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Tennis tournament

German Open

WTA Tour
Founded| 1896–2008; 2021–present
Editions| 93
Location| Hamburg (1894–1978)
West Berlin (1979–1990)
Berlin (1991–2008, 2021–)
Venue| Am Rothenbaum
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club (1979–2008, 2021–)
Category| Tier I (1988–2008)
WTA 500 (2021–)
Surface| Clay
outdoor (until 2008)
Grass
outdoor (2021–)
Draw| 28M
24Q
16D
Prize money| €802,237 (2024)
Website| https://www.berlinladiesopen.com
Current champions (2024)
Singles|  Jessica Pegula
Doubles|  Wang Xinyu
Zheng Saisai

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

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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

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### Singles

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1896 |  Maren Thomsen |  E. Lantzius | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1897 |  Blanche Hillyard |  Charlotte Cooper | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1898 |  Elsie Lane |  Toupie Lowther | 7–5, 7–5
1899 |  Charlotte Cooper |  Clara von der Schulenburg | 7–5, 6–4
1900 |  Blanche Hillyard (2) |  Muriel Robb | 2–6, 8–6, 7–5
1901 |  Toupie Lowther |  Gladys Dudell | 6–0, 6–0
1902  |  Mary Roß  |  Hilda Meyer  | 8–6, 6–0
1903  |  Violet Pinckney |  Hilda Meyer  | 6–2, 6–1
1904  |  Elsie Lane (2) |  L. Bergmann  | 6–3, 6–0
1905  |  Elsie Lane (3) |  K. Krug  | 6–0, 6–1
1906  |  Luise Berton |  Margaret Dewsbury  | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1907  |  Margit von Madarasz |  Hedwig Neresheimer  | 7–5, 0–6, 6–2
1908  |  Margit von Madarasz (2) |  Rosamund Salusbury | 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1909  |  Anita Heimann |  Mieken Rieck | 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
1910  |  Mieken Rieck |  Dora Köring | 6–1, 6–3
1911  |  Mieken Rieck (2) |  Molla Bjurstedt | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1912  |  Dora Köring |  Anita Heimann | 6–2 6–2
1913  |  Dora Köring (2) |  Hedwig Neresheimer von Satzger  | 6–4, 6–4
1914-
1919 | Not held
1920  |  Ilse Friedleben |  Lilly Müller Vormann  | 6–0, 6–0
1921  |  Ilse Friedleben (2) |  Daisy Uhl | 9–7, 6–1
1922  |  Ilse Friedleben (3) |  Nelly Neppach | 6–2, 6–1
1923  |  Ilse Friedleben (4) |  Nelly Neppach | 2–6, 9–7, 7–5
1924  |  Ilse Friedleben (5) |  Nelly Neppach | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1925  |  Nelly Neppach |  Ilse Friedleben | 2–6, 6–4, 10–8
1926  |  Ilse Friedleben (6) |  Nelly Neppach | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1927  |  Cilly Aussem |  Ilse Friedleben | 6–3, 6–3
1928  |  Daphne Akhurst |  Cilly Aussem | 2–6, 6–0, 6–4
1929  |  Paula von Reznicek |  Violet Chamberlain | 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
1930  |  Cilly Aussem (2) |  Hilde Krahwinkel | 6–4, 6–4
1931  |  Cilly Aussem (3) |  Irmgard Rost | 6–1, 6–2
1932  |  Lolette Payot |  Hilde Krahwinkel | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
1933  |  Hilde Krahwinkel |  Sylvie Jung Henrotin | 6–2, 6–1
1934  |  Hilde Sperling (2) |  Cilly Aussem | 6–2, 6–3
1935  |  Hilde Sperling (3) |  Cilly Aussem | 9–7, 6–0
1936 | Not held (due to Berlin Olympic Games)
1937  |  Hilde Sperling (4) |  Marie-Louise Horn | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1938  |  Hilde Sperling (5) |  Margot Lumb | 6–1, 6–0
1939  |  Hilde Sperling (6) |  Hella Kovac | 6–0, 6–1
1940-
1947 | Not held
1948 |  Ursula Rosenow |  Inge Pohmann | 6–2, 8–6
1949 |  Mary Terán de Weiss |  Inge Pohmann | 6–2, 6–8, 9–7
1950 |  Dorothy Head |  Ursula Heidtmann | 6–3, 6–0
1951 |  Nancye Bolton |  Mary Terán de Weiss | 6–3, 6–3
1952 |  Dorothy Head (2) |  Erika Vollmer | 6–1, 6–3
1953 |  Dorothy Knode (3) |  Joy Mottram | 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
1954 |  Joy Mottram |  Inge Pohmann | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2
1955 |  Beryl Penrose |  Erika Vollmer | 6–4, 6–4
1956 |  Thelma Long |  Silvana Lazzarino | 7–5, 6–2
1957 |  Yola Ramírez |  Rosie Reyes | 7–5, 6–3
1958 |  Lorraine Coghlan |  Shirley Bloomer | 6–4, 7–5
1959 |  Edda Buding |  Zsuzsa Körmöczy | walkover
1960 |  Sandra Reynolds |  Maria Bueno | 7–5, 8–6
1961 |  Sandra Reynolds (2) |  Yola Ramírez | 5–7, 7–5, 6–1
1962 |  Sandra Reynolds Price (3) |  Ann Haydon | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
1963 |  Renée Schuurman |  Lesley Turner | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1964 |  Margaret Smith |  Maria Bueno | 6–1, 6–1
1965 |  Margaret Smith (2) |  Edda Buding | 6–3, 6–2
1966 |  Margaret Smith (3) |  Maria Bueno | 8–6, 6–3
1967 |  Françoise Dürr |  Lesley Turner | 6–4, 6–4
1968 |  Annette Van Zyl |  Judy Tegart | 6–1, 7–5
1969 |  Judy Tegart |  Helga Niessen | 6–3, 6–4
1970 |  Helga Schultze-Hösl |  Helga Niessen | 6–3, 6–3
1971 |  Billie Jean King |  Helga Masthoff | 6–3, 6–2
1972 |  Helga Masthoff |  Linda Tuero | 6–3, 3–6 8–6
1973 |  Helga Masthoff (2) |  Pat Walkden Pretorius | 6–4, 6–1
1974 |  Helga Masthoff (3) |  Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 5–7, 7–3
1975 |  Renáta Tomanová |  Kazuko Sawamatsu | 7–6, 5–7, 10–8
1976 |  Sue Barker |  Renáta Tomanová | 6–3, 6–1
1977 |  Laura duPont |  Heidi Eisterlehner | 6–1, 6–4
1978 |  Mima Jaušovec |  Virginia Ruzici | 6–2, 6–3
↓ West Berlin (Clay) ↓
1979 |  Caroline Stoll |  Regina Maršíková | 7–6(7–4), 6–0
1981 |  Regina Maršíková |  Ivanna Madruga-Osses | 6–2, 6–1
1980 | Not held to make room for Federation Cup which took place at same location.
1982 |  Bettina Bunge |  Kathy Rinaldi | 6–2, 6–2
1983 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd |  Kathleen Horvath | 6–4, 7–6(7–1)
1984 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |  Kathleen Horvath | 7–6(10–8), 6–1
1985 |  Chris Evert-Lloyd (2) |  Steffi Graf | 6–4, 7–5
1986 |  Steffi Graf |  Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–3
1987 |  Steffi Graf (2) |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6–2, 6–3
1988 |  Steffi Graf (3) |  Helena Suková | 6–3, 6–2
1989 |  Steffi Graf (4) |  Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 6–1
1990 |  Monica Seles |  Steffi Graf | 6–4, 6–3
↓ Berlin (Clay) ↓
1991 |  Steffi Graf (5) |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6(8–6)
1992 |  Steffi Graf (6) |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1993 |  Steffi Graf (7) |  Gabriela Sabatini | 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
1994 |  Steffi Graf (8) |  Brenda Schultz | 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1995 |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Magdalena Maleeva | 6–4, 6–1
1996 |  Steffi Graf (9) |  Karina Habšudová | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1997 |  Mary Joe Fernández |  Mary Pierce | 6–4, 6–2
1998 |  Conchita Martínez |  Amélie Mauresmo | 6–4, 6–4
1999 |  Martina Hingis |  Julie Halard-Decugis | 6–0, 6–1
2000 |  Conchita Martínez (2) |  Amanda Coetzer | 6–1, 6–2
2001 |  Amélie Mauresmo |  Jennifer Capriati | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2002 |  Justine Henin |  Serena Williams | 6–2, 1–6, 7–6(7–5)
2003 |  Justine Henin (2) |  Kim Clijsters | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
2004 |  Amélie Mauresmo (2) |  Venus Williams | walkover
2005 |  Justine Henin (3) |  Nadia Petrova | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2006 |  Nadia Petrova |  Justine Henin | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
2007 |  Ana Ivanovic |  Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
2008 |  Dinara Safina |  Elena Dementieva | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2009–
2019 | Not held
↓ Berlin (Grass) ↓
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 |  Liudmila Samsonova |  Belinda Bencic | 1–6, 6–1, 6–3
2022 |  Ons Jabeur |  Belinda Bencic | 6–3, 2–1, ret.
2023 |  Petra Kvitová |  Donna Vekić | 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
2024 |  Jessica Pegula |  Anna Kalinskaya | 6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

### Doubles

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Year  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Score

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↓ Hamburg (Clay) ↓
1968 |  Annette Du Plooy
Pat Walkden |  Winnie Shaw
Judy Tegart | 6–3, 7–5
1969 |  Judy Tegart
Helga Niessen |  Edda Buding
Helga Hösl Schultze | 6–1, 6–4
1970 |  Karen Krantzcke
Kerry Melville |  Winnie Shaw
Virginia Wade | 6–0, 6–1
1971 |  Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King |  Helga Masthoff
Heide Orth | 6–2, 6–1
1972 |  Helga Masthoff
Heide Orth |  Wendy Overton
Valerie Ziegenfuss | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0
1973 |  Helga Masthoff (2)
Heide Orth (2) |  Kristien Kemmer
Laura Rossouw | 6–1, 6–2
1974 |  Helga Hösl
Raquel Giscafré |  Martina Navratilova
Renáta Tomanová | 6–3, 6–2
1975 |  Dianne Fromholtz
Renáta Tomanová |  Paulina Peisachov
Kazuko Sawamatsu | 6–3, 6–2
1976 |  Linky Boshoff
Ilana Kloss |  Laura duPont
Wendy Turnbull | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1977 |  Linky Boshoff (2)
Ilana Kloss (2) |  Regina Maršíková
Renáta Tomanová | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5
1978 |  Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici |  Katja Ebbinghaus
Helga Masthoff | 6–4, 5–7, 6–0
↓ West Berlin (Clay) ↓
1979 |  Rosie Casals (2)
Wendy Turnbull |  Evonne Goolagong
Kerry Reid | 6–2, 7–5
1981 |  Rosalyn Fairbank
Tanya Harford |  Sue Barker
Renáta Tomanová | 6–3, 6–4
1980  | Not held to make room for Federation Cup which took place at same location.
1982 |  Liz Gordon
Beverly Mould |  Bettina Bunge
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6–3, 6–4
1983 |  Jo Durie
Anne Hobbs |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Eva Pfaff | 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
1984 |  Anne Hobbs (2)
Candy Reynolds |  Kathleen Horvath
Virginia Ruzici | 6–3, 4–6, 7–6
1985 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková |  Steffi Graf
Catherine Tanvier | 6–4, 6–1
1986 |  Steffi Graf
Helena Suková (2) |  Martina Navratilova
Andrea Temesvári | 7–5, 6–2
1987 |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (2)
Helena Suková (3) |  Catarina Lindqvist
Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6–1, 6–2
1988 |  Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
Helena Suková | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1989 |  Elizabeth Smylie
Janine Tremelling |  Lise Gregory
Gretchen Magers | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1990 |  Nicole Provis
Elna Reinach |  Hana Mandlíková
Jana Novotná | 6–2, 6–1
↓ Berlin (Clay) ↓
1991 |  Larisa Neiland
Natasha Zvereva |  Nicole Provis
Elna Reinach | 6–3, 6–3
1992 |  Jana Novotná
Larisa Neiland (2) |  Gigi Fernández
Natalia Zvereva | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5
1993 |  Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva (2) |  Debbie Graham
Brenda Schultz | 6–1, 6–3
1994 |  Gigi Fernández (2)
Natasha Zvereva (3) |  Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
1995 |  Amanda Coetzer
Inés Gorrochategui |  Larisa Savchenko
Gabriela Sabatini | 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1996 |  Meredith McGrath
Larisa Neiland (3) |  Martina Hingis
Helena Suková | 6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
1997 |  Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná (2) |  Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1998 |  Lindsay Davenport (2)
Natasha Zvereva (4) |  Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat | 6–3, 6–0
1999 |  Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat (2) |  Jana Novotná
Patricia Tarabini | 6–3, 7–5
2000 |  Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |  Amanda Coetzer
Corina Morariu | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7)
2001 |  Els Callens
Meghann Shaughnessy |  Cara Black
Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–3
2002 |  Elena Dementieva
Janette Husárová |  Daniela Hantuchová
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 0–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2003 |  Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez |  Kim Clijsters
Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2004 |  Nadia Petrova
Meghann Shaughnessy (2) |  Janette Husárová
Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
2005 |  Elena Likhovtseva
Vera Zvonareva |  Cara Black
Liezel Huber | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
2006 |  Yan Zi
Zheng Jie |  Elena Dementieva
Flavia Pennetta | 6–2, 6–3
2007 |  Lisa Raymond
Samantha Stosur |  Tathiana Garbin
Roberta Vinci | 6–3, 6–4
2008 |  Cara Black
Liezel Huber |  Nuria Llagostera Vives
María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–2, 6–2
2009-
2019 | Not held
↓ Berlin (Grass) ↓
2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 |  Victoria Azarenka
Aryna Sabalenka |  Nicole Melichar
Demi Schuurs | 4–6, 7–5, [10–4]
2022 |  Storm Sanders
Kateřina Siniaková |  Alizé Cornet
Jil Teichmann | 6–4, 6–3
2023 |  Caroline Garcia
Luisa Stefani |  Kateřina Siniaková
Markéta Vondroušová | 4–6, 7–6(10–8), [10–4]
2024 |  Wang Xinyu
Zheng Saisai |  Chan Hao-ching
Veronika Kudermetova | 6–2, 7–5

## Tournament names

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* 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: ecotrans Ladies Open

## See also

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* German Open Tennis Championships
* WTA Hamburg

## References

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1. ^ "Two-time champion Kvitova warms up for Wimbledon with German Open title". Reuters. homson Reuters Group Limited. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

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