Berlin Open

{{distinguish| German Open (WTA) {{!}} Berlin Tennis Open}} {{Infobox tennis tournament | name = Berlin Open | type = defunct | founded = 1896 | ended = 1973 (women) 1983 (men) | editions = | location = [[West Berlin]], West Germany | venue = Lawn-Tennis-Turnier-Club (1896–1906) [[Rot-Weiss Tennis Club]] (1907–1983) | event name = West Berlin Open | tour = [[ILTF World Circuit]] (1913–1972) men (1913–1973 (women) [[ILTF Grand Prix Circuit]] (1973, 1976–79) [[ILTF Independent Circuit]] (1974-75) | surface = [[Clay court|Clay]] / outdoor }} The '''Berlin Open''' officially known as the '''West Berlin Open'''<ref>{{cite news |title=FIGHT MARS BERLIN MEET |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/570593117/?terms=West%20Berlin%20Open%20tennis&match=1 |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |publisher=Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com |date=27 May 1969 |location=Spokane, Washington |page=14 |language=en}}</ref>{{efn|[[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.}} was a men's [[tennis]] tournament founded in 1896 as a combined event (women included) called the '''Championships of Berlin''' until 1914,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gillmeister |first1=Heiner |title=Tennis: A Cultural History |date=1997 |publisher=Leicester University Press |location=Leicester |isbn=978-0-7185-0147-1 |pages=395–401 |language=en}}</ref> following [[World War I]] the event was known as the '''Berlin Championships'''.<ref name="tb">{{cite web|title=Tournaments: Berlin Championships - West Berlin Open|url=https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ |website=The Tennis Base |publisher=Tennismem SL |location= Madrid, Spain |access-date=27 October 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tilden Wins Berlin Championships |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/180291608/?terms=Berlin%20Championships%20tennis&match=1 |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |publisher=Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com |date=10 Jun 1930 |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |page=13 |language=en}}</ref> The event was first played at the Lawn-Tennis-Turnier-Club until 1906.<ref>Gillmeister, Heiner (1997)</ref><ref name="tb"/> In 1907 it moved to [[Grunewald (locality)|Grunewald]], and a new venue the [[Rot-Weiss Tennis Club]].<ref name="tb"/> Following [[World War II]] the tournament was branded as the '''West Berlin International Championships'''.<ref name="tb"/> It then ran annually until 1973 as a combined event when the women's tournament was discontinued.<ref name="tb"/> The men's event carried on until 1983 when it was last held in [[West Berlin]], [[West Germany]].<ref name="tb"/> The event was part of the [[Grand Prix tennis circuit|Grand Prix circuit]] and was played on outdoor [[clay court]]s.<ref name="tb"/>

==Finals== ===Men's singles=== {|class="wikitable" |- !style="width:40px"|Year !style="width:200px"|Champions !style="width:200px"|Runners-up !style="width:190px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |colspan=4 align=center |''Championships of Berlin'' |- |1896 || {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Herbert Dering]] ||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Leopold Bach ||6–4, 6–0, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1897 || {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Herbert Dering]] (2)||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Fritz Grobien||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1898 || {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Arnold ||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Adolf Von Gordon||5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1899 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Adolf Von Gordon || {{flagicon|USA}} Paul Arnold ||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1900 || {{flagicon|Russia|empire}} A. Wladimir Schmitz ||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Adolf Von Gordon ||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1901 || {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Major Ritchie]] || {{flagicon|Russia|empire}} A. Wladimir Schmitz ||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1902 || {{flagicon|UKGBI}} Major Ritchie (2)|| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gunnar Setterwall]]||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1903 || {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Major Ritchie]] (3)||{{flagicon|Austria|empire}} [[Curt von Wessely]]||6–1, 6–1, 6–1.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1904 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Otto von Müller]]|| {{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Major Ritchie]] ||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1905 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Otto von Müller (2) ||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Ferdinand Bölling||6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1906||colspan=4 align=center |''Not held'' |- |1907 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Oscar Kreuzer]]|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Otto von Müller]]||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1908 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Oscar Kreuzer (2) ||{{flagicon|Austria|empire}} [[Felix Pipes]]||6–3, 6–0, 7–5.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1909 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe]]||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Oscar Kreuzer]]||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1910 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Otto Froitzheim]]||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe]]||6–2, 12–10, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1911 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe]] (2) || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Otto von Müller]]||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1912 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Oscar Kreuzer]] (3) || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Otto Froitzheim]]||3–4, ret.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1913 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Robert Kleinschroth<ref>{{cite web |title=0130523 - ROBERT KLEINSCHROTH. Kleinschroth, Robert - Tennis player, Germany Full length in tennis outfit - Photographer: Yva - Published by: 'Uhu' 7/1930 |url=https://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0130523&wwwflag=1&itemx=7 |website=Granger |publisher=Granger Historical Picture Archive |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Oscar Kreuzer]] ||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1914 || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Otto Froitzheim]] (2) ||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Robert Kleinschroth||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1915/1918||colspan=4 align=center |''Not held (due to World War I)'' |- |colspan=4 align=center |''Berlin Championships'' |- |1919 || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Otto Froitzheim]] (3) || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe]]||6–3, 7–5.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1920 || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Oscar Kreuzer]] (4) || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Curt Bruno Bergmann||7–5, 6–3, ret.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1921 || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Otto Froitzheim (4) || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Robert Kleinschroth||6–3, 6–3, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1922 || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Otto Froitzheim]] (5) || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe]]||6–2, 7–5, 10–8.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1923 ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bela Von Kehrling]]||{{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe||7–5, 6–3, 9–7.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1924 ||{{flagicon|HUN}} Bela Von Kehrling (2) ||{{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Heinz Landmann<ref>{{cite web |title=Player Profile: Heinz Landmann (GER) |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/heinz-landmann/800170429/ger/mt/s/overview/ |website=www.itftennis.com |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>||6–1, 6–3, 6–1.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1925 ||{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Uberto De Morpurgo|Umberto De Morpurgo]]||{{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Otto Froitzheim]]||3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 retd.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1926 ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bela Von Kehrling]] (3) || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Willi Hahnemann]]||6–2, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1927 || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Willi Hahnemann]]||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Axel Petersen (tennis)|Axel Petersen]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Axel Petersen: Overview |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/axel-petersen/pj54/overview |website=ATP Tour |publisher=ATP}}</ref>||w.o.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1928 ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Bela Von Kehrling]] (4) || {{flagicon|POL}} [[Daniel Prenn]]||6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1929 ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Henri Cochet]] ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Roderich Menzel]]||9–11, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1930 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Tilden II]] || {{flagicon|POL}} Daniel Prenn||7–5, 8–6, 1–6, 7–5.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1931 ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Roderich Menzel]]|| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Daniel Prenn]]||6–4, 6–2, 6–1.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1932 ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Roderich Menzel (2) ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jacques Brugnon]]||6–4, 6–3, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1933 || {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} [[Gottfried von Cramm]]||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Roderich Menzel]]||2–6, 6–1, 15–13, ret.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1934 || {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Gottfried von Cramm (2) ||{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Giovanni Palmieri (tennis)|Giovanni Palmieri]]||6–0, 6–1, 7–5.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1935||colspan=4 align=center |''Not held'' |- |1936 || {{flagicon|Germany|1935}} [[Gottfried von Cramm]] (3) || {{flagicon|Germany|1935}} [[Henner Henkel]]||6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1937 ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[František Cejnar]]|| {{flagicon|Germany|1935}} Gottfried von Cramm||8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1938 ||{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jaroslav Drobný]]||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Hans Redl]]||6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1940 || {{flagicon|Germany|1935}} Henner Henkel|| {{flagicon|Germany|1935}} [[Rolf Göpfert]]||6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1931/1948||colspan=4 align=center |''Not held (due to World War II) and after'' |- |colspan=4 align=center |''West Berlin International Championships'' |- |1949 ||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Rolf Göpfert]]||{{flagicon|FRG}} Helmut Göttsche||5–7, 6–4, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1950 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Bill Sidwell]]||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Alfred Huber (tennis)|Alfred Huber]]||10–8, 6–4, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1951 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Budge Patty]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Savitt]]||6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1952 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ham Richardson]]|| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Derek Capell]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Derek Capell: Overview |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/derek-capell/ci83/overview |website=ATP Tour |publisher=ATP}}</ref>||6–3, 6–0, 6–0.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1953 ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lennart Bergelin]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[George Worthington (tennis)|George Worthington]]||6–3, 6–3, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1954 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gardnar Mulloy]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Budge Patty]]||7–9, 8–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1955 ||{{flagicon|Egypt|1922}} [[Jaroslav Drobný]] (2) ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hugh Stewart (tennis)|Hugh Stewart]]||6–1, 6–1, 6–1.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1956 ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Hugh Stewart (tennis)|Hugh Stewart]]|| {{flagicon|YUG|1946}} [[Vladimir Petrović (tennis)|Vladimir Petrović]]||6–4, 6–0, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1957 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Warren Woodcock]]||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Budge Patty]]||5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1958 ||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wladyslaw Skonecki]]||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sven Davidson]]||6–4, 6–2, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1959 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neale Fraser]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Woodcock||6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–0.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1960 ||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Wolfgang Stuck]]|| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Christian Kuhnke]]||9–7, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1961 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Warren Woodcock]] (2) ||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giuseppe Merlo]]||6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1962||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Froehling III]]|| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Ingo Buding]]||2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1963|| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Christian Kuhnke]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fred Stolle]]||6–3, 2–6, 13–11, 6–1.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1964|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]]|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ken Fletcher]]||6–3, 7–5, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1965|| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]]|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Fletcher||1–6, 0–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1966|| {{flagicon|YUG|1946}} [[Niki Pilic]]|| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Bob Hewitt]]||6–2, 12–10, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1967|| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Roy Emerson]] (2) || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Santana]]||6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 3–2 ret.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1968 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Santana]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Tom Okker]]||6–8, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |colspan=4 align=center|↓  [[Open Era (tennis)|Open Era]]  ↓ |- |colspan=4 align=center |''West Berlin Open'' |- |1969 || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Raymond Moore (tennis)|Raymond Moore]] || {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Cliff Drysdale]]||1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–8, 7–5.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1970 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Georges Goven]]|| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Christian Kuhnke]]||6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1971 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Christian Kuhnke]] (2) || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Santana]]||6–2, 7–9, 0–6, 7–5, 4–4, ret.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1973 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann]] || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Harald Elschenbroich]] ||6–2, 7–6, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1974 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Christian Kuhnke]] (3) || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karl Meiler]] || 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1976 || {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Víctor Pecci]] || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann]] || 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1977 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Bertolucci]] || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jiří Hřebec]] || 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1978 || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Vladimír Zedník]] || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Harald Elschenbroich]] || 6–4, 7–5, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1979 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrice Dominguez]] || 6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1981|| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Werner Zirngibl]]|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Erick Iskersky]]||6–3, 7–6 .<ref name="tb"/> |- |1982|| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Klaus Eberhard (tennis)|Klaus Eberhard]]||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Peter Elter]]||6–2, 6–2.<ref name="tb"/> |- |1983||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Karsten Schulz]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Karsten Schulz: Overview |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karsten-schulz/s131/overview |website=ATP Tour |publisher=ATP |access-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Klaus Eberhard (tennis)|Klaus Eberhard]] ||6–4, 6–7, 6–1.<ref name="tb"/> |- |}

===Men's doubles=== {|class="wikitable" |- !style="width:40px"|Year !style="width:200px"|Champions !style="width:200px"|Runners-up !style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |1973 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Fassbender]] {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann]] || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Raúl Ramírez]] {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Joaquín Loyo-Mayo]] || 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |- |1976 || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Patricio Cornejo]] {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Antonio Muñoz (tennis)|Antonio Muñoz]] || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Fassbender]] {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans-Jürgen Pohmann]] || 7–5, 6–1 |- |1977 || {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Hans Gildemeister]] {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Belus Prajoux]] || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Huťka]] {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Vladimír Zedník]] || final not played title shared |- |1978 || {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jürgen Fassbender]] {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Colin Dowdeswell]] || {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Željko Franulović]] {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Hans Gildemeister]] || 6–3, 6–4 |- |1979 || {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Carlos Kirmayr]] || {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Jorge Andrew]] {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Stanislav Birner]] || 6–2, 6–1 |}

===Women's singles=== {|class="wikitable" |- !style="width:40px"|Year !style="width:240px"|Champions !style="width:240px"|Runners-up !style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score |- |colspan=4 align=center |''Championships of Berlin'' |- | 1896|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Tila Steinmann ||6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |- | 1897|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] (2)|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Antonie Kusenberg Popp||6–3, ret. |- | 1898|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] (3)||{{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Helen Jackson (tennis)|Helen Jackson]]||6–0, 6–0, 6–2 |- | 1899||{{flagicon|BOH}} [[Hedwig Rosenbaum]]||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Else Steinmann ||2–6, 6–2, 10–8, 6–4 |- | 1900||{{flagicon|BOH}} Bertha Kalser ||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Frl Garnet ||6–4, 6–2 |- | 1901||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} L. von Simson ||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} G. Wiebe ||6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |- | 1902||{{flagicon|UKGBI}} [[Elsie Lane]]||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Nelly Herz ||walkover |- | 1903|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] (4)||{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} Nora Cavallar||6–3, 6–1 |- | 1904|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] (5)||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Paula Gusserow ||6–2, 6–1 |- | 1905|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] (6)||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Nelly Schmoller ||6–0, 6–3 |- |1906||colspan=4 align=center |''Not held'' |- | 1907|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Emma Koettgen ||{{flagicon|Germany|empire}} F. Foth ||6–1, 6–1 |- | 1908|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Dagmar von Krohn || {{flagicon|UKGBI}} Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte||9–7, 6–4 |- | 1909|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] (7)|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Gertrud Mittler ||6–1, 6–1 |- | 1910|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] (8)|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Hedwig Neresheimer ||7–5, 6–4 |- | 1911|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Mieken Rieck]] || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Emma Köttgen ||8–6, 4–6, 6–2 |- | 1912|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} [[Mieken Rieck]] (2)|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Gertrud Mittler ||6–1, 6–3 |- | 1913|| {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} Gertrud Mittler || {{flagicon|Germany|empire}} T. Popp ||6–1, 6–3 |- | 1914||{{flagicon|Hungary|1896}} Hedwig Neresheimer von Satzger ||{{flagicon|Austria|empire}} Marie Bertrand Amende||6–8, 6–4, 6–3 |- |1915/1918||colspan=4 align=center |''Not held (due to World War I)'' |- |colspan=4 align=center |''Berlin Championships'' |- | 1919|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Hete Kaeber || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Daisy Schultz Uhl ||6–4, 7–5 |- | 1920|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Clara von der Schulenburg]] (9)|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Hete Kaeber || 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |- | 1921|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Ilse Weihermann Friedleben ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lili de Alvarez]] ||6–2, 6–0 |- | 1922|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Ilse Weihermann Friedleben (2)|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Nelly Neppach]] || 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |- | 1923|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Nelly Neppach]] ||{{flagicon|Hungary|1920}} Ilona Varady|| 6–2, 6–1 |- | 1924|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Ilse Friedleben]] (3)|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Nelly Neppach]] || 6–1, 7–5 |- | 1925|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Ilse Friedleben (4)|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Nelly Neppach || 6–2, 6–0 |- | 1926|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Kea Bouman]] || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Nelly Neppach]] || 6–0, 7–5 |- | 1927|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Ilse Friedleben]] (5)|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Irma Kallmeyer || 6–1, 6–2 |- | 1928<ref>{{cite news |title=ELIZABETH RYAN WINS BERLIN TOURNAMENT |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/912081618/?terms=Berlin%20Championships%20Elizabeth%20Ryan&match=1 |access-date=28 October 2023 |work=[[The Roanoke Times]] |publisher=Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com |date=31 May 1928 |location=Roanoke, Virginia |page=16 |language=en}}</ref>|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Elizabeth Ryan]]|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Toni Mettenheimer Schomburgk || 6–3 ,6–3 |- | 1929|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Paula von Reznicek]]|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Cilly Aussem]] || 7–5, 6–3 |- | 1930<ref>Star Tribune (1930)</ref>|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Cilly Aussem]] || {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling|Hilde Krahwinkel]] || 4–6, 8–6, 6–1 |- | 1931|| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ida Adamoff]]|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} [[Ilse Friedleben]] ||3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |- | 1932|| {{flagicon|Germany|Weimar}} Hilde Krahwinkel||{{flagicon|POL}} [[Jadwiga Jędrzejowska]]||6–4, 6–1 |- | 1933|| {{flagicon|Germany|1933}} [[Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling|Hilde Krahwinkel]] (2)||{{flagicon|Germany|1933}} Marie Luise Horn||3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |- | 1934|| {{flagicon|Germany|1934}} [[Marie-Louise Horn]] ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Elizabeth Ryan]]||6–2, 6–2 |- |1935||colspan=4 align=center |''Not held'' |- | 1936|| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling]] (3)||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Nelly Adamson]]||6–2, 6–0 |- | 1937|| {{flagicon|DEN}} Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling (4)||{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[Anneliese Ullstein]]||6–0, 6–3 |- | 1938|| {{flagicon|Germany|1935}} Totta Zehden ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher|Gracyn Wheeler]]||6–2, 6–8, 6–1 |- |1939/1949||colspan=4 align=center |''Not held (due to World War II) and after'' |- |colspan=4 align=center |''West Berlin International Championships'' |- | 1949||{{flagicon|FRG}} Ruth von Falkenhayn ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Mary Terán de Weiss]] ||4–6, 6–4, 8–6 |- | 1950||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Thelma Coyne Long]]||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Inge Pohmann]]||6–3, 6–3 |- | 1951||{{flagicon|AUS}} Thelma Coyne Long (2)||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Margaret Osborne duPont]]||6–4, 6–3 |- | 1952||{{flagicon|FRG}} Totta Zehden (2)||{{flagicon|FRG}} Inge Hoffert Buderus||4–6, 6–1, 7–5 |- | 1953||{{flagicon|FRG}} Totta Zehden (3)||{{flagicon|FRG}} Inge Reh Vogler||6–2, 6–1 |- | 1954||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Silvana Lazzarino]]||{{flagicon|ARG}} Elena Lehmann||6–1, 6–4 |- | 1955||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén]]||{{flagicon|YUG|1946}} Marica Crnadak||6–3, 6–4 |- | 1956||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Erika Vollmer]] ||{{flagicon|BER}} [[Heather Nicholls Brewer]]||4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |- | 1957||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny Staley Hoad]] ||{{flagicon|FRG}} Mary Bevis Hawton||6–1, 7–5 |- | 1958||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Edda Buding]] ||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lucia Bassi]]||6–2, 6–0 |- | 1959||{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Sandra Reynolds]]||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Bueno]]||7–5, 6–2 |- | 1960||{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Yola Ramírez|Yola Ramirez]] ||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Inge Pohmann]]||6–4, 6–0 |- | 1961||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Angela Mortimer]]||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Margot Dittmeyer]]||6–2, 6–1 |- | 1962||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lesley Turner Bowrey|Lesley Turner]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jan Lehane]]||8–6, 3–6, 6–2 |- | 1963||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court|Margaret Smith]] ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robyn Ebbern]]||6–2, 7–5 |- | 1964||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court|Margaret Smith]] (2)||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helga Schultze]]||6–2, 6–1 |- | 1965||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helga Schultze]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jill Blackman]] ||6–4, 6–8, 6–1 |- | 1966||{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Sonja Pachta]]||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Almut Sturm]]||6–2, 8–6 |- | 1967||{{flagicon|RHO}} [[Pat Walkden]]||{{flagicon|FRG}} Helga Schultze||6–2, 1–6, 6–2 |- | 1968||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helga Schultze]] (2)||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Smith Court]]||6–1, 7–5 |- |colspan=4 align=center|↓  [[Open Era (tennis)|Open Era]]  ↓ |- |colspan=4 align=center |''West Berlin Open'' |- | 1969<ref>The Spokesman-Review (1969)</ref>||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karen Krantzcke]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lesley Turner Bowrey]]||6–1, 6–2 |- | 1970||{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Virginia Wade]]||{{flagicon|FRG}} Helga Niessen ||10–8, 6–1 |- | 1971||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helga Niessen Masthoff]] ||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Katja Ebbinghaus]] ||7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |- | 1974||{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Helga Hosl|Helga Schultze Hoesl]] (3)||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Raquel Giscafré]] ||6–4, 6–0 |}

==See also== * [[European Indoor Championships]] – men's tournament held in Berlin (1990–1991) * [[German Pro Championships]] – men's professional tournament held in Berlin (1911–1952) ==Notes== {{Notelist|2}}

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== * [https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/berlin/9240/1973/draws?matchtype=singles ATP 1973 Berlin Open] * [https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/berlin/9240/1976/draws?matchtype=singles ATP 1976 Berlin Open]

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