Hamburg European Open

Hamburg Open
Tournament information
Founded1892; 132 years ago (1892) (men)
2021; 3 years ago (2021) (women)
Editions117 (2023)
LocationHamburg
Germany
VenueAm Rothenbaum
(since 1924)
CategoryATP Tour 500 (since 2009)
ATP Super 9 /
ATP Masters Series (1990–2008)
Grand Prix tennis circuit (1971–1989)
WTA 250 (2021–2023),
WTA 125 (since 2024)
SurfaceClay – outdoors
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize money1,831,515 (men) (2023)
$115,000 (women) (2024)
WebsiteATP Hamburg Open
WTA Hamburg Open
Current champions (2024)
Men's singlesFrance Arthur Fils
Women's singlesHungary Anna Bondár
Men's doublesGermany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Tim Pütz
Women's doublesHungary Anna Bondár
Belgium Kimberley Zimmermann

The Hamburg Open (formerly German Open Tennis Championships) is an annual tennis tournament for professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. It is the 5th oldest tennis tournament in the world.[1]

The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts[2] at the tennis center Am Rothenbaum in the Harvestehude quarter. For much of its history, the tournament was contested in May, as a precursor to the French Open on the professional tennis calendar. Starting with the 2009 tournament, it has been held in July instead.[3]

The women's event was held initially separately from 1982 to 1983 (in Hittfeld), and again from 1987 through to 2002. It was part of the WTA Tour and existed under several different sponsored names, most commonly known as the Citizen Cup (1987–1995) and the Betty Barclay Cup (1999–2002). WTA Hamburg was the location where Monica Seles, then-world No.1, was stabbed during a match by a disorderly local tennis fan on April 30, 1993. In 2021, Hamburg returned to the calendar of the WTA tour, becoming part of its WTA 250 series category of tournaments. Since 2024 the tournament is classified as a WTA 125 tournament. The WTA refers to the event as the "ECE Ladies Hamburg Open."[4]

  1. ^ "9 Oldest Tennis Tournaments in the World". 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Moin Ladies. From July 7th to 11th, 2021, the tennis ladies are back in Hamburg!". Hamburg Open.
  3. ^ "Die Doppelsieger seit 1902" [Doubles Champions since 1902]. Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). ARD.
  4. ^ "Hamburg tennis overview". Retrieved 23 April 2024.