The Generali Open Ladies Kitzbühel is a WTA 125-level tennis tournament, held on outdoor clay courts. The event, founded in 1896, was cancelled in 2015, but returned in 2026. An ATP event is also held in Kitzbühel as the Generali Open Kitzbühel a week after the WTA event.
History The men's tournament the Championships of Austria was established in 1894, with the women's event following two years later in 1896, becoming a combined event. Following World War II it was known as the Austrian International Championships up to the Open Era.Grasso (2011) It was originally held in Prague in what was then (Bohemia) up until World War One; then in Vienna from 1921 to 1951, '54 '55 '57 '64, then moved to Salzburg in '1952, then held in Portschach in 1954 '58 '60 '63 '66 '68, it was held for year Linz in 1956, then in Kitzbühel in '59 '61 '65 .Grasso (2011)
In the Open Era, seven locations hosted the event: Pörtschach in 1968 and 1999; Kitzbühel from 1969 to 1983 and from 1990 to 1993; Vienna in 1979 and from 2001 to 2004; Bregenz from 1985 to 1986; Maria Lankowitz from 1994 to 1998, Klagenfurt in 2000 and Bad Gastein from 2007 to 2015 where it took place as Nürnberger Gastein Ladies. The tournament was not contested in 1984, 1987 to 1989 and from 2005 to 2006.
Four Austrians won the singles event: Judith Wiesner in 1995, Barbara Paulus in 1996, Barbara Schett in 1997 and 1999 and Yvonne Meusberger in 2013. Two Austrians were victorious in the doubles event: Petra Huber in 1986 partnering West German Petra Keppeler, Patricia Wartusch in 2002 partnering Hungarian Petra Mandula along with Sandra Klemenschits in 2013, partnering Slovenian Andreja Klepač. Romanian Virginia Ruzici holds the Open Era record for singles titles, with three victories in 1980, 1982 and 1985.
Nürnberger Gastein Ladies was a tennis tournament held in Bad Gastein, Austria between 2007 and 2015. It was an WTA International event on the WTA Tour with total prize-money of $250,000 and was played on red clay. In 2016, a new addition to the 2016 calendar was announced on March 11, the Ladies Championship Gstaad, Switzerland, which replaced the Nurnberger Gastein Ladies International tournament.
In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the WTA announced the Carinthian Ladies Open, a WTA 125K tournament, to be held in Austria on clay courts. The tournament was scheduled to be held during the same week as the 2020 US Open to allow players affected by the cancellation of US Open qualifying to compete.WTA Announces Two $125k Events to Make up for US Open 2020 QualifyingWTA Tour adds two $125K series events in Prague & Portschach to provisional calendar However, the tournament was cancelled just days after the announcement due to the pandemic.
Finals Singles (incomplete list) Year Location Champion Finalist(s) Score1968 Winnie Shaw Elena Subirats 6–1, 7–51969 Judy Tegart Pat Walkden 8–6, 6–21970 Helga Niessen Evonne Goolagong 7–5, 6–31971 Billie Jean King Laura Rossouw 6–2, 4–6, 7–51972 Katja Ebbinghaus Marijke Schaar 7–5, 6–31973 Evonne Goolagong Olga Morozova not completed1974 Mirka Koželuhová Mima Jaušovec 6–3, 6–01975 Sue Barker Pam Teeguarden 6–4, 6–41976 Wendy Turnbull Virginia Ruzici 6–4, 5–7, 6–21977 Renáta Tomanová Katja Ebbinghaus 6–3, 7–51978 Virginia Ruzici Sylvia Hanika 6–4, 6–31979 Chris Evert Caroline Stoll 6–1, 6–11979 Hana Mandlíková Sylvia Hanika 2–6, 7–5, 6–31980 Virginia Ruzici Hana Mandlíková 3–6, 6–1, ret.1981 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Sylvia Hanika 7–5, 7–61982 Virginia Ruzici Lea Plchová 6–2, 6–21983 Pascale Paradis Petra Huber 3–6, 6–3, 6–21984 Helena Suková Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–21985 Virginia Ruzici Mima Jaušovec 6–2, 6–31986 Sandra Cecchini Mariana Pérez-Roldán 6–4, 6–01987 not held1988 not held1989 not held1990 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Rachel McQuillan 7–6, 6–41991 Conchita Martínez Judith Wiesner 6–1, 2–6, 6–31992 Conchita Martínez Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 6–0, 3–6, 6–21993 Anke Huber Judith Wiesner 6–4, 6–11994 Anke Huber Judith Wiesner 6–3, 6–31995 Judith Wiesner Ruxandra Dragomir 7–6, 6–31996 Barbara Paulus Sandra Cecchini w/o1997 Barbara Schett Henrieta Nagyová 3–6, 6–2, 6–31998 Patty Schnyder Gala León García 6–2, 4–6, 6–31999 Karina Habšudová Silvija Talaja 2–6, 6–4, 6–42000 Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder 5–7, 6–4, 6–42001 Iroda Tulyaganova Patty Schnyder 6–3, 6–22002 Anna Smashnova Iroda Tulyaganova 6–4, 6–12003 Paola Suárez Karolina Šprem 7–6, 2–6, 6–42004 Anna Smashnova Alicia Molik 6–2, 3–6, 6–22005 not held2006 not held2007 Francesca Schiavone Yvonne Meusburger 6–1, 6–42008 Pauline Parmentier Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–42009 Andrea Petkovic Ioana Raluca Olaru 6–2, 6–32010 Julia Görges Timea Bacsinszky 6–1, 6–42011 Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 6–0, 7–52012 Alizé Cornet Yanina Wickmayer 7–5, 7–6(7–1)2013 Yvonne Meusburger Andrea Hlaváčková 7–5, 6–22014 Andrea Petkovic (2) Shelby Rogers 6–3, 6–32015 Samantha Stosur Karin Knapp 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–22016–2025 Not held2026 Sinja Kraus Julia Grabher 6–3, 6–1
Doubles Year Location Champions Runners-up Score1968 Pörtschach unavailable1969 Kitzbühel Judy Tegart Pat Walkden Marianna Brummer Anita van Deventer 6–0, 6–31970 Kitzbühel Brenda Kirk Annette Van Zyl Helga Niessen Winnie Shaw 6–4, 6–31971 Kitzbühel Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King Helga Niessen Heide Orth 6–2, 6–41972 Kitzbühel Katja Ebbinghaus Heide Orth Mandy Morgan Lucia Sarno 6–0, 6–11973 Kitzbühel Aleksandra Ivanova Olga Morozova Evonne Goolagong Janet Young 2–6, 6–4, 6–21974 Kitzbühel Beatrix Klein Éva Szabó Ana María Pinto Bravo Iris Riedel 6–1, 6–41975 Kitzbühel Sue Barker Pam Teeguarden Fiorella Bonicelli Raquel Giscafré 6–4, 6–31976 Kitzbühel Helena Anliot Mimmi Wikstedt Katja Ebbinghaus Heidi Eisterlehner 6–4, 2–6, 7–51977 Kitzbühel Helen Gourlay-Cawley Rayni Fox Lesley Charles Jackie Fayter 6–1, 6–41978 Kitzbühel Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová Regina Maršíková Florența Mihai 7–5, 6–21979 Vienna Dianne Fromholtz Marise Kruger Ilana Kloss Betty-Ann Stuart 3–6, 6–4, 6–11979 Kitzbühel Helena Anliot Dianne Evers Virginia Ruzici Elly Vessies 6–0, 6–41980 Kitzbühel Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff Renáta Tomanová Hana Mandlíková w/o1981 Kitzbühel Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Eva Pfaff Elizabeth Little Yvonne Vermaak 6–4, 6–31982 Kitzbühel Yvona Brzáková Kateřina Skronská Jill Patterson Courtney Lord 6–1, 7–51983 Kitzbühel Chris Newton Pam Whytcross Nathalie Herreman Pascale Paradis 2–6, 6–4, 7–61984 not held1985 Bregenz Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici Andrea Holíková Kateřina Skronská 6–2, 6–31986 Bregenz Petra Huber Petra Keppeler Sabrina Goleš Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–2, 6–41987 not held1988 not held1989 not held1990 Kitzbühel Petra Langrová Radka Zrubáková Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 6–0, 6–41991 Kitzbühel Bettina Fulco Nicole Muns-Jagerman Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini 7–5, 6–41992 Kitzbühel Florencia Labat Alexia Dechaume-Balleret Amanda Coetzer Wiltrud Probst 6–3, 6–31993 Kitzbühel Fang Li Dominique Monami Maja Murić Pavlína Rajzlová 6–2, 6–11994 Maria Lankowitz Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini Alexandra Fusai Karina Habšudová 7–5, 7–51995 Maria Lankowitz Silvia Farina Andrea Temesvári Alexandra Fusai Wiltrud Probst 6–2, 6–21996 Maria Lankowitz Janette Husárová Natalia Medvedeva Lenka Cenková Kateřina Šišková 6–4, 7–51997 Maria Lankowitz Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová Radka Bobková Wiltrud Probst 6–2, 6–21998 Maria Lankowitz Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 6–21999 Pörtschach Silvia Farina Elia Karina Habšudová Olga Lugina Laura Montalvo 6–4, 6–42000 Klagenfurt Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder 7–6, 6–12001 Vienna Paola Suárez Patricia Tarabini Vanessa Henke Lenka Němečková 6–4, 6–22002 Vienna Petra Mandula Patricia Wartusch Barbara Schwartz Jasmin Wöhr 6–2, 6–42003 Vienna Ting Li Tiantian Sun Yan Zi Zheng Jie 6–3, 6–42004 Vienna Martina Navratilova Lisa Raymond Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 7–52005 not held2006 not held2007 Bad Gastein Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová Ágnes Szávay Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–3, 7–52008 Bad Gastein Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Sesil Karatantcheva Nataša Zorić 6–3, 6–32009 Bad Gastein Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Tatjana Malek Andrea Petkovic 6–2, 6–42010 Bad Gastein Lucie Hradecká Anabel Medina Garrigues Timea Bacsinszky Tathiana Garbin 6–7(2–7), 6–1, [10–5]2011 Bad Gastein Eva Birnerová Lucie Hradecká Jarmila Gajdošová Julia Görges 4–6, 6–2, [12–10]2012 Bad Gastein Jill Craybas Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld Petra Martić 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [11–9]2013 Bad Gastein Sandra Klemenschits Andreja Klepač Kristina Barrois Eleni Daniilidou 6–1, 6–42014 Bad Gastein Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková Andreja Klepač María Teresa Torró Flor 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]2015 Bad Gastein Danka Kovinić Stephanie Vogt Lara Arruabarrena Lucie Hradecká 4–6, 6–4, [10–3]2016–2025 Not held2026 Kitzbühel Alicia Barnett Elixane Lechemia Yvonne Cavallé Reimers Laura Pigossi 6–4, 6–3
See also List of tennis tournaments Linz Open
References
External links WTA results archive Old Official website Webcam of the centre court of the WTA Gastein Ladies