Nuremberg Cup

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Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Nurnberger Versicherungscup 2014 - Centercourt des 1.FCN Tennis am Valznerweiher von Sud-Osten 01.JPG
Tournament information
Founded 2013
Location Nuremberg, Bavaria
Germany
VenueTennisclub 1. FC Nürnberg (2013-19)
Category WTA International
Surface Clay – outdoors (2013–19)
Draw32S / 8Q / 16D
Prize money US$235,000 (2013)

The Nuremberg Cup was a women's professional tennis tournament held in Nuremberg, Germany. [1] Held from 2013 until 2019, this International-level tournament was played on outdoor clay courts.

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Tournament history

The centre court of the former clay court tournament Nurnberger Versicherungscup 2014 - Centercourt des 1.FCN Tennis am Valznerweiher von Sud-Osten 01.JPG
The centre court of the former clay court tournament

The Nuremberg Open was a men's tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit in 1976. The event was held in Nuremberg, West Germany and was played on indoor carpet courts. Frew McMillan won the singles title while partnering with Karl Meiler to win the doubles title.

The Nürnberger Versicherungscup (sponsored by Nürnberger Versicherungsgruppe) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Nuremberg. The event was affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour. [2] [3] The inaugural 2013 edition took place the week after the French Open while from 2014 to 2019, the event was scheduled the week before the French Open.

In January 2020, the tournament licence was reported to be taken over by an association around the former manager of German hockey club Kölner Haie, Oliver Mueller, after the Austrian Reichel family had retired, hence a relocation to Cologne was expected for 2021. [4] This reestablishment in the Rhineland has not been achieved.

Past finals

Women

Singles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Nuremberg
2013 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 6–3, 6–3
2014 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2015 Flag of Italy.svg Karin Knapp Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens Flag of Colombia.svg Mariana Duque Mariño 6–2, 6–2
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens (2) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčíková 6–2, 6–1
2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson Flag of the United States.svg Alison Riske 7–6(7–4), 6–4
2019 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yulia Putintseva Flag of Slovenia.svg Tamara Zidanšek 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Cologne
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Doubles

Nuremberg Cup Center court Nurnberger Versicherungscup 2013.JPG
Nuremberg Cup
LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Nuremberg
2013 Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Solovyeva
Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Květa Peschke
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
Flag of Israel.svg Shahar Pe'er
6–0, 4–6, [10–6]
2015 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching
Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues
Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena
Flag of Romania.svg Raluca Olaru
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2016 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson
Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová
6–3, 6–4
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anna Smith
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kirsten Flipkens
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Larsson
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
2019 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sharon Fichman
Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Melichar
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]
Cologne
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Men

Singles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Nuremberg 1976 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Thomaz Koch 2–6, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles

LocationYearChampionsRunners-upScore
Nuremberg 1976 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Frew McMillan
Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kronk
7–6, 6–4

References

  1. "tennis.com - Seeded Italians Vinci, Knapp advance at Nuremberg Cup". Tennis magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  2. "Nürnberg bekommt zweites deutsches WTA-Turnier". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 8 February 2013.
  3. "Erstes WTA-Turnier in Nürnberg". Mittelbayerische Zeitung (in German). 27 March 2013.
  4. "Lizenz des WTA-Turniers in Nürnberg wandert ins Rheinland". tennisnet.com (in German). 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-05-13.