Hamburg European Open
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.
| Hamburg Open | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 1892 (men's) 2021 (women's) |
| Editions | 117 (2023) |
| Location | Hamburg Germany |
| Venue | Am Rothenbaum (since 1924) |
| Category | ATP Tour 500 (men) (since 2009) ATP Super 9 / ATP Masters Series (1990–2008) Grand Prix tennis circuit (1971–1989) WTA 250 (women) (since 2021) |
| Surface | Clay – outdoors |
| Draw | 32S / 16Q / 16D |
| Prize money | €1,831,515 (men) (2023) $259,303 (women) (2023) |
| Website | Hamburg Open |
| Current champions (2023) | |
| Men's singles | Alexander Zverev |
| Women's singles | Arantxa Rus |
| Men's doubles | Kevin Krawietz Tim Pütz |
| Women's doubles | Anna Danilina Alexandra Panova |
The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts 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.
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.