German Open (WTA)

WTA German Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1896
Abolished	2008
Editions	93 Hamburg: 64 Berlin: 29
Location	Hamburg (1894–1978) Berlin (1979–2008)  Germany
Venue	Am Rothenbaum Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Category	Tier I
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Draw	56M / 32Q / 28D
Prize money	$1,340,000 (2008)

2008 - Dinara Safina (l) and Elena Dementieva (r) shake hands after the final.

Champion 2008 - Dinara Safina during the final match.

The German Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women played in Berlin, Germany. 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.

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.

Tournament names:

• 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
• 2009: No tournament

Past winners

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2008	Dinara Safina	Elena Dementieva	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2007	Ana Ivanovic	Svetlana Kuznetsova	3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
2006	Nadia Petrova	Justine Henin	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
2005	Justine Henin	Nadia Petrova	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2004	Amélie Mauresmo	Venus Williams	walkover
2003	Justine Henin	Kim Clijsters	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
2002	Justine Henin	Serena Williams	6–2, 1–6, 7–6^(7–5)
2001	Amélie Mauresmo	Jennifer Capriati	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
2000	Conchita Martínez	Amanda Coetzer	6–1, 6–2
1999	Martina Hingis	Julie Halard-Decugis	6–0, 6–1
1998	Conchita Martínez	Amélie Mauresmo	6–4, 6–4
1997	Mary Joe Fernandez	Mary Pierce	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1996	Steffi Graf	Karina Habšudová	4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1995	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Magdalena Maleeva	6–4, 6–1
1994	Steffi Graf	Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	7–6^(8–6), 6–4
1993	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 6–4
1992	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1991	Steffi Graf	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–3, 4–6, 7–6^(8–6)
1990	Monica Seles	Steffi Graf	6–4, 6–3
1989	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	6–3, 6–1
1988	Steffi Graf	Helena Suková	6–3, 6–2
1987	Steffi Graf	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	6–2, 6–3
1986	Steffi Graf	Martina Navratilova	6–2, 6–3
1985	Chris Evert	Steffi Graf	6–4, 7–5
1984	Claudia Kohde-Kilsch	Kathleen Horvath	7–6^(10–8), 6–1
1983	Chris Evert	Kathleen Horvath	6–4, 7–6
1982	Bettina Bunge	Kathy Rinaldi Stunkel	6–2, 6–2
1981	Regina Maršíková	Ivanna Madruga-Osses	6–2, 6–1
1980	not held in order to make room for Federation Cup that took place at the same location
1979	Caroline Stoll	Regina Maršíková	7–6, 6–0
↑ Berlin ↑
↓ Hamburg ↓
1978	Mima Jausovec	Virginia Ruzici	6–2, 6–3
1977	Laura duPont	Heidi Eisterlehner	6–1, 6–4
1976	Sue Barker	Renata Tomanová	6–3, 6–1
1975	Renata Tomanová	Kazuko Sawamatsu	7–6, 5–7, 10–8
1974	Helga Masthoff	Martina Navratilova	6–4, 5–7, 7–3
1973	Helga Masthoff	Pat Walkden Pretorius	6–4, 6–1
1972	Helga Masthoff	Linda Tuero	6–3, 3–6 8–6
1971	Billie Jean King	Helga Masthoff	6–3, 6–2
1970	Helga Schultze-Hösl	Helga Niessen	6–3, 6–3
1969	Judy Tegart	Helga Niessen	6–3, 6–4
1968	Annette du Plooy	Judy Tegart	6–1, 7–5
1967	Françoise Dürr
1966	Margaret Smith
1965	Margaret Smith
1964	Margaret Smith
1963	Renée Schuurman
1962	Sandra Reynolds Price
1961	Sandra Reynolds Price
1960	Sandra Reynolds Price
1959	Edda Buding
1958	Lorraine Coghlan
1957	Yola Ramírez
1956	Thelma Long
1955	Beryl Penrose
1954	Joy Mottram
1953	Dorothy Knode
1952	Dorothy Head
1951	Nancye Bolton
1950	Dorothy Head
1949	Maria White
1948	Ursula Rosenow
1939	Hilde Sperling
1938	Hilde Sperling
1937	Hilde Sperling
1936	not held
1935	Hilde Sperling
1934	Hilde Sperling
1933	Hilde Krahwinkel
1932	Louise Payot
1931	Cilly Aussem	Irmgard Rost	6–1, 6–2
1930	Cilly Aussem	Hilde Krahwinkel	6–4, 6–2
1929	Paula von Reznicek	Chamberlain	6–2, 4–6, 6–0
1928	Daphne Akhurst
1927	Cilly Aussem	Ilse Friedleben	6–3, 6–3
1926	Ilse Friedleben
1925	Nelly Neppach
1924	Ilse Friedleben
1923	Ilse Friedleben
1922	Ilse Friedleben
1921	Ilse Friedleben
1920	Ilse Friedleben
1913	Dora Köring		6–4, 6–4
1912	Dora Köring		6–2 6–2
1911	Mieken Rieck		6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1910	Mieken Rieck		6–1, 6–3
1909	Anita Heimann		6–4, 0–6, 6–4
1908	Margit von Madarasz		2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1907	Margit von Madarasz		7–5, 0–6, 6–2
1906	Luise Berton		4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1905	Elsie Lane	K. Krug	6–0, 6–1
1904	Elsie Lane	L. Bergmann	6–3, 6–0
1903	Violet Pinckney	Hilda Meyer	6–2, 6–1
1902	Mary Ross	Hilda Meyer	8–6, 6–0
1901	Toupie Lowther	Gladys Dudell	6–0, 6–0
1900	Blanche Hillyard
1899	Charlotte Cooper
1898	Elsie Lane
1897	Blanche Hillyard	Charlotte Cooper	6–3, 6–2 6–2
1896	Maren Thomsen	E. Lantzius	6–3, 6–2 7–5

See also

• German Open Tennis Championships
• WTA Hamburg