Bavarian International Tennis Championships Explained

BMW Open
Logo Size:	150px
City:	Munich
Country:	Germany
Venue:	MTTC Iphitos
Category:	ATP Tour 250 / ATP International Series / ATP World Series (1990–current)
Surface:	Clay / outdoors
Draw:	28S / 16D
Prize Money:	€481,270 (2021)
Website:	bmwopen.de
Singles:	Jan-Lennard Struff
Doubles:	Yuki Bhambri Albano Olivetti

The Bavarian International Tennis Championships (German: Internationale Tennis-Meisterschaften von Bayern, known since 1990 by its sponsored name BMW Open) is a men's tennis tournament held at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1899 as a combined men's and women's event.^{[1] [2] [3]} and also known as the Bavarian Open.^[1] The tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.^[4]

History

In 1899, the tournament's first edition was held by the tennis club Münchner Tennis- und Turnierclub (MTTC) Iphitos,^[5] which was the first tennis club in Munich having been formed in 1892 by students.^[1] The club only had grass courts, and the first edition was therefore played on grass. The tournament was founded as a combined men's and women's event, until 1973 when the women's tournament was discontinued. From 1969 the tournament was also branded as the Bavarian Open.^[1]

The Center Court of the MTTC has been in Aumeisterweg since 1930, and holds 5,600 people. The tournament has offered prize money since 1970, when the total prizes amounted to $20,000. From 2025, this tournament will be upgraded to an ATP 500 level event.^[6]

Finals

Men's Singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1899	Richard Blaul	Mr. Stratzer	7–5, 4–6, 6–3.
1900	Rudolf Pummerer	Harold R. Bates	6–0, 9–7.
1904	Zdeněk Žemla	Rudolf Pummerer	6–1, 6–2, 7–5.
1905	Rudolf Pummerer	Otto Paul Lindpaintner	6–1, 6–2, 6–3.
1908	George Logie	Heinrich Kleinschroth	7–5, 6–2, 6–1.
1909	Felix Pipes	Robert Kleinschroth	6–0, ret.
1910		Hugo Albrecht	6–1, 6–0, 6–1.
1928			6–3, 5–7, 7–5.
1929			6–4, 6–4.
1930			2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4.
1931			7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1.
1932	Heinz Remmert	William Lawrence Breese	6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6.
1933	William Lawrence Breese	Edler von der Planitz	6–4, 6–1.
1935			4–6, 6–2, 8–6.
1936			6–4, 6–3.
1937		Ludwig Louis Haensch	4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3.
1938	Edmund Bartkowiak	Joachim Hildebrandt	6-3, 6-2, 1-1, ret.
1939			6–4, 6–4, 6–2.
1940–1945	Not held
1946			6–3, 6–0, 6–3.
1947			6–2, 6–4, 6–2.
1948			7–5, retd.
1949			3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–0.
1950			6–4, 6–4, 6–1.
1951			6–2, 1–6, 7–5, 6–2.
1952	Not held
1953			6–3, 6–1, 6–3.
1954			6–4, 6–2, 6–4.
1955			6–3, 6–3, 6–3.
1956			1–6, 0–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4.
1957			5–7, 12–10, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4.
1958			3–6, 7–5, 1–6, 11–9, 6–4.
1959			6–3, 6–3, 8–6.
1960			5–7, 6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2.
1961			6–2, 6–3, 6–2.
1962			1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.
1963			1–6, 4–6, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2.
1964			6–2, 6–3, 11–9.
1965			6–4, 6–1, 6–3.
1966			6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 9–7.
1967			6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4.
1968			6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3.
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969			6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2.
1970			2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–4.
1971			6–2, 6–4, 6–4.
1972	Not held
1973			6–4, 6–3, 6–3
			6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
			2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
			6–1, 6–4, 6–1
			6–1, 6–1, 6–7, 7–5
			6–1, 6–3, 6–3
			6–3, 6–2, 6–4
			6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
			4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
			3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
			6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
			6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
			6–1, 6–0
			6–1, 6–3
			6–3, 7–6
			7–5, 6–3
			5–7, 7–6, 6–2
			6–4, 6–2
			3–6, 6–3, 4–3, retired
			6–4, 4–6, 6–1
			7–6^(7–2), 6–3
			6–2, 2–6, 6–3
			7–5, 7–6^(8–6)
			6–4, 4–6, 6–3
			7–6^(7–3), 1–6, 6–4
			6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(8–6), 6–4
			6–4, 6–3
			6–4, 6–4
			6–4, 7–5
			6–4, 6–4
			6–1, 6–4
			6–4, 7–5
			6–4, 6–1
			6–4, 6–2
			2–6, 6–3, 6–4
	Fernando González		7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(4–7), 6–3
			6–4, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5)
			6–3, 4–6, 6–4
			6–3, 3–6, 6–1
			7–6^(10–8), 6–3
			6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
			2–6, 6–1, 6–2
			7–6^(7–4), 5–7, 7–6^(7–4)
			7–6^(9–7), 4–6, 7–6^(7–4)
			6–4, 6–3
			6–3, 6–3
			6–1, 3–6, 7–6^(7–1)
style=background:	2020	Not held due to COVID-19
			6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
			3–4, retired
			6–4, 1–6, 7–6^(7–3)
			7–5, 6–3

Doubles (since 1974)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
			2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
			7–5, 6–3
			1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, retired
			6–3, 6–4
			3–6, 6–4, 7–6
			7–6, 7–5
			7–6, 6–1
			6–3, 6–4
			6–4, 7–6
			6–4, 6–2
			6–4, 4–6, 6–1
			4–6, 7–5, 7–5
			6–3, 4–6, 6–3
			7–6, 4–6, 6–4
			7–6, 6–1
			7–6, 6–3
			6–1, 6–4
			7–5, 6–4
			3–6, 7–5, 6–3
			6–0, 3–6, 7–5
			7–6, 7–5
			6–3, 6–4
			4–6, 7–6, 6–4
			3–6, 7–5, 6–2
			6–0, 6–3
			7–6, 3–6, 7–6
			6–4, 6–4
			5–7, 6–2, 7–6
			6–0, 6–7, [11–9]
			6–3, 7–5
			6–2, 6–4
			6–3, 1–6, 6–3
			6–4, 6–2
			6–1, 6–4
			7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
			6–4, 6–4
			5–7, 6–3, [16–14]
			7–6^(7–3), 6–4
			6–4, 7–5
			6–1, 6–4
		Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins	6–4, 6–2
		Alexander Zverev Mischa Zverev	4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
			6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
			6–3, 6–3
			6–3, 7–5
			6–4, 6–2
style=background:	2020	Not held due to COVID-19
			4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
			4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
			6–3, 6–4
2024	Yuki Bhambri Albano Olivetti	Andreas Mies Jan-Lennard Struff	7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(7–5)

See also

• Munich WCT
• List of tennis tournaments

External links

• • ATP tournament profile

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournaments: 'Bavarian International - Bavarian Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 20 September 2023. subscription.
2. News: Sports Corner; Tennis . 20 September 2023 . . The Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com . 12 Aug 1970 . Sydney, Australia . 15. subscription.
3. News: Tiriac Wins Bavarian Meet . 20 September 2023 . Reno Gazette-Journal . The Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com . 12 Aug 1970 . Reno, Nevada . 41. subscription.
4. Web site: Eoin Connolly. BMW keeps name on Munich ATP event. www.sportspromedia.com. SportsPro. 29 April 2010.
5. News: Zeitung . Allg . Sport: Munchener Tennis-Bettipiel . 20 September 2023 . Allgemeine Zeitung . Bayerische Staatsbibliothek . 26 June 1899 . Munich, Germany . de.
6. Web site: ATP Staff . Dallas, Doha & Munich Upgraded To ATP 500 Tournaments From 2025 . ATP Tour . 8 November 2023 . 8 November 2023.