The WTA Berlin Open (or “bett1 Open”) grass court championships are held annually in Berlin, Germany, with the 2023 edition being played at the end of June.
The tournament is one of the oldest on the WTA tour with the first German Open being played in 1896.
2021 was the first time the tournament was played on grass courts as it had previously been a clay court tournament.
Grass Court Championships Berlin 2023
| Tour Level: | WTA 500 |
| Tournament Sponsor: | bett1 |
| Court Surface: | Outdoor Grass |
| Draw Size: | 32 Singles, 16 Doubles |
| Prize Money: | €678,814 |
Dates
The 2023 WTA Berlin Open tennis tournament took place from the 19th to the 25th of June 2023, with qualifying for the singles taking place on the 17th and 18th of June 2023.
The 2023 tournament was played in the same week as the ATP 500 tournaments in London, Halle, the WTA 250 tournament in Birmingham, and the WTA 125 tournament in Gaiba.
Tickets
Tickets for the 2023 tournament in Berlin, Germany were sold through the official ticketing website, with ticket prices starting from €15.00.
Players
The official entry list for the grass court championships in Berlin has now been released and below is a selection of WTA players that played in the singles tournament in 2023:
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Elena Rybakina
- Caroline Garcia
- Coco Gauff
- Ons Jabeur
- Maria Sakkari
- Daria Kasatkina
- Petra Kvitova
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Karolina Pliskova
- Victoria Azarenka
- Qinwen Zheng
- Donna Vekic
- Ekaterina Alexandrova
- Petra Martic
- Bianca Andreescu
- Alize Cornet
- Sabine Lisicki
Schedule
Below was the schedule for the 2023 tournament in Berlin, with 1st round matches being played on the 19th and 20th of June and the singles final being played on the 25th of June 2023.
| Day | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday – Day 1 | 19th of June 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Tuesday – Day 2 | 20th of June 2023 | 1st Round Matches |
| Wednesday – Day 3 | 21st of June 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Thursday – Day 4 | 22nd of June 2023 | 2nd Round Matches |
| Friday – Day 5 | 23rd of June 2023 | Quarterfinal Matches |
| Saturday – Day 6 | 24th of June 2023 | Semifinal Matches |
| Sunday – Day 7 | 25th of June 2023 | Final |
NB: Singles Qualifying took place on the 17th and 18th of June 2023.
Draw
The draws for the 2023 tournament in Berlin are now available to view in PDF format on the Official WTA Tour website (see links below).
2023 Women’s Singles: View Draw
2023 Women’s Singles Qualifying: View Draw
2023 Women’s Doubles: View Draw
Prize Money and Points
The total prize money for the 2023 tournament in Berlin was €678,814 with the prize money and points being split as follows.
Women’s Singles
The winner of the Singles Event in 2023 won €104,478 (2022: €93,823) and 470 ranking points, with the runner-up winning €64,500 (2022: €58,032) and 305 ranking points.
Players losing in the 1st round of the tournament won €5,974 (2022: €5,390) and 1 Ranking Point.
| Performance | € | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | €104,478 | 470 |
| Finalist | €64,500 | 305 |
| Semifinalist | €37,672 | 185 |
| Quarterfinalist | €17,796 | 100 |
| 2nd Round | €9,156 | 55 |
| 1st Round | €5,974 | 1 |
Women’s Doubles
The winners of the Women’s Doubles Event in Berlin in 2023 won €34,870 (€15,726 each) and 470 ranking points, with the runners-up winning €21,130 (€17,435 each) and 305 ranking points.
Teams losing in the 1st round won €3,780 (€1,890 each) and 1 WTA ranking point.
| Performance | € | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | €34,870 | 470 |
| Finalists | €21,130 | 305 |
| Semifinalists | €12,090 | 185 |
| Quarterfinalists | €6,260 | 100 |
| 1st Round | €3,780 | 1 |
WTA Berlin Past Winners and Runner Ups
Women’s Singles
The current champion in the women’s singles event is Petra Kvitova who beat Donna Vekic 6-2, 7-6 in the 2023 singles final (see match highlights below).
Steffi Graf currently holds the record for most WTA Berlin singles titles with nine titles to her name (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1996).
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Petra Kvitova | Donna Vekic | 6-2, 7-6 |
| 2022 | Ons Jabeur | Belinda Bencic | 6-3, 2-1 (Retired) |
| 2021 | Liudmila Samsonova | Belinda Bencic | 1–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2009-2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Dinara Safina | Elena Dementieva | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2007 | Ana Ivanovic | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 2006 | Nadia Petrova | Justine Henin | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 2005 | Justine Henin | Nadia Petrova | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 2004 | Amélie Mauresmo | Venus Williams | Walkover |
| 2003 | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 2002 | Justine Henin | Serena Williams | 6–2, 1–6, 7–6 |
| 2001 | Amélie Mauresmo | Jennifer Capriati | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
Women’s Doubles Winners and Runner Ups
Luisa Stefani and Caroline Garcia are the current champions in the Women’s doubles event in Berlin after beating Markéta Vondroušová and Kateřina Siniaková 4-6, 7-6, 10-4 in the final in 2023.
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Luisa Stefani and Caroline Garcia | Markéta Vondroušová and Kateřina Siniaková | 4-6, 7-6, 10-4 |
| 2022 | Storm Sanders and Kateřina Siniaková | Alizé Cornet and Jil Teichmann | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2021 | Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka | Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs | 4–6, 7–5, 10–4 |
| 2009-2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Cara Black and Liezel Huber | Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2007 | Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur | Tathiana Garbin and Roberta Vinci | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2006 | Yan Zi and Zheng Jie | Elena Dementieva and Flavia Pennetta | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2005 | Elena Likhovtseva and Vera Zvonareva | Cara Black and Liezel Huber | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2004 | Nadia Petrova and Meghann Shaughnessy | Janette Husárová and Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 2003 | Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez | Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2002 | Elena Dementieva and Janette Husárová | Daniela Hantuchová and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 0–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| 2001 | Els Callens and Meghann Shaughnessy | Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva | 6–4, 6–3 |