Austrian Open Kitzbühel

The Austrian Open Kitzbühel (formally known as the Generali Open Kitzbühel) and originally known as the Austrian International Championships from (1894–1968)[1] is an annual tennis tournament held in Kitzbühel, Austria. The event was part of the ATP World Series from the creation of ATP World Tour till 1998, International Series Gold from 1999 to 2008 and ATP World Tour 250 series in 2009. It was downgraded to the ATP Challenger Tour in 2010, replaced by the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, before regaining top tour status in 2011. It is once again part of the 250 series. The tournament has been held, since 1894, on clay courts.

Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Tournament information
Founded1894; 130 years ago (1894)
LocationKitzbühel
Austria
VenueTennis stadium Kitzbühel
CategoryATP Tour 250 / ATP World Series
(1990–1998, 2009, 2011–)
ATP Challenger Tour
(2010)
ATP Championship Series / International Series Gold
(1999–2008)
Grand Prix Tour
(1972–1989)
SurfaceClay / outdoors
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money€562,815 (2023)
Websitegeneraliopen.com
Current champions (2023)
SinglesArgentina Sebastián Báez
DoublesAustria Alexander Erler
Austria Lucas Miedler

Past finals edit

Singles edit

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1894 Prague   Harold William Gandon   H. Voss 6–0, 6–1, 6–3
1895   Conway William Blackwood Price   Harold William Gandon 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1896   Herbert Dering   Maurice F. Day 6–3, 6–0 ret.
1897   Herbert Dering   Harold William Gandon 6–3, 6–1 ret.
1898   Jorge André   Rolf Kinzl 6–1, 0–6, 6–3, 6–3
1899   Herbert Dering   Alfred Ringhoffer 1–6, 6–0, 7–5
1900   Major Ritchie   Herbert Dering w.o.
1901   Major Ritchie   Kurt von Wessely 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1902   Major Ritchie   Frederick W. Payn 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1903   Major Ritchie   Kurt von Wessely 6–0, 6–0, 6–2
1904   Herbert Roper Barrett   Major Ritchie 1–6, 6–2, 3–0 ret.
1905   Major Ritchie   Kurt von Wessely 6–3, 8–6, 6–4
1906   Anthony Wilding   Major Ritchie 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
1907   Anthony Wilding   Oscar Kreuzer 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1908 Not held
1909 Prague   Kurt von Wessely   Felix Pipes 8–6, 6–1, 7–5
1910   Heinrich Kleinschroth   Jaroslav Just 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1911   Heinrich Kleinschroth   Oscar Kreuzer 5–7, 3–6, 6–1 ret.
1912   Otto Froitzheim   Oscar Kreuzer 6–1, 6–1 ret.
1913   Oscar Kreuzer   Felix Pipes 8–6, 6–1, 7–5
1914   Oscar Kreuzer   Heinrich Kleinschroth 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1915–1919 Not held
1920 Vienna   Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten   Rolf Kinzl 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1921   Robert Kleinschroth   Heinrich Kleinschroth 7–5, 8–6
1922   Béla von Kehrling   Paul Brick 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1923   Oscar Kreuzer   Friedrich Röhrer 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1924   Umberto de Morpurgo   Béla von Kehrling 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1925   Jan Koželuh   Pavel Macenauer w.o.
1926   Jan Koželuh   Willy Winterstein 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1927   Roger George   Antoine Gentien 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 6–0
1928   Henri Cochet   Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1929   Henri Cochet   Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1930   Bill Tilden   Franz-Wilhelm Matejka 6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1931   Henri Cochet   Roderich Menzel 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1932   Emmanuel du Plaix   Roderich Menzel w.o.
1933   Daniel Prenn   Herbert Kinzl 6–1, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1934   Franz-Wilhelm Matejka   Georg Felix von Metaxa 6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1935   Giovanni Palmieri   Giorgio de Stefani 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1936   Adam Baworowski   Georg Felix von Metaxa 3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
1937   Ottó Szigeti   Hans Redl 8–6, 5–7, 6–0, 6–2
1938–1948 Not held
1949 Vienna   Dragutin Mitić   Josip Palada 8–6, 7–5, 7–5
1950 Vienna   Fred Kovaleski   Irvin Dorfman 2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1951 Vienna   Fred Huber   Enzo Pautassi 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1952 Salzburg   Jaroslav Drobný   Eric Sturgess 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1953 Not held
1954 Vienna   Kurt Nielsen   Malcolm Fox 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1955 Vienna   Władysław Skonecki   Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1956 Vienna   Fred Huber   Lew Hoad 6–2, 6–4, 8–6
1957 Vienna   Lew Hoad   Jaroslav Drobný 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1958 Pörtschach   Jaroslav Drobný   Ramanathan Krishnan 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1959 Kitzbühel   Budge Patty   Ladislav Legenstein 8–6, 6–1, 6–2
1960 Pörtschach   Billy Knight   Budge Patty 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1961 Kitzbühel   Roy Emerson   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 0–6, 6–2
1962 Graz   Ingo Buding   Alan Lane 6–1, 6–2
1963 Pörtschach   Fred Stolle   Bob Hewitt 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
1964 Vienna   Boro Jovanović   Giuseppe Merlo 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1965 Kitzbühel   Wilhelm Bungert   Bob Hewitt 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1966 Pörtschach   Ion Țiriac   István Gulyás 6–4, 10–8, 9–7
1967 Kitzbühel   Martin Mulligan   Wilhelm Bungert 6–2, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1968 Pörtschach   Martin Mulligan   Wilhelm Bungert 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1969 Kitzbühel   Manuel Santana   Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Open Era
1970 Kitzbühel   Željko Franulović   John Alexander 6–4, 9–7, 6–4
1971 Kitzbühel No winner   Clark Graebner
  Manuel Orantes
6–1, 7–5, 6–7, 6–7, 4–4[nb 1]
Grand Prix circuit
1972 Kitzbühel   Colin Dibley   Dick Crealy 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1973 Kitzbühel No winner   Raúl Ramírez
  Manuel Orantes
[nb 2]
1974 Kitzbühel   Balázs Taróczy   Onny Parun 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1975 Kitzbühel   Adriano Panatta   Jan Kodeš 2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1976 Kitzbühel   Manuel Orantes   Jan Kodeš 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
1977 Kitzbühel   Guillermo Vilas   Jan Kodeš 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1978 Kitzbühel   Chris Lewis   Vladimír Zedník 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1979 Kitzbühel   Vitas Gerulaitis   Pavel Složil 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1980 Kitzbühel   Guillermo Vilas   Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1981 Kitzbühel   John Fitzgerald   Guillermo Vilas 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1982 Kitzbühel   Guillermo Vilas   Marcos Hocevar 7–6, 6–1
1983 Kitzbühel   Guillermo Vilas   Henri Leconte 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
1984 Kitzbühel   José Higueras   Víctor Pecci 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
1985 Kitzbühel   Pavel Složil   Michael Westphal 7–5, 6–2
1986 Kitzbühel   Miloslav Mečíř   Andrés Gómez 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
1987 Kitzbühel   Emilio Sánchez   Miloslav Mečíř 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1988 Kitzbühel   Kent Carlsson   Emilio Sánchez 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3
1989 Kitzbühel   Emilio Sánchez   Martín Jaite 7–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
ATP Tour 250[nb 3]
1990 Kitzbühel   Horacio de la Peña   Karel Nováček 6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–2
1991 Kitzbühel   Karel Nováček   Magnus Gustafsson 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4), 6–2
1992 Kitzbühel   Pete Sampras   Alberto Mancini 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1993 Kitzbühel   Thomas Muster   Javier Sánchez 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1994 Kitzbühel   Goran Ivanišević   Fabrice Santoro 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1995 Kitzbühel   Albert Costa   Thomas Muster 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
1996 Kitzbühel   Alberto Berasategui   Àlex Corretja 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1997 Kitzbühel   Filip Dewulf   Julián Alonso 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–1
1998 Kitzbühel   Albert Costa   Andrea Gaudenzi 6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
ATP Tour 500[nb 4]
1999 Kitzbühel   Albert Costa   Fernando Vicente 7–5, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)
2000 Kitzbühel   Àlex Corretja   Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6–3, 6–1, 3–0, ret.
2001 Kitzbühel   Nicolás Lapentti   Albert Costa 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
2002 Kitzbühel   Àlex Corretja   Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
2003 Kitzbühel   Guillermo Coria   Nicolás Massú 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
2004 Kitzbühel   Nicolás Massú   Gastón Gaudio 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2005 Kitzbühel   Gastón Gaudio   Fernando Verdasco 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
2006 Kitzbühel   Agustín Calleri   Juan Ignacio Chela 7–6(11–9), 6–2, 6–3
2007 Kitzbühel   Juan Mónaco   Potito Starace 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
2008 Kitzbühel   Juan Martín del Potro   Jürgen Melzer 6–2, 6–1
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
2009 Kitzbühel   Guillermo García López   Julien Benneteau 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
↓  ATP Challenger Tour  ↓
2010 Kitzbühel   Andreas Seppi   Victor Crivoi 6–2, 6–1
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
2011 Kitzbühel   Robin Haase   Albert Montañés 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
2012 Kitzbühel   Robin Haase   Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
2013 Kitzbühel   Marcel Granollers   Juan Mónaco 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2014 Kitzbühel   David Goffin   Dominic Thiem 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
2015 Kitzbühel   Philipp Kohlschreiber   Paul-Henri Mathieu 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2016 Kitzbühel   Paolo Lorenzi   Nikoloz Basilashvili 6–3, 6–4
2017 Kitzbühel   Philipp Kohlschreiber   João Sousa 6–3, 6–4
2018 Kitzbühel   Martin Kližan   Denis Istomin 6–2, 6–2
2019 Kitzbühel   Dominic Thiem   Albert Ramos Viñolas 7–6(7–0), 6–1
2020 Kitzbühel   Miomir Kecmanović   Yannick Hanfmann 6–4, 6–4
2021 Kitzbühel   Casper Ruud   Pedro Martínez 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
2022 Kitzbühel   Roberto Bautista Agut   Filip Misolic 6–2, 6–2
2023 Kitzbühel   Sebastián Báez   Dominic Thiem 6–3, 6–1

Doubles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1995   Francisco Montana
  Greg Van Emburgh
  Jordi Arrese
  Wayne Arthurs
6–7, 6–3, 7–6
1996   Libor Pimek
  Byron Talbot
  David Adams
  Menno Oosting
7–6(7–5), 6–3
1997   Wayne Arthurs
  Richard Fromberg
  Thomas Buchmayer
  Thomas Strengberger
6–4, 6–3
1998   Tom Kempers
  Daniel Orsanic
  Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Kratzmann
6–3, 6–4
1999   Chris Haggard
  Peter Nyborg
  Álex Calatrava
  Dušan Vemić
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
2000   Pablo Albano
  Cyril Suk
  Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Florent
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
2001   Àlex Corretja
  Luis Lobo
  Simon Aspelin
  Andrew Kratzmann
6–1, 6–4
2002   Robbie Koenig
  Thomas Shimada
  Lucas Arnold Ker
  Àlex Corretja
7–6(7–3), 6–4
2003   Martin Damm
  Cyril Suk
  Jürgen Melzer
  Alexander Peya
6–4, 6–4
2004   Leoš Friedl
  František Čermák
  Lucas Arnold Ker
  Martín García
6–3, 7–5
2005   Andrei Pavel
  Leoš Friedl
  Christophe Rochus
  Olivier Rochus
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
2006   Philipp Kohlschreiber
  Stefan Koubek
  Oliver Marach
  Cyril Suk
6–2, 6–3
2007   Potito Starace
  Luis Horna
  Tomas Behrend
  Christopher Kas
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
2008   James Cerretani
  Victor Hănescu
  Lucas Arnold Ker
  Olivier Rochus
6–3, 7–5
2009   André Sá
  Marcelo Melo
  Andrei Pavel
  Horia Tecău
6–7(7–9), 6–2, [10–7]
2010   Dustin Brown
  Rogier Wassen
  Hans Podlipnik Castillo
  Max Raditschnigg
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
2011   Daniele Bracciali
  Santiago González
  Franco Ferreiro
  André Sá
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [11–9]
2012   František Čermák
  Julian Knowle
  Dustin Brown
  Paul Hanley
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [12–10]
2013   Martin Emmrich
  Christopher Kas
  František Čermák
  Lukáš Dlouhý
6–4, 6–3
2014   Henri Kontinen
  Jarkko Nieminen
  Daniele Bracciali
  Andrey Golubev
6–1, 6–4
2015   Nicolás Almagro
  Carlos Berlocq
  Robin Haase
  Henri Kontinen
5–7, 6–3, [11–9]
2016   Wesley Koolhof
  Matwé Middelkoop
  Dennis Novak
  Dominic Thiem
2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
2017   Pablo Cuevas
  Guillermo Durán
  Hans Podlipnik Castillo
  Andrei Vasilevski
6–4, 4–6, [12–10]
2018   Roman Jebavý
  Andrés Molteni
  Daniele Bracciali
  Federico Delbonis
6–2, 6–4
2019   Philipp Oswald
  Filip Polášek
  Sander Gillé
  Joran Vliegen
6–4, 6–4
2020   Austin Krajicek
  Franko Škugor
  Marcel Granollers
  Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–5), 7–5
2021   Alexander Erler
  Lucas Miedler
  Roman Jebavý
  Matwé Middelkoop
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
2022   Pedro Martínez
  Lorenzo Sonego
  Tim Pütz
  Michael Venus
5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
2023   Alexander Erler
  Lucas Miedler
  Gonzalo Escobar
  Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–4, 6–4

References edit

  1. ^ Match suspended due to lack of light. Both players shared the prize
  2. ^ Match was suspended due to heavy rain before it started. Both players shared the prize
  3. ^ Known as World Series from 1990 till 1999.
  4. ^ Known as Championship Series from 1990 till 1999 and International Series Gold from 2000 till 2008.
  1. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Austrian International Championships". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

External links edit

Awards and achievements
Preceded by ATP International Series Gold Tournament of the Year
2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by ATP World Series Tournament of the Year
1997
Succeeded by
Dubai