Kremlin Cup

The Kremlin Cup (Russian: Кубок Кремля, romanized: Kubok Kremlya) is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts, which was suspended in 2022. It was part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and was a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour. It was held annually at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia from 1990 to 2018. In 2019, the Olympic Stadium underwent a reconstruction lasting two years. The 2019 edition of the tournament was held at the Ice Palace Krylatskoye. In 2021, the Kremlin Cup was played at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and the Luzhniki Palace of Sports.

Kremlin Cup
Tournament information
Founded1990 (1990)
Editions31 (2021); suspended in 2022
LocationMoscow
Russia
VenueOlympic Stadium (1990–2018)
Ice Palace Krylatskoye (2019)
Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace and Luzhniki Palace of Sports (since 2021)
SurfaceCarpet – indoors (1990–2006)
Hard (indoor) (since 2007)
Websitekremlincup.ru
Current champions (2021)
Men's singles Aslan Karatsev
Women's singles Anett Kontaveit
Men's doubles Harri Heliövaara
Matwé Middelkoop
Women's doubles Jeļena Ostapenko
Kateřina Siniaková
ATP Tour
CategoryATP World Series (1990–1999)
ATP International Series (2000–2008)
ATP 250 series (2009-2021)
Draw28S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$697,125 (2021)
WTA Tour
CategoryWTA Tier I (1997–2008)
WTA Premier (2009-2021)
Draw28S / 32Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$565,530 (2021)

Until 2007, it was held on a carpet surface. It was then held on RuKortHard surface until 2015. Since 2016 the tournament has been held on TPSurface.

In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) suspended the 2022 Kremlin Cup.

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