Sparkassen Cup (tennis)

The Sparkassen Cup is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1990 to 2003. It was held in Leipzig in Germany and played on indoor carpet courts.

The inaugural event was held from 24 to 30 September 1990, shortly before the German reunification.

Steffi Graf won the first four titles and won the tournament again in 1998 to make her the most successful player at the event. Anke Huber, Jana Novotná and Kim Clijsters also won multiple singles titles at the event.

Past finals

Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1990	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 6–1
1991	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	6–3, 6–3
1992	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1993	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	6–2, 6–0
1994	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	7–5, 6–1
1995	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva	Walkover
1996	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber	Template:Flagicon Iva Majoli	5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1997	Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1998	Template:Flagicon Steffi Graf	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–3, 6–4
1999	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	Template:Flagicon Květa Hrdličková	6–1, 6–3
2000	Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters	Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva	7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4
2001	Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva	6–1, 6–1
2002	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams	Template:Flagicon Anastasia Myskina	6–3, 6–2
2003	Template:Flagicon Anastasia Myskina	Template:Flagicon Justine Henin-Hardenne	3–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1990	Template:Flagicon Gretchen Magers Template:Flagicon Lise Gregory	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Jo Durie	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1991	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Isabelle Demongeot	Template:Flagicon Jill Hetherington Template:Flagicon Kathy Rinaldi	6–4, 6–3
1992	Template:Flagicon Larisa Savtsjenko-Neiland Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Andrea Strnadová	7–5, 7–6(7–4)
1993	Template:Flagicon Natasha Zvereva Template:Flagicon Gigi Fernández	Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	6–3, 6–2
1994	Template:Flagicon Patty Fendick Template:Flagicon Meredith McGrath	Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf	6–4, 6–4
1995	Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland Template:Flagicon Meredith McGrath	Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis	6–4, 6–4
1996	Template:Flagicon Kristie Boogert Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	Template:Flagicon Miriam Oremans Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans	6–4, 6–4
1997	Template:Flagicon Martina Hingis Template:Flagicon Jana Novotná	Template:Flagicon Yayuk Basuki Template:Flagicon Helena Suková	6–2, 6–2
1998	Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva	Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea	6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–1
1999	Template:Flagicon Larisa Neiland Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	Template:Flagicon Ai Sugiyama Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva	6–4, 6–3
2000	Template:Flagicon Anne-Gaëlle Sidot Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario	Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois	6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–3
2001	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva	Template:Flagicon Květa Hrdličková Template:Flagicon Barbara Rittner	6–4, 6–2
2002	Template:Flagicon Serena Williams Template:Flagicon Alexandra Stevenson	Template:Flagicon Janette Husárová Template:Flagicon Paola Suárez	6–3, 7–5
2003	Template:Flagicon Martina Navratilova Template:Flagicon Svetlana Kuznetsova	Template:Flagicon Elena Likhovtseva Template:Flagicon Nadia Petrova	3–6, 6–1, 6–3

References

• WTA Results Archive

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