Austrian Open Kitzbühel Explained

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.

Past finals

Singles

Year	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1894	Prague	Harold William Gandon	H. Voss	6–0, 6–1, 6–3
1895			Harold William Gandon	6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1896			Maurice F. Day	6–3, 6–0 ret.
1897			Harold William Gandon	6–3, 6–1 ret.
1898				6–1, 0–6, 6–3, 6–3
1899			Alfred Ringhoffer	1–6, 6–0, 7–5
1900				w.o.
1901				6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1902				6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1903				6–0, 6–0, 6–2
1904				1–6, 6–2, 3–0 ret.
1905				6–3, 8–6, 6–4
1906				7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
1907				6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1908	Not held
1909	Prague			8–6, 6–1, 7–5
1910				6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1911				5–7, 3–6, 6–1 ret.
1912				6–1, 6–1 ret.
1913				8–6, 6–1, 7–5
1914				6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1915–1919	Not held
1920	Vienna			6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1921				7–5, 8–6
1922			Paul Brick	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1923			Friedrich Röhrer	6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1924				4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1925			Pavel Macenauer	w.o.
1926				6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1927				6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 6–0
1928				6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1929		Henri Cochet		6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1930				6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1931				4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1932				w.o.
1933			Herbert Kinzl	6–1, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1934				6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1935				6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1936				3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
1937				8–6, 5–7, 6–0, 6–2
1938–1948	Not held
1949	Vienna			8–6, 7–5, 7–5
1950	Vienna			2–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1951	Vienna		Enzo Pautassi	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1952	Salzburg			6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1953	Not held
1954	Vienna			6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1955	Vienna			6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1956	Vienna			6–2, 6–4, 8–6
1957	Vienna			6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1958	Pörtschach		Ramanathan Krishnan	6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1959	Kitzbühel			8–6, 6–1, 6–2
1960	Pörtschach		Budge Patty	6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1961	Kitzbühel			6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 0–6, 6–2
1962	Graz			6–1, 6–2
1963	Pörtschach			6–2, 7–5, 6–1
1964	Vienna			4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1965	Kitzbühel			5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1966	Pörtschach		István Gulyás	6–4, 10–8, 9–7
1967	Kitzbühel			6–2, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1968	Pörtschach			6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1969	Kitzbühel			6–4, 6–2, 6–3
↓ Open Era ↓
1970	Kitzbühel			6–4, 9–7, 6–4
1971	Kitzbühel	No winner		6–1, 7–5, 6–7, 6–7, 4–4
↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓
1972	Kitzbühel			6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1973	Kitzbühel	No winner
1974	Kitzbühel			6–1, 6–4, 6–4
	Kitzbühel			2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
	Kitzbühel			7–6, 6–2, 7–6
	Kitzbühel			5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1978	Kitzbühel			6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1979	Kitzbühel			6–2, 6–2, 6–4
	Kitzbühel			6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1981	Kitzbühel			3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1982	Kitzbühel			7–6, 6–1
1983	Kitzbühel			7–6, 4–6, 6–4
1984	Kitzbühel			7–5, 3–6, 6–1
	Kitzbühel			7–5, 6–2
1986	Kitzbühel			6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
1987	Kitzbühel			6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
	Kitzbühel			6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3
1989	Kitzbühel			7–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
↓ ATP Tour 250 ↓
1990	Kitzbühel			6–4, 7–6, 2–6, 6–2
1991	Kitzbühel			7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4), 6–2
	Kitzbühel			6–3, 7–5, 6–3
	Kitzbühel			6–3, 7–5, 6–4
	Kitzbühel			6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
	Kitzbühel			4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
	Kitzbühel			6–2, 6–4, 6–4
	Kitzbühel			7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–1
	Kitzbühel			6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
↓ ATP Tour 500 ↓
	Kitzbühel			7–5, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4)
	Kitzbühel			6–3, 6–1, 3–0, ret.
	Kitzbühel			1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
	Kitzbühel			6–4, 6–1, 6–3
	Kitzbühel			6–1, 6–4, 6–2
	Kitzbühel			7–6(7–3), 6–4
	Kitzbühel			2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
	Kitzbühel			7–6(11–9), 6–2, 6–3
	Kitzbühel			5–7, 6–3, 6–4
	Kitzbühel			6–2, 6–1
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
	Kitzbühel			3–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
↓  ATP Challenger Tour  ↓
	Kitzbühel			6–2, 6–1
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
	Kitzbühel			6–4, 4–6, 6–1
	Kitzbühel			6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
	Kitzbühel			0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
	Kitzbühel			4–6, 6–1, 6–3
	Kitzbühel			2–6, 6–2, 6–2
	Kitzbühel			6–3, 6–4
	Kitzbühel		João Sousa	6–3, 6–4
	Kitzbühel		Denis Istomin	6–2, 6–2
	Kitzbühel		Albert Ramos Viñolas	7–6(7–0), 6–1
	Kitzbühel		Yannick Hanfmann	6–4, 6–4
	Kitzbühel		Pedro Martínez	6–1, 4–6, 6–3
	Kitzbühel		Filip Misolic	6–2, 6–2
	Kitzbühel		Dominic Thiem	6–3, 6–1
	Kitzbühel		Hugo Gaston	7–5, 6–3

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
			6–7, 6–3, 7–6
1996			7–6(7–5), 6–3
1997			6–4, 6–3
1998			6–3, 6–4
1999			6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4)
2000			6–3, 3–6, 6–3
			6–1, 6–4
			7–6(7–3), 6–4
			6–4, 6–4
2004			6–3, 7–5
2005			6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–0
2006			6–2, 6–3
			7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
			6–3, 7–5
			6–7(7–9), 6–2, [10–7]
			3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
			7–6(7–1), 4–6, [11–9]
			7–6(7–4), 3–6, [12–10]
			6–4, 6–3
			6–1, 6–4
			5–7, 6–3, [11–9]
	Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop	Dennis Novak Dominic Thiem	2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
	Pablo Cuevas Guillermo Durán	Hans Podlipnik Castillo Andrei Vasilevski	6–4, 4–6, [12–10]
	Roman Jebavý Andrés Molteni	Daniele Bracciali Federico Delbonis	6–2, 6–4
	Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek	Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen	6–4, 6–4
	Austin Krajicek Franko Škugor	Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos	7–6(7–5), 7–5
	Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler	Roman Jebavý Matwé Middelkoop	7–5, 7–6(7–5)
	Pedro Martínez Lorenzo Sonego	Tim Pütz Michael Venus	5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
	Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler	Gonzalo Escobar Aleksandr Nedovyesov	6–4, 6–4

References

• Official tournament brochure including past champions' list

External links

• • ATP tournament profile
• ITF Search

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archives. Tennis. Austrian International Championships. tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2015. 12 December 2016.