Munich – Boris Becker and Roger Federer have already played on the courts in the north of the English Garden. The Munich tennis club MTTC Iphitos has its facility here. The BMW Open takes place here every spring. So far a rather smaller tournament with 4000 spectators.
Everything will soon be significantly bigger: the club is planning a new stadium at the English Garden that will have space for 7,300 people. The prize money is expected to increase to around 2.5 million euros. The total costs for the new building are 28.73 million euros. It should be ready by the beginning of 2028 at the latest. The Munich city council decided on Wednesday to cover 30 percent of the costs. You have to know: The city does not normally support professionals, but only amateur athletes.
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But now a majority of the city council was still willing to spend 8.6 million. Economics officer Clemens Baumgärtner (CSU) made the suggestion. Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) also apparently supported this. At least says Marc Tenbücken, who sits on the club’s board: “The mayor and the speaker argued for us.”
The Greens had more stomachaches with this decision. “Enthusiasm looks different,” said city councilor Beppo Brem, who is responsible for sports policy for the Greens. The draft resolution was sent to the city council at very short notice. But the Greens agreed.
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The criticism from the Left faction is harsher. “It no longer has anything to do with promoting popular sports. This is a thoroughly commercial event,” says city councilor Thomas Lechner (independent). Marc Tenbücken from the tennis club points out that the around 1,500 club members could play on the courts if there is no tournament. The BMW Open lasts about a week.
But even otherwise, the complex at the English Garden probably remains closed to most Munich residents. Unless your account is well filled. The admission fee is 1,760 euros and the annual membership fee is 1,012 euros. For comparison: At FC Alte Haide the annual fee is 156 euros. “We are not a rich club,” emphasizes Marc Tenbücken from MTTC Iphitos. Lechner, on the other hand, asks: “Who can afford that in Munich?”
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In his view, the city would have better invested the money in football fields where all children could play. Lechner also believes that the club should have financed the construction through private sponsors. Given the magnitude, that is completely illusory, counters Tenbücken. In his opinion, the club would not be able to build the new facility without the city’s money. And without the new Center Court, no major tournaments could take place in Munich.
Because the “ATP 250” category, under which tournaments are now held in Munich, will be abolished. And for the larger “ATP 500” category, a larger stadium is needed.
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However, we keep hearing that the days when the city had easy money are actually over. Yet suddenly there are 8.6 million? It was important to the Greens that the city’s budget for the subsidy was not expanded and that no other association was disadvantaged, explains Beppo Brem. Neither happens.
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In fact, most of the money (7.3 million) comes from the budget of the planning department – the authority that is actually supposed to create living space in Munich. A big tournament in Munich is also an economic factor, says Mayor Verena Dietl (SPD). The economics officer expects tourism-related sales of 3.7 million euros.
Dietl also points out that it is a sign that the city doesn’t always just have football in mind. She also agrees with Brem on this: amateur athletes are also motivated when the big stars, the new Boris Beckers, play at home.
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