The Kremlin Cup (Кубок Кремля ) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour . It has been held annually at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, since 1990.
The Kremlin Cup was created in 1990 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 event in 1996.
Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface. It is now held on a RuKortHard surface.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Past finals [ edit ]
Singles [ edit ]
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
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
Elena Dementieva
7–5, 6–0
2005
Mary Pierce
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
Doubles [ edit ]
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1996
Natalia Medvedeva
Larisa Savchenko
Silvia Farina Elia
Barbara Schett
7–6, 4–6, 6–1
↓ Tier I tournament ↓
1997
Arantxa Sánchez
Natalia Zvereva
Yayuk Basuki
Caroline Vis
5–3 defaulted
1998
Mary Pierce
Natalia Zvereva
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(7–3)
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
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
Katarina Srebotnik
Cara Black
Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–4
↓ Premier tournament ↓
2009
Maria Kirilenko
Nadia Petrova
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
Alla Kudryavtseva
Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2014
Martina Hingis
Flavia Pennetta
Caroline Garcia
Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–3, 7–5
Singles [ edit ]
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1990
Andrei Cherkasov
Tim Mayotte
6–2, 6–1
1991
Andrei Cherkasov
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
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
Goran Ivanišević
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–5)
1999
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Byron Black
7–6(7–2) , 6–4
2000
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
David Prinosil
6–2, 7–5
2001
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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
Marat Safin
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2007
Nikolay Davydenko
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
Doubles [ edit ]
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
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
Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman
6–1, retired
1994
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
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
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
Joshua Eagle
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2003
Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
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
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
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
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
Jiří Veselý
Sam Groth
Chris Guccione
7–6(7–2) , 7–5
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Coordinates : 55°46′52″N 37°37′34″E / 55.781°N 37.626°E / 55.781; 37.626