WTA German Open

Qatar Telecom German Open
WTA Tour
Location Berlin
 Germany
Venue Rot-Weiss Tennis Club
Category Tier I
Surface Clay / Outdoors
Draw 56M/32Q/28D
Prize Money $1,340,000 (2008)
Website None

The German Open, sponsored from 2006 through 2008 as the Qatar Telecom 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. In its last year, 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 Ivanović and Dinara Safina.

Tournament names:

Past winners

Singles (since 1971)

Year Champion Runner-up Score in Final
2008 Dinara Safina Elena Dementieva 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
2007 Ana Ivanović Svetlana Kuznetsova 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(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(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(6), 6–4
1993 Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini 7–6(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(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 Navrátilová 6–2, 6–3
1985 Chris Evert Steffi Graf 6–4, 7–5
1984 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Kathleen Horvath 7–6(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 no tournament
1979 Caroline Stoll Regina Maršíková 7–6, 6–0
1978 Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici 6–2, 6–3
1977 Laura DuPont Heidi Eisterlenher 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 Niessen Masthoff Martina Navrátilová 6–4, 5–7, 7–3
1973 Helga Niessen Masthoff Pat Walkden-Pretorius 6–4, 6–1
1972 Helga Niessen Masthoff Linda Tuero 6–3, 3–6, 8–6
1971 Billie Jean King Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–3, 6–2
Berlin tournaments
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
NH 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
1988–2008 Berlin · 1988–2008 Miami · 1990–2008 Charleston · 1990 Chicago · 1990–2008 Montréal/Toronto · 1990–2008 Rome · 1991–1992 Boca Raton
1993–1995 Philadelphia · 1993–2008 Tokyo · 1993–2007 Zürich · 1997–2008 Indian Wells · 1997–2008 Moscow · 2004–2007 San Diego · 2008 Doha