The
Mercedes Cup is an
ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the
ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in
Stuttgart,
Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on
clay courts. Between 1970 and 1989 this was a
Grand Prix tennis circuit event.
Thomas Muster of Austria won the title twice in consecutive years (1995 and 1996).
This tournament is famous for awarding the title winner with a Mercedes car, on top of the prize money.
Past finals
Singles
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2010
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Albert Montañés
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Gaël Monfils
|6–2, 1–2, RET.
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2009
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Jérémy Chardy
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Victor Hănescu
|1–6, 6–3, 6–4
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2008
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Juan Martín del Potro
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Richard Gasquet
|6–4, 7–5
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2007
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Rafael Nadal
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Stanislas Wawrinka
|6–4, 7–5
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2006
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David Ferrer
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José Acasuso
|6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3), 7–5, 6–4
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|2005
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Rafael Nadal
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Gastón Gaudio
|6–3, 6–3, 6–4
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|2004
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Guillermo Cañas
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Gastón Gaudio
|5–7, 6–2, 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
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2003
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Guillermo Coria
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Tommy Robredo
|6–2, 6–2, 6–1
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|2002
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Mikhail Youzhny
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Guillermo Cañas
|6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
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|2001
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Gustavo Kuerten
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Guillermo Cañas
|6–3, 6–2, 6–4
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|2000
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Franco Squillari
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Gastón Gaudio
|6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
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|1999
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Magnus Norman
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Tommy Haas
|6–7(6), 4–6, 7–6(7), 6–0, 6–3
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|1998
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Gustavo Kuerten
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Karol Kučera
|4–6, 6–2, 6–4
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|1997
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Álex Corretja
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Karol Kučera
|6–2, 7–5
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|1996
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Thomas Muster
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
|6–2, 6–2, 6–4
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1995
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Thomas Muster
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Jan Apell
|6–2, 6–2
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1994
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Alberto Berasategui
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Andrea Gaudenzi
|7–5, 6–3, 7–6(5)
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|1993
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Magnus Gustafsson
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Michael Stich
|6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
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|1992
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Andrei Medvedev
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Wayne Ferreira
|6–1, 6–4, 6–7(5), 2–6, 6–1
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|1991
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Michael Stich
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Alberto Mancini
|1–6, 7–6(9), 6–4, 6–2
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|1990
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Goran Ivanišević
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Guillermo Pérez-Roldán
|6–7, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6
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|1989
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Martín Jaite
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Goran Prpić
|6–3, 6–2
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|1988
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Andre Agassi
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Andrés Gómez
|6–4, 6–2
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|1987
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Miloslav Mečíř
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Jan Gunnarsson
|6–0, 6–2
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|1986
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Martín Jaite
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Jonas Svensson
|7–5, 6–2
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|1985
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Ivan Lendl
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Brad Gilbert
|6–4, 6–0
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|1984
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Henri Leconte
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Gene Mayer
|7–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1
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|1983
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José Higueras
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Heinz Günthardt
|6–1, 6–1, 7–6
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|1982
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Ramesh Krishnan
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Sandy Mayer
|5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
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|1981
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Björn Borg
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Ivan Lendl
|1–6, 7–6, 6–2, 6–4
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|1980
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Vitas Gerulaitis
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Wojtek Fibak
|6–2, 7–5, 6–2
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|1979
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Tomáš Šmíd
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Ulrich Pinner
|6–4, 6–0, 6–2
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|1978
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Ulrich Pinner
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Kim Warwick
|6–4, 6–2, 7–6
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|1977
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Jürgen Fassbender
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|1976
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Attila Korpas
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|1974
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Hans-Joachim Plötz
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|1973
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Harald Elschenbroich
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|1972
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Attila Korpas
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|1971
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Barry Phillips-Moore
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Istvan Gulyas
|6–4, 6–3, 6–4
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|1969
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Christian Kuhnke
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Wilhelm Bungert
|2–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6-2
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|1968
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Ramanathan Krishnan
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|1967
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Roy Emerson
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|1966
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Frew McMillan
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|1965
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Cliff Drysdale
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|1964
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Cliff Drysdale
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|1963
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Gordon Forbes
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|1962
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Ulf Schmidt
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|1961
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Warren Woodcock
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|1960
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Ulf Schmidt
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|1959
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Warren Woodcock
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|1958
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Ulf Schmidt
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|1957
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Ladislav Legenstein
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|1956
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Jack Arkinstall
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|1955
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Hugh Stewart
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|1954
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Gottfried von Cramm
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|1953
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Torben Ulrich
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|1952
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Milan Branovic
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|1951
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. Fürst
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|1950
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Helmut Gulcz
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|1949
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Werner Beuthner
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Doubles
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
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!Year
!width="200"|Champions
!width="200"|Runners-up
!width="150"|Score
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|2010 ||
Carlos Berlocq Eduardo Schwank ||
Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner || 7–6(5), 7–6(6)
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|2009 ||
František Čermák Michal Mertiňák ||
Victor Hănescu Horia Tecău || 7–5, 6–4
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|2008 ||
Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber ||
Michael Berrer Mischa Zverev || 6–3, 6–4
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|2007 ||
František Čermák Leoš Friedl ||
Guillermo García-López Fernando Verdasco || 6–4, 6–4
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|2006 ||
Gastón Gaudio Max Mirnyi ||
Yves Allegro Robert Lindstedt || 7–5, 6–7, [12–10]
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|2005 ||
José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto ||
Mariano Hood Tommy Robredo || 7–6, 6–3
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|2004 ||
Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek ||
Simon Aspelin Todd Perry || 6–2, 6–4
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|2003 ||
Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner ||
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Kevin Ullyett || 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
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|2002 ||
Joshua Eagle David Rikl ||
David Adams Gastón Etlis || 6–3, 6–4
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|2001 ||
Guillermo Cañas Rainer Schüttler ||
Michael Hill Jeff Tarango || 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
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|2000 ||
Jiří Novák David Rikl ||
Lucas Arnold Ker Donald Johnson || 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
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|1999 ||
Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic ||
Aleksandar Kitinov Jack Waite || 6–2, 6–1
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|1998 ||
Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro ||
Joshua Eagle Jim Grabb || 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
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|1997 ||
Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni ||
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana || 6–4, 6–4
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|1996 ||
Libor Pimek Byron Talbot ||
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig || 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
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|1995 ||
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig ||
Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink || 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
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|1994 ||
Scott Melville Piet Norval ||
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis || 7–6, 7–5
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|1993 ||
Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk ||
Gary Muller Piet Norval || 7–6, 6–3
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|1992 ||
Glenn Layendecker Byron Talbot ||
Marc Rosset Javier Sánchez || 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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|1991 ||
Wally Masur Emilio Sánchez ||
Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević || 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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|1990 ||
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser ||
Per Henricsson Nicklas Utgren || 6–3, 6–4
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|1989 ||
Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd ||
Florin Segărceanu Cyril Suk || 6–3, 6–4
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|1988 ||
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez ||
Anders Järryd Michael Mortensen || 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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|1987 ||
Rick Leach Tim Pawsat ||
Mikael Pernfors Magnus Tideman || 6–3, 6–4
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|1986 ||
Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez ||
Mansour Bahrami Diego Pérez || 6–4, 6–3
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|1985 ||
Ivan Lendl Tomáš Šmíd ||
Andy Kohlberg Joao Soares || 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
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|1984 ||
Sandy Mayer Andreas Maurer ||
Fritz Buehning Ferdi Taygan || 7–6, 6–4
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|1983 ||
Anand Amritraj Mike Bauer ||
Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd || 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
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|1982 ||
Mark Edmondson Brian Teacher ||
Andreas Maurer Wolfgang Popp || 6–3, 6–1
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|1981 ||
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee ||
Mark Edmondson Mike Estep || 2–6, 6–4, 7–6
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|1980 ||
Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan ||
Chris Lewis John Yuill || 6–3, 6–4
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|1979 ||
Colin Dowdeswell Frew McMillan ||
Wojtek Fibak Pavel Složil || 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
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|1978 ||
Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd ||
Carlos Kirmayr Belus Prajoux || 6–3, 7–6
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See also
List of tennis tournaments
External links
Official website
Category:Tennis tournaments in Germany
Category:Clay court tennis tournaments
Category:ATP Tour
![Mercedes Cup 2010 Marco Chiudinelli is serving for the match against Björn Phau [HD]](http://web.archive.org./web/20110907085451im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y8awdc8QWiU/0.jpg "Mercedes Cup 2010 Marco Chiudinelli is serving for the match against Björn Phau [HD]")
