Halle Open
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The Halle Open is a men's tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the event is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the ATP Tour schedule.
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Tournament information | |
Tour | ATP Tour |
Founded | 1993; 31 years ago (1993) |
Editions | 30 (2023) |
Location | Halle (Westfalen), Germany |
Venue | Gerry Weber Stadion |
Category | ATP World Series / ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 series (1993–2014) ATP World Tour 500 series (2015–present) |
Surface | Grass (Outdoor) |
Draw | 32S / 32Q / 16D |
Prize money | €2,195,175 (2023) |
Website | terrawortmann-open.de |
Current champions (2024) | |
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Between 1993 and 2018 it was sponsored by Gerry Weber. It was sponsored by Noventi from 2019 to 2021.[1] In December 2021, a change of primary sponsor and name was announced. For the years 2022 and 2023, the tournament will be known as the Terra Wortmann Open.[2]
The Halle Open is held at the same time as the Queens Club Championships, and the two are seen as the primary warm-up tournaments for the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, also on grass courts, which begins towards the end of June. The event was upgraded in 2015 from a 250 series to a 500 series tournament.
The Centre Court (the OWL Arena) has 12,300 seats and a retractable roof which can be closed in 88 seconds so that tennis matches can continue with a closed roof when it begins to rain. The stadium is heated and also used for other sport events (handball, basketball, volleyball and boxing) and concerts.