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Tennis tournament
The Stuttgart Open (currently sponsored by Mercedes and called the Mercedes Cup) is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour . Between 1970 and 1989, the Stuttgart Open was a Grand Prix tennis circuit event. From 1990 to 1999, the Stuttgart Open was an ATP Championship Series tournament. The Championship Series name was changed to ATP International Series Gold in 2000, and the Stuttgart Open was a part of this series from 2000–2001 and 2003–2008. In 2002, the Stuttgart Open was briefly demoted for one year to ATP International Series status. In 2009, the Stuttgart Open was demoted again to the newly named ATP World Tour 250 series status, which it has retained ever since.
Held since 1916 in Stuttgart , Germany, the Stuttgart Open was played on clay up to and including 2014. Starting in 2015, the tournament is played on grass. Along with the move to grass-courts, the tournament is now staged in the week after the French Open finishes.[1]
Thomas Muster of Austria won the title twice in consecutive years (1995 and 1996).
This tournament is famous for awarding the title winner with a Mercedes car, in addition to the prize money.
The Stuttgart Open should not be confused with the Eurocard Open . The Stuttgart Open has always been played outdoors, while the Eurocard Open was a tournament that was played indoors in Stuttgart from 1988–2001, with the exception of 1995 when it was played in Essen. The Eurocard Open was also the eighth Super 9 event on the ATP Tour from 1995–2001.
Roger Federer has signed a deal to compete in Stuttgart for 2016 and 2017.[2] It will be Federer's first appearance in Stuttgart since the Stuttgart Masters in 2001.
Past finals
Singles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1949
Werner Beuthner
Otto Fürst
6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1950
Helmut Gulcz
Jan Dostal
2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
1951
Otto Fürst
H. J. De Voss
6-3, 6-3
1952
Milan Branovic
Jacques Thomas
4-6, 10-8, 7-5, ret.
1953
Torben Ulrich
Bengt Axelsson
2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0
1954
Gottfried von Cramm
Robert Bédard
6–4, 6–8, 6–2
1955
Hugh Stewart
Tony Vincent
6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1956
Jack Arkinstall
Tony Vincent
6-2, 8-6, 6-4
1957
Ladislav Legenstein
Milan Branovic
1958
Ulf Schmidt
Jacques Brichant
6–4, 6–4, 7–9, 6–1
1959
Warren Woodcock
Torben Ulrich
6-3, 6-2, 6-3
1960
Ulf Schmidt
Warren Woodcock
6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1961
Warren Woodcock
Barry Phillips-Moore
2-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5
1962
Ulf Schmidt
Jan-Erik Lundquist
6-4, 7-5
1963
Gordon Forbes
Warren Woodcock
6-1, 8-6, 6-3
1964
Cliff Drysdale
Keith Diepraam
6–1, 6–3
1965
Cliff Drysdale
Wilhelm Bungert
6-0, 6-1, 6-1
1966
Frew McMillan
Keith Diepraam
6-4, 7-5
1967
Roy Emerson
Ion Țiriac
1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1968
Ramanathan Krishnan
Detlev Nitsche
6-2, 6-8, 6-4, retired
1969
Christian Kuhnke
Wilhelm Bungert
2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–2
1970
Not Held
1971
Barry Phillips-Moore
István Gulyás
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1972
Attila Korpas
Zlatko Ivancic
6-8, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1973
Harald Elschenbroich
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
2-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-4
1974
Hans-Joachim Plötz
Jacques Thamin
6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
1975
Jürgen Fassbender Richard Crealy
Final interrupted
1976
Attila Korpas
Zlatko Ivancic
1977
Jürgen Fassbender
Attila Korpas
1978
Ulrich Pinner
Kim Warwick
6–4, 6–2, 7–6
1979
Tomáš Šmíd
Ulrich Pinner
6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1980
Vitas Gerulaitis
Wojtek Fibak
6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1981
Björn Borg
Ivan Lendl
1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
1982
Ramesh Krishnan
Sandy Mayer
5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
1983
José Higueras
Heinz Günthardt
6–1, 6–1, 7–6
1984
Henri Leconte
Gene Mayer
7–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1
1985
Ivan Lendl
Brad Gilbert
6–4, 6–0
1986
Martín Jaite
Jonas Svensson
7–5, 6–2
1987
Miloslav Mečíř
Jan Gunnarsson
6–0, 6–2
1988
Andre Agassi
Andrés Gómez
6–4, 6–2
1989
Martín Jaite
Goran Prpić
6–3, 6–2
1990
Goran Ivanišević
Guillermo Pérez-Roldán
6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
1991
Michael Stich
Alberto Mancini
1–6, 7–6(11-9) , 6–4, 6–2
1992
Andrei Medvedev
Wayne Ferreira
6–1, 6–4, 6–7(5-7) , 2–6, 6–1
1993
Magnus Gustafsson
Michael Stich
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
1994
Alberto Berasategui
Andrea Gaudenzi
7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7-5)
1995
Thomas Muster
Jan Apell
6–2, 6–2
1996
Thomas Muster
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1997
Álex Corretja
Karol Kučera
6–2, 7–5
1998
Gustavo Kuerten
Karol Kučera
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1999
Magnus Norman
Tommy Haas
6-7(6-8) , 4–6, 7-6(9-7) , 6–0, 6–3
2000
Franco Squillari
Gastón Gaudio
6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2001
Gustavo Kuerten
Guillermo Cañas
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
2002
Mikhail Youzhny
Guillermo Cañas
6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2003
Guillermo Coria
Tommy Robredo
6–2, 6–2, 6–1
2004
Guillermo Cañas
Gastón Gaudio
5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
2005
Rafael Nadal
Gastón Gaudio
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
2006
David Ferrer
José Acasuso
6–4, 3–6, 6-7(3-7) , 7–5, 6–4
2007
Rafael Nadal
Stanislas Wawrinka
6–4, 7–5
2008
Juan Martín del Potro
Richard Gasquet
6–4, 7–5
2009
Jérémy Chardy
Victor Hănescu
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
2010
Albert Montañés
Gaël Monfils
6–2, 1–2, RET.
2011
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Pablo Andújar
6–4, 6–0
2012
Janko Tipsarević
Juan Mónaco
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
2013
Fabio Fognini
Philipp Kohlschreiber
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2014
Roberto Bautista Agut
Lukáš Rosol
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2015
Rafael Nadal
Viktor Troicki
7-6 (7-3) , 6-3
Doubles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1978
Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd
Carlos Kirmayr Belus Prajoux
6–3, 7–6
1979
Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan
Wojtek Fibak Pavel Složil
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1980
Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan
Chris Lewis John Yuill
6–3, 6–4
1981
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
Mark Edmondson Mike Estep
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
1982
Mark Edmondson Brian Teacher
Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp
6–3, 6–1
1983
Anand Amritraj Mike Bauer
Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1984
Sandy Mayer Andreas Maurer
Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan
7–6, 6–4
1985
Ivan Lendl Tomáš Šmíd
Andy Kohlberg João Soares
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1986
Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–3
1987
Rick Leach Tim Pawsat
Mikael Pernfors Magnus Tideman
6–3, 6–4
1988
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1989
Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd
Florin Segărceanu Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–4
1990
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
Per Henricsson Nicklas Utgren
6–3, 6–4
1991
Wally Masur Emilio Sánchez
Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1992
Glenn Layendecker Byron Talbot
Marc Rosset Javier Sánchez
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1993
Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk
Gary Muller Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3
1994
Scott Melville Piet Norval
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–5
1995
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996
Libor Pimek Byron Talbot
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1997
Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
6–4, 6–4
1998
Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
Joshua Eagle Jim Grabb
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1999
Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic
Aleksandar Kitinov Jack Waite
6–2, 6–1
2000
Jiří Novák David Rikl
Lucas Arnold Ker Donald Johnson
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
2001
Guillermo Cañas Rainer Schüttler
Michael Hill Jeff Tarango
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
2002
Joshua Eagle David Rikl
David Adams Gastón Etlis
6–3, 6–4
2003
Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Kevin Ullyett
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2004
Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek
Simon Aspelin Todd Perry
6–2, 6–4
2005
José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto
Mariano Hood Tommy Robredo
7–6, 6–3
2006
Gastón Gaudio Max Mirnyi
Yves Allegro Robert Lindstedt
7–5, 6–7, [12–10]
2007
František Čermák Leoš Friedl
Guillermo García-López Fernando Verdasco
6–4, 6–4
2008
Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber
Michael Berrer Mischa Zverev
6–3, 6–4
2009
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák
Victor Hănescu Horia Tecău
7–5, 6–4
2010
Carlos Berlocq Eduardo Schwank
Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner
7–6(7-5) , 7–6(8-6)
2011
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner
Marcel Granollers Marc López
6–3, 6–4
2012
Jérémy Chardy Łukasz Kubot
Michal Mertiňák André Sá
6–1, 6–3
2013
Facundo Bagnis Thomaz Bellucci
Tomasz Bednarek Mateusz Kowalczyk
2–6, 6–4, [11–9]
2014
Mateusz Kowalczyk Artem Sitak
Guillermo García-López Philipp Oswald
2–6, 6–1, [10–7]
2015
Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea
Alexander Peya Bruno Soares
5-7, 6-2, [10-7]
See also
References
External links
Present
2009–present: Doha
Buenos Aires
Marseille
Delray Beach
New Haven / Winston-Salem
2009, 2011–present: Kitzbühel
2009–2010, 2012–present: Lyon / Montpellier
2009–2014, 2017–2019, 2021–present: Eastbourne
2009–2014, 2020–present: Viña del Mar / Santiago
2009–2019, 2021–present: Munich
2009–2019, 2024–present: Brisbane
2009–2016, 2024–present: Bucharest
Stuttgart
Newport
Båstad
Gstaad
Umag
Stockholm
Metz
2009–2019, 2022–present: Houston
Casablanca / Marrakech
's-Hertogenbosch
2009–2020, 2023–present: Auckland
2009–2020, 2022–present: Chennai / Pune
2010–2019, 2021–present Atlanta
2015–2019, 2021–present: Geneva
Estoril (Cascais)
2015–2019, 2023–present: Chengdu
2016–present: Antwerp
2016–2019, 2021–present: Los Cabos
2016–present: Sofia
2017–2019, 2021–present: Lyon
2019–present: Córdoba
2019, 2023–present: Zhuhai
2020, 2022–present: Adelaide
2020–2021, 2023–present: Astana/Almaty
2021–present: Mallorca
2022–present: Dallas
2022, 2024-present: Gijón
2024-present: Hong Kong
Past
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