WTA Austrian Open
women's tennis tournament at Bad Gastein, Austria
The Generali Open Ladies Kitzbühel is a WTA 125-level tennis tournament, held on outdoor clay courts. The event, founded in 1896, was cancelled in 2015, but returned in 2026. An ATP event is also held in Kitzbühel as the Generali Open Kitzbühel a week after the WTA event.
History
The men's tournament the Championships of Austria was established in 1894, with the women's event following two years later in 1896, becoming a combined event. Following World War II it was known as the Austrian International Championships up to the Open Era. It was originally held in Prague in what was then (Bohemia) up until World War One; then in Vienna from 1921 to 1951, '54 '55 '57 '64, then moved to Salzburg in '1952, then held in Portschach in 1954 '58 '60 '63 '66 '68, it was held for year Linz in 1956, then in Kitzbühel in '59 '61 '65 .
In the Open Era, seven locations hosted the event: Pörtschach in 1968 and 1999; Kitzbühel from 1969 to 1983 and from 1990 to 1993; Vienna in 1979 and from 2001 to 2004; Bregenz from 1985 to 1986; Maria Lankowitz from 1994 to 1998, Klagenfurt in 2000 and Bad Gastein from 2007 to 2015 where it took place as Nürnberger Gastein Ladies. The tournament was not contested in 1984, 1987 to 1989 and from 2005 to 2006.
Four Austrians won the singles event: Judith Wiesner in 1995, Barbara Paulus in 1996, Barbara Schett in 1997 and 1999 and Yvonne Meusberger in 2013. Two Austrians were victorious in the doubles event: Petra Huber in 1986 partnering West German Petra Keppeler, Patricia Wartusch in 2002 partnering Hungarian Petra Mandula along with Sandra Klemenschits in 2013, partnering Slovenian Andreja Klepač.
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