Kremlin Cup

The Kremlin Cup (Russian: Кубок Кремля, romanized: Kubok Kremlya) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts, which was suspended in 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. The 2019 edition of the tournament was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye. In 2021, the Kremlin Cup was played at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports.

Kremlin Cup
Kremlin Cup
Tournament information
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Editions31 (2021); suspended in 2022
LocationMoscow
Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium (1990–2018)
Ice Palace Krylatskoye (2019)
Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and Luzhniki Palace of Sports (since 2021)
SurfaceCarpet – indoors (1990–2006)
Hard (indoor) (since 2007)
Websitekremlincup.ru
Current champions (2021)
Men's singlesRussia Aslan Karatsev
Women's singlesEstonia Anett Kontaveit
Men's doublesFinland Harri Heliövaara
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
Women's doublesLatvia Jeļena Ostapenko
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
ATP Tour
CategoryATP World Series (1990–1999)
ATP International Series (2000–2008)
ATP 250 series (2009-2021)
Draw28S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$697,125 (2021)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA Tier I (1997–2008)
WTA Premier (2009-2021)
Draw28S / 32Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$565,530 (2021)

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.[citation needed]

In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) suspended the 2022 Kremlin Cup.

Past finals

Singles

Men

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Kremlin Cup  Andrei Cherkasov Kremlin Cup  Tim Mayotte 6–2, 6–1
1991 Kremlin Cup  Andrei Cherkasov (2) Kremlin Cup  Jakob Hlasek 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
1992 Kremlin Cup  Marc Rosset Kremlin Cup  Carl-Uwe Steeb 6–2, 6–2
1993 Kremlin Cup  Marc Rosset (2) Kremlin Cup  Patrik Kühnen 6–4, 6–3
1994 Kremlin Cup  Alexander Volkov Kremlin Cup  Chuck Adams 6–2, 6–4
1995 Kremlin Cup  Carl-Uwe Steeb Kremlin Cup  Daniel Vacek 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
1996 Kremlin Cup  Goran Ivanišević Kremlin Cup  Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1997 Kremlin Cup  Yevgeny Kafelnikov Kremlin Cup  Petr Korda 7–6(7–2), 6–4
1998 Kremlin Cup  Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2) Kremlin Cup  Goran Ivanišević 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
1999 Kremlin Cup  Yevgeny Kafelnikov (3) Kremlin Cup  Byron Black 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2000 Kremlin Cup  Yevgeny Kafelnikov (4) Kremlin Cup  David Prinosil 6–2, 7–5
2001 Kremlin Cup  Yevgeny Kafelnikov (5) Kremlin Cup  Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 7–5
2002 Kremlin Cup  Paul-Henri Mathieu Kremlin Cup  Sjeng Schalken 4–6, 6–2, 6–0
2003 Kremlin Cup  Taylor Dent Kremlin Cup  Sargis Sargsian 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2004 Kremlin Cup  Nikolay Davydenko Kremlin Cup  Greg Rusedski 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
2005 Kremlin Cup  Igor Andreev Kremlin Cup  Nicolas Kiefer 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2006 Kremlin Cup  Nikolay Davydenko (2) Kremlin Cup  Marat Safin 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2007 Kremlin Cup  Nikolay Davydenko (3) Kremlin Cup  Paul-Henri Mathieu 7–5, 7–6(11–9)
2008 Kremlin Cup  Igor Kunitsyn Kremlin Cup  Marat Safin 7–6(8–6), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
2009 Kremlin Cup  Mikhail Youzhny Kremlin Cup  Janko Tipsarević 6–7(5–7), 6–0, 6–4
2010 Kremlin Cup  Viktor Troicki Kremlin Cup  Marcos Baghdatis 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2011 Kremlin Cup  Janko Tipsarević Kremlin Cup  Viktor Troicki 6–4, 6–2
2012 Kremlin Cup  Andreas Seppi Kremlin Cup  Thomaz Bellucci 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
2013 Kremlin Cup  Richard Gasquet Kremlin Cup  Mikhail Kukushkin 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
2014 Kremlin Cup  Marin Čilić Kremlin Cup  Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 6–4
2015 Kremlin Cup  Marin Čilić (2) Kremlin Cup  Roberto Bautista Agut 6–4, 6–4
2016 Kremlin Cup  Pablo Carreño Busta Kremlin Cup  Fabio Fognini 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
2017 Kremlin Cup  Damir Džumhur Kremlin Cup  Ričardas Berankis 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
2018 Kremlin Cup  Karen Khachanov Kremlin Cup  Adrian Mannarino 6–2, 6–2
2019 Kremlin Cup  Andrey Rublev Kremlin Cup  Adrian Mannarino 6–4, 6–0
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Kremlin Cup  Aslan Karatsev Kremlin Cup  Marin Čilić 6–2, 6–4
2022 Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023

Women

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1996 Kremlin Cup  Conchita Martínez Kremlin Cup  Barbara Paulus 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1997 Kremlin Cup  Jana Novotná Kremlin Cup  Ai Sugiyama 6–3, 6–4
1998 Kremlin Cup  Mary Pierce Kremlin Cup  Monica Seles 7–6(7–2), 6–3
1999 Kremlin Cup  Nathalie Tauziat Kremlin Cup  Barbara Schett 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
2000 Kremlin Cup  Martina Hingis Kremlin Cup  Anna Kournikova 6–3, 6–1
2001 Kremlin Cup  Jelena Dokić Kremlin Cup  Elena Dementieva 6–3, 6–3
2002 Kremlin Cup  Magdalena Maleeva Kremlin Cup  Lindsay Davenport 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2003 Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Myskina Kremlin Cup  Amélie Mauresmo 6–2, 6–4
2004 Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Myskina (2) Kremlin Cup  Elena Dementieva 7–5, 6–0
2005 Kremlin Cup  Mary Pierce (2) Kremlin Cup  Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–3
2006 Kremlin Cup  Anna Chakvetadze Kremlin Cup  Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–4
2007 Kremlin Cup  Elena Dementieva Kremlin Cup  Serena Williams 5–7, 6–1, 6–1
2008 Kremlin Cup  Jelena Janković Kremlin Cup  Vera Zvonareva 6–2, 6–4
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2009 Kremlin Cup  Francesca Schiavone Kremlin Cup  Olga Govortsova 6–3, 6–0
2010 Kremlin Cup  Victoria Azarenka Kremlin Cup  Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 6–4
2011 Kremlin Cup  Dominika Cibulková Kremlin Cup  Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
2012 Kremlin Cup  Caroline Wozniacki Kremlin Cup  Samantha Stosur 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
2013 Kremlin Cup  Simona Halep Kremlin Cup  Samantha Stosur 7–6(7–1), 6–2
2014 Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Kremlin Cup  Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
2015 Kremlin Cup  Svetlana Kuznetsova Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–2, 6–1
2016 Kremlin Cup  Svetlana Kuznetsova (2) Kremlin Cup  Daria Gavrilova 6–2, 6–1
2017 Kremlin Cup  Julia Görges Kremlin Cup  Daria Kasatkina 6–1, 6–2
2018 Kremlin Cup  Daria Kasatkina Kremlin Cup  Ons Jabeur 2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
2019 Kremlin Cup  Belinda Bencic Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Kremlin Cup  Anett Kontaveit Kremlin Cup  Ekaterina Alexandrova 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
2022 Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023

Doubles

Men

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Kremlin Cup  Hendrik Jan Davids
Kremlin Cup  Paul Haarhuis
Kremlin Cup  John Fitzgerald
Kremlin Cup  Anders Järryd
6–4, 7–6
1991 Kremlin Cup  Eric Jelen
Kremlin Cup  Carl-Uwe Steeb
Kremlin Cup  Andrei Cherkasov
Kremlin Cup  Alexander Volkov
6–4, 7–6
1992 Kremlin Cup  Marius Barnard
Kremlin Cup  John-Laffnie de Jager
Kremlin Cup  David Adams
Kremlin Cup  Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
1993 Kremlin Cup  Jacco Eltingh
Kremlin Cup  Paul Haarhuis (2)
Kremlin Cup  Jan Apell
Kremlin Cup  Jonas Björkman
6–1, retired
1994 Kremlin Cup  Jacco Eltingh (2)
Kremlin Cup  Paul Haarhuis (3)
Kremlin Cup  David Adams
Kremlin Cup  Andrei Olhovskiy
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1995 Kremlin Cup  Byron Black
Kremlin Cup  Jared Palmer
Kremlin Cup  Tommy Ho
Kremlin Cup  Brett Steven
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1996 Kremlin Cup  Rick Leach
Kremlin Cup  Andrei Olhovskiy
Kremlin Cup  Jiří Novák
Kremlin Cup  David Rikl
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1997 Kremlin Cup  Martin Damm
Kremlin Cup  Cyril Suk
Kremlin Cup  David Adams
Kremlin Cup  Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 6–3
1998 Kremlin Cup  Jared Palmer (2)
Kremlin Cup  Jeff Tarango
Kremlin Cup  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Kremlin Cup  Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–7, 6–2
1999 Kremlin Cup  Justin Gimelstob
Kremlin Cup  Daniel Vacek
Kremlin Cup  Andrei Medvedev
Kremlin Cup  Marat Safin
6–2, 6–1
2000 Kremlin Cup  Jonas Björkman
Kremlin Cup  David Prinosil
Kremlin Cup  Jiří Novák
Kremlin Cup  David Rikl
6–2, 6–3
2001 Kremlin Cup  Max Mirnyi
Kremlin Cup  Sandon Stolle
Kremlin Cup  Mahesh Bhupathi
Kremlin Cup  Jeff Tarango
6–3, 6–0
2002 Kremlin Cup  Roger Federer
Kremlin Cup  Max Mirnyi (2)
Kremlin Cup  Joshua Eagle
Kremlin Cup  Sandon Stolle
6–4, 7–6(7–0)
2003 Kremlin Cup  Mahesh Bhupathi
Kremlin Cup  Max Mirnyi (3)
Kremlin Cup  Wayne Black
Kremlin Cup  Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 7–5
2004 Kremlin Cup  Igor Andreev
Kremlin Cup  Nikolay Davydenko
Kremlin Cup  Mahesh Bhupathi
Kremlin Cup  Jonas Björkman
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2005 Kremlin Cup  Max Mirnyi (4)
Kremlin Cup  Mikhail Youzhny
Kremlin Cup  Igor Andreev
Kremlin Cup  Nikolay Davydenko
6–1, 6–1
2006 Kremlin Cup  Fabrice Santoro
Kremlin Cup  Nenad Zimonjić
Kremlin Cup  František Čermák
Kremlin Cup  Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 7–5
2007 Kremlin Cup  Marat Safin
Kremlin Cup  Dmitry Tursunov
Kremlin Cup  Tomáš Cibulec
Kremlin Cup  Lovro Zovko
6–4, 6–2
2008 Kremlin Cup  Sergiy Stakhovsky
Kremlin Cup  Potito Starace
Kremlin Cup  Stephen Huss
Kremlin Cup  Ross Hutchins
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–6]
2009 Kremlin Cup  Pablo Cuevas
Kremlin Cup  Marcel Granollers
Kremlin Cup  František Čermák
Kremlin Cup  Michal Mertiňák
4–6, 7–5, [10–8]
2010 Kremlin Cup  Igor Kunitsyn
Kremlin Cup  Dmitry Tursunov (2)
Kremlin Cup  Janko Tipsarević
Kremlin Cup  Viktor Troicki
7–6(10–8), 6–3
2011 Kremlin Cup  František Čermák
Kremlin Cup  Filip Polášek
Kremlin Cup  Carlos Berlocq
Kremlin Cup  David Marrero
6–3, 6–1
2012 Kremlin Cup  František Čermák (2)
Kremlin Cup  Michal Mertiňák
Kremlin Cup  Simone Bolelli
Kremlin Cup  Daniele Bracciali
7–5, 6–3
2013 Kremlin Cup  Mikhail Elgin
Kremlin Cup  Denis Istomin
Kremlin Cup  Ken Skupski
Kremlin Cup  Neal Skupski
6–2, 1–6, [14–12]
2014 Kremlin Cup  František Čermák (3)
Kremlin Cup  Jiří Veselý
Kremlin Cup  Sam Groth
Kremlin Cup  Chris Guccione
7–6(7–2), 7–5
2015 Kremlin Cup  Andrey Rublev
Kremlin Cup  Dmitry Tursunov (3)
Kremlin Cup  Radu Albot
Kremlin Cup  František Čermák
2–6, 6–1, [10–6]
2016 Kremlin Cup  Juan Sebastián Cabal
Kremlin Cup  Robert Farah
Kremlin Cup  Julian Knowle
Kremlin Cup  Jürgen Melzer
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
2017 Kremlin Cup  Max Mirnyi (5)
Kremlin Cup  Philipp Oswald
Kremlin Cup  Damir Džumhur
Kremlin Cup  Antonio Šančić
6–3, 7–5
2018 Kremlin Cup  Austin Krajicek
Kremlin Cup  Rajeev Ram
Kremlin Cup  Max Mirnyi
Kremlin Cup  Philipp Oswald
7–6(7–4), 6–4
2019 Kremlin Cup  Marcelo Demoliner
Kremlin Cup  Matwé Middelkoop
Kremlin Cup  Simone Bolelli
Kremlin Cup  Andrés Molteni
6–1, 6–2
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Kremlin Cup  Harri Heliövaara
Kremlin Cup  Matwé Middelkoop (2)
Kremlin Cup  Tomislav Brkić
Kremlin Cup  Nikola Ćaćić
7–5, 4–6, [11–9]
2022 Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023

Women

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1996 Kremlin Cup  Natalia Medvedeva
Kremlin Cup  Larisa Savchenko
Kremlin Cup  Silvia Farina Elia
Kremlin Cup  Barbara Schett
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1
↓  Tier I tournament  ↓
1997 Kremlin Cup  Arantxa Sánchez
Kremlin Cup  Natalia Zvereva
Kremlin Cup  Yayuk Basuki
Kremlin Cup  Caroline Vis
5–3 defaulted
1998 Kremlin Cup  Mary Pierce
Kremlin Cup  Natalia Zvereva (2)
Kremlin Cup  Lisa Raymond
Kremlin Cup  Rennae Stubbs
6–3, 6–4
1999 Kremlin Cup  Lisa Raymond
Kremlin Cup  Rennae Stubbs
Kremlin Cup  Julie Halard-Decugis
Kremlin Cup  Anke Huber
6–1, 6–0
2000 Kremlin Cup  Julie Halard-Decugis
Kremlin Cup  Ai Sugiyama
Kremlin Cup  Martina Hingis
Kremlin Cup  Anna Kournikova
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2001 Kremlin Cup  Martina Hingis
Kremlin Cup  Anna Kournikova
Kremlin Cup  Elena Dementieva
Kremlin Cup  Lina Krasnoroutskaya
7–6(7–1), 6–3
2002 Kremlin Cup  Elena Dementieva
Kremlin Cup  Janette Husárová
Kremlin Cup  Jelena Dokić
Kremlin Cup  Nadia Petrova
2–6, 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
2003 Kremlin Cup  Nadia Petrova
Kremlin Cup  Meghann Shaughnessy
Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Myskina
Kremlin Cup  Vera Zvonareva
6–3, 6–4
2004 Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Myskina
Kremlin Cup  Vera Zvonareva
Kremlin Cup  Virginia Ruano
Kremlin Cup  Paola Suárez
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2005 Kremlin Cup  Lisa Raymond (2)
Kremlin Cup  Samantha Stosur
Kremlin Cup  Cara Black
Kremlin Cup  Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 6–4
2006 Kremlin Cup  Květa Peschke
Kremlin Cup  Francesca Schiavone
Kremlin Cup  Iveta Benešová
Kremlin Cup  Galina Voskoboeva
6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
2007 Kremlin Cup  Cara Black
Kremlin Cup  Liezel Huber
Kremlin Cup  Victoria Azarenka
Kremlin Cup  Tatiana Poutchek
4–6, 6–1, [10–7]
2008 Kremlin Cup  Nadia Petrova (2)
Kremlin Cup  Katarina Srebotnik
Kremlin Cup  Cara Black
Kremlin Cup  Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–4
↓  Premier tournament  ↓
2009 Kremlin Cup  Maria Kirilenko
Kremlin Cup  Nadia Petrova (3)
Kremlin Cup  Maria Kondratieva
Kremlin Cup  Klára Zakopalová
6–2, 6–2
2010 Kremlin Cup  Gisela Dulko
Kremlin Cup  Flavia Pennetta
Kremlin Cup  Sara Errani
Kremlin Cup  María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 2–6, [10–6]
2011 Kremlin Cup  Vania King
Kremlin Cup  Yaroslava Shvedova
Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Rodionova
Kremlin Cup  Galina Voskoboeva
7–6(7–3), 6–3
2012 Kremlin Cup  Ekaterina Makarova
Kremlin Cup  Elena Vesnina
Kremlin Cup  Maria Kirilenko
Kremlin Cup  Nadia Petrova
6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
2013 Kremlin Cup  Svetlana Kuznetsova
Kremlin Cup  Samantha Stosur (2)
Kremlin Cup  Alla Kudryavtseva
Kremlin Cup  Anastasia Rodionova
6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
2014 Kremlin Cup  Martina Hingis (2)
Kremlin Cup  Flavia Pennetta (2)
Kremlin Cup  Caroline Garcia
Kremlin Cup  Arantxa Parra Santonja
6–3, 7–5
2015 Kremlin Cup  Daria Kasatkina
Kremlin Cup  Elena Vesnina (2)
Kremlin Cup  Irina-Camelia Begu
Kremlin Cup  Monica Niculescu
6–3, 6–7(7–9), [10–5]
2016 Kremlin Cup  Andrea Hlaváčková
Kremlin Cup  Lucie Hradecká
Kremlin Cup  Daria Gavrilova
Kremlin Cup  Daria Kasatkina
4–6, 6–0, [10–7]
2017 Kremlin Cup  Tímea Babos
Kremlin Cup  Andrea Hlaváčková (2)
Kremlin Cup  Nicole Melichar
Kremlin Cup  Anna Smith
6–2, 3–6, [10–3]
2018 Kremlin Cup  Alexandra Panova
Kremlin Cup  Laura Siegemund
Kremlin Cup  Darija Jurak
Kremlin Cup  Raluca Olaru
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
2019 Kremlin Cup  Shuko Aoyama
Kremlin Cup  Ena Shibahara
Kremlin Cup  Kirsten Flipkens
Kremlin Cup  Bethanie Mattek-Sands
6–2, 6–1
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Kremlin Cup  Jeļena Ostapenko
Kremlin Cup  Kateřina Siniaková
Kremlin Cup  Nadiia Kichenok
Kremlin Cup  Raluca Olaru
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
2022 Not held due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2023

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Favorite WTA Tier I - II Tournament
2003
Succeeded by

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