Faber Grand Prix
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameNokia Grand Prix (1992–94)
Faber Grand Prix (1996–2000)
TourWTA Tour (1992–2000)
Founded1992
Abolished2000
Editions8
LocationEssen, Germany (1992–94, 1996)
Hanover, Germany (1997–2000)
SurfaceCarpet (1992–2000)

The Faber Grand Prix was a WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1992 to 2000. It was held in Essen in Germany from 1992 to 1994 as well as in 1996, and subsequently in Hanover in Germany from 1997 to 2000. The tournament was played on indoor carpet courts.

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1992 (E)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica SelesUnited States Mary Joe Fernández6–0, 6–3
1993 (E)Ukraine Natalia MedvedevaSpain Conchita Martínez6–7, 7–5, 6–4
1994 (E)Czech Republic Jana NovotnáCroatia Iva Majoli6–2, 6–4
1995Not held
1996 (E)Croatia Iva MajoliCzech Republic Jana Novotná7–5, 1–6, 7–6
1997 (H)Croatia Iva MajoliCzech Republic Jana Novotná4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1998 (H)Switzerland Patty SchnyderCzech Republic Jana Novotná6–0, 2–6, 7–5
1999 (H)Czech Republic Jana NovotnáUnited States Venus Williams6–4, 6–4
2000 (H)United States Serena WilliamsCzech Republic Denisa Chládková6–1, 6–1

(E)=Essen, (H)=Hanover

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1992Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
Germany Barbara Rittner
Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Germany Claudia Porwik
7–5, 6–3
1993Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Czech Republic Helena Suková
Germany Wiltrud Probst
Germany Christina Singer
6–2, 6–2
1994Sweden Maria Lindström
Sweden Maria Strandlund
Russia Eugenia Maniokova
Georgia (country) Leila Meskhi
6–2, 6–1
1995Not held
1996United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Neiland
United States Lori McNeil
Czech Republic Helena Suková
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1997United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Latvia Larisa Neiland
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
1998United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Rennae Stubbs
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Netherlands Caroline Vis
6–1, 6–7, 6–3
1999United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
5–7, 6–2, 6–2
2000Sweden Åsa Carlsson
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Italy Silvia Farina Elia
Slovakia Karina Habšudová
6–3, 6–4

References


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