WTA Düsseldorf Open

The Düsseldorf Open was a women's clay court tennis tournament founded as a combined men's and women's tournament in 1905 called the Düsseldorf International or Internationale Düsseldorf.[1] It remained a joint event until 1969 and was held annually at the Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub in Düsseldorf, Germany until 1974.[1]

This article is about the defunct WTA Tour tournament. For the ATP Tour tournament beginning in 2013, see Düsseldorf Open (ATP Tour).
WTA Düsseldorf Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1906
Abolished1974
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
VenueRochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub
CategoryGerman Circuit (1906-1913)
ILTF Circuit (1914-1972)
WTA Tour (1973)
ILTF Independent Tour (1974)
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

In 1898 the Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub was founded.[2] In 1905 the club staged the first Internationale Düsseldorf tournament.[1] In 1906 a womens event was added to the schedule. In 1929 the Rochusclub moved to a new location where it remains today.[3] It was held annually in Düsseldorf, Germany until 1974.[1] The combined event was part of the Deutscher Lawn Tennis Bund (f.1902) circuit from inception until 1913.[1] In 1914 it became part of the new ILTF Circuit until 1969.[1] In 1970 the men's event was re branded as the Düsseldorf Grand Prix and became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.[1] The women's event remained a part of the ILTF Circuit under the original name Dusseldorf International. In 1973 the women's event was branded as the Düsseldorf Open and was part of the 1973 WTA Tour for one edition only, before it returned as an event on the ILTF Independent Tour. The women's event ended in 1974 and the men's tournament was discontinued in 1977.[1]

The Düsseldorf Open was a women's professional tennis tournament held for one year, in 1973, in Düsseldorf, West Germany. Its one-year on the WTA Tour saw a home player, Helga Masthoff, triumphing in the women's singles, whilst she and Heide Orth reached a women's doubles final that was never played.

Finals

Singles

(incomplete roll)

Düsseldorf International
Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  German Circuit  ↓
1906Germany Lucie BergmannGermany Elspeth Holzapfel6–1, 6–4
1908Germany Dagmar von KrohnGermany M. Holzapfel6–1, 6–0
1912Germany Anita Heimann LentGermany Maria Deus6–3, 6–0
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1928Germany Cilly AussemUnited States Elizabeth Ryan7–5, 6–4
1929Germany Hilde KrahwinkelGermany Irma Kallmeyer6–4, 6–1
1935Germany Marie Luise HornBelgium Nelly Adamson1–6, 6–4, 6–1
1937Italy Anneliese UllsteinKingdom of Yugoslavia Hella Kovac6–1, 6–3
1938United States Gracyn WheelerGermany Rosl Kraus6–3, 2–6, 7–5
1939Czechoslovakia Hilda WalterováKingdom of Yugoslavia Alice Florian6–1, 6–3
1952Australia Thelma Coyne LongUnited Kingdom Joan Curry6–0, 6–1
1950Argentina Mary Terán de WeissWest Germany Inge Pohmann6-2, 8-6
1955United States Doris HartWest Germany Erika Vollmer6-2, 6-1
1956United States Shirley FryBermuda Heather Nicholls Brewer6-1, 13-11
1959United States Karol Fageros (USA)West Germany Renate Ostermann6-8, 6-1, 6-1
1960Brazil Maria BuenoWest Germany Edda Buding6-1, 6-1
1961Australia Lesley TurnerWest Germany Renate Ostermann6-3, 6-2
1962Australia Lesley TurnerAustralia Jan Lehane6-1, 6-2
1963Australia Margaret SmithAustralia Lesley Turner6-3, 6-2
1964Australia Margaret SmithAustralia Lesley Turner1-6, 6-1, 6-4
↓  Open era  ↓
1969West Germany Helga NiessenWest Germany Edda Buding6–1, 8–6
1970West Germany Helga HoslWest Germany Helga Niessen7–5, 6–4
1971West Germany Helga MasthoffNetherlands Betty Stöve4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1972South Africa Pat Walkden PretoriusWest Germany Katja Ebbinghaus6–2, 1–6, 6–3
WTA Düsseldorf Open
↓  WTA Tour  ↓
1973West Germany Helga MasthoffAustralia Evonne Goolagong6–4, 6–4
Düsseldorf Open
↓  ILTF Independent Tour  ↓
1974West Germany Katja EbbinghausWest Germany Helga Masthoff6–2, 6–1
1975West Germany Helga MasthoffAustralia Evonne Goolagong6–4, 6–4

Doubles
Year Champions Score
1973Australia Evonne Goolagong / Australia Janet Young vs.
West Germany Helga Masthoff / West Germany Heide Orth		Divided (not competed)

See also

References
  1. "Tournaments: Dusseldorf International – Dusseldorf Grand Prix". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. "THE ROCHUS CLUB – SINCE 1898". www.rochusclub.de. Düsseldorf, Germany: Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub e. V. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub
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