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German Open
Tournament information
Founded1896–2008; 2021–present
Editions93
LocationHamburg (1894–1978)
West Berlin (1979–1990)
Berlin (1991–2008, 2021–)
VenueAm Rothenbaum
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club (1979–2008, 2021–)
CategoryTier I (1988–2008)
WTA 500 (2021–)
SurfaceClay
outdoor (until 2008)
Grass
outdoor (2021–)
Draw32M
24Q
16D
Prize money$780,637 (2023)
Websitehttps://www.berlinladiesopen.com
Current champions (2023)
SinglesCzech Republic Petra Kvitová
DoublesFrance Caroline Garcia
Brazil Luisa Stefani

The German Open[1] (previously known as the Grass Court Championships Berlin, bett1open, and since 2024 the Berlin Ladies Open) is a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in West Berlin, West Germany (until 1990), then Berlin, Germany from 1991 to 2008 following reunification. Held since 1896, it was one of the oldest tournaments for women. Until 1978 the tournament was held in Hamburg together with the men's tournament. From 1988, it was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament. Since 2021, it is a WTA 500 tournament.

After an absence of more than a decade, the tournament was announced to return to the WTA calendar for the 2020 season. However, the event was cancelled in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and it would be due to return in 2021. The new event is classified as a Premier-level tournament and serve as a warm-up event towards the Wimbledon Championships, having switched its surface from clay to grass.[2][3]

History[edit]

The former logo, used between 2005 and 2008.

Past champions of the tournament include former world number ones Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Martina Hingis, Amélie Mauresmo, Justine Henin, Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina.

Past finals[edit]

Singles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓ Hamburg (Clay) ↓
1896 German Empire Maren Thomsen German Empire E. Lantzius 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1897 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Hillyard United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1898 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Elsie Lane United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Toupie Lowther 7–5, 7–5
1899 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper German Empire Clara von der Schulenburg 7–5, 6–4
1900 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Hillyard (2) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Muriel Robb 2–6, 8–6, 7–5
1901 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Toupie Lowther United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Gladys Dudell 6–0, 6–0
1902 German Empire Mary Roß German Empire Hilda Meyer 8–6, 6–0
1903 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Violet Pinckney German Empire Hilda Meyer 6–2, 6–1
1904 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Elsie Lane (2) German Empire L. Bergmann 6–3, 6–0
1905 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Elsie Lane (3) German Empire K. Krug 6–0, 6–1
1906 German Empire Luise Berton United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Margaret Dewsbury 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1907 Austria-Hungary Margit von Madarasz German Empire Hedwig Neresheimer 7–5, 0–6, 6–2
1908 Austria-Hungary Margit von Madarasz (2) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Rosamund Salusbury 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1909 German Empire Anita Heimann German Empire Mieken Rieck 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
1910 German Empire Mieken Rieck German Empire Dora Köring 6–1, 6–3
1911 German Empire Mieken Rieck (2) Norway Molla Bjurstedt 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1912 German Empire Dora Köring German Empire Anita Heimann 6–2 6–2
1913 German Empire Dora Köring (2) Austria-Hungary Hedwig Neresheimer von Satzger 6–4, 6–4
1914-
1919
Not held
1920 Germany Ilse Friedleben Germany Lilly Müller Vormann 6–0, 6–0
1921 Germany Ilse Friedleben (2) Germany Daisy Uhl 9–7, 6–1
1922 Germany Ilse Friedleben (3) Germany Nelly Neppach 6–2, 6–1
1923 Germany Ilse Friedleben (4) Germany Nelly Neppach 2–6, 9–7, 7–5
1924 Germany Ilse Friedleben (5) Germany Nelly Neppach 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1925 Germany Nelly Neppach Germany Ilse Friedleben 2–6, 6–4, 10–8
1926 Germany Ilse Friedleben (6) Germany Nelly Neppach 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1927 Germany Cilly Aussem Germany Ilse Friedleben 6–3, 6–3
1928 Australia Daphne Akhurst Germany Cilly Aussem 2–6, 6–0, 6–4
1929 Germany Paula von Reznicek United Kingdom Violet Chamberlain 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
1930 Germany Cilly Aussem (2) Germany Hilde Krahwinkel 6–4, 6–4
1931 Germany Cilly Aussem (3) Germany Irmgard Rost 6–1, 6–2
1932 Switzerland Lolette Payot Germany Hilde Krahwinkel 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
1933 Nazi Germany Hilde Krahwinkel France Sylvie Jung Henrotin 6–2, 6–1
1934 Nazi Germany Hilde Sperling (2) Nazi Germany Cilly Aussem 6–2, 6–3
1935 Nazi Germany Hilde Sperling (3) Nazi Germany Cilly Aussem 9–7, 6–0
1936 Not held (due to Berlin Olympic Games)
1937 Nazi Germany Hilde Sperling (4) Nazi Germany Marie-Louise Horn 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1938 Nazi Germany Hilde Sperling (5) United Kingdom Margot Lumb 6–1, 6–0
1939 Nazi Germany Hilde Sperling (6) Kingdom of Yugoslavia Hella Kovac 6–0, 6–1
1940-
1947
Not held
1948 Allied-occupied Germany Ursula Rosenow Allied-occupied Germany Inge Pohmann 6–2, 8–6
1949 Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss West Germany Inge Pohmann 6–2, 6–8, 9–7
1950 United States Dorothy Head West Germany Ursula Heidtmann 6–3, 6–0
1951 Australia Nancye Bolton Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss 6–3, 6–3
1952 United States Dorothy Head (2) West Germany Erika Vollmer 6–1, 6–3
1953 United States Dorothy Knode United Kingdom Joy Mottram 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
1954 United Kingdom Joy Mottram West Germany Inge Pohmann 2–6, 7–5, 6–2
1955 Australia Beryl Penrose West Germany Erika Vollmer 6–4, 6–4
1956 Australia Thelma Long Italy Silvana Lazzarino 7–5, 6–2
1957 Mexico Yola Ramírez Mexico Rosie Reyes 7–5, 6–3
1958 Australia Lorraine Coghlan United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer 6–4, 7–5
1959 West Germany Edda Buding Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy walkover
1960 South Africa Sandra Reynolds Brazil Maria Bueno 7–5, 8–6
1961 South Africa Sandra Reynolds (2) Mexico Yola Ramírez 5–7, 7–5, 6–1
1962 South Africa Sandra Reynolds Price (3) United Kingdom Ann Haydon 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
1963 South Africa Renée Schuurman Australia Lesley Turner 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1964 Australia Margaret Smith Brazil Maria Bueno 6–1, 6–1
1965 Australia Margaret Smith (2) West Germany Edda Buding 6–3, 6–2
1966 Australia Margaret Smith (3) Brazil Maria Bueno 8–6, 6–3
1967 France Françoise Dürr Australia Lesley Turner 6–4, 6–4
1968 South Africa Annette Van Zyl Australia Judy Tegart 6–1, 7–5
1969 Australia Judy Tegart West Germany Helga Niessen 6–3, 6–4
1970 West Germany Helga Schultze-Hösl West Germany Helga Niessen 6–3, 6–3
1971 United States Billie Jean King West Germany Helga Masthoff 6–3, 6–2
1972 West Germany Helga Masthoff United States Linda Tuero 6–3, 3–6 8–6
1973 West Germany Helga Masthoff (2) South Africa Pat Walkden Pretorius 6–4, 6–1
1974 West Germany Helga Masthoff (3) Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova 6–4, 5–7, 7–3
1975 Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu 7–6, 5–7, 10–8
1976 United Kingdom Sue Barker Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová 6–3, 6–1
1977 United States Laura duPont West Germany Heidi Eisterlehner 6–1, 6–4
1978 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec Romania Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–3
↓ West Berlin (Clay) ↓
1979 United States Caroline Stoll Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková 7–6(7–4), 6–0
1981 Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková Argentina Ivanna Madruga-Osses 6–2, 6–1
1980 Not held to make room for Federation Cup which took place at same location.
1982 West Germany Bettina Bunge United States Kathy Rinaldi 6–2, 6–2
1983 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd United States Kathleen Horvath 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
1984 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch United States Kathleen Horvath 7–6(10–8), 6–1
1985 United States Chris Evert-Lloyd (2) West Germany Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5
1986 West Germany Steffi Graf United States Martina Navratilova 6–2, 6–3
1987 West Germany Steffi Graf (2) West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6–2, 6–3
1988 West Germany Steffi Graf (3) Czechoslovakia Helena Suková 6–3, 6–2
1989 West Germany Steffi Graf (4) Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 6–1
1990 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles West Germany Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–3
↓ Berlin (Clay) ↓
1991 Germany Steffi Graf (5) Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
1992 Germany Steffi Graf (6) Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1993 Germany Steffi Graf (7) Argentina Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
1994 Germany Steffi Graf (8) Netherlands Brenda Schultz 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1995 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Bulgaria Magdalena Maleeva 6–4, 6–1
1996 Germany Steffi Graf (9) Slovakia Karina Habšudová 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1997 United States Mary Joe Fernández France Mary Pierce 6–4, 6–2
1998 Spain Conchita Martínez France Amélie Mauresmo 6–4, 6–4
1999 Switzerland Martina Hingis France Julie Halard-Decugis 6–0, 6–1
2000 Spain Conchita Martínez (2) South Africa Amanda Coetzer 6–1, 6–2
2001 France Amélie Mauresmo United States Jennifer Capriati 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2002 Belgium Justine Henin United States Serena Williams 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
2003 Belgium Justine Henin (2) Belgium Kim Clijsters 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
2004 France Amélie Mauresmo (2) United States Venus Williams walkover
2005 Belgium Justine Henin (3) Russia Nadia Petrova 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2006 Russia Nadia Petrova Belgium Justine Henin 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
2007 Serbia Ana Ivanovic Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2008 Russia Dinara Safina Russia Elena Dementieva 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2009–
2019
Not held
↓ Berlin (Grass) ↓
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Russia Liudmila Samsonova Switzerland Belinda Bencic 1–6, 6–1, 6–3
2022 Tunisia Ons Jabeur Switzerland Belinda Bencic 6–3, 2–1, ret.
2023 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová Croatia Donna Vekić 6–2, 7–6(8–6)

Doubles[edit]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓ Hamburg (Clay) ↓
1968 South Africa Annette Du Plooy
South Africa Pat Walkden
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
Australia Judy Tegart
6–3, 7–5
1969 Australia Judy Tegart
West Germany Helga Niessen
West Germany Edda Buding
West Germany Helga Hösl Schultze
6–1, 6–4
1970 Australia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Kerry Melville
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6–0, 6–1
1971 United States Rosie Casals
United States Billie Jean King
West Germany Helga Masthoff
West Germany Heide Orth
6–2, 6–1
1972 West Germany Helga Masthoff
West Germany Heide Orth
United States Wendy Overton
United States Valerie Ziegenfuss
6–3, 2–6, 6–0
1973 West Germany Helga Masthoff (2)
West Germany Heide Orth (2)
United States Kristien Kemmer
South Africa Laura Rossouw
6–1, 6–2
1974 West Germany Helga Hösl
Argentina Raquel Giscafré
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
6–3, 6–2
1975 Australia Dianne Fromholtz
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
Israel Paulina Peisachov
Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu
6–3, 6–2
1976 South Africa Linky Boshoff
South Africa Ilana Kloss
United States Laura duPont
Australia Wendy Turnbull
4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1977 South Africa Linky Boshoff (2)
South Africa Ilana Kloss (2)
Czechoslovakia Regina Maršíková
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
1978 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Romania Virginia Ruzici
West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus
West Germany Helga Masthoff
6–4, 5–7, 6–0
↓ West Berlin (Clay) ↓
1979 United States Rosie Casals (2)
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Australia Evonne Goolagong
Australia Kerry Reid
6–2, 7–5
1981 South Africa Rosalyn Fairbank
South Africa Tanya Harford
United Kingdom Sue Barker
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
6–3, 6–4
1980 Not held to make room for Federation Cup which took place at same location.
1982 South Africa Liz Gordon
South Africa Beverly Mould
West Germany Bettina Bunge
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
6–3, 6–4
1983 United Kingdom Jo Durie
United Kingdom Anne Hobbs
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
West Germany Eva Pfaff
6–4, 7–6(7–2)
1984 United Kingdom Anne Hobbs (2)
United States Candy Reynolds
Soviet Union Kathleen Horvath
Romania Virginia Ruzici
6–3, 4–6, 7–6
1985 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
West Germany Steffi Graf
France Catherine Tanvier
6–4, 6–1
1986 West Germany Steffi Graf
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (2)
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Hungary Andrea Temesvári
7–5, 6–2
1987 West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (2)
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková (3)
Sweden Catarina Lindqvist
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–1, 6–2
1988 France Isabelle Demongeot
France Nathalie Tauziat
West Germany Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Czechoslovakia Helena Suková
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1989 Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Australia Janine Tremelling
South Africa Lise Gregory
United States Gretchen Magers
5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1990 Australia Nicole Provis
South Africa Elna Reinach
Australia Hana Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
6–2, 6–1
↓ Berlin (Clay) ↓
1991 Soviet Union Larisa Neiland
Soviet Union Natasha Zvereva
Australia Nicole Provis
South Africa Elna Reinach
6–3, 6–3
1992 Czechoslovakia Jana Novotná
Latvia Larisa Neiland (2)
United States Gigi Fernández
Commonwealth of Independent States Natalia Zvereva
7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
1993 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (2)
United States Debbie Graham
Netherlands Brenda Schultz
6–1, 6–3
1994 United States Gigi Fernández (2)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (3)
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
1995 South Africa Amanda Coetzer
Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1996 United States Meredith McGrath
Latvia Larisa Neiland (3)
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Helena Suková
6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
1997 United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná (2)
United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1998 United States Lindsay Davenport (2)
Belarus Natasha Zvereva (4)
France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
6–3, 6–0
1999 France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat (2)
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6–3, 7–5
2000 Spain Conchita Martínez
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
South Africa Amanda Coetzer
United States Corina Morariu
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7)
2001 Belgium Els Callens
United States Meghann Shaughnessy
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Russia Elena Likhovtseva
6–4, 6–3
2002 Russia Elena Dementieva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2003 Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Belgium Kim Clijsters
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2004 Russia Nadia Petrova
United States Meghann Shaughnessy (2)
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Spain Conchita Martínez
6–2, 2–6, 6–1
2005 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
2006 China Yan Zi
China Zheng Jie
Russia Elena Dementieva
Italy Flavia Pennetta
6–2, 6–3
2007 United States Lisa Raymond
Australia Samantha Stosur
Italy Tathiana Garbin
Italy Roberta Vinci
6–3, 6–4
2008 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber
Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
6–2, 6–2
2009-
2019
Not held
↓ Berlin (Grass) ↓
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Belarus Aryna Sabalenka
United States Nicole Melichar
Netherlands Demi Schuurs
4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
2022 Australia Storm Sanders
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
France Alizé Cornet
Switzerland Jil Teichmann
6–4, 6–3
2023 France Caroline Garcia
Brazil Luisa Stefani
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková
Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová
4–6, 7–6(10–8), [10–4]

Tournament names[edit]

  • 1896–1927:German Championships
  • 1928–1948:German International Championships
  • 1949–1970:West German Championships
  • 1971–1979: German Open
  • 1980: No tournament
  • 1981–1988: German Open
  • 1989–1990: Lufthansa Cup
  • 1991–1992: Lufthansa Cup German Open
  • 1993–2000: German Open
  • 2001–2002: Eurocard German Open
  • 2003: MasterCard German Open
  • 2004: Ladies German Open
  • 2005: Qatar Total German Open
  • 2006–2008: Qatar Telecom German Open
  • 2021–2023: bett1open
  • 2024–present: Berlin Ladies Open

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Former Wimbledon champion to headline brand-new WTA Premier event in." 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Cancellation of bett1open 2020". Berlin Open. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.