The Generali Open or the Austrian Open Kitzbühel is a professional tennis tournament in the ATP Tour. It is also sometimes referred to as just ‘Kitzbühel’ – a reference to where it is held.
It is a part of the ATP 250 Series. The matches are held on clay-surfaced courts at the Tennis Stadium Kitzbühel. Nestled in the Alps, it has one of the most picturesque views of all ATP tour events.
It is usually held in the last week of July. No tournament was held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Short History
The tournament was founded in 1894. From its founding through to 1969, it was known as the Austrian International Championships. It was added to the ATP World Series in 1998.From 1999 to 2008, it was part of the International Series Gold.
Since 2009, it has been a part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series. For one year (2010), it was added to the ATP Challenger Tour.
Since 2021, the tournament has been sponsored by Generali – an insurance and pension plan provider.
Venue and Courts
The tournament is played on clay courts. Since its first edition, it has been held at the Tennis Stadium Kitzbuhel, which is at the Kitzbuhel Tennisclub.Notable Winners and Players
Many notable Austrian and international players have won the Austrian Open.The first Austrian to win the title is Thomas Muster who won in 1993. Another Austrian won’t win again until Dominic Thiem who won the singles title in 2019.
Notable international champions who have won the singles title at the tournament include Casper Ruud who won in 2021. Other champions include Paolo Lorenzi, David Goffin, and Robin Haase.
German player Philipp Kohlschreiber won the tournament twice. Once in 2015 and again in 2017.
The 2022 defending champions are Roberto Bautista Agut, who won the singles event; and Pedro Martinez and Lorenzo Sonego, who won the doubles event.