# Berlin Open

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Not to be confused with [Berlin Tennis Open](/source/German_Open_(WTA)).

Tennis tournament

Berlin Open Defunct tennis tournament 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) Founded 1896 Abolished 1973 (women) 1983 (men) Location West Berlin, West Germany Venue Lawn-Tennis-Turnier-Club (1896–1906) Rot-Weiss Tennis Club (1907–1983) Surface Clay / outdoor

The **Berlin Open** officially known as the **West Berlin Open**[1][a] was a men's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament founded in 1896 as a combined event (women included) called the **Championships of Berlin** until 1914,[2] following [World War I](/source/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](/source/Grunewald_(locality)), and a new venue the [Rot-Weiss Tennis Club](/source/Rot-Weiss_Tennis_Club).[3] Following [World War II](/source/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](/source/West_Berlin), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany).[3] The event was part of the [Grand Prix circuit](/source/Grand_Prix_tennis_circuit) and was played on outdoor [clay courts](/source/Clay_court).[3]

## Finals

### Men's singles

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

### Men's doubles

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

### Women's singles

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

## See also

- [European Indoor Championships](/source/European_Indoor_Championships) – men's tournament held in Berlin (1990–1991)

- [German Pro Championships](/source/German_Pro_Championships) – men's professional tournament held in Berlin (1911–1952)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [West Berlin](/source/West_Berlin) was a political [enclave](/source/Enclave) which comprised the western part of [Berlin](/source/Berlin) from 1948 until 1990, during the [Cold War](/source/Cold_War). Although West Berlin was [de jure](/source/De_jure) not part of [West Germany](/source/West_Germany) it was in fact within [East Germany](/source/East_Germany), lacked any [sovereignty](/source/Sovereignty), and it was under military occupation until [German reunification](/source/German_reunification) in 1990.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["FIGHT MARS BERLIN MEET"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/570593117/?terms=West%20Berlin%20Open%20tennis&match=1). *[The Spokesman-Review](/source/The_Spokesman-Review)*. Spokane, Washington: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 27 May 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Gillmeister, Heiner (1997). *Tennis: A Cultural History*. Leicester: Leicester University Press. pp. 395–401. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7185-0147-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7185-0147-1).

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## External links

- [ATP 1973 Berlin Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/berlin/9240/1973/draws?matchtype=singles)

- [ATP 1976 Berlin Open](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/berlin/9240/1976/draws?matchtype=singles)

v t e Berlin tournaments 1973 NH NH 1976 1977 1978 1979

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