matwé Middelkoop | ||||||||
Women's doubles | Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková | ||||||||
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The Kremlin Cup (Russian: Кубок Кремля) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is 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 major 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 will be played at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports.[4]
The Kremlin Cup was created in 1990 by Sasson Khakshouri becoming the first international professional tennis tournament to be held in Russia. The tournament started as a men's only event during the first years of its run, before it became a joint men's and women's event in 1996.
Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface. It was then held on RuKortHard surface.[5][6] until 2015. Since 2016 the tournament was held on TPSurface.
Past finals[]
Singles[]
Men[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1990 | Andrei Cherkasov | Tim Mayotte | 6–2, 6–1 |
1991 | Andrei Cherkasov (2) | Jakob Hlasek | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
1992 | Marc Rosset | Carl-Uwe Steeb | 6–2, 6–2 |
1993 | Marc Rosset (2) | Patrik Kühnen | 6–4, 6–3 |
1994 | Alexander Volkov | Chuck Adams | 6–2, 6–4 |
1995 | Carl-Uwe Steeb | Daniel Vacek | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6) |
1996 | Goran Ivanišević | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
1997 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Petr Korda | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
1998 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) | Goran Ivanišević | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) |
1999 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3) | Byron Black | 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
2000 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4) | David Prinosil | 6–2, 7–5 |
2001 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5) | Nicolas Kiefer | 6–4, 7–5 |
2002 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | Sjeng Schalken | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
2003 | Taylor Dent | Sargis Sargsian | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
2004 | Nikolay Davydenko | Greg Rusedski | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
2005 | Igor Andreev | Nicolas Kiefer | 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
2006 | Nikolay Davydenko (2) | Marat Safin | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
2007 | Nikolay Davydenko (3) | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 7–5, 7–6(11–9) |
2008 | Igor Kunitsyn | Marat Safin | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
2009 | Mikhail Youzhny | Janko Tipsarević | 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–4 |
2010 | Viktor Troicki | Marcos Baghdatis | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
2011 | Janko Tipsarević | Viktor Troicki | 6–4, 6–2 |
2012 | Andreas Seppi | Thomaz Bellucci | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
2013 | Richard Gasquet | Mikhail Kukushkin | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
2014 | Marin Čilić | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6–4, 6–4 |
2015 | Marin Čilić (2) | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6–4, 6–4 |
2016 | Pablo Carreño Busta | Fabio Fognini | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
2017 | Damir Džumhur | Ričardas Berankis | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
2018 | Karen Khachanov | Adrian Mannarino | 6–2, 6–2 |
2019 | Andrey Rublev | Adrian Mannarino | 6–4, 6–0 |
2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Aslan Karatsev | Marin Čilić | 6–2, 6–4 |
Women[]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1996 | Conchita Martínez | Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
↓ Tier I tournament ↓ | |||
1997 | Jana Novotná | Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 6–4 |
1998 | Mary Pierce | Monica Seles | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
1999 | Nathalie Tauziat | Barbara Schett | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
2000 | Martina Hingis | Anna Kournikova | 6–3, 6–1 |
2001 | Jelena Dokić | Elena Dementieva | 6–3, 6–3 |
2002 | Magdalena Maleeva | Lindsay Davenport | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
2003 | Anastasia Myskina | Amélie Mauresmo | 6–2, 6–4 |
2004 | Anastasia Myskina (2) | Elena Dementieva | 7–5, 6–0 |
2005 | Mary Pierce (2) | Francesca Schiavone | 6–4, 6–3 |
2006 | Anna Chakvetadze | Nadia Petrova | 6–4, 6–4 |
2007 | Elena Dementieva | Serena Williams | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
2008 | Jelena Janković | Vera Zvonareva | 6–2, 6–4 |
↓ Premier tournament ↓ | |||
2009 | Francesca Schiavone | Olga Govortsova | 6–3, 6–0 |
2010 | Victoria Azarenka | Maria Kirilenko | 6–3, 6–4 |
2011 | Dominika Cibulková | Kaia Kanepi | 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5 |
2012 | Caroline Wozniacki | Samantha Stosur | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
2013 | Simona Halep | Samantha Stosur | 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |
2014 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
2015 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6–2, 6–1 |
2016 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) | Daria Gavrilova | 6–2, 6–1 |
2017 | Julia Görges | Daria Kasatkina | 6–1, 6–2 |
2018 | Daria Kasatkina | Ons Jabeur | 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
2019 | Belinda Bencic | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Anett Kontaveit | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles[]
Men[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1990 | Hendrik Jan Davids Paul Haarhuis |
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd |
6–4, 7–6 |
1991 | Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb |
Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov |
6–4, 7–6 |
1992 | Marius Barnard John-Laffnie de Jager |
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
1993 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis (2) |
Jan Apell Jonas Björkman |
6–1, retired |
1994 | Jacco Eltingh (2) Paul Haarhuis (3) |
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy |
walkover |
1995 | Byron Black Jared Palmer |
Tommy Ho Brett Steven |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
1996 | Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy |
Jiří Novák David Rikl |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
1997 | Martin Damm Cyril Suk |
David Adams Fabrice Santoro |
6–4, 6–3 |
1998 | Jared Palmer (2) Jeff Tarango |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek |
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
1999 | Justin Gimelstob Daniel Vacek |
Andrei Medvedev Marat Safin |
6–2, 6–1 |
2000 | Jonas Björkman David Prinosil |
Jiří Novák David Rikl |
6–2, 6–3 |
2001 | Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle |
Mahesh Bhupathi Jeff Tarango |
6–3, 6–0 |
2002 | Roger Federer Max Mirnyi (2) |
Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle |
6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
2003 | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi (3) |
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
6–3, 7–5 |
2004 | Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko |
Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
2005 | Max Mirnyi (4) Mikhail Youzhny |
Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko |
6–1, 6–1 |
2006 | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský |
6–1, 7–5 |
2007 | Marat Safin Dmitry Tursunov |
Tomáš Cibulec Lovro Zovko |
6–4, 6–2 |
2008 | Sergiy Stakhovsky Potito Starace |
Stephen Huss Ross Hutchins |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6] |
2009 | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers |
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák |
4–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
2010 | Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov (2) |
Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki |
7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
2011 | František Čermák Filip Polášek |
Carlos Berlocq David Marrero |
6–3, 6–1 |
2012 | František Čermák (2) Michal Mertiňák |
Simone Bolelli Daniele Bracciali |
7–5, 6–3 |
2013 | Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin |
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski |
6–2, 1–6, [14–12] |
2014 | František Čermák (3) Jiří Veselý |
Sam Groth Chris Guccione |
7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
2015 | Andrey Rublev Dmitry Tursunov (3) |
Radu Albot František Čermák |
2–6, 6–1, [10–6] |
2016 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah |
Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer |
7–5, 4–6, [10–5] |
2017 | Max Mirnyi (5) Philipp Oswald |
Damir Džumhur Antonio Šančić |
6–3, 7–5 |
2018 | Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram |
Max Mirnyi Philipp Oswald |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
2019 | Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop |
Simone Bolelli Andrés Molteni |
6–1, 6–2 |
2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Harri Heliövaara Matwé Middelkoop (2) |
Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić |
7–5, 4–6, [11–9] |
Women[]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1996 | Natalia Medvedeva Larisa Savchenko |
Silvia Farina Elia Barbara Schett |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1 |
↓ Tier I tournament ↓ | |||
1997 | Arantxa Sánchez Natalia Zvereva |
Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis |
5–3 defaulted |
1998 | Mary Pierce Natalia Zvereva (2) |
Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
6–3, 6–4 |
1999 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber |
6–1, 6–0 |
2000 | Julie Halard-Decugis Ai Sugiyama |
Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
2001 | Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova |
Elena Dementieva Lina Krasnoroutskaya |
7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
2002 | Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová |
Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova |
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
2003 | Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy |
Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva |
6–3, 6–4 |
2004 | Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva |
Virginia Ruano Paola Suárez |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
2005 | Lisa Raymond (2) Samantha Stosur |
Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
6–2, 6–4 |
2006 | Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone |
Iveta Benešová Galina Voskoboeva |
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
2007 | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek |
4–6, 6–1, [10–7] |
2008 | Nadia Petrova (2) Katarina Srebotnik |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–4, 6–4 |
↓ Premier tournament ↓ | |||
2009 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova (3) |
Maria Kondratieva Klára Zakopalová |
6–2, 6–2 |
2010 | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta |
Sara Errani María José Martínez Sánchez |
6–3, 2–6, [10–6] |
2011 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova |
Anastasia Rodionova Galina Voskoboeva |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
2012 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova |
6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
2013 | Svetlana Kuznetsova Samantha Stosur (2) |
Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova |
6–1, 1–6, [10–8] |
2014 | Martina Hingis (2) Flavia Pennetta (2) |
Caroline Garcia Arantxa Parra Santonja |
6–3, 7–5 |
2015 | Daria Kasatkina Elena Vesnina (2) |
Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu |
6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–5] |
2016 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
Daria Gavrilova Daria Kasatkina |
4–6, 6–0, [10–7] |
2017 | Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková (2) |
Nicole Melichar Anna Smith |
6–2, 3–6, [10–3] |
2018 | Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund |
Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
2019 | Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara |
Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
6–2, 6–1 |
2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková |
Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru |
6–2, 4–6, [10–8] |
References[]
- ^ «Олимпийская сказка, прощай!»
- ^ Спорткомплекс "Олимпийский" в Москве закроется на реконструкцию в 2019 году
- ^ VTB Kremlin Cup Jubilee Edition To Be Held At Krylatskoye Ice Palace
- ^ The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!
- ^ http://images.kremlincup.ru/kremlincup/2008/08/20/0000000390/field8.pdf
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
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