Bavarian Indoor Championships

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

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

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

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

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1953Munich Milan Branović Rupert Huber6-4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1954Munich Milan Branović (2) Rupert Huber6-2, 6–2, 2–6, 8–6.[1]
1955Munich Rupert Huber[3] Milan Branović6-2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1966[4]Munich Wilhelm Bungert Jaroslav Drobný6-3, 6–2, 6–2.[1]
1967Munich Wilhelm Bungert (2) Milan Holeček7-5, 4–6, 6–4.[1]
1968Munich Jorgen Ulrich Karl Meiler7-5, 4–6, 6–4.[1]
1969Munich Jurgen Fassbender Karl Meiler6-4, 8–6, 7–5.[1]
1970[lower-alpha 1]Munich John Clifton Håkan Zahr6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1971Marktredwitz Jurgen Fassbender (2) Helmut Fickentscher6-8, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1966Munich Helga Niessen Sonja Pachta6-1, 7–5.
1967Munich Vlasta Vopickova Kerstin Seelbach[5]3-6, 7–5, 6–2
1968[6]Munich Edda Buding Frances MacLennan6-3, 2–6, 6–1
1969Munich Betty Stöve Katja Ebbinghaus6-4, 6–4
1970[lower-alpha 2]Munich Virginia Wade Joyce Williams6–2, 6–4

Notes
  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
  1. "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.
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