Brawo Open | |
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2024 Brawo Open | |
ATP Challenger Tour | |
Event name | Braunschweig |
Location | Braunschweig, Germany |
Venue | Braunschweiger Tennis und Hockey Club |
Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
Surface | Clay (red) |
Draw | 48S / 4Q / 16D |
Prize money | €148,625 |
Website | brawo-open |
The Brawo Open, known as Nord/LB Open until 2010 and the Sparkassen Open until 2021, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Braunschweiger Tennis- und Hockey Club in Braunschweig, Germany, since 1994.
In 2005, 2014, [1] 2015, and 2016 the tournament received the ATP Challenger of the Year award from the Association of Tennis Professionals. [2]
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