The Stuttgart Open (sponsored since 2022 by
Hugo Boss
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and called BOSS Open) is an
ATP Tour 250
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series professional
tennis
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tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
on the
ATP Tour
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. Between 1970 and 1989, the Stuttgart Open was a
Grand Prix tennis circuit
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event. From 1990 to 1999, the Stuttgart Open was an
ATP Championship Series
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tournament. The Championship Series name was changed to
ATP International Series Gold
International Series Gold (previously known as the Championship Series) was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally between 2000 and 2008 that were part of the ATP Tour. The tournaments were positioned below the ATP Master ...
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
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The series was renamed ATP Tour 250 in 2009. Interna ...
status, which was renamed to the ATP Tour 250 in 2009, and it has retained the classification ever since.
Held since 1916 in
Stuttgart, Germany, 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 court
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Although grass ...
s, the tournament is now staged in the week after the
French Open
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finishes.
Under the sponsorship of
Mercedes-Benz
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, the tournament champions were awarded a Mercedes car, in addition to the prize money.
Past finals
Singles
Doubles
See also
*
List of tennis tournaments
Notes
References
External links
*
ATP tournament profile
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Tennis tournaments in Germany
Clay court tennis tournaments
1916 establishments in Germany
Recurring sporting events established in 1916
Grass court tennis tournaments
20th-century establishments in Württemberg