German Open (WTA)
| WTA German Open | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Location |
Hamburg (1894–1978) Berlin (1979–2008)  Germany |
| Venue | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club |
| Category | Tier I |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoors |
| Draw | 56M/32Q/28D |
| Prize money | $1,340,000 (2008) |
| Website | None |
2008 - Dinara Safina (l) and Elena Dementieva (r) shake hands after the final.
Champion 2008 - Dinara Safina during the final match.
The 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. Until 1978 the tournament was held in Hamburg together with the men's tournament. From 1988, 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 Ivanovic and Dinara Safina.
Tournament names:
- 1971–1979: German Open
- 1980: No tournament
- 1981–1988: German Open
- 1989–1990: Lufthansa Cup
- 1991–1992: Lufthansa Cup German Open
- 1993–2000: German Open
- 2001–2002: Eurocard German Open
- 2003: MasterCard German Open
- 2004: Ladies German Open
- 2005: Qatar Total German Open
- 2006–2008: Qatar Telecom German Open
- 2009: No tournament
Past winners
Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Dinara Safina | Elena Dementieva | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2007 |  Ana Ivanovic | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2006 | Nadia Petrova | .svg.png){kind=small} 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(7–5) |
| 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(8–6), 6–4 |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf |  Gabriela Sabatini | 7–6(7–3), 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(8–6) |
| 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 Navratilova | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1985 | Chris Evert | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1984 | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Kathleen Horvath | 7–6(10–8), 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 | |||
| 1979 | Caroline Stoll | Regina Maršíková | 7–6, 6–0 |
| 1978 | Mima Jausovec | Virginia Ruzici | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1977 | Laura Dupont | Heidi Lehner ester | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Sue Barker | Renata Tomanová | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1975 | Renata Tomanova | Kazuko Sawamatsu | 7–6, 5–7, 10–8 |
| 1974 | Helga Masthoff | Martina Navratilova | 6–4, 5–7, 7–3 |
| 1973 | Helga Masthoff | Pat Walkden Pretorius | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1972 | Helga Masthoff | Linda Tuero | 6–3, 3–6 8–6 |
| 1971 | Billie Jean King | Helga Masthoff | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1970 | Helga Schultze-Hösl | ||
| 1969 | Judie Tegart | ||
| 1968 | Annette du Plooy | ||
| 1967 | Françoise Durr | ||
| 1966 | Margaret Smith | ||
| 1965 | Margaret Smith | ||
| 1964 | Margaret Smith | ||
| 1963 | Renee Schuurmann | ||
| 1962 | Sandra Reynolds Price | ||
| 1961 | Sandra Reynolds Price | ||
| 1960 | Sandra Reynolds Price | ||
| 1959 | Edda buding | ||
| 1958 | Lorraine Coghlan | ||
| 1957 | Yola Ramírez | ||
| 1956 | Thelma Long | ||
| 1955 | Beryl Penrose | ||
| 1954 | Joy Mottram | ||
| 1953 | Dorothy Knode | ||
| 1952 | Dorothy Head | ||
| 1951 | Nancye Bolton | ||
| 1950 | Dorothy Head | ||
| 1949 | Maria White | ||
| 1948 | Ursula Rosenow | ||
| 1939 | Hilde Sperling | ||
| 1938 | Hilde Sperling | ||
| 1937 | Hilde Sperling | ||
| 1936 | not held | ||
| 1935 | Hilde Sperling | ||
| 1934 | Hilde Sperling | ||
| 1933 | Hilde Krahwinkel | ||
| 1932 | Louise Payot | ||
| 1931 | Cilly Aussem | Irmgard Rost | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1930 | Cilly Aussem | Hilde Krahwinkel | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1929 | Paula von Reznicek | ||
| 1928 | Daphne Akhurst | ||
| 1927 | Cilly Aussem | Ilse Friedleben | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1926 | Ilse Friedleben | ||
| 1925 | Nelly Neppach | ||
| 1924 | Ilse Friedleben | ||
| 1923 | Ilse Friedleben | ||
| 1922 | Ilse Friedleben | ||
| 1921 | Ilse Friedleben | ||
| 1920 | Ilse Friedleben | ||
| 1913 | Dora Köring | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1912 | Dora Köring | 6–2 6–2 | |
| 1911 | Mieken Rieck | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | |
| 1910 | Mieken Rieck | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1909 | Anita Heimann | 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 | |
| 1908 | Margit von Madarasz | 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 | |
| 1907 | Margit von Madarasz | 7–5, 0–6, 6–2 | |
| 1906 | Luise Berton | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1905 | Elsie Lane | K. Krug | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1904 | Elsie Lane | L. Bergmann | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1903 | Violet Pinckney | Hilda Meyer | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1902 | Mary Ross | Hilda Meyer | 8–6, 6–0 |
| 1897 | Blanche Hillyard | Charlotte Cooper | 6–3, 6–2 6–2 |
| 1896 | Maren Thomsen | E. Lantzius | 6–3, 6–2 7–5 |
See also
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