The Halle Open, currently sponsored by Gerry Weber and called the Gerry Weber Open, is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the event is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule. It is seen as a warm-up for the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, also on grass courts, which begins towards the end of June. The Centre Court has 12,300 seats and a retractable roof which can be closed in 88 seconds so that tennis games can continue with a closed roof when it begins to rain. The stadium is heated and also used for other sport events and concerts.
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