Nuremberg Cup

Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Tournament information
Founded 2013 (2013)
Location Nuremberg
Germany
Venue Tennisclub 1. FC Nürnberg
Category WTA International
Surface Clay - outdoors
Draw 32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money US$226,750 (2017)
Website nuernbergercup.de
Current champions (2018)
Women's singles Sweden Johanna Larsson
Women's doubles Netherlands Demi Schuurs
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik

The Nuremberg Cup (currently sponsored by Nürnberger Versicherunggruppe and called the Nürnberger Versicherungscup) is a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany.[1] The event is affiliated with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and is an International-level tournament on the WTA Tour.[2][3] The inaugural 2013 edition took place the week after the major championship of French Open while from 2014 onward the event is scheduled the week before the French Open.

Past finals

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013Romania Simona HalepGermany Andrea Petkovic6–3, 6–3
2014Canada Eugenie BouchardCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková6–2, 4–6, 6–3
2015Italy Karin KnappItaly Roberta Vinci7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
2016Netherlands Kiki BertensColombia Mariana Duque Mariño6–2, 6–2
2017Netherlands Kiki Bertens (2) Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková6–2, 6–1
2018Sweden Johanna LarssonUnited States Alison Riske7–6(7–4), 6–4

Doubles

Nuremberg Cup
Year Champions Runners-up Score
2013Romania Raluca Olaru
Russia Valeria Solovyeva		Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Czech Republic Květa Peschke		2–6, 7–6(7–3), [11–9]
2014Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková		Romania Raluca Olaru
Israel Shahar Pe'er		6–0, 4–6, [10–6]
2015Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues		Spain Lara Arruabarrena
Romania Raluca Olaru		6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2016Netherlands Kiki Bertens
Sweden Johanna Larsson		Japan Shuko Aoyama
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová		6–3, 6–4
2017United States Nicole Melichar
United Kingdom Anna Smith		Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Sweden Johanna Larsson		3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
2018Netherlands Demi Schuurs
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik		Belgium Kirsten Flipkens
Sweden Johanna Larsson		3–6, 6–3, [10–7]

See also

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.
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