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The
Kremlin Cup (Russian: Кубок Кремля)
is a professional tennis tournament
played on indoor hard courts. It is
currently part of the ATP World Tour
250 series of the ATP Tour and is a
Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour.
It has been held annually at the
Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia,
since 1990.
The
Kremlin Cup was first created in
1990 becoming the first
international professional tennis
tournament to be held in Russia. The
tournament started as a men's only
event during the first years of its
run, before it became a joint event
in 1996.
Until 2007, it was held on a carpet
surface. It is now held on a
RuKortHard surface.
Played
indoors in Russia's bustling and
chilly capital of Moscow in October,
the Kremlin Cup became the country's
first pro international tennis
tournament when it was founded in
1990. Russian players have dominated
the event, winning 14 of the 19
titles, with Yevgeny Kafelnikov
winning a record five consecutive
titles between 1997-2001.
Olympic Stadium, known locally as
the Olimpiyskiy, is a large indoor
arena, located in Moscow, Russia. It
was built for the 1980 Summer
Olympics and hosted the basketball
and boxing events. A part of the
Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, it makes
up one architectural ensemble with
another venue, constructed at the
same time, the Swimming Pool. The
venue is so large, that up to 80,000
people can occupy its space. It has
hosted the Davis Cup finals and
Bandy World Championships on several
occasions, and is the home of the
Kremlin Cup tournament. It was the
world's 1st indoor bandy arena. When
smaller indoor sports are held at
the venue, such as tennis or
basketball, only 1/4 of the floor
space is used. Capacity at this
configuration can vary between
10,000 and 16,000 people.
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