Internationaux de Strasbourg

Internationaux de Strasbourg
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Tournament information
Founded	1987;37 years ago
Editions	37 (2023)
Location	Strasbourg ; France
Category	WTA 500 (2024-present); WTA 250 (2021-2023)
Surface	Clay - outdoors
Draw	32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money	$259,303 (2023)
Website	internationaux-strasbourg.fr
Current champions (2023)
Singles	Elina Svitolina
Doubles	Xu Yifan ; Yang Zhaoxuan

Last updated March 03, 2024

The Internationaux de Strasbourg (formally known as the Strasbourg Grand Prix) is a professional women's tennis tournament held in Strasbourg, France. The tournament has been organized in May since its inception in 1987 and serves as a warm-up event to the French Open which is played a week later.^[1]

Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Steffi Graf (singles), Jennifer Capriati (singles), Lindsay Davenport (two singles, one doubles), Maria Sharapova (singles), Angelique Kerber (singles), Martina Navratilova (doubles), and Ashleigh Barty (two doubles). The current champion is the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina.

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1987	Carling Bassett	Sandra Cecchini	6–3, 6–4
1988	Sandra Cecchini	Judith Wiesner	6–3, 6–0
1989	Jana Novotná	Patricia Tarabini	6–1, 6–2
1990	Mercedes Paz	Ann Grossman	6–2, 6–3
1991	Radka Zrubáková	Rachel McQuillan	7–6^(7–3), 7–6 ^(7–3)
1992	Judith Wiesner	Naoko Sawamatsu	6–1, 6–3
1993	Naoko Sawamatsu	Judith Wiesner	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
1994	Mary Joe Fernandez	Gabriela Sabatini	2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1995	Lindsay Davenport	Kimiko Date	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
1996	Lindsay Davenport (2)	Barbara Paulus	6–3, 7–6
1997	Steffi Graf	Mirjana Lučić	6–2, 7–5
1998	Irina Spîrlea	Julie Halard-Decugis	7–6^(7–5), 6–3
1999	Jennifer Capriati	Elena Likhovtseva	6–1, 6–3
2000	Silvija Talaja	Rita Kuti-Kis	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2001	Silvia Farina Elia	Anke Huber	7–5, 0–6, 6–4
2002	Silvia Farina Elia (2)	Jelena Dokić	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2003	Silvia Farina Elia (3)	Karolina Šprem	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2004	Claudine Schaul	Lindsay Davenport	2–6, 6–0, 6–3
2005	Anabel Medina Garrigues	Marta Domachowska	6–4, 6–3
2006	Nicole Vaidišová	Peng Shuai	7–6^(9–7), 6–3
2007	Anabel Medina Garrigues (2)	Amélie Mauresmo	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2008	Anabel Medina Garrigues (3)	Katarina Srebotnik	4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 6–0
2009	Aravane Rezaï	Lucie Hradecká	7–6^(7–2), 6–1
2010	Maria Sharapova	Kristina Barrois	7–5, 6–1
2011	Andrea Petkovic	Marion Bartoli	6–4, 1–0 ret.
2012	Francesca Schiavone	Alizé Cornet	6–4, 6–4
2013	Alizé Cornet	Lucie Hradecká	7–6^(7–4), 6–0
2014	Monica Puig	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6–4, 6–3
2015	Samantha Stosur	Kristina Mladenovic	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
2016	Caroline Garcia	Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	6–4, 6–1
2017	Samantha Stosur (2)	Daria Gavrilova	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
2018	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	Dominika Cibulková	6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(8–6)
2019	Dayana Yastremska	Caroline Garcia	6–4, 5–7, 7–6^(7–3)
2020	Elina Svitolina	Elena Rybakina	6–4, 1–6, 6–2
2021	Barbora Krejčíková	Sorana Cîrstea	6–3, 6–3
2022	Angelique Kerber	Kaja Juvan	7–6^(7–5), 6–7^(0–7), 7–6^(7–5)
2023	Elina Svitolina (2)	Anna Blinkova	6–2, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1987	Jana Novotná Catherine Suire	Kathleen Horvath Marcella Mesker	6–0, 6–2
1988	Manon Bollegraf Nicole Provis	Jenny Byrne Janine Thompson	7–5, 6–7^(9–11), 6–3
1989	Mercedes Paz Judith Pölzl Wiesner	Lise Gregory Gretchen Rush Magers	6–3, 6–3
1990	Nicole Provis (2) Elna Reinach	Kathy Jordan Liz Smylie	6–1, 6–4
1991	Lori McNeil Stephanie Rehe	Manon Bollegraf Mercedes Paz	6–7^(2–7), 6–4, 6–4
1992	Patty Fendick Andrea Strnadová	Lori McNeil Mercedes Paz	6–3, 6–4
1993	Shaun Stafford Andrea Temesvári	Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi	6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
1994	Lori McNeil (2) Rennae Stubbs	Patricia Tarabini Caroline Vis	6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1995	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans	6–2, 6–3
1996	Yayuk Basuki Nicole Provis Bradtke (2)	Marianne Werdel Tami Whitlinger Jones	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1997	Helena Suková Natasha Zvereva	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	6–1, 6–1
1998	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	6–4, 6–3
1999	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	2–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–1
2000	Sonya Jeyaseelan Florencia Labat	Kim Grant María Vento	6–4, 6–3
2001	Silvia Farina Elia Iroda Tulyaganova	Amanda Coetzer Lori McNeil	6–1, 7–6^(7–0)
2002	Jennifer Hopkins Jelena Kostanić	Caroline Dhenin Maja Matevžič	0–6, 6–4, 6–4
2003	Sonya Jeyaseelan (2) Maja Matevžič	Laura Granville Jelena Kostanić	6–4, 6–4
2004	Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	6–4, 6–1
2005	Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	Marta Domachowska Marlene Weingärtner	6–3, 6–1
2006	Liezel Huber Martina Navratilova	Martina Müller Andreea Vanc	6–2, 7–6^(7–1)
2007	Yan Zi Zheng Jie	Alicia Molik Sun Tiantian	6–3, 6–4
2008	Tatiana Perebiynis Yan Zi (2)	Chan Yung-jan Chuang Chia-jung	6–4, 6–7^(3–7), [10–6]
2009	Nathalie Dechy Mara Santangelo	Claire Feuerstein Stéphanie Foretz	6–0, 6–1
2010	Alizé Cornet Vania King	Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova	3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2011	Akgul Amanmuradova Chuang Chia-jung	Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová	6–4, 5–7, [10–2]
2012	Olga Govortsova Klaudia Jans-Ignacik	Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová	6–7^(4–7), 6–3, [10–3]
2013	Kimiko Date-Krumm Chanelle Scheepers	Cara Black Marina Erakovic	6–4, 3–6, [14–12]
2014	Ashleigh Barty Casey Dellacqua	Tatiana Búa Daniela Seguel	4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
2015	Chuang Chia-jung (2) Liang Chen	Nadiia Kichenok Zheng Saisai	4–6, 6–4, [12–10]
2016	Anabel Medina Garrigues Arantxa Parra Santonja	María Irigoyen Liang Chen	6–2, 6–0
2017	Ashleigh Barty (2) Casey Dellacqua (2)	Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan	6–4, 6–2
2018	Mihaela Buzărnescu Raluca Olaru	Nadiia Kichenok Anastasia Rodionova	7–5, 7–5
2019	Daria Gavrilova Ellen Perez	Duan Yingying Han Xinyun	6–4, 6–3
2020	Nicole Melichar Demi Schuurs	Hayley Carter Luisa Stefani	6–4, 6–3
2021	Alexa Guarachi Desirae Krawczyk	Makoto Ninomiya Yang Zhaoxuan	6–2, 6–3
2022	Nicole Melichar (2) Daria Saville (2)	Lucie Hradecká Sania Mirza	5–7, 7–5, [10–6]
2023	Xu Yifan Yang Zhaoxuan	Desirae Krawczyk Giuliana Olmos	6–3, 6–2

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References

↑ "Les Internationaux de Strasbourg : Un plateau de choix pour les 30 ans du tournoi". TennisAddict (in French). 13 May 2016.
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[1] "Les Internationaux de Strasbourg : Un plateau de choix pour les 30 ans du tournoi". TennisAddict (in French). 13 May 2016.

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