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Tennis tournament
Sparkassen Cup 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.
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(8–6) , 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
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(7–4)
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(2–7) , 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(6–8) , 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