The Kremlin Cup () is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts, which has been suspended indefinitely since 2022. It was part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and was a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour. It was held annually at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia from 1990 to 2018. In 2019, the Olympic Stadium underwent a reconstruction lasting two years.Спорткомплекс "Олимпийский" в Москве закроется на реконструкцию в 2019 году The 2019 edition of the tournament was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye.VTB Kremlin Cup Jubilee Edition To Be Held At Krylatskoye Ice Palace In 2021, the Kremlin Cup was played at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports.The VTB Kremlin Cup 2021 will be held in one week!
Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface. It was then held on RuKortHard surface until 2015. Since 2016 the tournament has been held on TPSurface.
In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) suspended the tournament indefinitely.
Past finals
Singles
Men
YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1990 Andrei Cherkasov Tim Mayotte 6–2, 6–1 1991 Andrei Cherkasov (2) 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 (2) Patrik Kühnen 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 (2) Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) 1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3) Byron Black 7–6(7–2), 6–4 2000 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4) David Prinosil 6–2, 7–5 2001 Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5) 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 (2) Marat Safin 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 2007 Nikolay Davydenko (3) 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 Tipsarević 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–4 2010 Viktor Troicki Marcos Baghdatis 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 2011 Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki 6–4, 6–2 2012 Andreas Seppi Thomaz Bellucci 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3 2013 Richard Gasquet Mikhail Kukushkin 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 2014 Marin Čilić Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 6–4 2015 Marin Čilić (2) Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 6–4 2016 Pablo Carreño Busta Fabio Fognini 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 2017 Damir Džumhur Ričardas Berankis 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 2018 Karen Khachanov Adrian Mannarino 6–2, 6–2 2019 Andrey Rublev Adrian Mannarino 6–4, 6–02020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Aslan Karatsev Marin Čilić 6–2, 6–42022–2025Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Women
YearChampionRunner-upScore1996 Conchita Martínez Barbara Paulus 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 ↓ Tier I tournament ↓1997 Jana Novotná Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–41998 Mary Pierce Monica Seles 7–6(7–2), 6–3 1999 Nathalie Tauziat Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–12000 Martina Hingis Anna Kournikova 6–3, 6–12001 Jelena Dokić Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–32002 Magdalena Maleeva Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)2003 Anastasia Myskina Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–4 2004 Anastasia Myskina (2) Elena Dementieva 7–5, 6–02005 Mary Pierce (2) Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–32006 Anna Chakvetadze Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–42007 Elena Dementieva Serena Williams 5–7, 6–1, 6–12008 Jelena Janković Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–4 ↓ Premier tournament ↓2009 Francesca Schiavone Olga Govortsova 6–3, 6–02010 Victoria Azarenka Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 6–42011 Dominika Cibulková Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–52012 Caroline Wozniacki Samantha Stosur 6–2, 4–6, 7–52013 Simona Halep Samantha Stosur 7–6(7–1), 6–22014 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 5–7, 6–12015 Svetlana Kuznetsova Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–12016 Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) Daria Gavrilova 6–2, 6–12017 Julia Görges Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–22018 Daria Kasatkina Ons Jabeur 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–42019 Belinda Bencic Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3–6, 6–1, 6–12020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Anett Kontaveit Ekaterina Alexandrova 4–6, 6–4, 7–52022–2025Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Doubles Men
YearChampionsRunners-upScore1990 Hendrik Jan Davids Paul Haarhuis John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd 6–4, 7–61991 Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov 6–4, 7–61992 Marius Barnard John-Laffnie de Jager David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy 6–4, 3–6, 7–61993 Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis (2) Jan Apell Jonas Björkman 6–1, retired1994 Jacco Eltingh (2) Paul Haarhuis (3) David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy walkover1995 Byron Black Jared Palmer Tommy Ho Brett Steven 6–4, 3–6, 6–31996 Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy Jiří Novák David Rikl 4–6, 6–1, 6–21997 Martin Damm Cyril Suk David Adams Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 6–31998 Jared Palmer (2) Jeff Tarango Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 6–4, 6–7, 6–21999 Justin Gimelstob Daniel Vacek Andrei Medvedev Marat Safin 6–2, 6–12000 Jonas Björkman David Prinosil Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–2, 6–32001 Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle Mahesh Bhupathi Jeff Tarango 6–3, 6–02002 Roger Federer Max Mirnyi (2) Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 6–4, 7–6(7–0)2003 Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi (3) Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–52004 Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman 3–6, 6–3, 6–42005 Max Mirnyi (4) Mikhail Youzhny Igor Andreev Nikolay Davydenko 6–1, 6–12006 Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský 6–1, 7–52007 Marat Safin Dmitry Tursunov Tomáš Cibulec Lovro Zovko 6–4, 6–22008 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 (2) Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki 7–6(10–8), 6–32011 František Čermák Filip Polášek Carlos Berlocq David Marrero 6–3, 6–12012 František Čermák (2) Michal Mertiňák Simone Bolelli Daniele Bracciali 7–5, 6–32013 Mikhail Elgin Denis Istomin Ken Skupski Neal Skupski 6–2, 1–6, [14–12]2014 František Čermák (3) Jiří Veselý Sam Groth Chris Guccione 7–6(7–2), 7–52015 Andrey Rublev Dmitry Tursunov (3) Radu Albot František Čermák 2–6, 6–1, [10–6]2016 Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer 7–5, 4–6, [10–5]2017 Max Mirnyi (5) Philipp Oswald Damir Džumhur Antonio Šančić 6–3, 7–52018 Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram Max Mirnyi Philipp Oswald 7–6(7–4), 6–4 2019 Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop Simone Bolelli Andrés Molteni 6–1, 6–22020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Harri Heliövaara Matwé Middelkoop (2) Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić 7–5, 4–6, [11–9]2022–2025Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Women
YearChampionsRunners-upScore1996 Natalia Medvedeva Larisa Savchenko Silvia Farina Elia Barbara Schett 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1 ↓ Tier I tournament ↓1997 Arantxa Sánchez Natalia Zvereva Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis 5–3 defaulted1998 Mary Pierce Natalia Zvereva (2) Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs 6–3, 6–41999 Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs Julie Halard-Decugis Anke Huber 6–1, 6–02000 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), 6–32002 Elena Dementieva Janette Husárová Jelena Dokić Nadia Petrova 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)2003 Nadia Petrova Meghann Shaughnessy Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–42004 Anastasia Myskina Vera Zvonareva Virginia Ruano Paola Suárez 6–3, 4–6, 6–22005 Lisa Raymond (2) Samantha Stosur Cara Black Rennae Stubbs 6–2, 6–42006 Květa Peschke Francesca Schiavone Iveta Benešová Galina Voskoboeva 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–12007 Cara Black Liezel Huber Victoria Azarenka Tatiana Poutchek 4–6, 6–1, [10–7]2008 Nadia Petrova (2) Katarina Srebotnik Cara Black Liezel Huber 6–4, 6–4 ↓ Premier tournament ↓2009 Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova (3) Maria Kondratieva Klára Zakopalová 6–2, 6–2 2010 Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta Sara Errani 6–3, 2–6, [10–6]2011 Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova Anastasia Rodionova Galina Voskoboeva 7–6(7–3), 6–32012 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 6–3, 1–6, [10–8]2013 Svetlana Kuznetsova Samantha Stosur (2) Alla Kudryavtseva Anastasia Rodionova 6–1, 1–6, [10–8]2014 Martina Hingis (2) Flavia Pennetta (2) Caroline Garcia Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–3, 7–52015 Daria Kasatkina Elena Vesnina (2) Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu 6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–5]2016 Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Daria Gavrilova Daria Kasatkina 4–6, 6–0, [10–7]2017 Tímea Babos Andrea Hlaváčková (2) Nicole Melichar Anna Smith 6–2, 3–6, [10–3] 2018 Alexandra Panova Laura Siegemund Darija Jurak Raluca Olaru 6–2, 7–6(7–2) 2019 Shuko Aoyama Ena Shibahara Kirsten Flipkens Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–2, 6–12020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Jeļena Ostapenko Kateřina Siniaková Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru6–2, 4–6, [10–8]2022–2025Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
References
External links
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