The Bad Homburg Open is a women's professional tennis tournament held on outdoor grass courts at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club in Bad Homburg, Germany. The event held its inaugural edition in June 2021 after it was initially postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Bad Homburg Open | |
|---|---|
| WTA Tour | |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Location | Bad Homburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse Germany |
| Venue | TC Bad Homburg |
| Category | WTA 500 (2024-present) WTA 250 (2021-2023) |
| Surface | Grass – outdoors |
| Draw | 32S / 8Q / 16D |
| Prize money | €802,237 (2024) |
| Current champions (2024) | |
| Singles |  Diana Shnaider |
| Doubles |  Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez |
In September 2019, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) announced that they would invest in new grass tennis tournaments to be scheduled before the Wimbledon Championships on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour. Among the new investments included a WTA event planned for Bad Homburg with the collaboration of German sports agency Perfect Match as well as German tennis player Angelique Kerber and her management team, after which she would become the tournament ambassador.[1][2][3] The new stadium at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club was built on the site of the first tennis court in Europe, Kurpark, and in July 2020, Kerber christened the stadium at its opening ceremony.[4]
Past finals
editSingles
edit| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| ↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓ | ||||
| 2021 |  Angelique Kerber |
 Kateřina Siniaková |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| 2022 |  Caroline Garcia |
 Bianca Andreescu |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 2023 | Kateřina Siniaková |
 Lucia Bronzetti |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) | |
| ↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓ | ||||
| 2024 | Diana Shnaider |
 Donna Vekić |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | |
Doubles
edit| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| ↓ WTA 250 tournament ↓ | ||||
| 2021 | Darija Jurak  Andreja Klepač |
 Nadiia Kichenok Raluca Olaru |
6–3, 6–1 | |
| 2022 |  Eri Hozumi Makoto Ninomiya |
 Alicja Rosolska Erin Routliffe |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5] | |
| 2023 |  Ingrid Gamarra Martins Lidziya Marozava |
Eri Hozumi Monica Niculescu |
6–0, 7–6(7–3) | |
| ↓ WTA 500 tournament ↓ | ||||
| 2024 | Nicole Melichar-Martinez Ellen Perez |
 Chan Hao-ching Veronika Kudermetova |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] | |
References
edit- ^ "AELTC to invest in pre-Wimbledon grass court tournaments". Reuters. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "The AELTC announces strategic investment in the grass court season from 2020". The Championships, Wimbledon. 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Angelique Kerber is Tournament Ambassador". Bad Homburg Open. 12 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "'A very special feeling': Kerber christens stadium in Bad Homburg". Women's Tennis Association. 11 July 2020. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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