Berlin Open

Berlin Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameWest Berlin Open
TourILTF World Circuit
(1913–1972) men
(1913–1973 (women)
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit
(1973, 1976–79)
ILTF Independent Circuit
(1974-75)
Founded1896
Abolished1973 (women)
1983 (men)
LocationWest Berlin, West Germany
VenueLawn-Tennis-Turnier-Club (1896–1906)
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club (1907–1983)
SurfaceClay / outdoor

The Berlin Open officially known as the West Berlin Open[1][a] was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1896 as a combined event (women included) called the Championships of Berlin until 1914,[2] following World War I the event was known as the Berlin Championships.[3][4] The event was first played at the Lawn-Tennis-Turnier-Club until 1906.[5][3] In 1907 it moved to Grunewald, and a new venue the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club.[3] Following World War II the tournament was branded as the West Berlin International Championships.[3] It then ran annually until 1973 as a combined event when the women's tournament was discontinued.[3] The men's event carried on until 1983 when it was last held in West Berlin, West Germany.[3] The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and was played on outdoor clay courts.[3]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
Championships of Berlin
1896 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Dering Germany Leopold Bach 6–4, 6–0, 6–4.[3]
1897 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Dering (2) Germany Fritz Grobien w.o.[3]
1898 United States Paul Arnold Germany Adolf Von Gordon 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
1899 Germany Adolf Von Gordon United States Paul Arnold w.o.[3]
1900 Russia A. Wladimir Schmitz Germany Adolf Von Gordon w.o.[3]
1901 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie Russia A. Wladimir Schmitz w.o.[3]
1902 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie (2) Sweden Gunnar Setterwall w.o.[3]
1903 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie (3) Austria Curt von Wessely 6–1, 6–1, 6–1.[3]
1904 Germany Otto von Müller United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie w.o.[3]
1905 Germany Otto von Müller (2) Germany Ferdinand Bölling 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4.[3]
1906 Not held
1907 Germany Oscar Kreuzer Germany Otto von Müller w.o.[3]
1908 Germany Oscar Kreuzer (2) Austria Felix Pipes 6–3, 6–0, 7–5.[3]
1909 Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe Germany Oscar Kreuzer w.o.[3]
1910 Germany Otto Froitzheim Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 6–2, 12–10, 6–4.[3]
1911 Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (2) Germany Otto von Müller w.o.[3]
1912 Germany Oscar Kreuzer (3) Germany Otto Froitzheim 3–4, ret.[3]
1913 Germany Robert Kleinschroth[6] Germany Oscar Kreuzer w.o.[3]
1914 Germany Otto Froitzheim (2) Germany Robert Kleinschroth w.o.[3]
1915/1918 Not held (due to World War I)
Berlin Championships
1919 Germany Otto Froitzheim (3) Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 6–3, 7–5.[3]
1920 Germany Oscar Kreuzer (4) Germany Curt Bruno Bergmann 7–5, 6–3, ret.[3]
1921 Germany Otto Froitzheim (4) Germany Robert Kleinschroth 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[3]
1922 Germany Otto Froitzheim (5) Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 6–2, 7–5, 10–8.[3]
1923 Hungary Bela Von Kehrling Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 7–5, 6–3, 9–7.[3]
1924 Hungary Bela Von Kehrling (2) Germany Heinz Landmann[7] 6–1, 6–3, 6–1.[3]
1925 Italy Umberto De Morpurgo Germany Otto Froitzheim 3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 retd.[3]
1926 Hungary Bela Von Kehrling (3) Germany Willi Hahnemann 6–2, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2.[3]
1927 Germany Willi Hahnemann Denmark Axel Petersen[8] w.o.[3]
1928 Hungary Bela Von Kehrling (4) Poland Daniel Prenn 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2.[3]
1929 France Henri Cochet Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel 9–11, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1.[3]
1930 United States Bill Tilden II Poland Daniel Prenn 7–5, 8–6, 1–6, 7–5.[3]
1931 Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel Poland Daniel Prenn 6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[3]
1932 France Roderich Menzel (2) France Jacques Brugnon 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1933 Germany Gottfried von Cramm France Roderich Menzel 2–6, 6–1, 15–13, ret.[3]
1934 Germany Gottfried von Cramm (2) Italy Giovanni Palmieri 6–0, 6–1, 7–5.[3]
1935 Not held
1936 Germany Gottfried von Cramm (3) Germany Henner Henkel 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.[3]
1937 Czechoslovakia František Cejnar Germany Gottfried von Cramm 8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
1938 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný Austria Hans Redl 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1940 Germany Henner Henkel Germany Rolf Göpfert 6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2.[3]
1931/1948 Not held (due to World War II) and after
West Berlin International Championships
1949 West Germany Rolf Göpfert West Germany Helmut Göttsche 5–7, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
1950 Australia Bill Sidwell Austria Alfred Huber 10–8, 6–4, 6–3.[3]
1951 United States Budge Patty United States Dick Savitt 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.[3]
1952 United States Ham Richardson South Africa Derek Capell[9] 6–3, 6–0, 6–0.[3]
1953 Sweden Lennart Bergelin Australia George Worthington 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1954 United States Gardnar Mulloy United States Budge Patty 7–9, 8–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.[3]
1955 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (2) United States Hugh Stewart 6–1, 6–1, 6–1.[3]
1956 United States Hugh Stewart Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Petrović 6–4, 6–0, 6–4.[3]
1957 Australia Warren Woodcock United States Budge Patty 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
1958 Poland Wladyslaw Skonecki Sweden Sven Davidson 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[3]
1959 Australia Neale Fraser Australia Warren Woodcock 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–0.[3]
1960 West Germany Wolfgang Stuck West Germany Christian Kuhnke 9–7, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4.[3]
1961 Australia Warren Woodcock (2) Italy Giuseppe Merlo 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
1962 United States Frank Froehling III West Germany Ingo Buding 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
1963 West Germany Christian Kuhnke Australia Fred Stolle 6–3, 2–6, 13–11, 6–1.[3]
1964 Australia Roy Emerson Australia Ken Fletcher 6–3, 7–5, 6–3.[3]
1965 South Africa Bob Hewitt Australia Ken Fletcher 1–6, 0–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
1966 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Niki Pilic South Africa Bob Hewitt 6–2, 12–10, 6–3.[3]
1967 Australia Roy Emerson (2) Spain Manuel Santana 6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 3–2 ret.[3]
1968 Spain Manuel Santana Netherlands Tom Okker 6–8, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.[3]
↓  Open Era  ↓
West Berlin Open
1969 South Africa Raymond Moore South Africa Cliff Drysdale 1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–8, 7–5.[3]
1970 France Georges Goven West Germany Christian Kuhnke 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3.[3]
1971 West Germany Christian Kuhnke (2) Spain Manuel Santana 6–2, 7–9, 0–6, 7–5, 4–4, ret.[3]
1973 West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 6–2, 7–6, 6–3.[3]
1974 West Germany Christian Kuhnke (3) West Germany Karl Meiler 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1976 Paraguay Víctor Pecci West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3.[3]
1977 Italy Paolo Bertolucci Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.[3]
1978 Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 6–4, 7–5, 6–2.[3]
1979 Australia Peter McNamara France Patrice Dominguez 6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2.[3]
1981 West Germany Werner Zirngibl United States Erick Iskersky 6–3, 7–6 .[3]
1982 West Germany Klaus Eberhard West Germany Peter Elter 6–2, 6–2.[3]
1983 West Germany Karsten Schulz[10] West Germany Klaus Eberhard 6–4, 6–7, 6–1.[3]

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Mexico Joaquín Loyo-Mayo		 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1976 Chile Patricio Cornejo
Spain Antonio Muñoz		 West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 7–5, 6–1
1977 Chile Hans Gildemeister
Chile Belus Prajoux		 Czechoslovakia Pavel Huťka
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník		 final not played
title shared
1978 West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell		 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović
Chile Hans Gildemeister		 6–3, 6–4
1979 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr		 Venezuela Jorge Andrew
Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner		 6–2, 6–1

Women's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
Championships of Berlin
1896 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg Germany Tila Steinmann 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1897 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg (2) Germany Antonie Kusenberg Popp 6–3, ret.
1898 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg (3) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Helen Jackson 6–0, 6–0, 6–2
1899 Bohemia Hedwig Rosenbaum Germany Else Steinmann 2–6, 6–2, 10–8, 6–4
1900 Bohemia Bertha Kalser Germany Frl Garnet 6–4, 6–2
1901 Germany L. von Simson Germany G. Wiebe 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1902 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Elsie Lane Germany Nelly Herz walkover
1903 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg (4) Italy Nora Cavallar 6–3, 6–1
1904 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg (5) Germany Paula Gusserow 6–2, 6–1
1905 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg (6) Germany Nelly Schmoller 6–0, 6–3
1906 Not held
1907 Germany Emma Koettgen Germany F. Foth 6–1, 6–1
1908 Germany Dagmar von Krohn United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte 9–7, 6–4
1909 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg (7) Germany Gertrud Mittler 6–1, 6–1
1910 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg (8) Germany Hedwig Neresheimer 7–5, 6–4
1911 Germany Mieken Rieck Germany Emma Köttgen 8–6, 4–6, 6–2
1912 Germany Mieken Rieck (2) Germany Gertrud Mittler 6–1, 6–3
1913 Germany Gertrud Mittler Germany T. Popp 6–1, 6–3
1914 Hungary Hedwig Neresheimer von Satzger Austria Marie Bertrand Amende 6–8, 6–4, 6–3
1915/1918 Not held (due to World War I)
Berlin Championships
1919 Germany Hete Kaeber Germany Daisy Schultz Uhl 6–4, 7–5
1920 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg (9) Germany Hete Kaeber 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1921 Germany Ilse Weihermann Friedleben Spain Lili de Alvarez 6–2, 6–0
1922 Germany Ilse Weihermann Friedleben (2) Germany Nelly Neppach 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1923 Germany Nelly Neppach Hungary Ilona Varady 6–2, 6–1
1924 Germany Ilse Friedleben (3) Germany Nelly Neppach 6–1, 7–5
1925 Germany Ilse Friedleben (4) Germany Nelly Neppach 6–2, 6–0
1926 Netherlands Kea Bouman Germany Nelly Neppach 6–0, 7–5
1927 Germany Ilse Friedleben (5) Germany Irma Kallmeyer 6–1, 6–2
1928[11] United States Elizabeth Ryan Germany Toni Mettenheimer Schomburgk 6–3 ,6–3
1929 Germany Paula von Reznicek Germany Cilly Aussem 7–5, 6–3
1930[12] Germany Cilly Aussem Germany Hilde Krahwinkel 4–6, 8–6, 6–1
1931 France Ida Adamoff Germany Ilse Friedleben 3–6, 6–0, 6–4
1932 Germany Hilde Krahwinkel Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–4, 6–1
1933 Germany Hilde Krahwinkel (2) Germany Marie Luise Horn 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1934 Germany Marie-Louise Horn United States Elizabeth Ryan 6–2, 6–2
1935 Not held
1936 Denmark Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (3) Belgium Nelly Adamson 6–2, 6–0
1937 Denmark Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling (4) Italy Anneliese Ullstein 6–0, 6–3
1938 Germany Totta Zehden United States Gracyn Wheeler 6–2, 6–8, 6–1
1939/1949 Not held (due to World War II) and after
West Berlin International Championships
1949 West Germany Ruth von Falkenhayn Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss 4–6, 6–4, 8–6
1950 Australia Thelma Coyne Long West Germany Inge Pohmann 6–3, 6–3
1951 Australia Thelma Coyne Long (2) United States Margaret Osborne duPont 6–4, 6–3
1952 West Germany Totta Zehden (2) West Germany Inge Hoffert Buderus 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1953 West Germany Totta Zehden (3) West Germany Inge Reh Vogler 6–2, 6–1
1954 Italy Silvana Lazzarino Argentina Elena Lehmann 6–1, 6–4
1955 Sweden Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marica Crnadak 6–3, 6–4
1956 West Germany Erika Vollmer Bermuda Heather Nicholls Brewer 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1957 Australia Jenny Staley Hoad West Germany Mary Bevis Hawton 6–1, 7–5
1958 West Germany Edda Buding Italy Lucia Bassi 6–2, 6–0
1959 South Africa Sandra Reynolds Brazil Maria Bueno 7–5, 6–2
1960 Mexico Yola Ramirez West Germany Inge Pohmann 6–4, 6–0
1961 United Kingdom Angela Mortimer West Germany Margot Dittmeyer 6–2, 6–1
1962 Australia Lesley Turner Australia Jan Lehane 8–6, 3–6, 6–2
1963 Australia Margaret Smith Australia Robyn Ebbern 6–2, 7–5
1964 Australia Margaret Smith (2) West Germany Helga Schultze 6–2, 6–1
1965 West Germany Helga Schultze Australia Jill Blackman 6–4, 6–8, 6–1
1966 Austria Sonja Pachta West Germany Almut Sturm 6–2, 8–6
1967 Rhodesia Pat Walkden West Germany Helga Schultze 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
1968 West Germany Helga Schultze (2) Australia Margaret Smith Court 6–1, 7–5
↓  Open Era  ↓
West Berlin Open
1969[13] Australia Karen Krantzcke Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–1, 6–2
1970 United Kingdom Virginia Wade West Germany Helga Niessen 10–8, 6–1
1971 West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
1974 West Germany Helga Schultze Hoesl (3) Argentina Raquel Giscafré 6–4, 6–0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ West Berlin was a political enclave which comprised the western part of Berlin from 1948 until 1990, during the Cold War. Although West Berlin was de jure not part of West Germany it was in fact within East Germany, lacked any sovereignty, and it was under military occupation until German reunification in 1990.

References

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  1. ^ "FIGHT MARS BERLIN MEET". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 27 May 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ^ Gillmeister, Heiner (1997). Tennis: A Cultural History. Leicester: Leicester University Press. pp. 395–401. ISBN 978-0-7185-0147-1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by "Tournaments: Berlin Championships - West Berlin Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Tilden Wins Berlin Championships". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 10 Jun 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  5. ^ Gillmeister, Heiner (1997)
  6. ^ "0130523 - ROBERT KLEINSCHROTH. Kleinschroth, Robert - Tennis player, Germany Full length in tennis outfit - Photographer: Yva - Published by: 'Uhu' 7/1930". Granger. Granger Historical Picture Archive. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Player Profile: Heinz Landmann (GER)". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Axel Petersen: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP.
  9. ^ "Derek Capell: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP.
  10. ^ "Karsten Schulz: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  11. ^ "ELIZABETH RYAN WINS BERLIN TOURNAMENT". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 31 May 1928. p. 16. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  12. ^ Star Tribune (1930)
  13. ^ The Spokesman-Review (1969)
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