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| Eurocard Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Abolished | 2001 |
| Location | Stuttgart (1988–2001) Essen (Oct. 1995) |
| Category | Exhibition (1988–1989) ATP Championship Series (1990–1995) ATP Super 9 / Tennis Masters Series (1995–2001) |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor (1988–1997) Hard / indoor (1998–2001) |
| Draw | 48S / 24Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US$2,950,000 |
TheEurocard Open was an annualtennis tournament for male professional players. The event was held annually inStuttgart,Germany, and was played on indoor carpet from 1988 to 1997. Before 1990, during years 1988–1989 the tournament was organized as an invitational round-robin exhibition for 8 players. From 1990 to 1995, the Eurocard Open was anATP Championship Series tournament, and was held every February on theATP Tour.
Starting in October 1995, the Eurocard Open was upgraded toATP Super 9 status. In 1995–1996, the ATP calendar underwent some interesting tournament swaps among indoor events, when the tournament was held oncarpet courts. In October 1995, theStockholm Super 9 event was downgraded toATP World Series status and moved to November, getting replaced in its old Super 9 slot by the Eurocard Open in Essen. TheAntwerp event was dropped from the calendar in 1995 to make room for Stockholm's new slot in November. In 1996, the Eurocard Open retained its Super 9 status but moved from Essen and back to Stuttgart, while Antwerp was again returned to the calendar to replace the Eurocard Open's old slot in February.
In 1998, the Eurocard Open changed surface from indoorcarpet to indoor hardcourt. After the last Eurocard Open was held in 2001, the tournament was discontinued, and the eighthATP Masters Series event of the calendar year was moved toMadrid in 2002.
| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ATP Tour 500[a] ↓ | ||||
| Stuttgart | 1990 |  Boris Becker |  Ivan Lendl | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1991 |  Stefan Edberg | Jonas Svensson | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 1992 |  Goran Ivanišević | Stefan Edberg | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1993 | Michael Stich |  Richard Krajicek | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–5 | |
| 1994 | Stefan Edberg | Goran Ivanišević | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1995(Feb) | Richard Krajicek | Michael Stich | 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 1–6, 6–3 | |
| ↓ATP Tour Masters 1000[b] ↓ | ||||
| Essen | 1995(Oct) |  Thomas Muster |  MaliVai Washington | 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Stuttgart | 1996 | Boris Becker | Pete Sampras | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1997 | Petr Korda | Richard Krajicek | 7–6(8–6), 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1998 | Richard Krajicek |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1999 | Thomas Enqvist | Richard Krajicek | 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | |
| 2000 |  Wayne Ferreira[1] |  Lleyton Hewitt | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | |
| 2001 | Tommy Haas[2] |  Max Mirnyi | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 2002 | succeeded byMadrid Open | |||
| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart | 1988 | Miloslav Mečíř |  Andrés Gómez | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1989 | Ivan Lendl | Miloslav Mečíř | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
