Eurocard Open
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| Eurocard Open | ||
|---|---|---|
| ATP Tour | ||
| Location | Stuttgart Germany |
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| Category | Masters Series | |
| Surface | Carpet / Indoors | |
| Draw | 48S / 24Q / 16D | |
| Prize Money | US$2,950,000 | |
The Eurocard Open was an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event was held annually in Stuttgart, Germany, and was played on indoor carpet from 1990 until 1995 during February maintaining Championship Series status on the on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour.
Before 1990, during years 1988 - 1999 the tournament was organized as an invitational round-robin exhibition for 8 players.
Starting 1996 the tournament was upgraded to Tennis Masters Series. In 1995 - 1996 the ATP calendar underwent the interesting tournament swap among indoor events. Stockholm Super 9 event was downgraded to World Series status replaced by Essen as Tennis Masters Series. Antwerp event was dropped from calendar to make a room for Stockholm. In 1996 Stuttgart Indoor played in February replaced Essen and Antwerp again return to the calendar to fill a hole in February term instead of Stuttgart.
In the year 2002 the tournament was discontinued and the rights to organize Tennis Masters Series event in October were moved to Madrid Masters.
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[edit] Past results
[edit] Singles finals
| Stuttgart / October | ||||
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Tommy Haas |
 Max Mirnyi |
6-2, 6-2, 6-2 | Tennis Masters Series |
| 2000 |  Wayne Ferreira |
 Lleyton Hewitt |
7-6, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2 | Tennis Masters Series |
| 1999 |  Thomas Enqvist |
 Richard Krajicek |
6-1, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 | Tennis Masters Series |
| 1998 | Richard Krajicek |
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | Tennis Masters Series |
| 1997 |  Petr Korda |
Richard Krajicek |
7-6, 6-2, 6-4 | Tennis Masters Series |
| 1996 | Boris Becker |
 Pete Sampras |
3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 | Tennis Masters Series |
| Essen / October | ||||
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final | Category |
| c1995 |  Thomas Muster |
MaliVai Washington |
7-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 | Tennis Masters Series |
| Stuttgart / February | ||||
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final | Category |
| 1995 | Richard Krajicek |
Michael Stich |
7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 1-6, 6-3 | Championship Series |
| 1994 | Stefan Edberg |
 Goran Ivanišević |
4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 | Championship Series |
| 1993 | Michael Stich |
Richard Krajicek |
4-6, 7-5, 7-6, 3-6, 7-5 | Championship Series |
| 1992 | Goran Ivanišević |
Stefan Edberg |
6-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 | Championship Series |
| 1991 | Stefan Edberg |
Jonas Svensson |
6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2 | Championship Series |
| 1990 | Boris Becker |
 Ivan Lendl |
6-2, 6-2 | Championship Series |
| Stuttgart / October-November | ||||
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final | Category |
| *1989 | Ivan Lendl |
Miloslav Mecir |
6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 | Round Robin exhibition |
| *1988 | Miloslav Mecir |
 Andres Gomez |
6-3, 6-2 | Round Robin exhibition |
Note:
* - exhibition event not-part of Nabisco Grand Prix 1988-89 and not earning any ATP ranking points
c - continuity question because Essen 1995 was Super Nine tournament replaced in 1996 by Stuttgart Tennis Masters Series held previously in February as Championship Series event Championship Series played in February was discontinued
[edit] Doubles finals
| Stuttgart | |||
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Max Mirnyi / Sandon Stolle |
Ellis Ferreira / Jeff Tarango |
7-6, 6-3 |
| 2000 | Jiří Novák / David Rikl |
Donald Johnson / Piet Norval |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 1999 |  Byron Black / Jonas Björkman |
David Adams / John-Laffnie De Jager |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 1998 |  Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien |
 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes |
4-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1997 | Mark Woodforde / Todd Woodbridge |
Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark |
7-6, 7-6 |
| 1996 | Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien |
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Essen | |||
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score in final |
| *1995 | Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis |
Cyril Suk / Daniel Vacek |
7-5, 6-7, 6-4 |
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