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Berlin Open

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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]

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

Finals

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Men's singles

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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

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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

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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

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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.
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  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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