The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix or the WTA Stuttgart Open is a WTA 500 tennis tournament held in Stuttgart, Germany (until 2005, in Filderstadt, a southern suburb of Stuttgart). Until 2008 the tournament was played on hardcourt in autumn. Since 2009 it is played on clay court in spring, as a warm-up tournament to the French Open, making it the first indoor clay court event on the WTA Tour.

Held since 1978, the tournament is the oldest professional women's indoor tournament in Europe. The event was part of the Tier II category from 1990 until 2008 and as of 2009 has been a Premier tournament on the WTA Tour. The singles champion receives prize money and a Porsche sports car. The players voted for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as their favourite Premier tournament in 2007, 2008, 2010–2012, 2014–2017.

The tournament has been won by many former number ones and Grand Slam champions. Martina Navratilova holds the record for most singles wins at the event, with six titles between 1982 and 1992, in addition to eight doubles titles. Tracy Austin and Martina Hingis both come second with four wins each in the singles event, with Austin winning four consecutive. This is followed by Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova with three wins each.

History The tournament was founded by businessman Dieter Fischer who had organized a men's exhibition tournament in Filderstadt in 1977 to open his tennis centre. After failing to schedule a men's event in 1978 a license for a Tier II women's tournament was purchased for $100,000 and the first edition was held in October 1978, won by 15-year old Tracy Austin. In March 1979 a men's tournament was held, won by Wojciech Fibak, but this event was discontinued as it required too much effort to organize two tournaments annually with a volunteer force. In 1992 a request for promotion to the Tier I category was rejected by the WTA on the grounds that the tournament's centre court, with a 3,000-seat capacity, was too small. In 2002 Fischer sold the tournament licence to Porsche who had been the official sponsor since the first edition.

Past finals

Singles LocationYearChampionRunner-upScoreFilderstadt1978 Tracy Austin Betty Stöve 6–3, 6–31979 Tracy Austin (2) Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–01980 Tracy Austin (3) Sherry Acker 6–2, 7–51981 Tracy Austin (4) Martina Navratilova 4–6, 6–3, 6–41982 Martina Navratilova Tracy Austin 6–3, 6–31983 Martina Navratilova (2) Catherine Tanvier 6–1, 6–21984 Catarina Lindqvist Steffi Graf 6–1, 6–41985 Pam Shriver Catarina Lindqvist 6–1, 7–51986 Martina Navratilova (3) Hana Mandlíková 6–2, 6–31987 Martina Navratilova (4) Chris Evert 7–5, 6–11988 Martina Navratilova (5) Chris Evert 6–2, 6–31989 Gabriela Sabatini Mary Joe Fernández 7–6(7–5), 6–41990 Mary Joe Fernández Barbara Paulus 6–1, 6–31991 Anke Huber Martina Navratilova 2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)1992 Martina Navratilova (6) Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(7–1), 6–31993 Mary Pierce Natasha Zvereva 6–3, 6–31994 Anke Huber (2) Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–21995 Iva Majoli Gabriela Sabatini 6–4, 7–6(7–4)1996 Martina Hingis Anke Huber 6–2, 3–6, 6–31997 Martina Hingis (2) Lisa Raymond 6–4, 6–21998 Sandrine Testud Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–31999 Martina Hingis (3) Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–12000 Martina Hingis (4) Kim Clijsters 6–0, 6–3 2001 Lindsay Davenport Justine Henin 7–5, 6–42002 Kim Clijsters Daniela Hantuchová 4–6, 6–3, 6–42003 Kim Clijsters (2) Justine Henin 5–7, 6–4, 6–22004 Lindsay Davenport (2) Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, ret.2005 Lindsay Davenport (3) Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–4Stuttgart2006 Nadia Petrova Tatiana Golovin 6–3, 7–6(7–4)2007 Justine Henin Tatiana Golovin 2–6, 6–2, 6–12008 Jelena Janković Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–32009 Svetlana Kuznetsova Dinara Safina 6–4, 6–32010 Justine Henin (2) Samantha Stosur 6–4, 2–6, 6–12011 Julia Görges Caroline Wozniacki 7–6(7–3), 6–32012 Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–42013 Maria Sharapova (2) Li Na 6–4, 6–32014 Maria Sharapova (3) Ana Ivanovic 3–6, 6–4, 6–12015 Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki 3–6, 6–1, 7–52016 Angelique Kerber (2) Laura Siegemund 6–4, 6–02017 Laura Siegemund Kristina Mladenovic 6–1, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)2018 Karolína Plíšková CoCo Vandeweghe 7–6(7–2), 6–42019 Petra Kvitová Anett Kontaveit 6–3, 7–6(7–2)2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic2021 Ashleigh Barty Aryna Sabalenka 3–6, 6–0, 6–32022 Iga Świątek Aryna Sabalenka 6–2, 6–22023 Iga Świątek (2) Aryna Sabalenka 6–3, 6–42024 Elena Rybakina Marta Kostyuk 6–2, 6–22025 Jeļena Ostapenko Aryna Sabalenka 6–4, 6–12026 Elena Rybakina (2) Karolina Muchova 7–5, 6–1

Doubles LocationYearChampionRunner-upScoreFilderstadt1978 Tracy Austin Betty Stöve Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici6–3, 6–31979 Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull6–3, 6–31980 Hana Mandlíková Betty Stöve (2) Kathy Jordan Anne Smith6–4, 7–51981 Mima Jaušovec Martina Navratilova (2) Barbara Potter Anne Smith6–4, 6–11982 Martina Navratilova (3) Pam Shriver Candy Reynolds Anne Smith6–2, 6–31983 Martina Navratilova (4) Candy Reynolds Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier6–2, 6–11984 Claudia Kohde Kilsch Helena Suková Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff6–2, 4–6, 6–31985 Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver (2) Carina Karlsson Tine Scheuer-Larsen6–2, 6–11986 Martina Navratilova (5) Pam Shriver (3) Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini7–6(7–5), 6–41987 Martina Navratilova (6) Pam Shriver (4) Zina Garrison Lori McNeil6–1, 6–21988 Martina Navratilova (7) Iwona Kuczyńska Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi6–1, 6–41989 Gigi Fernández Robin White Elna Reinach Raffaella Reggi6–4, 7–6(7–2)1990 Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario7–5, 6–31991 Martina Navratilova (8) Jana Novotná Pam Shriver Natalia Zvereva6–2, 5–7, 6–41992 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková (2) Pam Shriver Natalia Zvereva6–4, 7–51993 Gigi Fernández (2) Natalia Zvereva Patty Fendick Martina Navratilova7–6(8–6), 6–41994 Gigi Fernández (3) Natalia Zvereva (2) Manon Bollegraf Larisa Savchenko Neiland7–6(7–5), 6–41995 Gigi Fernández (4) Natalia Zvereva (3) Meredith McGrath Larisa Savchenko Neiland5–7, 6–1, 6–41996 Nicole Arendt Jana Novotná (2) Martina Hingis Helena Suková6–2, 6–31997 Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (2) Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–3)1998 Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva (4) Anna Kournikova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–4, 6–21999 Chanda Rubin Sandrine Testud Larisa Savchenko Neiland Arantxa Sánchez Vicario6–3, 6–42000 Martina Hingis (2) Anna Kournikova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Barbara Schett6–4, 6–22001 Lindsay Davenport (2) Lisa Raymond Justine Henin Meghann Shaughnessy6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–52002 Lindsay Davenport (3) Lisa Raymond (2) Meghann Shaughnessy Paola Suárez6–2, 6–42003 Lisa Raymond (3) Rennae Stubbs Cara Black Martina Navratilova6–2, 6–42004 Cara Black Rennae Stubbs (2) Anna-Lena Grönefeld Julia Schruff6–3, 6–22005 Daniela Hantuchová Anastasia Myskina Květa Hrdličková Peschke Francesca Schiavone6–0, 3–6, 7–5Stuttgart2006 Lisa Raymond (4) Samantha Stosur Cara Black Rennae Stubbs6–3, 6–42007 Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs (3) Chan Yung-jan Dinara Safina6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–2]2008 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Patty Schnyder Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs6–2, 6–42009 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Nadia Petrova Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta5–7, 6–3, [10–7]2010 Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–5]2011 Sabine Lisicki Samantha Stosur (2) Kristina Barrois Jasmin Wöhr6–1, 7–6(7–5)2012 Iveta Benešová Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld6–4, 7–52013 Mona Barthel Sabine Lisicki (2) Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza6–4, 7–52014 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci Cara Black Sania Mirza6–2, 6–32015 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (2) Lucie Šafářová Caroline Garcia Katarina Srebotnik6–4, 6–32016 Caroline Garcia Kristina Mladenovic Martina Hingis Sania Mirza2–6, 6–1, [10–6]2017 Raquel Atawo Jeļena Ostapenko Abigail Spears Katarina Srebotnik6–4, 6–42018 Raquel Atawo (2) Anna-Lena Grönefeld (2) Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]2019 Mona Barthel (2) Anna-Lena Friedsam Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová2–6, 6–3, [10–6]2020Not held due to the coronavirus pandemic2021 Ashleigh Barty Jennifer Brady Desirae Krawczyk Bethanie Mattek-Sands6–4, 5–7, [10–5]2022 Desirae Krawczyk Demi Schuurs Coco Gauff Zhang Shuai 6–3, 6–42023 Desirae Krawczyk (2) Demi Schuurs (2) Nicole Melichar-Martinez Giuliana Olmos 6–4, 6–12024 Chan Hao-ching Veronika Kudermetova Ulrikke Eikeri Ingrid Neel 4–6, 6–3, [10–2]2025 Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe Ekaterina Alexandrova Zhang Shuai 6–3, 6–32026 Nicole Melichar-Martinez Liudmila Samsonova Jeļena Ostapenko Zhang Shuai 6–1, 6–1

See also Stuttgart Open – men's tournament List of tennis tournaments

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References

External links Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Overview Official site