The Berlin Open officially known as the West Berlin Open[1][a] was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1896 as a combined event (women included) called the Championships of Berlin until 1914,[2] following World War I the event was known as the Berlin Championships.
[5][3] In 1907 it moved to Grunewald, and a new venue the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club.
[3] Following World War II the tournament was branded as the West Berlin International Championships.
[3] It then ran annually until 1973 as a combined event when the women's tournament was discontinued.
[3] The event was part of the Grand Prix circuit and was played on outdoor clay courts.