Bavarian International Tennis Championships

BMW Open
ATP Tour
Founded1899; 125 years ago (1899)
LocationMunich
Germany
VenueMTTC Iphitos
CategoryATP 250 /
ATP International Series /
ATP World Series
(1990–2024)
ATP 500 (2025-present)
SurfaceClay / outdoors
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money€481,270 (2021)
Websitebmwopen.de
Current champions (2024)
SinglesGermany Jan-Lennard Struff
DoublesIndia Yuki Bhambri
France Albano Olivetti

The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (German: Internationale Tennis-Meisterschaften von Bayern, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1899 as a combined men's and women's event.[1][2][3] and also known as the Bavarian Open.[1] The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.[4]

History

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In 1899, the tournament's first edition was held by the tennis club Münchner Tennis- und Turnierclub (MTTC) Iphitos,[5] which was the first tennis club in Munich having been formed in 1892 by students.[1] The club only had grass courts, and the first edition was therefore played on grass. The tournament was founded as a combined men's and women's event, until 1973 when the women's tournament was discontinued. From 1969 the tournament was also branded as the Bavarian Open.[1]

The Center Court of the MTTC has been in Aumeisterweg since 1930, and holds 5,600 people. The tournament has offered prize money since 1970, when the total prizes amounted to $20,000. From 2025, this tournament will be upgraded to an ATP 500 level event.[6]

Finals

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Men's Singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1899 Austria-Hungary Richard Blaul German Empire Mr. Stratzer 7–5, 4–6, 6–3.[1]
1900 German Empire Rudolf Pummerer United Kingdom Harold R. Bates 6–0, 9–7.[1]
1904 Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Žemla German Empire Rudolf Pummerer 6–1, 6–2, 7–5.[1]
1905 German Empire Rudolf Pummerer German Empire Otto Paul Lindpaintner 6–1, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1908 United Kingdom George Logie German Empire Heinrich Kleinschroth 7–5, 6–2, 6–1.[1]
1909 Austria-Hungary Felix Pipes German Empire Robert Kleinschroth 6–0, ret.[1]
1910 German Empire Heinrich Kleinschroth German Empire Hugo Albrecht 6–1, 6–0, 6–1.[1]
1928 Argentina Guillermo Robson Denmark Erik Worm 6–3, 5–7, 7–5.[1]
1929 Italy Alberto Del Bono Denmark Erik Worm 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1930 France Emmanuel du Plaix United States Richard B. Bell 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1931 Japan Hyotaro Sato Spain Enrique Maier 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1.[1]
1932 Germany Heinz Remmert United States William Lawrence Breese 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6.[1]
1933 United States William Lawrence Breese Germany Edler von der Planitz 6–4, 6–1.[1]
1935 Germany Heinz Tüscher Germany Eberhard Nourney 4–6, 6–2, 8–6.[1]
1936 Germany Alfred Gerstl Germany Rolf Göpfert 6–4, 6–3.[1]
1937 Austria Georg von Metaxa Germany Ludwig Louis Haensch 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3.[1]
1938 Germany Edmund Bartkowiak Germany Joachim Hildebrandt 6-3, 6-2, 1-1, ret.[1]
1939 Germany Henner Henkel Germany Engelbert Koch 6–4, 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1940–1945 Not held
1946 Germany Gottfried von Cramm Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel 6–3, 6–0, 6–3.[1]
1947 Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel Germany Gottfried von Cramm 6–2, 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1948 Germany Helmuth Gulcz Germany Willi Stingl 7–5, retd.[1]
1949 Germany Gottfried von Cramm Germany Ernst Buchholz 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–0.[1]
1950 Germany Gottfried von Cramm Czechoslovakia Jan Dostál 6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[1]
1951 Italy Rolando Del Bello Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel 6–2, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2.[1]
1952 Not held
1953 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný Brazil Armando Vieira 6–3, 6–1, 6–3.[1]
1954 United States Budge Patty United States Hugh Stewart 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1955 United States Budge Patty United States Art Larsen 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1956 United States Budge Patty Australia Lew Hoad 1–6, 0–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4.[1]
1957 Australia Mervyn Rose United States Budge Patty 5–7, 12–10, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1958 Italy Orlando Sirola Chile Luis Ayala 3–6, 7–5, 1–6, 11–9, 6–4.[1]
1959 Australia Bob Hewitt France Pierre Darmon 6–3, 6–3, 8–6.[1]
1960 Australia Don Candy Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist 5–7, 6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2.[1]
1961 Australia Roy Emerson Australia Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1962 Brazil José Edison Mandarino Spain Manuel Santana 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1963 Chile Patricio Rodríguez Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2.[1]
1964 Spain Manuel Santana Australia Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–3, 11–9.[1]
1965 West Germany Christian Kuhnke West Germany Ingo Buding 6–4, 6–1, 6–3.[1]
1966 Hungary István Gulyás West Germany Wilhelm Bungert 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 9–7.[1]
1967 Australia Martin Mulligan West Germany Wilhelm Bungert 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1968 Italy Martin Mulligan Romania Ion Țiriac 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3.[1]
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1969 South Africa Bob Hewitt West Germany Christian Kuhnke 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2.[1]
1970 Romania Ion Țiriac Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1971 Spain Juan Gisbert Sr Hungary Péter Szőke 6–2, 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1972 Not held
1973 United States Sandy Mayer West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1974 West Germany Jürgen Fassbender France François Jauffret 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
1975 Argentina Guillermo Vilas West Germany Karl Meiler 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1976 Spain Manuel Orantes West Germany Karl Meiler 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
1977 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Paraguay Víctor Pecci 6–1, 6–1, 6–7, 7–5
1978 Argentina Guillermo Vilas United Kingdom Buster Mottram 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
1979 Spain Manuel Orantes Poland Wojciech Fibak 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1980 West Germany Rolf Gehring France Christophe Freyss 6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
1981 New Zealand Chris Lewis France Christophe Roger-Vasselin 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
1982 United States Gene Mayer West Germany Peter Elter 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1983 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd Sweden Joakim Nyström 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
1984 Czechoslovakia Libor Pimek United States Gene Mayer 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1985 Sweden Joakim Nyström West Germany Hans Schwaier 6–1, 6–0
1986 Spain Emilio Sánchez West Germany Ricki Osterthun 6–1, 6–3
1987 Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán Czechoslovakia Marián Vajda 6–3, 7–6
1988 Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán Sweden Jonas Svensson 7–5, 6–3
1989 Soviet Union Andrei Chesnokov Czechoslovakia Martin Střelba 5–7, 7–6, 6–2
1990 Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček Austria Thomas Muster 6–4, 6–2
1991 Sweden Magnus Gustafsson Argentina Guillermo Pérez Roldán 3–6, 6–3, 4–3, retired
1992 Sweden Magnus Larsson Czechoslovakia Petr Korda 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1993 United States Ivan Lendl Germany Michael Stich 7–6(7–2), 6–3
1994 Germany Michael Stich Czech Republic Petr Korda 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1995 South Africa Wayne Ferreira Germany Michael Stich 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
1996 Czech Republic Slava Doseděl Spain Carlos Moyá 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1997 Australia Mark Philippoussis Spain Àlex Corretja 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–4
1998 Sweden Thomas Enqvist United States Andre Agassi 6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4
1999 Argentina Franco Squillari Romania Andrei Pavel 6–4, 6–3
2000 Argentina Franco Squillari Germany Tommy Haas 6–4, 6–4
2001 Czech Republic Jiří Novák France Anthony Dupuis 6–4, 7–5
2002 Morocco Younes El Aynaoui Germany Rainer Schüttler 6–4, 6–4
2003 Switzerland Roger Federer Finland Jarkko Nieminen 6–1, 6–4
2004 Russia Nikolay Davydenko Netherlands Martin Verkerk 6–4, 7–5
2005 Argentina David Nalbandian Romania Andrei Pavel 6–4, 6–1
2006 Belgium Olivier Rochus Belgium Kristof Vliegen 6–4, 6–2
2007 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber Russia Mikhail Youzhny 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2008 Chile Fernando González Italy Simone Bolelli 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–3
2009 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych Russia Mikhail Youzhny 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
2010 Russia Mikhail Youzhny Croatia Marin Čilić 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2011 Russia Nikolay Davydenko Germany Florian Mayer 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2012 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber Croatia Marin Čilić 7–6(10–8), 6–3
2013 Germany Tommy Haas Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
2014 Slovakia Martin Kližan Italy Fabio Fognini 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
2015 United Kingdom Andy Murray Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
2016 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber Austria Dominic Thiem 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
2017 Germany Alexander Zverev Argentina Guido Pella 6–4, 6–3
2018 Germany Alexander Zverev Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–3
2019 Chile Cristian Garín Italy Matteo Berrettini 6–1, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
2020 Not held due to COVID-19
2021 Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili Germany Jan-Lennard Struff 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
2022 Denmark Holger Rune Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp 3–4, retired
2023 Denmark Holger Rune Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–3)
2024 Germany Jan-Lennard Struff United States Taylor Fritz 7–5, 6–3

Doubles (since 1974)

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1974 Spain Antonio Muñoz
Spain Manuel Orantes
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
1975 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
West Germany Karl Meiler
7–5, 6–3
1976 Spain Juan Gisbert
Spain Manuel Orantes
Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, retired
1977 Czechoslovakia František Pála
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikki Spear
United States John Whitlinger
6–3, 6–4
1978 Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Netherlands Tom Okker
3–6, 6–4, 7–6
1979 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
France Jean-Louis Haillet
7–6, 7–5
1980 Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia David Carter
New Zealand Chris Lewis
7–6, 6–1
1981 Australia David Carter
Australia Paul Kronk
United States Eric Fromm
Israel Shlomo Glickstein
6–3, 6–4
1982 United States Chip Hooper
United States Mel Purcell
South Africa Tian Viljoen
South Africa Danie Visser
6–4, 7–6
1983 New Zealand Chris Lewis
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Sweden Anders Järryd
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–2
1984 West Germany Boris Becker
Poland Wojciech Fibak
United States Eric Fromm
Romania Florin Segărceanu
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1985 Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
1986 Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1987 United States Jim Pugh
United States Blaine Willenborg
Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 4–6, 6–4
1988 United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh
Argentina Alberto Mancini
Argentina Christian Miniussi
7–6, 6–1
1989 Spain Javier Sánchez
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Australia Peter Doohan
Australia Laurie Warder
7–6, 6–3
1990 West Germany Udo Riglewski
West Germany Michael Stich
Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–1, 6–4
1991 United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Todd Witsken
Sweden Anders Järryd
South Africa Danie Visser
7–5, 6–4
1992 South Africa David Adams
Netherlands Menno Oosting
Australia Carl Limberger
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Anzari
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1993 Czech Republic Martin Damm
Sweden Henrik Holm
Czech Republic Karel Nováček
Germany Carl-Uwe Steeb
6–0, 3–6, 7–5
1994 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic David Rikl
Germany Boris Becker
Czech Republic Petr Korda
7–6, 7–5
1995 United States Trevor Kronemann
Australia David Macpherson
Argentina Luis Lobo
Spain Javier Sánchez
6–3, 6–4
1996 South Africa Lan Bale
Netherlands Stephen Noteboom
France Olivier Delaître
Italy Diego Nargiso
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
1997 Argentina Pablo Albano
Spain Àlex Corretja
Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Jens Knippschild
3–6, 7–5, 6–2
1998 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
6–0, 6–3
1999 Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Argentina Mariano Puerta
Italy Massimo Bertolini
Italy Cristian Brandi
7–6, 3–6, 7–6
2000 South Africa David Adams
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 6–4
2001 Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Brazil Jaime Oncins
Argentina Daniel Orsanic
5–7, 6–2, 7–6
2002 Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
Czech Republic Petr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
6–0, 6–7, [11–9]
2003 Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Australia Joshua Eagle
United States Jared Palmer
6–3, 7–5
2004 United States James Blake
The Bahamas Mark Merklein
Austria Julian Knowle
Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić
6–2, 6–4
2005 Croatia Mario Ančić
Austria Julian Knowle
Germany Florian Mayer
Germany Alexander Waske
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
2006 Romania Andrei Pavel
Germany Alexander Waske
Austria Alexander Peya
Germany Björn Phau
6–4, 6–2
2007 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Russia Mikhail Youzhny
Czech Republic Jan Hájek
Czech Republic Jaroslav Levinský
6–1, 6–4
2008 Germany Michael Berrer
Germany Rainer Schüttler
United States Scott Lipsky
United States David Martin
7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
2009 Czech Republic Jan Hernych
Czech Republic Ivo Minář
Australia Ashley Fisher
Australia Jordan Kerr
6–4, 6–4
2010 Austria Oliver Marach
Spain Santiago Ventura
United States Eric Butorac
Germany Michael Kohlmann
5–7, 6–3, [16–14]
2011 Italy Simone Bolelli
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
Germany Andreas Beck
Germany Christopher Kas
7–6(7–3), 6–4
2012 Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Filip Polášek
Belgium Xavier Malisse
Belgium Dick Norman
6–4, 7–5
2013 Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Russia Dmitry Tursunov
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis
United States Eric Butorac
6–1, 6–4
2014 United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers
United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
6–4, 6–2
2015 Austria Alexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
Germany Alexander Zverev
Germany Mischa Zverev
4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
2016 Finland Henri Kontinen
Australia John Peers
Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
2017 Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
France Jérémy Chardy
France Fabrice Martin
6–3, 6–3
2018 Croatia Ivan Dodig
United States Rajeev Ram
Croatia Nikola Mektić
Austria Alexander Peya
6–3, 7–5
2019 Denmark Frederik Nielsen
Germany Tim Pütz
Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
India Divij Sharan
6–4, 6–2
2020 Not held due to COVID-19
2021 Germany Kevin Krawietz
Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Belgium Sander Gillé
Belgium Joran Vliegen
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
2022 Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Andreas Mies
Brazil Rafael Matos
Spain David Vega Hernández
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
2023 Austria Alexander Erler
Austria Lucas Miedler
Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Tim Pütz
6–3, 6–4
2024 India Yuki Bhambri
France Albano Olivetti
Germany Andreas Mies
Germany Jan-Lennard Struff
7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)

See also

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References

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  4. ^ Eoin Connolly (29 April 2010). "BMW keeps name on Munich ATP event". www.sportspromedia.com. SportsPro.
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