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Sparkassen Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Volkswagen Grand Prix (1990–93) International Grand Prix (1994) Sparkassen Cup (1995–2003)
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1990
Abolished	2003
Editions	14
Surface	Carpet

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

Doubles

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

References

WTA Results Archive

v t e WTA Tier II tournaments (1990–2008)
1990–2008 Amelia Island 1990/1993–1995 Boca Raton 1990–1995 Houston 1990–2008 Los Angeles 1990–2008 Eastbourne 1990–1995 Brighton 1990–1996 Indian Wells/Palm Springs 1990–2002 Hamburg 1990–2008 Oakland/Stanford 1990–2008 Stuttgart 1990–1996 Tokyo (Nicherei) 1990–1992 Tokyo (Pan Pacific) 1991–1997 Chicago 1991–1992/1996–2005 Philadelphia 1993–1997 Barcelona/Madrid 1993–2008 Paris 1993–2003 Leipzig 1993–2008 Sydney 1996 Madrid 1997–2008 New Haven 1997–2002 Tokyo (Princess) 1998–2008 Linz 2000–2003 Scottsdale 2001–2008 Dubai 2002–2008 Antwerp 2003–2007 Warsaw 2003–2008 Shanghai/Beijing 2004–2007 Doha 2005–2007 Luxembourg City 2008 Bangalore 2008 Zürich

WTA Tier II tournaments (1990–2008)

1990–2008 Amelia Island
1990/1993–1995 Boca Raton
1990–1995 Houston
1990–2008 Los Angeles
1990–2008 Eastbourne
1990–1995 Brighton
1990–1996 Indian Wells/Palm Springs
1990–2002 Hamburg
1990–2008 Oakland/Stanford
1990–2008 Stuttgart
1990–1996 Tokyo (Nicherei)
1990–1992 Tokyo (Pan Pacific)
1991–1997 Chicago
1991–1992/1996–2005 Philadelphia
1993–1997 Barcelona/Madrid
1993–2008 Paris
1993–2003 Leipzig
1993–2008 Sydney
1996 Madrid
1997–2008 New Haven
1997–2002 Tokyo (Princess)
1998–2008 Linz
2000–2003 Scottsdale
2001–2008 Dubai
2002–2008 Antwerp
2003–2007 Warsaw
2003–2008 Shanghai/Beijing
2004–2007 Doha
2005–2007 Luxembourg City
2008 Bangalore
2008 Zürich

v t e WTA Tier III Tournaments (1990–2008)
1990 Houston 1990 Tampa 1990 Newport 1990–1991 San Diego 1990–1992 San Antonio 1990–1992 Sydney 1990–1992 Leipzig 1991–1992 Barcelona 1992–1994 Lucerne 1992–1994 Osaka 1993/2007–2008 Budapest 1993 Kitzbühel 1993–1994 Schenectady 1993–1994 Brisbane 1993–1997 Linz 1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis 1993–2008 Strasbourg 1993–2008 Tokyo Outdoor 1993–2008 Birmingham 1993–2008 Quebec City 1994–1995 Moscow (Ladies Open) 1995 San Juan 1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol 1995–1996 Jakarta 1995–1998/2002 Warsaw 1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup) 1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City 1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch 1997–2003 Madrid 1997–2008 Gold Coast 1998 Prague 1998 Boston 1999 Cairo 1999–2004 Sopot 1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali 2000–2004 Vienna 2001 Canberra 2001–2003 Doha 2001–2008 Bogotá 2001–2008 Acapulco 2004–2006 Hasselt 2004–2008 Cincinnati 2004–2008 Guangzhou 2005–2007 Bangkok 2005–2007 Kolkata 2005–2008 Istanbul 2006–2007 Bangalore 2007–2008 Bad Gastein 2008 Viña del Mar

WTA Tier III Tournaments (1990–2008)

1990 Houston
1990 Tampa
1990 Newport
1990–1991 San Diego
1990–1992 San Antonio
1990–1992 Sydney
1990–1992 Leipzig
1991–1992 Barcelona
1992–1994 Lucerne
1992–1994 Osaka
1993/2007–2008 Budapest
1993 Kitzbühel
1993–1994 Schenectady
1993–1994 Brisbane
1993–1997 Linz
1993–2008 Oklahoma City/Memphis
1993–2008 Strasbourg
1993–2008 Tokyo Outdoor
1993–2008 Birmingham
1993–2008 Quebec City
1994–1995 Moscow (Ladies Open)
1995 San Juan
1995/2000–2003 Zagreb/Bol
1995–1996 Jakarta
1995–1998/2002 Warsaw
1996 Moscow (Kremlin Cup)
1996–2004/2008 Luxembourg City
1996–2008 's-Hertogenbosch
1997–2003 Madrid
1997–2008 Gold Coast
1998 Prague
1998 Boston
1999 Cairo
1999–2004 Sopot
1999–2008 Kuala Lumpur/Bali
2000–2004 Vienna
2001 Canberra
2001–2003 Doha
2001–2008 Bogotá
2001–2008 Acapulco
2004–2006 Hasselt
2004–2008 Cincinnati
2004–2008 Guangzhou
2005–2007 Bangkok
2005–2007 Kolkata
2005–2008 Istanbul
2006–2007 Bangalore
2007–2008 Bad Gastein
2008 Viña del Mar

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