What is The Bad Homburg Open?

Tennis is a fan favorite worldwide. It’s a women-dominated game with interesting paying antiques. People follow the different tournaments with vigor to support their preferred candidates. As times go by with an increase in popularity, it continues to be embraced by institutions and individuals, hence the emergence of more tournaments and tennis clubs. One of the recent tennis tournaments is the Bad Homburg Open. In this article, we will learn more about the history of the Bad Homburg Open.

A Preview of the Beginning of the Upcoming Bad Homburg Open

The Bad Homburg Open is a women’s professional tennis competition held on outdoor grass courts at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club in Bad Homburg, Germany. After being initially postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event, which is categorized as a WTA 250 tournament on the WTA Tour, held its first edition in June 2021.

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) revealed in September 2019 that they would invest in brand-new grass tennis competitions. That would be held before the Wimbledon Championships on the ATP Tour and WTA Tour.

With the help of the German sports agency Perfect Match, tennis player Angelique Kerber, a WTA event was planned for Bad Homburg. Kerber would later serve as the tournament’s ambassador. In July 2020, Kerber gave the stadium her christening during the opening ceremony of the new Bad Homburg Tennis Club stadium. It was constructed on the site of Kurpark, the first tennis court in Europe.

Marking Her 13th Career Title, Kerber Won the First Bad Homburg Open on Home Soil in 2021

The top German player of this century, Angelique Kerber, won the first Bad Homburg Open presented by the Engel & Volkers tournament. She defeated Czech Katerina Siniakova by scores of 6-3, 6-2.

With the victory, Kerber earned her 13th WTA singles championship. It was her first title since the Grand Slam championships at 2018 Wimbledon. Kerber converted six of her 13 break points to win and won 77 percent of the points as she returned Siniakova’s second serve.

At 4-3, Kerber took control of the match after a thrilling opening. In the first seven games, she won four with perfect returns. There, she used a stunning angled groundstroke to force an error and earn her third break point of the match. Siniakova then double-faulted, giving the German advantage of 5-3.

Another grueling game happened when Kerber was serving for the set. She saved three break points, negating the third by a powerful forehand winner down the line. Set point was queued up when Kerber won the following rally with a down-the-line forehand. That opportunity was seized by Kerber, who hit a powerful backhand that caused Siniakova to net her return.

Also equipped with a pass, Siniakova tied the second set at 2-2 by using one from her powerful backhand. However, as Kerber won game after game to gain an advantage, she kept forcing mistakes from the Czech’s forehand. By the time the match was over, Kerber had won the final four games. She converted her third match point after forcing a further error to secure the victory at home.

Shooting Up From Behind, Caroline Garcia Won 2022 Bad Homburg Open Title

Despite winning the doubles gold at Roland Garros with fellow Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic earlier this month, Garcia won her first WTA singles trophy in three years when she rallied from a set and a break down to defeat the 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu. Andreescu managed to win the tie-break to take the first set.

In the second set, the former US Open champion surged to a 4-2 lead before Garcia rallied to win four straight games and tie the match.

In the third and final set, Andreescu was up 2-0 but failed to capitalize on her strong start. Simona Halep’s forced withdrawal from the semifinal due to a neck injury allowed Andreescu to advance to the final. Instead, after a grueling two hours and 42 minutes, Garcia found another gear and won the set 6-4 to clinch the title.

The Sponsorship That Graced the 2022 Bad Homburg Open

Porsche was again this year’s partner and sponsor of the Bad Homburg Open, just like at the premiere’s successful debut in 2021. In close cooperation with the Porsche Center Bad Homburg/Oberursel, Porsche Germany provided a shuttle service for the competition that included 12 electric vehicles. Players and VIP guests could use the fleet, which included Taycan Cross Turismo, Taycan Sport Limousine, and Cayenne E-Hybrid models, to get to and from the venue.

Additionally, the public could view the Taycan Turbo S and 911 Turbo S nearby in the Baloise Park Village. Porsche was present on Kids’ Day and Family Day with its Porsche4Kids experience world and the Porsche Coaching Mobile from the Porsche “Turbo for Talents” campaign to support young athletes. Porsche Car Explainers were on hand to respond to queries from curious visitors. A 911 GT3 Touring was on display in the VIP area for admiration.

Tennis Courts That Host the Magnificent Bad Homburg Tournaments

The prestigious Bad Homburg Tennis Club is located in Kurpark’s Centre. In the same place where English spa, visitors used to hit balls across the net to one another starting in 1876, albeit in friendly competitions. Its oldest tennis courts in Europe are located in Bad Homburg’s Kurpark. The heated air-inflated hall and the Nine clay courts are now available at the TC Bad Homburg for winter play.

Before and after a game, a restaurant serves food and drinks and welcomes non-players. Because of its design and use, Bad Homburg residents refer to the new clubhouse built in 1993 as the “White House.”

Players for the 2022 Bad Homburg Open

The 2022 players that met the qualifications include:

• Daria Kasatkina.
• Fourteenth seed Simona Halep
• Mr. Jule Niemeier (Eliminated)
• Amanda Anisimova
• Martina Trevisan, seed number 7. (Eliminated)
• S. B. Lisicki
• Zidansek, Tamara (Eliminated)
• Garcia, Caroline
• Sasnovich, Aliaksandra
• Angelique Kerber is the 2021 champion.
• Siniakova, Katerina (2021 runner-up)Maria Tatjana (Eliminated)
• Alizé Cornet((Seed 9)

Players who received wildcards in the 2022 Bad Homburg Open

• Jule Niemeier
• Sabine Lisicki
• Tatjana Maria

Prize money for the 2022 Bad Homburg Open

The total prize pool in 2022 for Bad Homburg Open was $251,750. Its singles champion received $33,195, and the runner-up received $19,743. The winning doubles team received a check for $12,003, and the runner-up received $6,696.

2021 Players for Bad Homburg

Single entry:

• Petra kvitora (11)
• Angelique kerber(27)
• Nadia paloroska(42)
• Sorana corstea(45)
• Laura siegemund(55)
• Victoria azarenka(16)
• Sara sorribes tormo(53)
• Jessica pegula(26)

Wild cards:

• Mara guth
• Victoria azarenka
• Mona barthel

Prize Money for the 2021 Bad Homburg Open

The total prize money in 2021 was $235,238; the winner received $29,200, and the runner-up received $16,398. In contrast, the winning pair in doubles received a check for $10,299, while the losing team received $5,999.

About the Women’s Tennis Association

Women’s professional tennis is primarily organized by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). It was established to pave the way for a better future for women’s tennis and oversees the WTA Tour, the world’s premier professional women’s tennis circuit. The WTA’s corporate headquarters are in St. Petersburg, Florida, and its regional offices for Europe and Asia-Pacific are in Beijing.

Billie Jean King established the Women’s Tennis Association in June 1973. The organization dates its beginnings to the inaugural Virginia Slims tournament, organized by Gladys Heldman and supported by Joe Cullman, the CEO of Philip Morris, and held on September 23, 1970, at Houston Racquet Club in Houston, Texas. First place went to Rosie Casals.

Billie Jean King was one of the nine players who made up the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), also known as the Original 9, at the time of its founding. The other members of the Original 9 were Kerry Melville Reid, Julie Heldman, Valerie Ziegenfuss, Nancy Richey, Kristy Pigeon, Peaches Bartkowicz, and Rosie Casals, Judy Dalton. More than 2,500 athletes from almost 100 nations are currently vying for a prize of $146 million in the WTA.

When is the Next Bad Homburg Open Tournament?

The next Bad Homburg Tournament will be held from June 24 – 1 July 2023. The venue will be the tennis court at Bad Homburg spa park. The winner will intensely fight for a six-figure prize of $251,750. It’ll include 32 players for singles and 16 players for the doubles category. You can get tickets on the official Bad Homburg open website. It will give the ones who have it access to Spielbank Bad Homburg Centre. Admission to watch the qualifying will be free at the Baloise Match Courts 1 and 2.

What is a Walkover in tennis?

A walkover win may be claimed if a match has been firmly scheduled but postponed for less than 24 hours. It also happens if a player arrives later than 30 minutes after a planned game without explaining. Therefore, the loser is the player who calls off the matches, and the winner is their opponent.

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