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Looking back at an eventful past

The Hamburg Rothenbaum tournament is one of the world’s oldest and most traditional sporting tournaments.

•    Since 1892 it has been Germany’s biggest and most important tennis tournament
•    In 1906 the venue switched from nearby Uhlenhorst to Rothenbaum
•    In 1912 the Hamburg tournament was recognised as being on the same level as Grand Slam tournaments
•    In 1956 the 50th International German Tennis Championship was held
•    In 1969 the first prize money was paid out, heralding the start of tennis as a huge money-spinner.
•    In 1997 the Center Court spectator capacity was increased to 13,200, and the retractable roof was introduced
•    In 2006 the Rothenbaum tournament was held for the 100th time
•    In 2007 the dream Federer-Nadal final went ahead: Federer won
•    In 2008 a repeat of that dream final saw Nadal take victory.
•    In 2009 Davydenko took his first Hamburg title