Berlin Open

The Berlin Open officially known as the West Berlin Open[1][lower-alpha 1] 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

Men's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
Championships of Berlin
1896 Herbert Dering Leopold Bach6–4, 6–0, 6–4.[3]
1897 Herbert Dering (2) Fritz Grobienw.o.[3]
1898 Paul Arnold Adolf Von Gordon5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
1899 Adolf Von Gordon Paul Arnoldw.o.[3]
1900 A. Wladimir Schmitz Adolf Von Gordonw.o.[3]
1901 Major Ritchie A. Wladimir Schmitzw.o.[3]
1902 Major Ritchie (2) Gunnar Setterwallw.o.[3]
1903 Major Ritchie (3) Curt von Wessely6–1, 6–1, 6–1.[3]
1904 Otto von Müller Major Ritchiew.o.[3]
1905 Otto von Müller (2) Ferdinand Bölling6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4.[3]
1906Not held
1907 Oscar Kreuzer Otto von Müllerw.o.[3]
1908 Oscar Kreuzer (2) Felix Pipes6–3, 6–0, 7–5.[3]
1909 Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe Oscar Kreuzerw.o.[3]
1910 Otto Froitzheim Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe6–2, 12–10, 6–4.[3]
1911 Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (2) Otto von Müllerw.o.[3]
1912 Oscar Kreuzer (3) Otto Froitzheim3–4, ret.[3]
1913 Robert Kleinschroth[6] Oscar Kreuzerw.o.[3]
1914 Otto Froitzheim (2) Robert Kleinschrothw.o.[3]
1915/1918Not held (due to World War I)
Berlin Championships
1919 Otto Froitzheim (3) Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe6–3, 7–5.[3]
1920 Oscar Kreuzer (4) Curt Bruno Bergmann7–5, 6–3, ret.[3]
1921 Otto Froitzheim (4) Robert Kleinschroth6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[3]
1922 Otto Froitzheim (5) Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe6–2, 7–5, 10–8.[3]
1923 Bela Von Kehrling Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe7–5, 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 Froitzheim3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–3 retd.[3]
1926 Bela Von Kehrling (3) Willi Hahnemann6–2, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2.[3]
1927 Willi Hahnemann Axel Petersen[8]w.o.[3]
1928 Bela Von Kehrling (4) Daniel Prenn6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2.[3]
1929 Henri Cochet Roderich Menzel9–11, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1.[3]
1930 Bill Tilden II Daniel Prenn7–5, 8–6, 1–6, 7–5.[3]
1931 Roderich Menzel Daniel Prenn6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[3]
1932 Roderich Menzel (2) Jacques Brugnon6–4, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1933 Gottfried von Cramm Roderich Menzel2–6, 6–1, 15–13, ret.[3]
1934 Gottfried von Cramm (2) Giovanni Palmieri6–0, 6–1, 7–5.[3]
1935Not held
1936 Gottfried von Cramm (3) Henner Henkel6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2.[3]
1937 František Cejnar Gottfried von Cramm8–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
1938 Jaroslav Drobný Hans Redl6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1940 Henner Henkel Rolf Göpfert6–2, 4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2.[3]
1931/1948Not held (due to World War II) and after
West Berlin International Championships
1949 Rolf Göpfert Helmut Göttsche5–7, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
1950 Bill Sidwell Alfred Huber10–8, 6–4, 6–3.[3]
1951 Budge Patty Dick Savitt6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.[3]
1952 Ham Richardson Derek Capell[9]6–3, 6–0, 6–0.[3]
1953 Lennart Bergelin George Worthington6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1954 Gardnar Mulloy Budge Patty7–9, 8–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.[3]
1955 Jaroslav Drobný (2) Hugh Stewart6–1, 6–1, 6–1.[3]
1956 Hugh Stewart Vladimir Petrović6–4, 6–0, 6–4.[3]
1957 Warren Woodcock Budge Patty5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
1958 Wladyslaw Skonecki Sven Davidson6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[3]
1959 Neale Fraser Warren Woodcock6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–0.[3]
1960 Wolfgang Stuck Christian Kuhnke9–7, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4.[3]
1961 Warren Woodcock (2) Giuseppe Merlo6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
1962 Frank Froehling III Ingo Buding2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[3]
1963 Christian Kuhnke Fred Stolle6–3, 2–6, 13–11, 6–1.[3]
1964 Roy Emerson Ken Fletcher6–3, 7–5, 6–3.[3]
1965 Bob Hewitt Ken Fletcher1–6, 0–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
1966 Niki Pilic Bob Hewitt6–2, 12–10, 6–3.[3]
1967 Roy Emerson (2) Manuel Santana6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 3–2 ret.[3]
1968 Manuel Santana Tom Okker6–8, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.[3]
↓  Open Era  ↓
West Berlin Open
1969 Raymond Moore Cliff Drysdale1–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–8, 7–5.[3]
1970 Georges Goven Christian Kuhnke6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3.[3]
1971 Christian Kuhnke (2) Manuel Santana6–2, 7–9, 0–6, 7–5, 4–4, ret.[3]
1973 Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Harald Elschenbroich6–2, 7–6, 6–3.[3]
1974 Christian Kuhnke (3) Karl Meiler6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1976 Víctor Pecci Hans-Jürgen Pohmann6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3.[3]
1977 Paolo Bertolucci Jiří Hřebec6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.[3]
1978 Vladimír Zedník Harald Elschenbroich6–4, 7–5, 6–2.[3]
1979 Peter McNamara Patrice Dominguez6–4, 6–0, 6–7, 6–2.[3]
1981 Werner Zirngibl Erick Iskersky6–3, 7–6 .[3]
1982 Klaus Eberhard Peter Elter6–2, 6–2.[3]
1983 Karsten Schulz[10] Klaus Eberhard6–4, 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 Steinmann6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1897 Clara von der Schulenburg (2) Antonie Kusenberg Popp6–3, ret.
1898 Clara von der Schulenburg (3) Helen Jackson6–0, 6–0, 6–2
1899 Hedwig Rosenbaum Else Steinmann2–6, 6–2, 10–8, 6–4
1900 Bertha Kalser Frl Garnet6–4, 6–2
1901 L. von Simson G. Wiebe6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1902 Elsie Lane Nelly Herzwalkover
1903 Clara von der Schulenburg (4) Nora Cavallar6–3, 6–1
1904 Clara von der Schulenburg (5) Paula Gusserow6–2, 6–1
1905 Clara von der Schulenburg (6) Nelly Schmoller6–0, 6–3
1906Not held
1907 Emma Koettgen F. Foth6–1, 6–1
1908 Dagmar von Krohn Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte9–7, 6–4
1909 Clara von der Schulenburg (7) Gertrud Mittler6–1, 6–1
1910 Clara von der Schulenburg (8) Hedwig Neresheimer7–5, 6–4
1911 Mieken Rieck Emma Köttgen8–6, 4–6, 6–2
1912 Mieken Rieck (2) Gertrud Mittler6–1, 6–3
1913 Gertrud Mittler T. Popp6–1, 6–3
1914 Hedwig Neresheimer von Satzger Marie Bertrand Amende6–8, 6–4, 6–3
1915/1918Not held (due to World War I)
Berlin Championships
1919 Hete Kaeber Daisy Schultz Uhl6–4, 7–5
1920 Clara von der Schulenburg (9) Hete Kaeber3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1921 Ilse Weihermann Friedleben Lili de Alvarez6–2, 6–0
1922 Ilse Weihermann Friedleben (2) Nelly Neppach6–2, 5–7, 6–2
1923 Nelly Neppach Ilona Varady6–2, 6–1
1924 Ilse Friedleben (3) Nelly Neppach6–1, 7–5
1925 Ilse Friedleben (4) Nelly Neppach6–2, 6–0
1926 Kea Bouman Nelly Neppach6–0, 7–5
1927 Ilse Friedleben (5) Irma Kallmeyer6–1, 6–2
1928[11] Elizabeth Ryan Toni Mettenheimer Schomburgk6–3 ,6–3
1929 Paula von Reznicek Cilly Aussem7–5, 6–3
1930[12] Cilly Aussem Hilde Krahwinkel4–6, 8–6, 6–1
1931 Ida Adamoff Ilse Friedleben3–6, 6–0, 6–4
1932 Hilde Krahwinkel Jadwiga Jędrzejowska6–4, 6–1
1933 Hilde Krahwinkel (2) Marie Luise Horn3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1934 Marie-Louise Horn Elizabeth Ryan6–2, 6–2
1935Not held
1936 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (3) Nelly Adamson6–2, 6–0
1937 Hilda Krahwinkel Sperling (4) Anneliese Ullstein6–0, 6–3
1938 Totta Zehden Gracyn Wheeler6–2, 6–8, 6–1
1939/1949Not held (due to World War II) and after
West Berlin International Championships
1949 Ruth von Falkenhayn Mary Terán de Weiss4–6, 6–4, 8–6
1950 Thelma Coyne Long Inge Pohmann6–3, 6–3
1951 Thelma Coyne Long (2) Margaret Osborne duPont6–4, 6–3
1952 Totta Zehden (2) Inge Hoffert Buderus4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1953 Totta Zehden (3) Inge Reh Vogler6–2, 6–1
1954 Silvana Lazzarino Elena Lehmann6–1, 6–4
1955 Birgit Gullbrandsson-Sandén Marica Crnadak6–3, 6–4
1956 Erika Vollmer Heather Nicholls Brewer4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1957 Jenny Staley Hoad Mary Bevis Hawton6–1, 7–5
1958 Edda Buding Lucia Bassi6–2, 6–0
1959 Sandra Reynolds Maria Bueno7–5, 6–2
1960 Yola Ramirez Inge Pohmann6–4, 6–0
1961 Angela Mortimer Margot Dittmeyer6–2, 6–1
1962 Lesley Turner Jan Lehane8–6, 3–6, 6–2
1963 Margaret Smith Robyn Ebbern6–2, 7–5
1964 Margaret Smith (2) Helga Schultze6–2, 6–1
1965 Helga Schultze Jill Blackman6–4, 6–8, 6–1
1966 Sonja Pachta Almut Sturm6–2, 8–6
1967 Pat Walkden Helga Schultze6–2, 1–6, 6–2
1968 Helga Schultze (2) Margaret Smith Court6–1, 7–5
↓  Open Era  ↓
West Berlin Open
1969[13] Karen Krantzcke Lesley Turner Bowrey6–1, 6–2
1970 Virginia Wade Helga Niessen10–8, 6–1
1971 Helga Niessen Masthoff Katja Ebbinghaus7–5, 1–6, 6–3
1974 Helga Schultze Hoesl (3) Raquel Giscafré6–4, 6–0

See also

Notes
  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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