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Klamovka Indoors

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Klamovka Indoors
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1969) men
(1969–71) women
ILTF Independent Circuit
(1970–71) men
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Abolished1972; 52 years ago (1972)
LocationKlamovka, Prague, Czechoslovakia
SurfaceCarpet (indoors)

The Klamovka Indoors was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1969.[1] It was organised by the Czech Tennis Association and played on indoor carpet courts at Klamovka, Prague, Czechoslovakia. The event was part of the ILTF World Circuit when it was discontinued in 1972.[1]

History

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In February 1969 the Czech Tennis Association (f.1908)[2] established the Klamovka Indoors tournament.[1] Klamovka, Prague, Czechoslovakia The tournament was usually played at the end of February and concluding at the beginning of March annually.[1] The event was played on indoor carpet courts.. The tournament was part of the ILTF European Circuit a sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit from 1969 to 1970 for men,[1] when it became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (those tournaments not part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit).[1] The women's event was also part of the world circuit until 1971.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runner-up Score
1969 Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček United States Herb Fitzgibbon 7–5, 6–4.[1]
1970[3] Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec Czechoslovakia Jan Písecký 4–6, 6–2, 7–5.[1]
1971 West Germany Jürgen Fassbender Czechoslovakia František Pála 6–8, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runner-up Score
1969 Hungary Marie Pinterová Czechoslovakia Miroslava Holubová 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1970[3] Czechoslovakia Lenka Kodešová Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová 6–1, 6–0
1971 Hungary Marie Pinterová (2) Czechoslovakia Miloslava Holubová 3–6, 6–1, 6–4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tournaments: Klamovka Indoors". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen and Unwin. p. 220. ISBN 9780047960420.
  3. ^ a b "Lawn Tennis: Indoor Results". Daily Mirror. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 19 February 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 20 October 2023.