Stuttgart Open

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The Stuttgart Open[a] (sponsored since 2022 by Hugo Boss and called the BOSS Open) is an ATP Tour 250 series professional tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. From 1970 to 1989, the Stuttgart Open was a Grand Prix tennis circuit event. From 1990 to 1999, the Stuttgart Open was an ATP Championship Series tournament. The Championship Series name was changed to ATP International Series Gold in 2000, and the Stuttgart Open was a part of this series from 2000–2001 and 2003–2008. In 2002, the Stuttgart Open was briefly demoted for one year to ATP International Series status, which was renamed to the ATP Tour 250 in 2009, and it has retained the classification ever since.

Stuttgart Open
ATP Tour
Event nameMercedes Cup (1978–2021)
BOSS Open (2022–)
TourATP Tour
Founded1916; 108 years ago (1916)
LocationStuttgart, Germany
VenueTennis Club Weissenhof
CategoryATP Tour 250 /
ATP International Series
(2002, 2009-current)
ATP Tour 500 /
ATP International Series Gold
(1990-2001, 2003-2008)
Grand Prix tennis circuit
(1978-1989)
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
(2015–current)
Clay / outdoor
(1916–2014)
Draw28S/16Q/16D
Prize money€734,915 (2024)
Websitebossopen.com
Current champions (2024)
SinglesUnited Kingdom Jack Draper
DoublesCroatia Nikola Mektić
Croatia Mate Pavić

Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, prior to the beginning of World War II the tournament was known as the Championships of Stuttgart.[1] Following the Second World War its was branded as the Stuttgart International Championships or the Stuttgart Weissenhof International.[1] The Stuttgart Open was played on clay up to and including 2014. Starting in 2015, the tournament is played on grass. Along with the move to grass courts, the tournament is now staged in the week after the French Open finishes.[2]

Under the sponsorship of Mercedes-Benz, the tournament champions were awarded a Mercedes car, in addition to the prize money.[3]

Past finals

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Singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
Information unavailable 1916–1948
1949   Werner Breuthner   Otto Fürst 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1950   Helmut Gulcz   Jan Dostal 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1951   Otto Fürst   Peter De Vos 6–3, 6–3
1952   Milan Branović   Jacques Thomas 4–6, 10–8, 7–5, ret.
1953   Torben Ulrich   Bengt Axelsson 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1954   Gottfried von Cramm   Robert Bédard 6–4, 6–8, 6–2
1955   Hugh Stewart   Tony Vincent 6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1956   Jack Arkinstall   Tony Vincent 6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1957   Ladislav Legenstein   Milan Branović
1958   Ulf Schmidt   Jacques Brichant 6–4, 6–4, 7–9, 6–1
1959   Warren Woodcock   Torben Ulrich 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1960   Ulf Schmidt (2)   Warren Woodcock 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1961   Warren Woodcock (2)   Barry Phillips-Moore 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
1962   Ulf Schmidt (3)   Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6–4, 7–5
1963   Gordon Forbes   Warren Woodcock 6–1, 8–6, 6–3
1964   Cliff Drysdale   Keith Diepraam 6–1, 6–3
1965   Cliff Drysdale (2)   Wilhelm Bungert 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
1966   Frew McMillan   Keith Diepraam 6–4, 7–5
1967   Roy Emerson   Ion Țiriac 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Open Era
1968[b]   Ramanathan Krishnan   Detlev Nitsche 6–2, 6–8, 6–4, retired
1969[b]   Christian Kuhnke   Wilhelm Bungert 2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–2
1970 Not held
1971[b]   Barry Phillips-Moore   István Gulyás 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1972[b]   Attila Korpás   Zlatko Ivančić 6–8, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1973[b]   Harald Elschenbroich   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
1974[b]   Hans-Joachim Plötz   Jacques Thamin 6–1, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1975[b]   Jürgen Fassbender
  Richard Crealy
Final interrupted
1976[b]   Attila Korpás (2)   Zlatko Ivančić
1977[b]   Jürgen Fassbender   Attila Korpás
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1978   Ulrich Pinner
  Kim Warwick 6–4, 6–2, 7–6
1979   Tomáš Šmíd   Ulrich Pinner 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1980   Vitas Gerulaitis   Wojtek Fibak 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1981   Björn Borg   Ivan Lendl 1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
1982   Ramesh Krishnan   Sandy Mayer 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
1983   José Higueras   Heinz Günthardt 6–1, 6–1, 7–6
1984   Henri Leconte   Gene Mayer 7–6(11–9), 6–0, 1–6, 6–1
1985   Ivan Lendl   Brad Gilbert 6–4, 6–0
1986   Martín Jaite   Jonas Svensson 7–5, 6–2
1987   Miloslav Mečíř   Jan Gunnarsson 6–0, 6–2
1988   Andre Agassi   Andrés Gómez 6–4, 6–2
1989   Martín Jaite   Goran Prpić 6–3, 6–2
↓  ATP Tour 500[c]  ↓
1990   Goran Ivanišević   Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–7(2–7), 6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
1991   Michael Stich   Alberto Mancini 1–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 6–2
1992   Andrei Medvedev   Wayne Ferreira 6–1, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 6–1
1993   Magnus Gustafsson   Michael Stich 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
1994   Alberto Berasategui   Andrea Gaudenzi 7–5, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
1995   Thomas Muster   Jan Apell 6–2, 6–2
1996   Thomas Muster (2)   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1997   Álex Corretja   Karol Kučera 6–2, 7–5
1998   Gustavo Kuerten   Karol Kučera 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1999   Magnus Norman   Tommy Haas 6–7(6–8), 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–0, 6–3
2000   Franco Squillari   Gastón Gaudio 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
2001   Gustavo Kuerten (2)   Guillermo Cañas 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 250[d]  ↓
2002   Mikhail Youzhny   Guillermo Cañas 6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 500[c]  ↓
2003   Guillermo Coria   Tommy Robredo 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
2004   Guillermo Cañas   Gastón Gaudio 5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
2005   Rafael Nadal   Gastón Gaudio 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
2006   David Ferrer   José Acasuso 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4
2007   Rafael Nadal (2)   Stan Wawrinka 6–4, 7–5
2008   Juan Martín del Potro   Richard Gasquet 6–4, 7–5
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
2009   Jérémy Chardy   Victor Hănescu 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
2010   Albert Montañés   Gaël Monfils 6–2, 1–2, RET.
2011   Juan Carlos Ferrero   Pablo Andújar 6–4, 6–0
2012   Janko Tipsarević   Juan Mónaco 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
2013   Fabio Fognini   Philipp Kohlschreiber 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2014   Roberto Bautista Agut   Lukáš Rosol 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
2015[e]   Rafael Nadal (3)   Viktor Troicki 7–6(7–3), 6–3
2016   Dominic Thiem   Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4
2017   Lucas Pouille   Feliciano López 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
2018   Roger Federer   Milos Raonic 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2019   Matteo Berrettini   Félix Auger-Aliassime 6–4, 7–6(13–11)
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Marin Čilić   Félix Auger-Aliassime 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2022   Matteo Berrettini (2)   Andy Murray 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
2023   Frances Tiafoe   Jan-Lennard Struff 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–6(10–8)
2024   Jack Draper   Matteo Berrettini 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1978   Jan Kodeš
  Tomáš Šmíd
  Carlos Kirmayr
  Belus Prajoux
6–3, 7–6
1979   Colin Dowdeswell
  Frew McMillan
  Wojtek Fibak
  Pavel Složil
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1980   Colin Dowdeswell
  Frew McMillan
  Chris Lewis
  John Yuill
6–3, 6–4
1981   Peter McNamara
  Paul McNamee
  Mark Edmondson
  Mike Estep
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
1982   Mark Edmondson
  Brian Teacher
  Andreas Maurer
  Wolfgang Popp
6–3, 6–1
1983   Anand Amritraj
  Mike Bauer
  Pavel Složil
  Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1984   Sandy Mayer
  Andreas Maurer
  Fritz Buehning
  Ferdi Taygan
7–6, 6–4
1985   Ivan Lendl
  Tomáš Šmíd
  Andy Kohlberg
  João Soares
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1986   Hans Gildemeister
  Andrés Gómez
  Mansour Bahrami
  Diego Pérez
6–4, 6–3
1987   Rick Leach
  Tim Pawsat
  Mikael Pernfors
  Magnus Tideman
6–3, 6–4
1988   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
  Anders Järryd
  Michael Mortensen
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1989   Petr Korda
  Tomáš Šmíd
  Florin Segărceanu
  Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 500[c]  ↓
1990   Pieter Aldrich
  Danie Visser
  Per Henricsson
  Nicklas Utgren
6–3, 6–4
1991   Wally Masur
  Emilio Sánchez
  Omar Camporese
  Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1992   Glenn Layendecker
  Byron Talbot
  Marc Rosset
  Javier Sánchez
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1993   Tom Nijssen
  Cyril Suk
  Gary Muller
  Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3
1994   Scott Melville
  Piet Norval
  Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
7–6, 7–5
1995   Tomás Carbonell
  Francisco Roig
  Ellis Ferreira
  Jan Siemerink
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1996   Libor Pimek
  Byron Talbot
  Tomás Carbonell
  Francisco Roig
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1997   Gustavo Kuerten
  Fernando Meligeni
  Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
6–4, 6–4
1998   Olivier Delaître
  Fabrice Santoro
  Joshua Eagle
  Jim Grabb
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1999   Jaime Oncins
  Daniel Orsanic
  Aleksandar Kitinov
  Jack Waite
6–2, 6–1
2000   Jiří Novák
  David Rikl
  Lucas Arnold Ker
  Donald Johnson
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
2001   Guillermo Cañas
  Rainer Schüttler
  Michael Hill
  Jeff Tarango
4–6, 7–6, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 250[d]  ↓
2002   Joshua Eagle
  David Rikl
  David Adams
  Gastón Etlis
6–3, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 500[c]  ↓
2003   Tomáš Cibulec
  Pavel Vízner
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Kevin Ullyett
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2004   Jiří Novák
  Radek Štěpánek
  Simon Aspelin
  Todd Perry
6–2, 6–4
2005   José Acasuso
  Sebastián Prieto
  Mariano Hood
  Tommy Robredo
7–6, 6–3
2006   Gastón Gaudio
  Max Mirnyi
  Yves Allegro
  Robert Lindstedt
7–5, 6–7, [12–10]
2007   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
  Guillermo García-López
  Fernando Verdasco
6–4, 6–4
2008   Christopher Kas
  Philipp Kohlschreiber
  Michael Berrer
  Mischa Zverev
6–3, 6–4
↓  ATP Tour 250  ↓
2009   František Čermák
  Michal Mertiňák
  Victor Hănescu
  Horia Tecău
7–5, 6–4
2010   Carlos Berlocq
  Eduardo Schwank
  Christopher Kas
  Philipp Petzschner
7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
2011   Jürgen Melzer
  Philipp Petzschner
  Marcel Granollers
  Marc López
6–3, 6–4
2012   Jérémy Chardy
  Łukasz Kubot
  Michal Mertiňák
  André Sá
6–1, 6–3
2013   Facundo Bagnis
  Thomaz Bellucci
  Tomasz Bednarek
  Mateusz Kowalczyk
2–6, 6–4, [11–9]
2014   Mateusz Kowalczyk
  Artem Sitak
  Guillermo García-López
  Philipp Oswald
2–6, 6–1, [10–7]
2015[e]   Rohan Bopanna
  Florin Mergea
  Alexander Peya
  Bruno Soares
5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
2016   Marcus Daniell
  Artem Sitak
  Oliver Marach
  Fabrice Martin
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–8]
2017   Jamie Murray
  Bruno Soares
  Oliver Marach
  Mate Pavić
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–5]
2018   Philipp Petzschner
  Tim Pütz
  Robert Lindstedt
  Marcin Matkowski
7–6(7–5), 6–3
2019   John Peers
  Bruno Soares
  Rohan Bopanna
  Denis Shapovalov
7–5, 6–3
2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021   Marcelo Demoliner
  Santiago González
  Ariel Behar
  Gonzalo Escobar
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2022   Hubert Hurkacz
  Mate Pavić
  Tim Pütz
  Michael Venus
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
2023   Nikola Mektić
  Mate Pavić
  Kevin Krawietz
  Tim Pütz
7–6(7–2), 6–3
2024   Rafael Matos
  Marcelo Melo
  Julian Cash
  Robert Galloway
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Not to be confused with the Eurocard Open. The Stuttgart Open has always been played outdoors, while the Eurocard Open was a tournament that was played indoors in Stuttgart from 1988–2001, with the exception of 1995 when it was played in Essen. The Eurocard Open was also the eighth Super 9 event on the ATP Tour from 1995–2001.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Tournament recognized as minor title by ATP.
  3. ^ a b c d Known as Championship Series from 1990 till 1999 and International Series Gold from 2000 till 2008.
  4. ^ a b Known as World Series from 1990 till 1999 and International Series from 2000 till 2008.
  5. ^ a b Tournament surface changed from clay to grass court.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tournaments:Championships of Stuttgart - Stuttgart Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Stuttgart to make switch to grass courts in 2015". ATP. 29 March 2013.
  3. ^ "BOSS Open, Stuttgart Prize Money 2022". perfect-tennis.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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