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Bavarian Indoor Championships

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Bavarian Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
Founded1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Abolished1971; 53 years ago (1971)
LocationMarktredwitz
Munich
SurfaceCarpet / indoor
Wood / indoor

The Bavarian Indoor Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1953 as the Bavarian International Covered Court Championships.[1]

Also known as the Bavarian International Indoor Championships it was mainly held in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany until 1971 when it was discontinued.[1]

History

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The tournament was established in 1953 and was originally played on indoor wood courts,[1] in 1970 the surface switched to carpet courts. The event was mainly held in Munich with the exception of 1971 the final edition which was played in Marktredwitz when it was discontinued.[1] This tournament was the men's precursor event to the Munich WCT event founded in 1973 that was also played on indoor carpet courts until 1975 before it was discontinued. In 1980 a men's Munich Indoor Invitation tournament was revived for one season under the sponsorship name the Braun 1980 Tennis Cup that was won by Jimmy Connors.[2] In 1983 the WCT was revived for two editions only till 1984.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1953 Munich Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Branović West Germany Rupert Huber 6-4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1954 Munich Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Branović (2) West Germany Rupert Huber 6-2, 6–2, 2–6, 8–6.[1]
1955 Munich West Germany Rupert Huber[3] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Branović 6-2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1966[4] Munich West Germany Wilhelm Bungert United Kingdom Jaroslav Drobný 6-3, 6–2, 6–2.[1]
1967 Munich West Germany Wilhelm Bungert (2) Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček 7-5, 4–6, 6–4.[1]
1968 Munich Denmark Jorgen Ulrich West Germany Karl Meiler 7-5, 4–6, 6–4.[1]
1969 Munich West Germany Jurgen Fassbender West Germany Karl Meiler 6-4, 8–6, 7–5.[1]
1970[a] Munich United Kingdom John Clifton Sweden Håkan Zahr 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1971 Marktredwitz West Germany Jurgen Fassbender (2) West Germany Helmut Fickentscher 6-8, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

Women's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1966 Munich West Germany Helga Niessen Austria Sonja Pachta 6-1, 7–5.
1967 Munich Czechoslovakia Vlasta Vopickova West Germany Kerstin Seelbach[5] 3-6, 7–5, 6–2
1968[6] Munich West Germany Edda Buding United Kingdom Frances MacLennan 6-3, 2–6, 6–1
1969 Munich Netherlands Betty Stöve West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus 6-4, 6–4
1970[b] Munich United Kingdom Virginia Wade United Kingdom Joyce Williams 6–2, 6–4

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1970 edition of the Championships were also valid as the German Indoor Championships.
  2. ^ The 1970 edition of the Championships were also valid as the German Indoor Championships.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Tournament – Bavarian International Covered Court Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Gerulaitis, Connors Gain Finals". Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas: newspapers.com. 8 Mar 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Rupert Huber: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Rest of Sports". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Huddersfield, England: newspapers.com. 28 Feb 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Kerstin Seelbach: Player Stats & More". Women's Tennis Association. WTA Official. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Frances MacClennan (Scotland)". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottingham, England: newspapers.com. 26 Feb 1968. p. 16. Retrieved 11 February 2024.