The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts at the tennis center Am Rothenbaum. It used to be played in May, as a warm-up for the French Open. Now it is held every year in July. Beginning in 2009, this tournament was downgraded from an ATP Masters Series event to an ATP World Tour 500 event. According to tournament officials,[who?] this will seriously hinder its ability to attract top ranking players,[citation needed] who are more likely to participate in tournaments that earn them more points. Tournament officials unsuccessfully sued to stop the downgrade.
Past Winners 2009 Nikolay Davydenko 2008 Rafael Nadal 2007 Roger Federer 2006 Tommy Robredo 2005 Roger Federer 2004 Roger Federer 2003 Guillermo Coria 2002 Roger Federer 2001 Albert Portas 2000 Gustavo Kuerten 1999 Marcelo Ríos 1998 Albert Costa 1997 Andrei Medvedev 1996 Roberto Carretero 1995 Andrei Medvedev 1994 Andrei Medvedev 1993 Michael Stich 1992 Stefan Edberg 1991 Karel Nováček 1990 Juan Aguilera 1989 Ivan Lendl 1988 Kent Carlsson 1987 Ivan Lendl 1986 Henri Leconte 1985 Miloslav Mečíř 1984 Juan Aguilera 1983 Yannick Noah 1982 José Higueras 1981 Peter McNamara 1980 Harold Solomon 1979 José Higueras 1978 Guillermo Vilas 1977 Paolo Bertolucci 1976 Eddie Dibbs 1975 Manuel Orantes 1974 Eddie Dibbs 1973 Eddie Dibbs 1972 Manuel Orantes 1971 Andrés Gimeno 1970 Tom Okker 1969 Tony Roche 1968 John Newcombe 1967 Roy Emerson 1966 Fred Stolle 1965 Cliff Drysdale 1964 Wilhelm Bungert 1963 Martin Mulligan 1962 Rod Laver 1961 Rod Laver 1960 Nicola Pietrangeli 1959 William Knight 1958 Sven Davidson 1957 Mervyn Rose 1956 Lew Hoad 1955 Arthur Larsen 1954 Budge Patty 1953 Budge Patty 1952 Eric Sturgess 1951 Lennart Bergelin 1950 Jaroslav Drobný 1949 Gottfried von Cramm 1948 Gottfried von Cramm 1940–1947 Not Held 1939 Henner Henkel 1938 Otto Szigeti 1937 Henner Henkel 1936 Not Held 1935 Gottfried von Cramm 1934 Gottfried von Cramm 1933 Gottfried von Cramm 1932 Gottfried von Cramm 1931 Roderich Menzel 1930 Christian Boussus 1929 Christian Boussus 1928 Daniel Prenn 1927 Hans Moldenhauer 1926 Hans Moldenhauer 1925 Otto Froitzheim 1924 Béla von Kehrling 1923 Heinz Landmann 1922 Otto Froitzheim 1921 Otto Froitzheim 1920 Oscar Kreuzer 1914–1918 Not Held 1913 Heinrich Schomburgk 1912 Otto von Müller 1911 Otto Froitzheim 1910 Otto Froitzheim 1909 Otto Froitzheim 1908 Josiah Ritchie 1907 Otto Froitzheim 1906 Josiah Ritchie 1905 Josiah Ritchie 1904 Josiah Ritchie 1903 Josiah Ritchie 1902 Max Decugis 1901 Max Decugis 1900 George Hillyard 1899 Clarence Hobart 1898 Harold Mahoney 1897 George Hillyard 1896 Graf Victor Voß 1895 Graf Victor Voß 1894 Graf Victor Voß 1893 Christian Winzer 1892 Walter Bonne Doubles 2009 Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley 2008 Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 2007 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 2006 Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett 2005 Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi 2004 Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 2003 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 2002 Mahesh Bhupathi Jan-Michael Gambill 2001 Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 2000 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 1999 Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann 1998 Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 1997 Ar Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 1996 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 1995 Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1994 Scott Melville Piet Norval 1993 Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans 1992 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 1991 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 1990 Sergi Bruguera Jim Courier 1989 Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez 1988 Darren Cahill Laurie Warder 1987 Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 1986 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 1985 Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 1984 Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd 1983 Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 1982 Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd 1981 Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 1980 Heinz Gildemeister Andrés Gómez 1979 Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd 1978 Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker 1977 Bob Hewitt Karl Meiler 1976 Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 1975 Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes 1974 Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 1973 Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 1972 Jan Kodeš Ilie Năstase 1971 John Alexander Andrés Gimeno 1970 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 1969 Tom Okker Marty Riessen 1968 Milan Holeček Jan Kodeš