Tennis tournament
The Kremlin Cup (Russian : 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 first 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]
The Kremlin Cup was established in 1990 by Swiss businessman Sasson Kakshouri. With the aid of Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union , Ivan Silayev , the organising committee established the idea of the first tennis tournament in Russia. Boris Yeltsin , the country's first president, further helped popularizing and developing the tournament, and Mayor of Moscow Yury Luzhkov also played a major role. Both became chairmen of the Kremlin Cup.[ 4]
From 1990 to 1993, the prize money was between US$ 330.000 and US$350.000.[ 4]
http://www.bm.ru/ru/kremlincup/bank_and_cup/
http://wta-atp.ru/4065-KubokKremlyasobralsilneyshiysostavzasvoyuistoriyu.html
http://www.baltinfo.ru/2012/06/22/Igor-Tikhonko-V-detskom-tennise-Rossiya-povtorila-istoriyu-SShA-286483
http://tennis-history.ru/index.php/kratkaja-istorija-tennisa?start=6
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 Kuhnen
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 Ivanisevic
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 Tipsarevic
6–7(5–7) , 6–0, 6–4
2010
Viktor Troicki
Marcos Baghdatis
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2011
Janko Tipsarevic
Viktor Troicki
6–4, 6–2
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
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
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
Present
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, 2024–present: Brisbane
2009–2016, 2024–present: Bucharest
Stuttgart
Båstad
Gstaad
Umag
Stockholm
Metz
2009–2019, 2022–present: Houston
Casablanca / Marrakech
's-Hertogenbosch
2009–2020, 2023–present: Auckland
2015–2019, 2021–present: Geneva
2015–2019, 2023–present: Chengdu
2016–present: Antwerp
2016–2019, 2021–present: Los Cabos
2019, 2023–present: Zhuhai
2020, 2022–present: Adelaide
2020–2021, 2023–present: Astana/Almaty
2021–present: Mallorca
2022, 2024-present: Gijón
2024-present: Hong Kong
Past
Tournaments by year Premier Mandatory Premier 5 tournaments Premier tournaments
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