The 2024 grass court season is heading towards its climax: the Wimbledon finals are coming up this weekend – and Donna Vekic, the finalist of this year’s Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt, still has a chance to reach the final of the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament!  To sweeten the wait for the fifth edition of the Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt (21 to 28 June 2025), we are launching ticket pre-sales this Thursday!   After the grass season is before the grass season! Get your tickets here! The unforgettable moments and special emotions of this year’s WTA 50 ..read more

Diana Shnaider could hardly believe her luck: after the 20-year-old had won the biggest title of her career so far in the historic Kurpark, she repeatedly threw up her hands in disbelief. A moment later, however, she was holding the tangible proof of her incredible week: The very special winner’s trophy of the Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt, a 3.5 kilogram bronze elephant balancing a silver tennis ball on its trunk. Earlier in the day, in her first final at a WTA 500 tournament, Diana Shnaider defeated the experienced Donna Vekic(Croatia) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 in a thrilling final match lasting ..read more

Donna Vekic was visibly touched – and had two reasons to be happy. Shortly after reaching the semi-finals, the Croatian was serenaded on her 28th birthday by the 3,700 spectators at the sold-out Spielbank Bad Homburg Centre Court. “It was wonderful and very special,” said Donna Vekic after tournament director Aljoscha Thron presented her with a magnum bottle of French rosé wine from Provence following her 6-0, 7-6 (8-6) win over qualifier Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria. On Saturday (1:30 pm), the world no. 49 will be playing for her fifth WTA singles title in the final of the Bad Homburg Open po ..read more

Emma Navarro had to think for a moment after reaching the semi-finals when court commentator Matthias Stach smiled and made a tempting suggestion. She should apply to the WTA to organise the Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt every week. “I’d love to,” said third seed Emma Navarro to a sell-out crowd of 3700 at the Spielbank Bad Homburg Centre Court: “I love it here, the fans and the atmosphere. Thank you for giving me such a great week.“ However, the 19th-ranked American was unable to celebrate her second straight semi-final appearance at the Kurpark as Emma Navarro took advantage of forme ..read more

Angelique Kerber turned around and waved to her fans. The crowd on the Spielbank Bad Homburg Centre Court, which was also sold out with 3700 spectators on the second day of the main draw, gave the tournament ambassador a rousing ovation after her 5-7, 3-6 opening loss to Diana Shnaider. “I made too many mistakes in the big moments. Nevertheless, I tried to get into the match until the end, find my rhythm and somehow win the match. But unfortunately, it wasn’t to be,” said Angelique Kerber, who was nevertheless confident ahead of Wimbledon, which starts on 1 July: “I’ll try to take the positive ..read more

Former world number two Paula Badosa repeatedly gazed in awe at the sell-out crowd of 3700 on the Spielbank Bad Homburg Centre Court and made a declaration of love: “It’s unbelievable, we’re playing the first round here – and the stands are completely full,” the Spaniard said in English after her 6-4, 6-1 win over Arantxa Rus (Netherlands), adding in German: “Thank you!” Tournament ambassador Angelique Kerber is also looking forward to the atmosphere in the Kurpark ahead of her comeback on Monday at 4pm (Eurosport, SKY and sportschau.de) against world number 49 Diana Shnaider. “All the emotion ..read more

Great atmosphere and anticipation! Tournament ambassadors Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki have even more in common these days. The two former world number ones have known each other since childhood and are close friends – and the duo are eagerly awaiting their opening matches at the Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt. “I am just looking forward to the start. But I’m already very impressed with how the tournament is developing and how we’re getting better every year,” said Angelique Kerber, who will make her comeback at the Kurpark in 2023 after her maternity leave. The three-time Gr ..read more

The countdown to the fourth edition of the Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt has begun: From Saturday, visitors to the Kurpark can enjoy a week of top tennis with Wimbledon flair, a special summer festival atmosphere and a varied supporting programme. Five Grand Slam champions with a total of eight major titles will be competing in the upgraded WTA 500 event. These include reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova, two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka, tournament ambassador Angelique Kerber and former number one Caroline Wozniacki.  And the top players always e ..read more

The grass court season is officially underway – and the anticipation for the Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt (22 to 29 June) is growing! Eleven days before the start of the upgraded WTA 500 tournament, there is another great piece of news to report: Bianca Andreescu, US Open winner in 2019, will be competing in the qualifying round with a wild card. The former world number four reached the final at Kurpark in 2022, where she only lost to the eventual WTA World Champion Caroline Garcia in a high-class match lasting 2:41 hours.   Five Grand Slam winners in attendance – super talent&nb ..read more

The desire is clear: sunshine! And pleasant temperatures! That would be the ideal weather for the days leading up to the start of the Bad Homburg Open powered by Solarwatt (22 to 29 June 2024) from the perspective of the grass whisperers. And what climate would supervisor Oliver Stuhldreier and English greenkeeper Stuart Burridge prefer during the week of the tournament? The answer is clear: ‘20 to 25 degrees Celsius would be perfect – and no rain.’ Watering at dusk – double cut and exact Wimbledon length Immediately after the end of the matches, the courts are watered every evening, not just ..read more