Iphitos Tennis Club
The Iphitos Tennis Club is the venue of the BMW Open each year. This beautiful old club has been in existence since 1892 and has hosted some of the most illustrious German tennis events over the years, including the German Masters in 1990 and the Women’s Bundesliga in 2002.
Situated in the heart of Munich and abutting the serene English Garden, the club boasts 17 clay tennis courts, and has fitness facilities and a golf course thrown in. The clay surface is made up of red clay, the traditional surface of all European clay court events. The red clay surface is markedly slower than green clay which is used in the United States – this may well be the reason why so few Americans have taken part in or won at the BMW Open.
The club is named after King Iphitos of Elis, one of the original proponents of the ancient Olympic Games. According to Greek mythology, the king approached the Oracle of Delphi and asked what he could do to save Greece from civil war and disease. The Oracle answered that he should declare a sacred truce with his adversaries, the Spartans, and organise games in honour of the gods.
“May the games begin!” will be relevant again, twelve centuries later, when warriors of a different kind take to the courts and battle it out for one of the most coveted titles in German tennis.
Contact Details
Iphitos Tennis Club is situated on the edge of the Hirschau Park, north of the English Garden.
- Address: 10 Aumeisterweg, 80805, Munich
- Tel: +49 (0)89 325 203
- Fax: +49 (0)89 323 4107
Getting to Iphitos Tennis Club
- By tube – Take the U6 to Studentenstadt.
- By car – From the A9 (Nuremberg) Autobahn take the Mittlerer Ring exit.
- By air– There are several international services both non-stop and via Frankfurt connecting Munich with the rest of the world. The S1 and S8 trains run every 10-20 minutes linking the airport with Munich. Estimated travel time – 40 minutes.
- By train – Every one to two hours there is a comprehensive service linking Munich to other major German cities.
Tickets
Tickets are only available from November 2007. They can be ordered from:
- 1. S&K Marketingberatung GmbH - Tel: +49 (0)89 36 81 940, Fax: +49 (0)89 36 10 20 67
- 2. MTTC Iphitos – Tel: +49 (0)89 32 20 90 43, Fax: +49 (0)8932 20 90 55, Email: information@iphitos.de
- 3. Munchen Ticket – Tel: +49 (0)89 54 81 81 81, Fax: +49 (0)89 54 81 81 54, Email: info@muenchenticket.de
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