Interesting Filder Stats - the first 25 years

10 times the winner was a Martina. And for those who are misled by the imperfect stats of the Big Blonde le, le, lefthander take note: she lost her first final in Tracy's amazing 4-peat PRIOR to becoming the "lean, mean, winning machine". (That was "repaid").
She lost a final in a 3rd set TB @ age 35, then won the next year @ 36. :worship:


2002 Kim CLIJSTERS - Daniela HANTUCHOVA 4:6 6:3 6:4

2001 Lindsay DAVENPORT - Justine HENIN 7:5 6:4

2000 Martina HINGIS - Kim CLIJSTERS 6:0 6:3

1999 Martina HINGIS - Mary PIERCE 6:4 6:1

1998 Sandrine TESTUD - Lindsay DAVENPORT 7:3 6:4

1997 Martina HINGIS - Lisa RAYMOND 6:4 6:2

1996 Martina HINGIS - Anke HUBER 6:2 3:6 6:3

1995 Iva MAJOLI - Gabriela SABATINI 6:4 7:6

1994 Anke Huber - Mary PIERCE 6:4 6:2

1993 Mary PIERCE - Natasha ZVEREVA 6:3 6:3

1992 Martina NAVRATILOVA - Gabriela SABATINI 7:6 6:3

1991 Anke Huber - Martina NAVRATILOVA 2:6 6:2 7:6

1990 Mary Joe FERNANDEZ - Barbara PAULUS 6:1 6:3

1989 Gabriela SABATINI - Mary Joe FERNANDEZ 7:6 6:4

1988 Martina NAVRATILOVA - Chris EVERT-MILL 6:2 6:3

1987 Martina NAVRATILOVA - Chris EVERT 7:5 6:1

1986 Martina NAVRATILOVA - Hana MANDLIKOVA 6:2 6:3

1985 Pam SHRIVER - Catarina LINDQVIST 6:1 7:5

1984 Catarina LINDQVIST - Steffi GRAF 6:1 6:4

1983 Martina NAVRATILOVA - Catherine TANVIER 6:1 6:2

1982 Martina NAVRATILOVA - Tracy AUSTIN 6:3 6:3

1981 Tracy AUSTIN - Martina NAVRATILOVA 4:6 6:3 6:4

1980 Tracy AUSTIN - Sherry ACKER 6:2 7:5

1979 Tracy AUSTIN - Martina NAVRATILOVA 6:3 6:2

1978 Tracy AUSTIN - Betty STOVE 6:3 6:3

Tracy Austin; 5 straigth finals! Sure loved the tourny!!

Kim is also loving this country.Played in the final the last tree years winning twice

1989 :worship:

Interesting that Steffi Graf has never won it, despite the tournament being in Germany. She only made the final a staggering ONCE - in her rookie year on tour!

That's because only great players win there, not amateurs :p.

Interesting that Steffi Graf has never won it, despite the tournament being in Germany. She only made the final a staggering ONCE - in her rookie year on tour! So that Lindqvist (the only name listed I didn't know, besides Sherry Acker) beats Steffi one year, then loses the next to... Pam Shriver! :lol:

did Monica never play here ?

did Monica never play here ? I noticed that too, though she'd have had only a few chances through '92 to make the final, of course.

Catarina was a great player from Sweden with the first classically beautiful one-handed backhand. It was a lovely shot to watch. She was also a Wimbledon semi-finalist. I saw in the Challengers forum she's still out there playing some club exhos- she must be 40 now!!!

Wow, Anke played well there. It looks like one of those tournaments that some pple consistently do well at over the years.

Yeh Monica played here once in 1989 and lost to Mary Joe 7-6 in the final set in the quarter-finals...

Wow, Anke played well there. It looks like one of those tournaments that some pple consistently do well at over the years.
Guess what, Simon. Not only that, but Anke is now the Director of Player Services. With Tournament Director Udo Cervellini having added responsibilies given Porsche's tour sponsor role, she'll probably move up to Filderstadt TD in the next year or two. Recent players in that job seems 2B a trend, like with Jana Novotna @ the Seat Open and Richard Krajicek in Rotterdam (starting in '04).