Munich Open
Definition
The Munich Open, officially known as the BMW Open by Bitpanda (formerly Bavarian International Tennis Championships), is an annual men's professional tennis tournament held on outdoor clay courts at the MTTC Iphitos in Munich, Germany.
Founded in 1899, it is one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the world and has been part of the ATP Tour since 1990, recently upgraded to ATP 500 status in 2025 with €2,500,000 in prize money.
Examples
After dominating the Munich Open on clay, the champ traded his racket for a stein at the nearest beer garden.
My backhand is so weak, even the qualifying round at the Munich Open would send me packing to the pretzel stand.
The Munich Open favorite slipped on the clay, proving that Bavarian beer might be stickier than the surface itself.
She predicted the Munich Open upset with the accuracy of a tennis ball machine on steroids.